On the December 10, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, follow up on our The Last Frontier conversation from earlier this year and present an interview with the showrunner, touch on the new spoof comedy Fackham Hall and spotlight an interview with that movie’s director, and we’ll end with a new interview with Dogma writer/director Kevin Smith.

(~00:10) In The News:

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2043833/netflix-acquire-warner-bros-reshape-hollywood/
• https://deadline.com/2025/12/vin-diesel-rock-em-sock-em-robots-1236635812/
• https://deadline.com/2025/12/clue-scripted-series-peacock-dana-fox-nicholas-stoller-1236635572/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2042840/scarlett-johansson-robert-pattinson-the-batman-2-cast-villain/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2042760/horror-franchise-2000s-paranormal-activity-reboot-james-wan/
• https://deadline.com/2025/12/new-men-in-black-movie-bad-boys-for-life-writer-1236636023/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2044287/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-original-theatrical-cut-re-release/

(~09:41) Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 conversation

Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Review: Scott Cawthon's Convoluted Lore Is The Sequel's Scariest Villain

(~20:30) The Last Frontier chat

(~27:33) Jon Bokenkamp interview

(~37:37) Fackham Hall

(~42:13) Jim O’Hanlon interview

(~57:39) Kevin Smith interview

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On the December 3, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Zootopia 2 and share several interviews with that film’s cast and crew, we’ll talk about the new A24 movie Eternity and present a conversation with that movie’s director, and we’ll end by talking about Criterion’s new version of Eyes Wide Shut and present an interview with that movie’s cinematographer, Larry Smith.

(~00:27) In The News:

• https://deadline.com/2025/12/sonic-universe-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movies-1236631873/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2036313/wicked-3-universal-studio-update/

(~01:00) Gift guide shout-out

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: The Best Movies & TV Shows Worth Buying On Physical Media

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: The Best LEGO Sets, Action Figures, Toys & Collectibles From Movies & TV Shows

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Coolest Clothes, Gear, Homegoods & Decorations For Movie & TV Fans

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: The Best Soundtracks From Movies & TV Shows

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Best Hollywood Books For Movie & TV Lovers

(~03:33) Jacob’s Trailer Park

• "Wuthering Heights" | Official Trailer
• Michael (2026) Official Teaser - Jaafar Jackson
• Fallout Season Two Official Trailer | Prime Video
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Official Trailer
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKYFfYLe5rs
• Shelter | Official Trailer | In Theaters January 30
• Mother Mary | Official Trailer HD | A24
• 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE - New Trailer (HD)
• READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME | Official Trailer | Searchlight Pictures

(~21:50) Zootopia 2 quasi-spoiler conversation

Zootopia 2 Review: A Refreshing Reminder Of What Disney Animation Is Capable Of Achieving

(~33:30) Jared Bush and Byron Howard interview

(~38:13) Carrie Lao and David VanTuyle interview

(~42:55) Spoilery discussion of Zootopia 2’s two biggest pop culture references

(~48:08) Ginnifer Goodwin and Ke Huy Quan interview

(~55:06) Eternity discussion

Eternity Director David Freyne Wants People To Argue About His Movie [Exclusive Interview]

(~01:04:01) David Freyne interview

(~01:19:42) Eyes Wide Shut conversation

(~01:26:14) Larry Smith interview

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On the November 26, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, have a spoiler-filled discussion about Wicked: For Good, talk about Train Dreams and present an interview with that movie’s director, and talk about Sisu: Road to Revenge and present an interview with that movie’s director as well.

(~01:32) In The News:

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2026746/paramount-next-star-trek-movie-dungeons-and-dragons-directors/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2035415/scarlett-johansson-joins-mike-flanagan-the-exorcist-movie/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2034804/why-director-justin-lin-left-fast-x/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2034800/james-cameron-co-directed-non-avatar-movie-2026-billie-eilish/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2032206/why-paramount-r-rated-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movie-canceled/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rush-hour-4-brett-ratner-1236435324/

(~12:22) Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good Review: Cynthia Erivo And Ariana Grande Fly High In A 'Good' Sequel

(~38:45) Train Dreams

Train Dreams Review: One Of 2025's Best Films Needs To Break Free Of The Netflix Algorithm

(~55:08) Train Dreams director Clint Bentley interview

(~01:09:58) Sisu: Road to Revenge

Sisu 2's Most Challenging Action Scene Was Literal Mayhem For The Crew [Exclusive]

(~01:17:32) Sisu 2 director Jalmari Helander interview

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On the November 19, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have spoiler-filled discussions about The Running Man, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, and In Your Dreams, and we’ll present an interview with Now You See Me: Now You Don’t director Ruben Fleischer and a discussion with Amir Etminan, the editor of Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident.

(~00:25) In The News:

• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135/
• https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/amazon-prime-video-ai-video-recaps-1236585608/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2025906/poker-face-canceled-creator-rian-johnson-season-3-strange-pitch/
• https://deadline.com/2025/11/heat-2-christian-bale-from-michael-mann-1236620381/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2028629/the-legend-of-zelda-nintendo-live-action-link-zelda-images/

(~06:40) The Running Man

The Running Man Review: Glen Powell's Charm Can't Keep This Edgar Wright Action Pic From Stumbling

(~27:36) Now You See Me: Now You Don’t

(~42:29) Ruben Fleischer interview

(~54:38) In Your Dreams

Netflix's In Your Dreams Is The Best Pixar Movie They Never Made

(~01:08:25) Amir Etminan interview for It Was Just An Accident

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On the November 12, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a spoiler-filled discussion about Frankenstein, we’ll talk about the new documentary Being Eddie and present an interview with that film’s director, we’ll talk about Predator: Badlands and talk with that film’s director, and replay a conversation from earlier this year about a documentary called Predators (no relation to the sci-fi franchise) and present an interview with that film’s director as well.

(~00:39) Plug! /Film Gift Guide

(~02:12) In The News:

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2018318/kpop-demon-hunters-confirmed-release-window/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2018782/gremlins-3-missing-most-important-part-original-films-joe-dante/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2022800/superman-jimmy-olsen-tv-spin-off-netflix-series-american-vandal-creators/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2022833/natalie-portman-dc-comics-movie-v-for-vendetta-hbo-tv-series/
• https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sabrina-carpenter-alice-in-wonderland-musical-movie-1236575238/
• Phil Johnston (Wreck-It Ralph, Zootopia) to write a live-action View Master movie for Mattel Studios

(~08:16) Frankenstein conversation

(~17:37) Frankenstein spoilers

Frankenstein Review: Guillermo Del Toro's Gloriously Gothic Monster Movie Is Alive

(~29:55) Being Eddie

(~45:04) Angus Wall interview

(~01:09:43) Predator: Badlands spoiler conversation

Predator: Badlands Review: Dan Trachtenberg Delivers The Most Radical Predator Film Since The Original

(~01:27:45) Dan Trachtenberg interview

(~01:36:50) Predators conversation

This Must-Watch Doc Asks Uncomfortable Questions About A True Crime Sensation

(~01:46:41) David Osit interview

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On the November 5, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a spoiler-filled discussion about Bugonia, and present a spoilery interview with Michael Chaves, the director of The Conjuring: Last Rites.

(~00:25) In The News:

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2012295/yellowstone-creator-taylor-sheridan-peter-berg-call-of-duty-movie/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2011987/scream-7-trailer-horror-series-out-gas/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2011913/stranger-things-season-5-trailer/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2011667/road-house-reboot-director-doug-liman-amazon-new-sequel/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2013551/the-batman-2-production-designer-luke-hull-andor-best-2025-sci-fi-series/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2017353/brendan-fraser-rachel-weisz-the-mummy-4-return/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2017218/star-trek-movie-update-kelvin-timeline-dead/
• Miss Piggy movie in the works
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2015900/sony-box-office-flops-streaming-hits-plan/

(~27:27) Bugonia spoiler conversation

(~45:56) The Conjuring prequel announced

https://www.slashfilm.com/2012177/the-conjuring-prequel-movie/

(~51:47) Michael Chaves interview

https://www.slashfilm.com/1999943/the-conjuring-last-rites-director-michael-chaves-horror-half-billion-horror-hit-interview/

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On the October 29, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have spoiler-filled discussions about Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and A House of Dynamite, present interviews with a couple of Nightmare on Elm Street directors, and wrap up with an interview of the creator of the Prime Video animated TV series Hazbin Hotel.

(~00:25) In The News:

• https://deadline.com/2025/10/wga-plans-block-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-1236596108/
• Netflix Is Adapting The Acclaimed Comic David Fincher Couldn't Crack
• Two Horror Directors Are Giving Us Christmas Carol Movies (And One Sounds Way Better)
• Why Elizabeth Olsen Doesn't Want To Star In Movies That Are Made For Streaming
• A New GI Joe And Transformers Animated Series Has Comics' Biggest Mastermind Working For It
• One Of Netflix's Best Animated Movies Ever Is Finally Getting A Sequel
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/austin-butler-sonny-crockett-miami-vice-movie-1236596196/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/michael-b-jordan-miami-vice-movie-1236595459/
• Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Is Literally Changing Movie Theaters
• Yellowstone Creator Taylor Sheridan Is Leaving Paramount (But There's A Catch)
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/monster-mash-song-miramax-movie-1236599994/

(~04:00) Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review: Jeremy Allen White's Incredible, Haunted Performance Elevates This Biopic

(~25:23) A House of Dynamite

A House Of Dynamite Review: Kathryn Bigelow's Nuclear War Thriller Will Give You Anxiety

(~44:47) A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 conversation

(~49:19) ANOES 2: Freddy’s Revenge director Jack Sholder 

(~01:05:56) Freddy’s Dead: The Finale Nightmare

(~01:10:48) Freddy’s Dead: The Finale Nightmare director Rachel Talalay interview

(~01:25:19) Halloween media diet

(~01:32:54) Hazbin Hotel creator Vivienne Medrano interview

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On the October 22, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV trailers, have a spoiler-filled chat about Black Phone 2, present an interview with co-writer C. Robert Cargill, discuss the new five-part documentary series Mr. Scorsese, and present an interview with that project’s director, Rebecca Miller.

(~00:30) In The News:

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2002363/netflix-american-answer-the-crown-kennedy-series/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2001877/wicked-for-good-ruined-surprise-cameo-colman-domingo-cowardly-lion/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2002709/why-disney-scrapped-kylo-ren-adam-driver-star-wars-movie/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2003364/stranger-things-series-finale-netflix-theatrical-release/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2003496/netflix-catan-movies-tv-shows/

(~13:10) Jacob’s Trailer Park

• Psycho Killer | Official Trailer
• DIE MY LOVE | Official Trailer | In Theaters November | With Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson
• Mercy | Official Trailer
• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | Official Teaser Trailer | HBO Max
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wiXj9NmEE
• Primate | Official Trailer (2026 Movie)

(~26:22) Black Phone 2

Black Phone 2 Review: This Sequel Is Dream Warriors Good [Fantastic Fest]

(~47:13) Interview with C. Robert Cargill

(~01:13:05) Mr. Scorsese

Mr. Scorsese Review: A Loving Tribute To Our Greatest Living Filmmaker

(~01:32:03) Interview with Rebecca Miller

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On the October 15, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, discuss Tron: Ares and present an interview with one of that film’s writers, and talk about the new Apple show The Last Frontier and present an interview with that show’s star, Jason Clarke.

(~01:30) In The News:

• https://deadline.com/2025/10/minecraft-2-release-date-1236574896/
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will be released in theaters nationwide for the first time ever
• Netflix has announced a Peaky Blinders sequel. There will be two new seasons, with each consisting of six 60-minute episodes.
• https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/stranger-things-5-runtimes-first-four-episodes-1236551797/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/1995109/m-night-shyamalan-next-tv-series-magic-8-ball/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/george-clooney-oceans-14-warner-bros-update-1236573384/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/bradley-cooper-oceans-prequel-margot-robbie-1236574659/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/tangled-scarlett-johansson-resumes-development-1236574770/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/crush-spec-john-fischer-sells-20th-century-studios-1236574771/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/knives-out-rian-johnson-break-original-script-1236582323/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/amazon-mgm-studios-united-artists-heat-2-leonardo-dicaprio-1236572358/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/clue-scripted-series-dana-fox-nicholas-stoller-board-game-1236573352/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/clue-competition-series-netflix-1236571635/
• https://deadline.com/2025/09/simpsons-new-movie-release-date-marvel-1236565221/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/jason-bateman-tom-holland-the-partner-john-grisham-movie-1236569719/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/final-destination-7-michiel-blanchart-1236569659/
• https://deadline.com/2025/10/bela-lugosi-biopic-leonardo-dicaprio-in-works-universal-1236584697/

(~10:52) Tron: Ares

Tron: Ares Review: A Thoughtless Sequel With An Uncharismatic Lead But A Pretty Great Soundtrack

(~29:54) Interview with Jesse Wigutow

(~40:30) The Last Frontier

(~51:21) Interview with Jason Clarke

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On the October 8, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to present interviews with the co-writer, producer, and director of Good Boy, and Steve Agee, who plays John Economos on Peacemaker season 2.

(~00:57) Good Boy

(~02:41) Interview with Good Boy director Ben Leonberg

(~12:53) Interview with Peacemaker season 2 actor Steve Agee

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