Water Cooler: AMC A-List, Criterion, Peter Jackson, Mission: Impossible, Skyscraper, Leave No Trace, The Dark Knight, The Babysitter & More
On the July 16, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to Disneyland (again) and rode The Incredicoaster at night. Used his AMC A-List a couple times, observations about the three movies a week, not checking IDs, Premiere lines and AMC Dine-In Theatres. Ben went to a Film Independent Member Screening of Blindspotting and saw a Q&A with the cast Jacob indulged in the Criterion Collection sale at Barnes & Noble and has to deal with a wrecking ball of a cat. Chris went to a set visit in Montreal, and it was the coolest thing ever, except for the flying part, which was terrifying. Brad went to his county fair, attended The Purple Madness Prince tribute concert, tried not to die from strep throat What we’ve been Reading:Chris is reading Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth by Ian Nathan. Jacob has been reading the KOBOLD Guide to Gamemastering. What we’ve been Watching:Peter saw Mission: Impossible – Fallout in IMAX, saw Skyscraper. And Sorry To Bother You, and watched the first couple episodes of On My Block. Ben watched Skyscraper, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Godfather, and Sharp Objects Hoai-Tran watched Mission: Impossible II for the first time, saw Leave No Trace, can now call herself a My Hero Academia fan. Chris watched A Walk Among the Tombstones, rewatched In The Mouth of Madness for the hundredth or so time and revisited The Dark Knight for the 10th Anniversary. Jacob watched Mamma Mia!, The Devil’s Doorway, The Babysitter, and a number of terrible horror movies Brad finished Great News Season 2, The Phantom What we’ve been Eating:Brad ate some fair food, including a ribeye burger, also a Milka Chips Ahoy chocolate bar Ben went to a specialty soda store What we’ve been Playing:Jacob has been planning to get into Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Peter backed Cthulhu: Death May Die on Kickstarter. Other articles mentioned: We Burned the Forest Down: ‘The Dark Knight’ 10 Years Later All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
16 Jul 20181h 16min
Is It Okay To Leave Trash In A Movie Theater? Talk During Trailers? Bootleg A Scene If You Have To Pee?
On the July 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss movie theater etiquette and talk about the latest film and tv news, including Scarlett Johansson, Joss Whedon, Jim Jarmusch, Zombieland 2, and Downton Abbey. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). What Do You Think? Is it okay to have your phone out or talk during trailers? Is it okay to leave trash in a movie theater? Is it okay to bootleg a scene you’ll miss on your phone if you have to pee? Is it okay to illegally download movies or tv shows you own to have a portable copy for travel? In The News: Scarlett Johansson Drops Out of ‘Rub and Tug’ Following Backlash Joss Whedon Returns to TV with ‘The Nevers’, A Sci-Fi Series For HBO That May Be His “Most Ambitious Narrative” Jim Jarmusch is Making a Zombie Movie With Bill Murray, Adam Driver, and Selena Gomez ‘Zombieland 2’ is Alive With Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin Set to Return A ‘Downton Abbey’ Movie is Coming to Theaters Featuring the Original Cast Other articles mentioned: 10 Modern Filmmakers Explain How ‘Die Hard’ Influenced Them All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
13 Jul 201839min
2018 Emmy Nominations: What Are The Biggest Snubs and Surprises?
On the July 12, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the Emmy nominations, the snubs and surprises. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The News: 2018 Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Barry’ & More Land Nods In Our Feature Presentation: Snubs and Surprises: Snubbed The Good Place Twin Peaks Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Modern Family Noah Schnapp for Stranger Things Mindhunter for Series American Vandal The Terror Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington Surprises Laurie Metcalf Roseanne Sandra Oh for Killing Eve Ted Danson for The Good Place (Maya Rudolph too for Guest Star) Ed Harris and Jeffrey Wright for Westworld Yvonne Strahovski for Handmaid’s Tale Alec Baldwin, Kenan Thompson and Leslie Jones for Saturday Night Live All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
12 Jul 201839min
Mission: Impossible Rankings, RoboCop Returns, Y: The Last Man, Chadwick Boseman, and More
On the July 11, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to talk about RoboCop Returns, the Todd Phillips Joker movie, the Disney/Fox deal, release date changes for Indiana Jones 5 and more Disney films, Shazam casting, Y: The Last Man casting, and Chadwick Boseman’s new action movie. In our Feature Presentation, Chris talks about the Mission: Impossible franchise thus far as we gear up for Fallout. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: In The News: New ‘RoboCop’ Movie Coming From ‘Chappie’ Director Neill Blomkamp Fox Shareholder Sues to Stop Disney’s Fox Acquisition That Joaquin Phoenix ‘Joker’ Movie is Officially Happening ‘Black Panther’s Chadwick Boseman to Cross ‘17 Bridges’ in Action Movie Produced by the Russo Brothers ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Release Date Moved to 2021 as Disney Locks Down Several Other Releases DC’s ‘Shazam’ Quietly Casts Djimon Hounsou as a 3,000-Year-Old Wizard ‘Y: The Last Man’ FX Series to Star Barry Keoghan, Diane Lane, and More In Our Feature Presentation: Road to ‘Fallout’: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Became the Best Modern Action Franchise Other articles mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11 Jul 201830min
What Role Will Lando Have In Star Wars Episode 9? Why Are So Many Female Superheroes Stuck In The Past?
On the July 10, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by Star Wars expert Bryan Young, to talk about the recent casting news of Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode 9 and speculate what kind of role Lando might play in JJ Abrams’ film. In Our Feature Presentation, /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui joins me to talk about why so many female superheroes are stuck in the past. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The News: Billy Dee Williams to Return As Lando Calrissian in ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ In Our Feature Presentation: Why Are So Many Female Superheroes Stuck in the Past? All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10 Jul 201820min
Water Cooler: Sharp Objects, Barry, Ant-Man, Coco, GLOW, Zorro, MI, Predator 2, Over the Garden Wall, Save the Last Dance & More
On the July 9, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Jacob has been battling the cold from hell and has been shopping for new light fixtures because this is the Adult Life. Peter has a hole in his bedroom ceiling and learned nothing from the process, and discovered the wonders of OfferUp Hoai-Tran was rudely thwarted from Friday movie night thanks to a MoviePass outage. Brad went strawberry picking at a local orchard What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read an incredible article about John Arthur, the “toughest man in America.” Hoai-Tran has started reading Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter. What we’ve been Watching:Peter binge watched Barry and watched the first episode of Sharp Objects, has yet to use his AMC A-List Jacob saw Ant-Man and the Wasp, finally watched Coco and has started watching GLOW on Netflix. Ben watched Set It Up, The Mark of Zorro, Witness for the Prosecution, and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Chris watched Predator 2 on HBOGo, and re-watched A Quiet Place. Hoai-Tran watched Ant-Man and the Wasp, Sorry to Bother You, My Hero Academia, Over the Garden Wall, and the first episode of Sharp Objects. Brad saw Ant-Man and the Wasp, watched Save the Last Dance for the First Time, has been watching Big Brother Season 20. What we’ve been Eating:Brad has been eating Grilled Steak Doritos from Canada, Crunchy Cinnamon Squares Chocolate Bar and a Milkybar, and tried White Mystery Airheads soda from 7-Eleven. What we’ve been Playing:Jacob has been playing Forza Horizon 3, broke out the JackBox Party Pack for the millionth time, and has continued organizing his board game library. Brad picked up LEGO Dimensions and some expansion packs on the cheap from Walmart. All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
9 Jul 20181h
Star Wars Episode 9 Casting, Interviews with Marvel's Kevin Feige & director Peyton Reed
On the July 6, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about some breaking Star Wars news, Keri Russell has been cast in JJ Abrams’ Star Wars Episode 9, and in our Feature Presentation, Peter sits down and chats with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige and director Peyton Reed to talk about Ant-Man and the Wasp and the future of the MCU. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). In The News: Keri Russell Reunites With J.J. Abrams For ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ In Our Feature Presentation: Kevin Feige Explains How They Planned ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’ Alongside ‘Infinity War,’ the Disney Streaming Service and More [Interview] Peyton Reed Interview: The Movies That Inspired ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’, Magic, Easter Eggs and The Editing Process Other articles mentioned: All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
6 Jul 201837min
The Best Movies of 2018 So Far (According to Ben, HT & Chris)
On the July 5, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about a small bit of latest news, Hobbs and Shaw casting, and in our Feature Presentation, Ben, HT and Chris talk about their favorite films of the first half of 2018. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: News is still slow as Hollywood is still off from the Holiday week. In The News: Idris Elba Will Play the Villain in ‘Fast and Furious’ Spinoff ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ In Our Feature Presentation: Chris Evangelista’s Top 10 Movies of 2018 So Far Ben Pearson’s Top 10 Movies of 2018 So Far HT’s Top 10 List will be published tomorrow on the site Order: The Endless - Chris (10) Ant-Man and The Wasp - Ben (10) Won't You Be My Neighbor - HT (9) The Death of Stalin - Chris (8), HT (8) A Quiet Place - Ben (8), Chris (9) Lizzie - Ben (7) Tully - HT (6) Revenge - Chris (6) Blindspotting - Ben (6) Madeline’s Madeline - Chris (5) Game Night - HT (5) Sorry to Bother You - Ben (5) Black Panther - HT (4), Ben (4) Annihilation - Ben (3), Chris (3), HT (10) Hereditary - Ben (2), Chris (4), HT (7) Paddington 2 - HT (2), Chris (7), Ben (9) First Reformed - Chris (1), HT (3) Searching - Ben (1) You Were Never Really Here - HT (1), Chris (2) Other articles mentioned: ‘Annihilation’ Spoiler Review: A Strange, Haunting Masterpiece ‘You Were Never Really Here’ is a Brilliant Movie Because of What It Doesn’t Show Us All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Please feel free to send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
5 Jul 201849min
