HBO's The Mortician is a Great True-Crime Doc, Materialists is Very Different From Past Lives, and More

On the June 18, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news and present interviews with the writer/director of Materialists and the director of The Mortician, which has officially become the most-watched HBO doc of the last five years.

In The News: (~01:45)

• James Gunn's DC Universe Will Avoid Marvel's Biggest Problem With A Simple Rule
• One Of The Best DC Comics Ever Is Becoming A Show (With One Game-Changer)
• Robert Eggers' A Christmas Carol Can Actually Capture What Most Adaptations Miss
• Spaceballs 2 Is Actually Happening, And It's Already Done The Impossible
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/harold-and-kumar-sequel-in-the-works-1236292052/
• https://deadline.com/2025/06/netflix-tf1-france-1236436374/
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere | Official Trailer

(~30:35) Materialists Review: Celine Song Brings A Beautiful Depth And Yearning To The Traditional Rom-Com

(~37:27) Materialists spoiler discussion

(~01:01:40) Celine Song interview

(~01:12:09) The Mortician

(~01:21:27) The Mortician spoiler discussion

(~01:26:17) The Mortician ending

(~01:36:55) Joshua Rofé interview

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