Early 2024 Box Office Preview, Plus Godzilla Minus One, Renaissance, and More

On the February 16, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Footloose.Opening Banter: Quick admin note: We will not have an episode on Monday, because it’s Presidents Day.In Our Feature Presentation: FootlooseWhat’s your relationship to this movie?Ben just watched it for the first timeRidiculousness of the premisePreacher holds the town in an iron grip post-accidentJohn Lithgow ends up relenting and allowing the dance to happen because he’s dressed down by his wife when she gives him that speech in the empty church, but if this were to happen today, he would never relent because people like that have no shame anymore and are so dug in that they would never admit they made a mistakeWhat do you think about the actual dancing here?Kevin Bacon, movie starWhat this movie meant to Bacon’s careerHe was previously in Animal House, Friday the 13th, and DinerSupporting castHave you ever seen the remake?Listener email: Brayden from Fort Worth, Texas writes: It seems all roads are leading to Madame Web being a critical and financial failure, which I think is unfortunate for many reasons, chief among them how it’ll affect S.J. Clarkson’s career. This is Clarkson’s second feature after 2010’s Toast, and I wonder if Madame Web will put her in the halls of “director jail.” [...] There’s a pattern in Hollywood: Cathy Yan directed Birds of Prey in 2020 to critical success but not financial, and has only directed an episode of Succession since. Patty Jenkins directed Wonder Woman 1984 in 2020 to mixed results critically and financially, although the pandemic was certainly a factor. Her announced movie Rogue Squadron seems less and less likely to happen. Chloe Zhao directed Eternals in 2021 to mixed results [...] Ultimately, my question is why does it seem like female blockbuster directors only get one shot, and if they miss, that’s it? I know Hollywood is a business and all that, but the discrepancy between male directors getting second chances seems way higher than female directors. I guess this isn’t breaking news, but more of the same, unfortunately. I think everyone deserves a second chance. Anyway, sorry for the long email. Love the pod and am wishing you and the /Film crew well.The Guardian: How today’s female directors broke out of ‘movie jail’Stylist: Why isn’t the director of Clueless a bigger Hollywood success story?Progress? What progress? Inclusion in Hollywood is limited and lackingAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

16 Feb 202431min

On the February 15, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler-filled conversation about Madame Web.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation: Madame Web Review: This Might Be One Of The Final Films Of The Superhero EraCritical reaction, our general thoughtsBreakdownWho Is Marvel's Ezekiel Sims? Madame Web's Villain ExplainedMadame Web Ending Explained: The Spider-Future Is Spider-FemaleSurf Dracula tweetDid you have any fun with this movie?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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

15 Feb 202448min

On the February 14, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.Opening Banter: Listener email: William from Green Bay, Wisconsin writes: Do you and your team do the OscarsDeathRace challenge in which you watch every Oscar nominated movie prior to the evening? I’m currently left with 11 movies and two shorts. On a similar note, any idea as to when The Boy and the Heron would be coming to VOD? I’m a big dummy and didn’t go to the theater when I had a chance.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:What we’ve been Reading:What we’ve been Watching:Ben watched Zero Focus, After the Thin Man, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, and rewatched Streets of Fire.Chris watched Plus One, rewatched The Social Network, and has been rewatching The Sopranos. What we’ve been Eating:What we’ve been Playing:All the other stuff you need to know:Masters Of The Air Review: The Latest Spielberg/Hanks WWII Series Never Gets Off The GroundEvery Person Tony Soprano Killed On The SopranosYou 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

14 Feb 202431min

On the February 13, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.Opening Banter: In The News: Disney Shocker: Top Secret Moana Sequel Is Somehow Hitting Theaters This NovemberMoana 2 Makes Way More Sense As A Box Office Bet Than A Disney+ SeriesFrozen 3, Toy Story 5, And Zootopia 2 All Get Release Years As Disney Doubles Down On SequelsThe Mandalorian And Grogu Will Land In 2026, Kicking Off A New Wave Of Star Wars MoviesJurassic World Reboot Loses David Leitch And The Hunt Is On For A New DirectorDenzel Washington And Spike Lee Are Remaking One Of The Greatest Thrillers Ever MadeBob Odenkirk Is Making Another Action Movie (And With A Really Exciting Director)The Batman Part II Writer To Helm Game Of Thrones Spinoff, Aegon's ConquestThe Oscars Are Introducing A New Category For The First Time Since 2002New Predator Movie Coming From Prey Director, And There's More In The WorksDisney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery Team Up To Create a Combined Sports Streaming PlatformAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

13 Feb 202442min

On the February 12, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall and staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the latest box office news and the biggest Super Bowl trailers.Opening Banter: In The News: Box Office: Lisa Frankenstein Lurches Into Theaters With Lethargic $4 Million Opening WeekendIs Madame Web Going To Become The Next Superhero Bomb At The Box Office?Can Bob Marley: One Love Pull An Elvis At The Box Office?Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Is Returning To Theaters For Its 25th AnniversarySuper Bowl talk - gameAdsSchwarzenegger State FarmWalken BMWTina Fey 30 Rock reunionAffleck/Damon DunkinAubrey Plaza/Nick Offerman Mountain DewTrailersDespicable Me 4A Quiet Place: Day OneWickedKingdom of the Planet of the Apes (what a wonderful day)TwistersDeadpool & Wolverine trailer (smart to hold Hugh Jackman back)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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

12 Feb 202431min

On the February 9, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to have a spoiler-filled conversation about Lisa Frankenstein.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation: Lisa Frankenstein Review: A Twisted Treat Of '80s Horror Comedy Pastiche For Teenage WeirdosZelda Williams - what should people know about her?General thoughts‘80s comedy logicTonal clashesThis movie is in conversation with Jennifer’s BodyHighs/lows/notable scenesUpdated rankingsAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

9 Feb 202436min

On the February 8, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the films of Diablo Cody.Opening Banter: In Our Feature Presentation:Diablo Cody’s supersonic rise to fameAny themes that she returns to?I’ll list the films in release order, we’ll talk a little about each one, and then try to figure out a ranking at the endJunoJennifer’s BodyYoung AdultParadiseRicki and the FlashTullyParadise posterAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

8 Feb 202433min

On the February 7, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:Jacob has been bingeing the Jack Reacher audiobooks at the gym and he has Opinions on them. (NOTE: Dick Hill narrated most of the first 22 Jack Reacher audiobooks, but did not narrate the most recent entries. Jacob saying the next book would be the first not read by him is an error. Apologies!)What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read Welcome to the Circus of Baseball by Ryan McGee and Hollywood and The Movies of the Fifties by Foster Hirsch. What we’ve been Watching:Ben watched Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Love Crazy, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and True Detective: Night Country.Jacob watched Avatar: The Last Airbender, Edge of Tomorrow, The Beekeeper, and The Floor.What we’ve been Eating:What we’ve been Playing: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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to our newsletter!Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

7 Feb 202440min