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Spoiler Discussion: The Ending of 'Devs' Apr 20, 2020

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On the April 20, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the ending of Devs.

Opening Banter: Spoiler warning for Devs.

In Our Feature Presentation: We discuss the ending of Devs.

Thoughts on the show as a whole
Brief thoughts on the last episode
The idea of predicting the future
Westworld vs. Devs
‘Devs’ Ending Explained: “It’s Actually About Love”
- The Many-Worlds theory vs. determinism
- The simulated world
Will there be more?

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Steven Spielberg’s Star Wars, Darren Aronofsky’s Batman, Rogue One, The Shining, Myst and More Apr 17, 2020

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On the April 17, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Steven Spielberg’s Star Wars, Darren Aronofsky’s Batman, Rogue One, The Shining, Myst and more.

At The News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

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Water Cooler: The Tiger King and I, Upgrade, Run, Super Troopers 2, Belzebuth, Lady Macbeth, Schitt’s Creek, Near Dark, Dynamo: Beyond Belief Apr 15, 2020

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On the April 15, 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 we’ve been Doing:
- Peter recorded a cooking vlog and tried to recreate Ronto Wraps from Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Watch it here.
What we’ve been Reading:
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter and Brad watched the Netflix special The Tiger King and I.
- Brad and Ben watched Upgrade.
- Chris and Ben watched Run and rewatched Parasite.
- Peter watched Dynamo: Beyond Belief, the new Simpsons short film Playdate with Destiny.
- Brad watched The Skywalker Legacy, Super Troopers 2, and Daddy’s Home 2.
- Jacob watched Belzebuth, Paranormal Activity, The Possession of Michael King, Happy Camp, The Last Broadcast, Frazier Park Recut, City of the Living Dead, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and has reached the Megan Fox era on New Girl.
- Ben watched Near Dark and His Kind of Woman.
- Hoai-Tran watched Lady Macbeth, Tigertail, Misery, Mother, Barking Dogs Never Bite, rewatched The Host.
- Chris watched The Mask of Zorro, The Prince of Egypt, and finally started watching Schitt’s Creek.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Brad tried a Fruit Loops White Chocolate Bunny, Biscoff Kit Kats, Biscoff cookie spread, and Mountain Dew Doritos from Australia.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob played Crash Team Racing and When Ski Lifts Go Wrong.
- Brad played Scattergories with friends and family through Skype.

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Bob Iger, Robin Hood, Salem’s Lot, Quibi, Hellraiser, Avengers Campus Apr 13, 2020

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On the April 13, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Bob Iger, Pandemic VOD, Robin Hood, Salem’s Lot, Hellraiser and Avengers Campus.

Opening Banter: Happy Birthday Chris!

In The News:

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Cats: The Butthole Cut, Southland Tales, The Others, Doogie Howser, Quibi, and Tiger King Apr 10, 2020

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On the April 10, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Cats: The Butthole Cut, Southland Tales, The Others, Doogie Howser, Quibi, and Tiger King.

In The News:

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Water Cooler: Onward, The Platform, Happy Death Day, Better Call Saul, Sanjuro, Drunken Angel, The Mask of Zorro, The Count of Monte Cristo Apr 08, 2020

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On the April 8, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, 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: Brad is out sick today.

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Peter has been dealing with his sick dog.
- Chris set his kitchen on fire, and also launched a new podcast, 21st Century Spielberg.
- Jacob has renamed the days of the week out of boredom.
- Hoai-Tran ventured out on her roof.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Chris read Grady Hendrix’s Great Stephen King Reread.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Ben and Peter watched Home Before Dark
- Chris and HT watched Onward
- Peter watched Happy Death Day, David Blaine’s new tv special The Magic Way, the first half of season six of Bosch, and boy was that episode of Better Call Saul awesome (Chris also watched that episode).
- Chris watched Killing Eve season 3.
- Jacob watched The Mask of Zorro, The Count of Monte Cristo, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla, National Treasure, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Minority Report, The Room, Ratatouille, Wall-E, Aladdin, Moana, Captain Marvel, and is still enjoying New Girl.
- Hoai-Tran watched The Platform, Moonstruck, rewatched Rear Window.
- Ben watched Happy Death Day 2U, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, and had a Toshiro Mifune marathon with Drunken Angel, Stray Dog, and Sanjuro.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Hoai-Tran fried tofu and nothing caught on fire!
- Peter ate a bunch of Canadian candy and snacks. Watch the video.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Jacob beat The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and he’s excited about the new updates to Ring-Fit Adventure.

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Quibi Reviewed: The Best & Worst Of The New Streaming Service Apr 06, 2020

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On the April 6, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writer Chris Evangelista to review the launch line-up for the new streaming service Quibi.

Opening Banter:

In Our Feature Presentation: Ranking the New Quibi Shows From Worst to Best
- What is Quibi
- How is the app experience?
- Can you watch it on tv?
- Hows the Aspect Ratio?
- Quality of content as a whole?
- Does the Quick bites format work?
- Worst Shows:
  - Nikki Fre$h
  - Gayme Show
  - Singled Out
  - Punk’d
  - Skrrt with Offset
  - You Ain’t Got These
- Any Not-Horrible Reality?
  - Murder House Flip
  - The Shape of Pasta
  - I Promise
  - Gone Mental with Lior
- Biggest Disappointment: Almost everything, really. Save for the top three shows.
- Best Shows:
  - Flipped
  - Survive
  - 50 States of Fright
  - Run This City
  - When The Streetlights Go On

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Star Wars, Edgar Wright, Coronavirus TV Show, Online Film Festivals & Disney’s HUGE Release Dates Apr 03, 2020

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On the April 3, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Solo 2, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Edgar Wright, the first Coronavirus-inspired TV Show, Online film festivals and Disney’s HUGE release date push.

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Water Cooler: Tiger King, The Ringer, Ozark, New Girl, Darkside of the Ring, Tales from the Loop, Space Jam, Kill Bill, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Little Women, Home Before Dark Apr 01, 2020

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On the April 1, 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: We did it! We finally conquered the month of March! Or did it conquer us?

At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Jacob wants to know which stores and shops near you are taking the pandemic seriously.
- Brad participated in a Google Hangout trivia night with friends, played Pictionary with his parents through Skype.
- HT sat on her fire escape and got drunk singing Cats songs because there’s NOWHERE ELSE TO GO.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Peter has been reading (or looking at) The Art of The Rise of Skywalker by Phil Szostak.
- Ben read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
What we’ve been Watching:
- Brad, HT and Jacob watched Tiger King.
- Peter watched Castaway with Kitra who had never seen it, binge-watched Ozark season 3, and the two-part season 2 opening of Darkside of the Ring on Vice, and is still enjoying Westworld even though it’s inching back towards the mystery box.
- Brad watched The Talented Mr. Ripley, The Ringer, the second season of A.P. Bio.
- Jacob is binge-watching New Girl. He also watched The Gift, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and The Furies.
- Chris watched Little Women.
- Ben rewatched Portrait of a Lady on Fire and watched The Long Good Friday, The Adventures of Prince Achmed, Happy Death Day, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, and the first two episodes of AppleTV+’s Home Before Dark.
- Hoai-Tran watched Little Fires Everywhere, Tower of God, the new Amazon series Tales from the Loop, Space Jam, The Rocketeer, West Side Story, rewatched Mask of Zorro.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Brad tried Mountain Dew Frost Bite and Canada Dry Bold Ginger Ale
What we’ve been Playing:
- Brad tried the trial preview demo for Predator: Hunting Grounds
- Jacob is all-in and fully obsessed with The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild. He also participated in his first online game night.

Other Articles Mentioned:

Twitter Q&A from the producer of the Tiger King podcast

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Jaws, Dragon’s Lair, Mad Max, & What Happens To The Oscars & Golden Globes This Year? Mar 30, 2020

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On the March 30, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Jaws, Dragon’s Lair, Mad Max, and a bunch of Coronavirus updates.

Opening Banter: Is it still March?

In The News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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