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On the May 7, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is going to present an interview he did with Dune: Part Two cinematographer Greig Fraser. In Our Feature Presentation : Greig Fraser interview Some Of Dune: Part Two's Shortest Scenes Took Three Entire Days To Film Creating Arrakis For Dune 2 Left Director Denis Villeneuve 'Sand-Traumatized' All the other stuff you nee...

On the May 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. In The News :  Roger Corman, Legendary B-Movie Producer And Director, Has Died At 98 New Lord Of The Rings Movie Lands A Familiar Director, But It's Not Peter Jackson Every The Hunt For Gollum Question You Probably Hav...

On the May 10, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and present an interview with the movie’s director, Wes Ball. In the Our Feature Presentation : Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Review: The Best Of The New Apes Series How this compares to the previous trilogy What the film does well Shortcom...

On the May 9, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to present an interview with the director and co-writer of one of the wackiest comedies of 2024, Hundreds of Beavers. In the Our Feature Presentation : BJ’s interview with Mike Cheslik, the director and co-writer of Hundreds of Beavers. Hundreds Of Beavers Review: A 19th Century Indie Oddball...

On the May 8, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman 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 : Brad has been trying to pack for a big move What we’ve been Reading : What we’ve been Watching : Ben watched The Handmaiden , Papillon, Killing Them Softly, and Coheren...

On the May 7, 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. In The News :  The Fall Guy Matches Free Guy's Opening Weekend As The Guy Cinematic Universe Grows Superman First Look: David Corenswet Suits Up For Director James Gunn Disney Has A New Plan To Save The MCU: Quality Ove...

On the May 6, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista and /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about Jerry Seinfeld’s new movie, Unfrosted, and then present an interview with one of the film’s writers, Spike Feresten. In Our Feature Presentation : Unfrosted arrived on Netflix this past Friday, it’s streaming there right now....

On the May 3, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about David Leitch’s new movie The Fall Guy, and then present some quick interviews with the director and stars. In Our Feature Presentation : The Fall Guy Review: Ryan Gosling (And His Stunt Team) Lead A Spectacular Time At The Movies [SXSW 2024] General thoughts about the film Spoilers...

On the May 2, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson and /Film editor Brad Oman talk about Michael Showalter’s new romantic comedy The Idea of You, and present an interview with Michael Showalter. In Our Feature Presentation : The Idea Of You Review: Anne Hathaway Shines In This Unconventional Romance [SXSW 2024] The Idea of You general reactions What makes this movie stand out from...

On the May 1, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo 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 : BJ has been purging/donating her wardrobe AND MY BOOK ON SLEEPAWAY CAMP IS FINALLY COMING OUT . What we’ve been Reading : BJ has been reading the essays of Gen Z cul...

On the April 30, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news. In The News : Director Scott Derrickson Breaks Down His Entire Career, From Marvel To The Black Phone [Exclusive Interview] Meet The Lion Who Would Be King In The First Mufasa: The Lion King Trailer 28 Years Later Will S...

On the April 29, 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 2024 summer movie season. In Our Feature Presentation : Summer 2024 at the Box Office May 3 - June 28 July 3 - September 6 All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.co...

On the April 26, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Luca Guadagnino’s new film, Challengers. Plus, we’ll present an interview with the movie’s writer, Justin Kuritzkes. In the Our Feature Presentation : Challengers Review: A Simple Story Turned Into A Skillful Epic General thoughts The score The trio of actors Spoilers: What d...

On the April 25, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Bill Bria to gather around the virtual water cooler to talk about what they’ve been watching lately. In the Water Cooler : What we’ve been Watching : Bill saw Hereditary in IMAX, the first two Maze Runner movies, and Cool as Ice. Ben caught up with The First Omen and Immaculate, watched all of Co...

On the April 24, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Brad Oman and BJ Colangelo to talk about X-Men ‘97 and present an interview with two of the cast members. In Our Feature Presentation : How has the show progressed since its premiere? Evolution of the characters Has it made an effort to differentiate itself from the original series? BJ’s interview wit...

On the April 23, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to talk about the latest film and TV news. In The News : Director Quentin Tarantino Is No Longer Pursuing The Movie Critic As His Final Feature Director Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, And Jennifer Lawrence Are Prepping The Ultimate Showbiz Biopic Director Steven Spielberg Is Quietly Pla...

On the April 22, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson presents a couple of interviews about Guy Ritchie’s newest movie, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare . In Our Feature Presentation : An interview with screenwriter Arash Amel An interview with actor Babs Olusanmokun All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at...

On the April 19, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Abigail and present an interview with Radio Silence, the film’s directors. Opening Banter: I want to read some quick feedback from our vampire episode yesterday. Eddie from Los Angeles wrote in saying “Thanks for another fun episode. Most of my favorite vampire movies at leas...

On the April 18, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about some of their favorite vampire movies. Opening Banter: Abigail is coming out tomorrow, and the trailers have made it very clear that it’s a film about vampires. In the Our Feature Presentation : Is the subgenre of vampire films one that speaks to yo...

On the April 17, 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: Happy Belated Birthday, Chris! In the Water Cooler : What we’ve been Watching : Ben rewatched The Jinx and watched the first four episodes of The Jinx: Part Two , sa...

On the April 16, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news. Opening Banter:  Ben: An Oral History Of Spider-Man 2's Train Scene, One Of The Best Action Scenes In Superhero Cinema Brad: Inside Out 2 Footage Reaction: Pixar Has A Promising, Clever & Hilarious Sequel On The Way In The News :  Edgar Wrigh...

On the April 15, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about CinemaCon 2024. In Our Feature Presentation :  General experience at the convention Which studios brought the heat? Five best things you saw Ryan’s Twitter has links to nearly everything ! All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more abou...

On the April 12, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Bill Bria to talk about Alex Garland’s latest film, Civil War. In Our Feature Presentation : Civil War Review: Alex Garland's Terrifying War Movie Will Leave You Shaken [SXSW 2024] General thoughts Spoilers: Biggest/best moments What is this movie about ? Garland can be kind of a prickly inte...

On the April 11, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the USA & Syfy series Chucky, and present an interview with one of its stars, Devon Sawa. In Our Feature Presentation : Chucky Season 3 Review: The Killer Doll Has Our Vote With The Wildest Season Yet What makes Chucky special as a franchise? Don Mancini as a creative for...

On the April 10, 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 : Ben’s wife was in the hospital for nine days. Jacob watched the eclipse with 100% totality from his backyard. He also ran that 10k race.  What we’ve been Reading :...