/Film Weekly

On the March 4, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to have a spoiler-filled conversation about Spaceman and Adam Sandler as a dramatic actor. Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation : Spaceman Review: Sad Adam Sandler Meets A Space Spider In This Somber Sci-Fi Saga General thoughts Highs Lows Filmmakers love...

On the March 1, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to have a spoiler-filled conversation about Dune: Part Two. Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation : Dune: Part Two Review: A Bleak Blockbuster About Religion, Revenge, And Really Big Worms General thoughts compared to the previous film What the movie did we...

On the February 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 some of their favorite sci-fi sequels. Opening Banter: Full disclosure, this episode might be chaotic. I had several plans for a themed Leap Day episode, and every single one of them ended up falling through, leaving me scrambling to come up with...

On the February 28, 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 we’ve been up to. Opening Banter:  In the Water Cooler : What we’ve been Doing : Jacob has been exploring the Universal Monsters Limited Edition Collection.  What we’ve been Reading : Ben read Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap. J...

On the February 27, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the latest film and TV news. Opening Banter:  In The News : Get Ready To Naruto Run To The Theater – Live-Action Movie Coming From Shang-Chi Director True Detective Season 5 Is Happening And Night Country Maestro Issa López Is On The Case Batman And Superman Will Be Dinosa...

On the February 26, 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 weekend’s box office numbers. Opening Banter: Listener email from Sampson Dewitt: Hey gang, listener from Florida via Spotify. On Thursday’s episode, ya’ll discussed the cost of releasing movies to theatres and referenced the “print” cost pos...

On the February 23, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors BJ Colangelo and Brad Oman to have a spoiler conversation about Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke’s new movie, Drive-Away Dolls. Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation : Drive-Away Dolls Review: A Tidal Wave Of Naughty Lesbian Energy General thoughts Margaret Qualley Geraldine Viswanathan Is this m...

On the February 22, 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: Listener email: Lance asks: There is a new kids movie on Paramount+ called The Tiger’s Apprentice. It’s a really solid movie with a good cast, including Michelle Yeoh. My question is, in a stretch betw...

On the February 21, 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. Opening Banter: I wanted to read just a couple of listener emails before we get started. YiFeng from Boston wrote in responding to our discussion about Moana 2 being converted from a TV show into a theatrical...

On the February 20, 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 :  Bob Marley Crushes Madame Web And Breaks A Valentine's Day Box Office Record Madame Web's Box Office Is Bad Enough To Squash Sony's Spider-Man Spin-Off Plans A Russell Crowe...

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 : Footloose What’s your relationship to this movie? Ben just watched it for the first time Ridiculousness of...

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 Era Critical reaction, our general thoughts Breakdown Who Is Marvel's Ezekiel Sims? Madame Web's Villain E...

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 pri...

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 November Moana 2 Makes Way More Sense As A Box Office Bet Than A Disney+ Series Frozen 3, Toy Story 5, And Zooto...

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 Weekend Is Madame Web Going To Become The...

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 Weirdos Zelda Williams - what should people know about her? General thoughts ‘80s comedy...

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 fame Any 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 end Juno Jenn...

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 audioboo...

On the February 6, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the latest film and TV news. Opening Banter: Ask BJ about John Waters exhibit! In The News : Mark Gustafson, Oscar-Winning Co-Director Of Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, Is Dead At 64 Claymation sequences for the California Raisins, Return to Oz, and Fantastic Mr. Fox....

On the February 5, 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 weekend’s box office news. Opening Banter:  In The News : Argylle Arrives At The Box Office With An Unimpressive $16.5 Million Opening Weekend Apple Tried To Help Movie Theaters With Argylle – It Just Didn’t Work Very Well Last year at this ti...

On the February 2, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler-filled conversation about Matthew Vaughn’s newest spy movie, Argylle. Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation : Brad went to London for this movie Brad’s relationship to Matthew Vaughn’s movies General thoughts about Argylle Highs and lows Bryce Dallas Howard/Sam Rock...

On the February 1, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to rank the films of writer/director Matthew Vaughn. Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation : A little biographical information Would you call yourself a fan of Matthew Vaughn’s films? Vaughn as as cinematic provocateur Ranking! All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more...

On the January 31, 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. Opening Banter:  In the Water Cooler : What we’ve been Doing : BJ is slowly but surely doing T-shirt surgery on every graphic tee she owns. What we’ve been Reading : Ben read Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomor...

On the January 30, 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 : Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom Paddles Past $400 Million At The Global Box Office Mean Girls Leads A Stale Box Office Weekend With No Major Movie Releases Good News! The 2024 Oscar Nominees...

On the January 29, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista and /Film staff writer Bill Bria to talk about the best movies they saw at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. Opening Banter: Apologies for not having episodes on Thursday and Friday! In Our Feature Presentation : Every Movie We Saw At Sundance 2024, From Must-Se...