On the December 1, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the latest film and TV news and to gather around the virtual water cooler to talk about what they’ve been up to.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• Thanksgiving 2 Is Happening With Eli Roth Coming Back For Seconds
• The Black Phone 2 Bringing Back Ethan Hawke, Despite The Events Of The Black Phone
• The Boys: Mexico Spin-Off Coming From Blue Beetle Writer, Diego Luna, And Gael Garcia Bernal
• The First Furiosa Trailer Is All Fury Road Without The Mad Max

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing: 
• Ben is mad at Bob Iger for his comments about The Marvels.
• What we’ve been Reading:
• BJ is reading Todd Haynes Rapturous Process
• What we’ve been Watching:
• Ben and BJ watched Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
• BJ watched May December, Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, and Perfect Blue (on the big screen for the first time!!!)
• What we’ve been Eating:
• BJ has been eating her weight in funeral potatoes/hashbrown casserole.
• What we’ve been Playing:
• 
  

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On the November 30, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about legendary action director John Woo.

Opening Banter: 

In Our Feature Presentation:

• We’re here to talk about John Woo, maybe one of the most influential directors of the 20th century
• What makes Woo special?
• Where have you seen his influence pop up?
• Recommend some of his Hong Kong classics

• John Woo's Hollywood Films, Ranked (Including Silent Night)

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On the November 29, 2023 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.

Opening Banter: Correction email! Nathan from Canada wrote in responding to our news episode yesterday where we were talking about a new Karate Kid movie, and Nathan said, “Slight correction to the Jackie Chan Karate Kid movie. Chan’s character’s name is Mr. Han, not Mr. Miyagi.” Brad apologizes for the error

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing: 
• Jacob bought a FitBit and is trying to change his life a bit. 
• What we’ve been Reading:
• Jacob has started reading Moby Dick.

• What we’ve been Watching:
• Jacob watched The Amazing Race season 35, some Classic Doctor Who, The Oldest View.
• Ben watched The Killer, Eileen, Lady Macbeth, Saltburn, and The Holdovers/American Fiction.

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On the November 28, 2023 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: 

In The News:

• Marvel's Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Assembles Doctor Strange 2 And Loki Writer
• Ahsoka Creator Dave Filoni Now Has A Much Bigger Hand In The Star Wars Universe
• James Gunn's Superman: Legacy Fulfills Your Fancast Wishes With Jimmy Olsen Casting
• Listener email
• Timothy Olyphant Joins Noah Hawley’s Alien Series
• The New Alien Movie Will Be Set Between the First Two Films in the Franchise

• Melissa Barrera Removed From Scream 7 Following Controversial Comments [UPDATE]
• Jenna Ortega Won't Be Back For Scream 7, Dropped Out Months Ago
• Stephen King's The Long Walk Becoming A Movie From Hunger Games Director Francis Lawrence
• Martin Scorsese And Steven Spielberg Are Teaming Up For A Cape Fear Series
• New Karate Kid Movie Will Star Jackie Chan And Ralph Macchio, Unite Both Corners Of The Franchise

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On the November 27, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office expert Ryan Scott to talk about the weekend’s box office numbers.

Opening Banter: Did you have a good Thanksgiving?

In The News:

• The 2023 Thanksgiving Box Office Gives the Film Industry Something to Be Thankful For
• Hunger Games
• Napoleon
• Five Nights At Freddy’s Is Now Blumhouse’s Biggest Movie Ever At The Box Office
• Disney’s Wish Was A Big Disappointment At The Box Office - But Don’t Count It Out Yet

• Listener email
• Godzilla Minus One
• Silent Night
• Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce

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On the November 22, 2023 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.

Opening Banter: Happy early Thanksgiving! No episodes Thursday and Friday this week.

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing: 
• 
  
• What we’ve been Reading:
• Ben read Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam.
• Jacob read Dark Ride by Joshua Williamson and Andrei Bressan, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees by Patrick Horvath, The Late Shift and The War For Late Night by Bill Carter, and Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts. 

Take a break

• What we’ve been Watching:
• Ben watched Rustin, All of Us Strangers, Bye Bye Barry, and Priscilla.
• Jacob watched Napoleon, Thanksgiving, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
• What we’ve been Eating:
• 
  
• What we’ve been Playing:
• 
  

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On the November 21, 2023 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: 

In The News:

• Nicholas Hoult Joins Superman: Legacy As Lex Luthor
• Scrapped Supergirl Movie Writer Rehired To Write Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow For DC Studios
• Steven Yeun's Character In Marvel's Thunderbolts Has Been Revealed (And It's A Weird One)
• Who Is Marvel's Sentry? The Thunderbolts Villain Explained

• Frozen 4 Is Officially Happening (And Yes, Frozen 3 Hasn't Even Come Out Yet)
• New Jason Bourne Movie Coming From All Quiet On The Western Front Director

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On the November 20, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• The Marvels Box Office Goes From Bad To Worse With Catastrophic Second Weekend Drop
• Marvel is in Crisis Mode - Here’s How They Can Rescue Their Box Office
• Today In Good News: The 2023 Box Office Has Already Surpassed The Entire Total For 2022
• Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins is 2023's Latest Box Office Bomb
• I spoke previously about how I did not care for this movie, but I forgot to mention one of the main reasons I didn’t connect with it, which is the film kind of forgets to define its team characters
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes Flutters Into $45 Million+ Box Office Opening
• In a Crowded Weekend, Trolls Band Together Rocked The Box Office

Take a break

• Can Apple's Napoleon Bring Ridley Scott And Joaquin Phoenix Box Office Glory?
• Can Wish Get Disney Animation Studios Back On Track At The Box Office?

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On the November 17, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.

Opening Banter: 

In The News:

• Marvel's Fantastic Four Movie Casts Last Of Us And Mandalorian Star Pedro Pascal As Reed Richards
• Pedro is a risk, because he could be overexposed.
• Avengers: The Kang Dynasty Loses Shang-Chi Director Destin Daniel Cretton
• Dakota Johnson Is Here To Save Sony's Spider-Man Universe In The Madame Web Trailer
• One Bonkers Moment From The Madame Web Trailer Has Already Become A Meme

Take a break

• Bill Bria is here to set up his interview with Thanksgiving director Eli Roth.
• Thoughts on Roth’s filmography?
• Quick thoughts about Thanksgiving?
• Intro to interview
• Interview

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On the November 16, 2023 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Jacob Hall, BJ Colangelo, and Brad Oman to talk about The Hunger Games.

Opening Banter: 

In Our Feature Presentation: A ranking of the Hunger Games films

• Thoughts about the franchise overall
• Ranking the existing entries
• Where should The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes fall on this list?

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