/Film Weekly

On the August 20, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents an interview with Sparks about their first movie musical, Annette. Opening Banter:  In The News: Sparks on the Evolution of ‘Annette’, Ceding Control, Their Next Project(s), and More [Interview]   Also mentioned:  'Annette' Ending Explained: A Closer Look at That Final Scene Marion Cotillard on the “Dar...

On the August 19, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about Marvel’s new Eternals trailer. Then, Ben is joined by senior news editor Jacob Hall to talk about some recent comments from the James Bond producers about a Bond TV show (or lack thereof). Opening Banter:  In The News: Ben: Final ‘Eternals’ Trailer Ad...

On the August 18, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler-filled discussion about the newest episode of the new Marvel Studios Disney+ series, What If…? Opening Banter:  In The Spoiler Room: “What If…? T’Challa Became a Star-Lord” Brief Reactions Episode Review ‘What If…?’ Episode 2 Teaser Shows...

On the August 17, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter:  At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Chris went on vacation. What we’ve been Reading: Chris read Billy Summers. What we’ve been Watching: Ben and Chris watched Unt...

On the August 16, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Free Guy, Suicide Squad, Shang-Chi, Cruella 2 and more. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Ben (og Shania): ‘Free Guy’ Box Office Proves Once Again That No, Movies Are Not Back Plug...

On the August 13, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Taika Waititi’s Star Wars movie, The White Lotus, Dark City, Venom, Shang-Chi, Ryan Murphy and more. In The News:  Peter (og Jeremy): Taika Waititi Teases His ‘Star Wars’ Movie: “It Feels Very Me” What makes a Taika Waititi...

On the August 12, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents a conversation with Lynn Fisher, the web designer behind the new site Nestflix.fun . Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation:  Nestflix Creator Lynn Fisher Shares the Inspiration For Her Website Devoted to Fake Movies   Also mentioned:  Check Out Nestflix, A Netflix Copycat Featuring All the Fake Movies Wi...

On the August 11, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about Marvel’s What If season 1 episode 1 “Captain Carter”. Opening Banter: New Coke Zero. In The Spoiler Room: Marvel’s What If season 1 episode 1 “Captain Carter” Brief reactions Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Review: The Multiverse Off...

On the August 10, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter:  At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Brad received some Jurassic Park shoes from Reebok and room sprays (yes, room sprays) from Mountain Dew. What we’ve been Reading: Brad ha...

On the August 9, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Opening Banter:  In The Spoiler Room: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. Weekend Box Office: ‘The Suicide Squad’ Couldn’t Defeat the Threat of the Delta Variant Brief thoughts Chris: ‘The Suicid...

On the August 6, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to discuss the latest film and tv news, including South Park, Chronicle 2, James Gunn, Quentin Tarantino, Y: The Last Man and Stranger Things. Opening Banter:  In The News: Brad (og Jeremy): ‘South Park’ Creators Sign $900 Million Deal for Five More Seasons,...

On the August 5, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film senior news editor Jacob Hall to talk about what they’ve been up to at the water cooler. Opening Banter:  At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Jacob has been helping with the /Film redesign and achieving something close to financial freedom. What we’ve been Reading: Jacob read The Only Good Indi...

On the August 4, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Star Wars, Blue Beetle, the Coen Brothers and more. In The News: Peter (og Danielle): Prolific Lucasfilm Historian and Film Writer J.W. Rinzler Dead at 58 Ben (og Joshua): Ethan Coen Doesn’t “Want to Make Movies Anym...

On the August 3, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler.  Opening Banter:  At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Hoai-Tran went to the Met, recently recorded an episode of Trekking Through Time and Space with Paul Scheer , has been doing other stuff too, probably. Be...

On the August 2, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and TV news, including the Lord of the Rings tv series, What If and the Monsterverse. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Ben: ‘Lord of the Rings’ TV Series Will Return Audiences to Middle-earth in 2022; Se...

On the July 30, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and TV news, including The Tomorrow War, A League of Their Own, Black Adam and Loki. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Ben (og Vanessa): ‘The Tomorrow War’ Was Apparently a Big Hit for Amazon  Brad: ‘A Lea...

On the July 29, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Scarlett Johansson’s Disney lawsuit, possible Batgirl casting, Christopher Nolan’s next movie, and Disney’s Haunted Mansion reboot. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Ben (OG Vanessa): ‘Batgirl’ Might See the R...

On the July 28, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Ahsoka, Die Hard and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Brad (og Jeremy): ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ Will Be a Mus...

On the July 27, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to introduce her interview with The Green Knight writer/director David Lowery and star Dev Patel. Opening Banter:  In Our Feature Presentation:  David Lowery and Dev Patel on Making History, and Humanizing the Fantasy, in ‘The Green Knight’ [Interview]   Also mentioned:  ‘The Green K...

On the July 26, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including a new Exorcist trilogy, Michael B. Jordan’s rival Superman project, James Gunn’s hopes for a DC/Marvel crossover, and a Pokemon live-action series. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Ben (OG Jeremy): Michael B. Jordan...

On the July 23, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Jordan Peele’s Nope, The Kaiju Score, Free Guy, David Gordon Green’s Exorcist and Loki. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Brad (og Shania): ‘The Kaiju Score’ Sounds Like ‘Ocean’s...

On the July 22, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the new Batgirl, Zack Snyder, why we haven’t seen a Transformers/G.I Joe crossover, Pen15, and Assembled: The Making of Loki. Opening Banter:  In The News:  Ben: The New ‘Batgirl’ is ‘In the Heights’ Star Leslie Gr...

On the July 21, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Vanessa Armstrong to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Marvel Animation, Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys, Fast and Furious, Old and Dune. Opening Banter: Vanessa is one of our new regular contributors. What kind of movie person are you? In The News: ...

On the July 20, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the Fear Street Cinematic Universe, Batgirl testing, Game of Thrones animated shows, and We Have a Ghost. Opening Banter:    In The News:  Chris (OG Jeremy): ‘Fear Street’ Director Wants to Create a Horr...

On the July 19, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer and weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Clerks 3, Black Widow and Loki. Opening Banter:    In The News:  Chris: Marvel’s ‘Blade’ Reboot Finds Its Director in Bassam Tariq Brad (og Jeremy): ‘Clerks III’ is Officially Happening, With Kevin Smith Tu...