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Water Cooler: Catching Up With the Films of 2020 Dec 10, 2020

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On the December 10, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the water cooler.

Opening Banter:

At The Water Cooler:

- What we’ve been Doing:
  - Everyone has been playing catch-up with the 2020 movie slate. And that’s all we’re talking about today.
- What we’ve been Watching:
  - Ben and Brad watched Boys State
  - Jacob and Ben watched Freaky.
  - Ben and Brad watched Nomadland
  - HT and Ben watched Sound of Metal
  - Brad and Ben watched Possessor
  - HT and Ben also watched Mank and Another Round
  - Ben watched The Old Guard, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, David Byrne’s American Utopia, Archenemy, Wild Mountain Thyme, and Love and Monsters.
  - Jacob watched The Trial of the Chicago 7, Bad Education, and The Painter and the Thief.
  - Hoai-Tran watched Wonder Woman 1984, She Dies Tomorrow, The Call.
  - Brad watched folklore: the long pond studio sessions, and Minari

Additional Things We Mentioned: Culturally Relevant Interview with Boys State director Jesse Moss

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Spider-Man 3 Casting, Wonder Woman 1984, and Hollywood Reacts to WB's HBO Max News Dec 09, 2020

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On the December 9, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Hollywood’s reaction to Warner Bros.’ big HBO Max news, some Spider-Man 3 casting, and the early reactions to Wonder Woman 1984.

Opening Banter:

In The News:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Chapter 14 "The Tragedy" Dec 04, 2020

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On the December 4, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the fifth episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Tragedy”.

In Our Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Chapter 14

Feedback from previous episodes
Brief thoughts on “The Tragedy”
Beat by beat breakdown
Speculation

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Emergency Podcast: Warner Bros' 2021 Movies Going Direct To HBO Max - Is This The Death Of Movie Theaters? Dec 03, 2020

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On the December 3, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what may be the single biggest piece of movie news this year.

Opening Banter: Is this the biggest film industry story of the decade?

In The News:

Ben: Whoa: Warner Bros. to Premiere Its Entire 2021 Slate On HBO Max and In Theaters
- Ben: What films does this include?
- Ben: What are the terms of the exclusivity window for HBO Max?
- Is there the possibility WB changes their mind mid year?
- Are movie theaters dead?
- Will they be able to put the genie back in the bottle for 2022?
- Will other studios follow? (Disney investors meeting next week)
- What does this mean for Christopher Nolan’s relationship with WB?
- What could this mean for backend box office deals? Streaming caused tv writers to go on strike to demand a fair stake, so could that happen again?

All the other stuff you need to know:

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[FIXED AUDIO] Water Cooler: Happiest Season, Gone Girl, Soul, How To With John Wilson, Primal, Flying Drones, Tesla, The Flight Attendant, Ted Lasso, Possessor, Avengers Campus Dec 02, 2020

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On the December 2, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

At The Water Cooler:

What did you do for Thanksgiving?
- Peter: Ate some food from honey baked ham at home the day before and went to Knotts Taste of Merry Farm on Thanksgiving.
- Brad: Cooked and exchanged food with my parents, relaxed
- Ben: Went to my parents’ patio and ate
- HT: Cooked and had a small dinner at my cousin’s.
- Chris: Nothing!
What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter bought a drone and flew his DJI Mavic Mini 2 for the first time. Also he went to the Downtown Disney preview of Avengers Campus merch and purchased a Spider-Bot.
- Brad went to a drive-thru Christmas lights display
- Ben celebrated Vince Guaral-day
What we’ve been Watching:
- HT and Peter saw Happiest Season on Hulu.
- Jacob and HT watched Gone Girl.
- Brad and Chris watched Soul and Promising Young Woman.
- Peter watched the first few episodes of The Flight Attendant on HBO Max and started following Pompsie on Youtube.
- Jacob watched Ted Lasso, Possessor, Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight, and uh, Hubie Halloween.
- Chris watched The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy and Moonstruck.
- Brad watched the first season of Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal, old episodes of The Price Is Right.
- Hoai-Tran watched Tesla.
- Ben finished How To With John Wilson and season 5 of Lost, watched Birds of Prey, and watched Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob can now talk about the latest Unmatched set: Little Red Riding Hood vs Beowulf.

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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Joss Whedon Leaves His Own Show, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Mandalorian S2, and More Nov 30, 2020

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On the November 30, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the death of David Prowse, the fate of Godzilla vs. Kong, Joss Whedon’s HBO show, and The Mandalorian season 2.

Opening Banter:

In the News:

Articles mentioned in today’s episode:

Katee Sackhoff on the Thrill and Challenges of Returning to ‘Star Wars’ as Bo-Katan in ‘The Mandalorian’

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Chapter 13 “The Jedi” Nov 27, 2020

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On the November 27, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the fifth episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Jedi.”

Opening Banter:

In Our Feature Presentation: A spoiler discussion of The Mandalorian Chapter 13 “The Jedi”

Feedback and updates from last weeks episode.
Brief thoughts
Beat by beat dissection.
Speculation

Articles mentioned in today’s episode:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Water Cooler: Happiest Season, Trial of the Chicago 7, Inside Pixar, How To With John Wilson, The Crown, Star Trek, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Nov 25, 2020

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On the November 25, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

Opening Banter:

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter went to the reopening of Buena Vista Street in Downtown Disney and also Knotts Taste of Merry Farm. You can watch full vlogs of both of those trips on Ordinary Adventures.
- Chris adopted another turkey from Farm Sanctuary.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter watched the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special and the rest of Inside Pixar on Disney+, he also watched a YouTube channel called Cruise with Ben And David.
- Jacob re-watched Star Trek: Discovery, watched What We Left Behind, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and The Call.
- Brad watched the first season of Friends and The Trial of the Chicago 7.
- Chris watched Happiest Season.
- Ben watched the first episode of How To With John Wilson, The Hunt for Red October, Planes Trains and Automobiles, and Weekend at Bernie’s.
- Hoai-Tran finally started The Crown, rewatched Emma.
What we’ve been Eating:
- At Taste of Merry Farm, Peter had big Turkey Dinner Balls. For his birthday he had dinner at Rao’s in Hollywood.
- Brad tried Snickerdoodle and Hot Cocoa Lindt Chocolate Truffles, Reese’s Big Cups with Pretzels, Bundaberg Spiced Ginger Beer, and Elf Cereal
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob played The Tetris Effect and Borderlands 3. He is also doing the daily New York Times crossword now.
- Brad played Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge

All the other stuff you need to know:

You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
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Black Panther 2, Thor: Love and Thunder, Predator, Wonder Woman 1984, Disney, Scream and Transformers Nov 23, 2020

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On the November 23, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Black Panther 2, Thor: Love and Thunder, Predator, Wonder Woman 1984, Disney, Scream and Transformers.

In The News:

Ben: ‘Black Panther 2’ Will Start Filming in July 2021, Adds ‘Narco: Mexico’ Actor to Cast
- Who might he be playing?
Chris: ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Will Feel Like a New ‘Avengers’ Sequel
- What do you think this could mean?
Ben: Universal and Cinemark Strike a Deal for Shortened Theatrical Window – Here’s What You Need to Know
- Mention: Nearly 700 Movie Theaters Closed Over the Weekend, Making for a Dispiriting Pre-Thanksgiving Box Office Haul
Chris: New ‘Predator’ Movie Coming From ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ Director Dan Trachtenberg
Ben: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Will Hit Theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day
- Will marvel follow suit?
Ben (og HT): Disney Might Be Pushing Premieres of Live-Action Remakes ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Cruella’ to Disney+
- Is this a grand shift or does disney maybe have less confidence in these particular films?
Chris: New ‘Scream’ Movie Will Pay Respect to the Previous Four Films
- What is this movie?
Ben (og Brad): ‘Transformers’ Franchise Embarking on a New Course with ‘Creed II’ Director Steven Caple Jr.
- What might this film be about?

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Chapter 12 "The Siege" Nov 20, 2020

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On the November 20, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the fourth episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Siege”.

In The Spoiler Discussion: We discuss The Mandalorian Chapter 12 “The Siege”

chapter 11 feedback
Brief thoughts
Beat by beat breakdown
Speculation for the future

Bryan's Review: ‘The Mandalorian’ Makes an Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With “The Siege”

All the other stuff you need to know:

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