/Film Weekly

On the July 16, 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 Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain and the controversy surrounding it. Plus, listen to our interview with director Morgan Neville. Opening Banter:    In The News:    ‘Roadrunner’ Features Some Ant...

On the July 15, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the 2021 Emmy nominations, a new Star Trek movie, Age of Legends, and Indiana Jones 5. Opening Banter:    In The News:  HT (OG Danielle): 2021 Emmy Nominations: ‘The Crown’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ Lead with 24 Nods, ‘WandaVision’ Fol...

On the July 14, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman to have a spoiler-heavy discussion about Loki episode 6 “For All Time. Always” In The Spoiler Room: Loki episode 6 “For All Time. Always” The Problem with ‘Loki’ is Simple: How Do You Trust a “Bad Guy”?  What Ravonna Renslayer’s Ongoing Mission Means for ‘Lok...

On the July 13, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by senior news editor Jacob Hall to discuss the future of /Film. Opening Banter:    In The News: The Future of /Film: A Long-Awaited Redesign, a Newly Expanded Writing Staff, and Saying Farewell to an Old Friend The Slashfilmcast is Now The Filmcast – Here’s What You Need to Know   Also mentioned:    All the oth...

On the July 12, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editorial Director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss this weekend’s Black Widow box office and what it means for the recovery of theatrical exhibition and also what the streaming numbers might mean for the future of movies. In The News: Jeremy: ‘Black Widow’ Smashes Pandemic Box Office Records With the Biggest...

On the July 9, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editorial Director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor and senior writer Brad Oman to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel and Star Wars news, and we’ll have a spoiler discussion about the Black Widow credits scene.   Opening Banter:    In The News: Peter (og Josh): Marvel Cruises Its Way to the Disney Cruise Line with...

On the July 8, 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 Tomorrow War 2 and a remake of Guys and Dolls. Then they open up the mailbag and answer some listener questions. Opening Banter:    In The News: (Chris) ‘The Tomorrow War 2’ in the Works at Amazon, Ch...

On the July 7, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about Loki Episode 5 “Journey Into Mystery”. Opening Banter:  In The Spoiler Room: Loki Episode 5 “Journey Into Mystery” Feedback Brief reactions Breakdown 14 ‘Loki’ Episode 5 Easter Eggs and What They Could Mean for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Ho...

On the July 6, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the death of Richard Donner, Noah Hawley’s Alien TV series, a potential Black Widow sequel, and how Justin Lin wants to bring Brian back into future Fast and Furious sequels....

On the July 1, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about visiting the set of Disney’s Jungle Cruise. Opening Banter: Congrats to HT on her promotion. In Our Feature Presentation: ‘Jungle Cruise’ Wants to Be the Next ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ With a Dash of ‘Romancing the Stone’ [Set Visit Report] How long ago was thi...

On the June 30, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about Loki Episode 4 “The Nexus Event”.   In The Spoiler Room: Loki Episode 4 “The Nexus Event” Feedback   Brief reactions   Breakdown   Speculation      Also mentioned:    All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stori...

On the June 29, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including new projects from Quentin Tarantino, Dwayne Johnson’s holiday movie Red One, the possibility of a fourth Riddick movie, and what’s to come from the final Fast and Furious films. Opening Banter:    In The News: Ben: Quentin Tarantino Ha...

On the June 28, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to discuss the latest film and tv news, including F9, a Fast & Furious Musical, Freaks and Geeks, Nathan Fielder, WandaVision and Dexter. Opening Banter:    In The News: Brad: ‘F9’ Easily Speeds to the Top of the Box Office Charts, Smashes Pandemic Records with $70 Million...

On the June 25, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to react to the trailers for Halloween Kills and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Opening Banter:    In The News: ‘Halloween Kills’ Trailer: Michael Myers is Back...Again ‘Halloween Kills’ Trailer Breakdown: Laurie Strode is Coming for Michael Myers...

On the June 24, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including a Jaws reboot, a Tower of Terror movie, Jerry Seinfeld’s newest film, and the reigniting of the Vin Diesel/Dwayne Johnson beef. Opening Banter:    In The News: Chris: Universal Approached Steven Spielberg About a ‘Jaws’ Reboot, And...

On the June 23, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler filled discussion about Loki Episode 3 "Lamentis". Opening Banter:  In The Spoiler Room: Loki Episode 3 "Lamentis" Feedback   Brief reactions Breakdown 7 ‘Loki’ Episode 3 Easter Eggs and What They Could Mean for the Marvel Cinematic Univ...

On the June 22, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Opening Banter:    In The News: ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Will Continue the Franchise, Explore ‘Beast Wars’ Characters ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Reveals Details on Human Characters Played By Anthony Ramos and Domi...

On the June 21, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editorial Director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel Characters That Deserve Their Own Prequel Movies, Steven Spielberg, Black Widow and F9. Opening Banter:    In The News: Ben: Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Signs Deal With Netflix; Will Sti...

On the June 18, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editorial Director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. Opening Banter: Jacob and Chris arent here this week. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing: Peter went to Orlando Florida for the grand opening of the Veloc...

On the June 17, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Black Widow early buzz, Pixar’s plan to go back to theatrical releases, John Wick 4, V/H/S/94, and a UFO docu-series from J.J. Abrams. Opening Banter:  In The News:  HT: ‘Black Widow’ Early Buzz: Marvel Delivers o...

On the June 16, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler discussion about Loki episode 2 “The Variant”.  Opening Banter:  In The Spoiler Room: Loki Episode 2 “The Variant” Feedback Disney+ Moves Its Original Series Releases to Wednesdays After ‘Loki’ Was Biggest Debut Yet Brief reactions   Breakdown 11 ‘Loki’ Episo...

On the June 15, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Vin Diesel possibly joining the Avatar sequels and in Our Feature Presentation, /Film writer Hoai-Tran Bui interviews F9 director Justin Lin. In The News: Brad: Vin Diesel, a Terrible Liar, Essentially Confirms He’ll Appear...

On the June 12, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including The Book of Boba Fett, Knives Out 2, F9, and Spider-Man: No Way Home. Opening Banter:  In The News: HT: ‘Knives Out 2’ Adds ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Star Wars’, and ‘Iron Fist’ Actress Jessica Henwick Brad: ‘The...

On the June 11, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Aquaman 2, a Ted series, Mindy Kaling’s Velma, The LaLaurie Mansion, and She-Hulk. Opening Banter:  In The News: HT: ‘Aquaman’ Sequel Titled ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ – Here’s What That Could Mean Chris: ‘Ted...

On the June 10, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including a new Lord of the Rings movie, Zack Snyder’s new anime series, a Dracula sequel, a Kingpin sequel, and MacGruber casting. Opening Banter:  In The News: Chris: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohir...