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Water Cooler: The Inventor, Shazam!, The OA Part 2, One Cut of the Dead, 42nd Street, Queer Eye, Succession, Little Women, Kill or Be Killed Mar 27, 2019

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On the March 27, 2019 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 talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

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At The Water Cooler:

- What we’ve been Doing:
  - Peter went to Disneyland and did some vlogging on Instagram Stories.
  - Jacob has doubled down on the whole “not being dead before 50” thing.
- What we’ve been Reading:
  - Chris read Kill or Be Killed Volume 1.
  - Ben is reading The Art and Making of The Handmaid’s Tale
  - Peter subscribed to AppleNews+.
  - Brad read Marvel Team-Up Featuring Spider-Man and the Not Ready for Prime-Time Players

What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter watched Alex Gibney’s documentary The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley on HBO, binge watched The OA Part 2 on Netflix, rewatched Us, and watched the pilot episode of the new Fox game show Mental Samurai.
- Chris re-watched Aquaman.
- Jacob saw Us again, finished Bodyguard and has been watching HBO’s Succession.
- Brad watched Us and re-watched Captain Marvel. Worked through the second season of Queer Eye.
- Ben watched 42nd Street, To Be Or Not To Be, Little Women, The Asphalt Jungle, Shazam!, and rewatched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Game of Thrones.
- Hoai-Tran watched Us, One Cut of the Dead, A Separation, Like Water for Chocolate, season 3 of Queer Eye, and rewatched Kung Fu Hustle, and The Lives of Others.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Peter learned to cook steak from Kiefer Sutherland, and discovered Dang Lightly Salted Toasted Coconut Chips.
- Brad tried Peeps Cereal, Pancakes & Syrup and Root Beer Float flavored Peeps, and Lays Beer Cheese Potato Chips.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Ben played Pickleball for the first time
- Jacob played The Estates and HMS Dolores.

Other Articles Mentioned:

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Zack Snyder's Insane Vision For the DCEU, And Jordan Peele's US Spoiler Discussion Part 2 Mar 26, 2019

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On the March 26, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss some brief film news involving Zack Snyder. We will also talk Us spoilers and answer some of your reader emails.

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Opening Banter: Water Cooler will return tomorrow, we promise this time. HT is out sick today so it was pushed back.

In The News:

Us spoiler discussion part 2:

Chris gives his thoughts on the film and his interpretation.
Peter saw the movie for the second time and here are his notes:
- Lupita's dad is playing Whack-A-Mole, a game about hitting underground creatures and keeping them down. Strangely he is seen to only be hitting the same hole, what does that mean?
- The daughters Zora’s green hoodie says “thỏ” which means rabbit in Vietnamese Is the candy apple maybe a reference to the garden of Eden story?
- Why are there desks and chalkboard rooms in the underground?
- The big storm knocked the power out while she was in the fun house, allowing the escalator to stop and the tethered to escape.
- Not only is 11:11 the time in which it happens and the sign but the baseball game is tied 11-11 and the ambulance in the last shot of the movie is numbered 1111. The prize in the beginning was 11.
- “I have the highest kill count in the family” is such an American thing to argue.
- When they are in their friends house and Adelaide is arguing they leave to Mexico, the husband insists that where they are is the safest place on the planet or something. United States allegory?
- The opening text on the screen about the underground tunnels ends with something like “Many have no known purpose.” And the rest of the text disappears leaving just that line.
- Red is the only one of the tethered that can talk, probably the best clue to the twist. Also Adelaide tells Elisabeth Moss’ character on the beach, “I’m not good at... talking.”
- The dad mentions on the Santa Cruz boardwalk that a movie was being filmed nearby. This scene took place in 1986, around the time The Lost Boys was being filmed.
- All of the tethered wears gloves on their right hand like Michael Jackson.
- Adelaide’s smile at the end: did she know she was the tethered the whole time?

In The Mail Bag:

Kevin writes in “The frisbee represents tethered Adelaide taking original Adelaide place and living with originals hence red frisbee (tethered adelaide) covering blue circle (original adelaide) and being surrounded other blue circles with her pretending to fit in. Her removing the frisbee is her deny who she is and that she should belong above.”
Steven K writes in “Ben, you need context to understand the Jeremiah verse... We've abandoned progress and reverted back to the sins of our forefathers... Capitalism is becoming feudalism and justice is swinging back towards the early 20th century. My take: Trump is a symptom, not the subject.”

Other Articles Mentioned:

Jordan Peele Breaks Down "Get Out" Fan Theories from Reddit | Vanity Fair

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AppleTV+ Announcement Reactions and Analysis (Audio fixed) Mar 25, 2019

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On the March 25, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss Apple TV+ and the news coming out of today’s big Apple keynote event.

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Opening Banter: Water Cooler will return tomorrow.

In The News:

What was announced?

The name

Who is involved?

How did the footage in the sizzle look?

The Morning Show
See
Amazing Stories
Little America
Helpsters
Little Voice

What are some shows in development we didnt see?

Oprah as “one more thing” (two docs and a book club)

Spielberg vs. Netflix

Storytellers trailer

Was the presentation a flop?

How much will it cost?

When will we get it?

Is anyone here buying in?

What happens next?

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Jordan Peele's Us Spoiler Discussion Mar 22, 2019

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On the March 22, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman and senior writer Ben Pearson to have a spoiler discussion about Jordan Peele’s latest film Us, and hopefully get to the bottom of some of the questions.

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Opening Banter: Jordan Peele’s Us is a great horror movie, but also one that left us with many opinions, questions and interpretations. So what follows is a discussion between the /Film staff who have seen the film, providing some insights and analysis of the film.

In Our Feature Presentation: 'Us' Movie Explained: Exploring the Biggest Questions and Craziest Twists in Jordan Peele's Film

Everyone’s brief reactions to the film
Who are the tethered?
What do the tethered represent?
The final twist
Our greatest fear is ourselves
The Haves and have nots
The Escalator
What does the guy with the 11:11 sign mean?
What is going on with the dance?
What’s up with those rabbits?
Where Did the Tethered Get Those Matching Red Jumpsuits and Scissors?
What does the recreation of Hands Across America mean?

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Free Ad-Supported Movie Tickets, Harry Potter's Growing Pains, Forrest Gump 2, Gambit, He-Man, Three Musketeers & More Mar 21, 2019

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On the March 21, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including a new Free way to see movies, The Invisible Man, Forrest Gump 2, Masters of the Universe casting and Netflix’s Three Musketeers. And In our Feature Presentation, HT is going to explain why there is something cursed about the Wizarding World.

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In The News:

Chris: MoviePass Founder Launching PreShow, a Way to See Free Theatrical Movies via Terrifying ‘Black Mirror’ Tech
HT: The ‘Invisible Man’ Remake May Actually Be About an Invisible Woman Chris: The Unmade ‘Forrest Gump’ Sequel Would’ve Been Out of Its Damn Mind
HT: Rupert Wyatt Compares His Abandoned ‘Gambit’ Movie to ‘The Godfather’
Chris: ‘Masters of the Universe’ Reboot Wants Noah Centineo to Play He-Man
HT: Netflix is developing a Modern Three Musketeers movie with writer Harrison Query

In Our Feature Presentation:

HT: There’s Something (Cursed) About Harry: The Wizarding World’s Growing Pains Highlight a Franchise in Awkward Transition

All the other stuff you need to know:

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Star Wars Rumors, How Netflix Is Further Changing How We Watch TV Shows, The Flash, X-Men and Suicide Squad Mar 20, 2019

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On the March 20, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson, and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad, The Flash, X-Men, Netflix, and Star Wars rumors.

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In The News:

Ben: James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ is a “Total Reboot,” According to Producer Peter Safran
HT: Ezra Miller Teams Up With Grant Morrison To Pen ‘The Flash’ Script in Creative Clash With Directors
Mentioned: ‘Game Night’ Directors Get ‘The Creeps’ at Universal, But What Does This Mean for ‘The Flash’?
Ben: Disney/Fox Deal is Done, But Don’t Expect to See X-Men in the MCU Anytime Soon
HT: Netflix Testing Out Random Episode Orders For Original Shows Starting With ‘Love, Death & Robots’
Ben: Rumor: ‘Star Wars’ Movies from ‘Game of Thrones’ Creators May Head to The Old Republic
HT: ‘Ewoks’ TV Show Headed to Disney+? Let’s Speculate Wildly!
Plug trailers on the site:
- ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Trailer: Change is Coming to Hawkins
- ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Trailer: DiCaprio, Pitt, Robbie and More Star in Quentin Tarantino’s New Film

Other Articles Mentioned:

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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Water Cooler: Shazam, Pet Sematary, Captain Marvel, The Boy, Wonder Park, Apollo 11, Aquaman, Dumbo, Cobra Kai, Twilight Zone, Queer Eye Mar 19, 2019

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On the March 19, 2019 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.

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At The Water Cooler:

What we’ve been Doing:
- Jacob attended the SXSW Film Festival, explored SXSW Gaming, had dinner with /Film friends, and met some very friendly readers and listeners. He has also decided it is time to catalogue his entire library.
- Brad went to Victoria, British Columbia to visit the set of The Boy 2, has been preparing to get back into improv for an upcoming charity show, and started to catalog his movie collection with the Sort It! Movies app.
- Chris went to Austin for the Pet Sematary premiere and press junket at SXSW, and attended an Alamo Drafthouse for the first time.
- Hoai-Tran saw The Pixies and Weezer at Madison Square Garden.
What we’ve been Reading:
- Chris is reading Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou.
- Jacob is almost done with Wolf in White Van. He also read the first four hardcover volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist and Junji Ito’s Shivers collection.
What we’ve been Watching:
- Peter watched Cobra Kai season 2, saw Disney’s live-action Dumbo, and saw Shazam.
- Brad watched The Boy, The Wandering Earth, Shoplifters, Teen Titans Go to the Movies, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Captain Marvel, Free Solo, Mona Lisa Smile and the first season of Queer Eye.
- Ben watched From Here to Eternity, High Society, Triple Threat, and Triple Frontier.
- Chris watched Pet Sematary, The Curse of La Llorona, Climax, Apollo 11, Aquaman, Dragged Across Concrete, and four episodes of the new Twilight Zone.
- Jacob watched a whole bunch of movies at SXSW (plug yesterday’s episode), including Us, Booksmart, The Art of Self-Defense, Good Boys, Pet Sematary, Stuber, and The Curse of La Llorona. Before that, he saw Captain Marvel. He started Netflix’s Bodyguard and has never been more happy to see a contestant lose a Top Chef season finale.
- Hoai-Tran watched Wonder Park, Shazam, The Guilty, Deep Red and has been binging the new episodes of Terrace House.
What we’ve been Eating:
- Peter fell in love with Pizza in a Bag Pepperoni Jerky from super snack time, made Keto McGriddles, ate the new Cereal School, and got a Keto Mojo blood reader.
- Jacob has been enjoying Rebel Ice Cream and The Cereal School.
- Brad bought snacks from Canada, including Cookie Crumble and Hazelnut Crunch KitKats, Chips Ahoy, Caramilk and Coffee Crisp chocolate eggs. Also found Maple Bacon Donut Cereal and Chicken and Waffles Cereal, and Crisp Apple Pop-Tarts.
What we’ve been Playing:
- Peter attended a board game night and played a few fun party games he would like to recommend: a very simple card game called Illusion, a mind reading cooperative card game called The Mind, and a team vs team game called Decrypto.
- Jacob is planning a Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG campaign.

Other Articles Mentioned:

‘Pet Sematary’ Review: Scary As Hell, and One of the Best Stephen King Adaptations Ever [SXSW]

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The Best Movies & TV From The 2019 SXSW Film Festival Mar 18, 2019

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On the March 18, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, to discuss the best movies he saw at the SXSW Film Festival.

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Opening Banter: Jacob has returned from the SXSW Film Festival!

In Our Feature Presentation: Jacob talks about the best and worst of SXSW.

Shout-outs to smaller films and pilots: NOS42, What We Do in the Shadows, and Extra Ordinary. And he flat-out HATED The Curse of La Llorona.
Olympic Dreams
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Stuber
Villains
Pet Sematary
Good Boys
Tread
The Art of Self-Defense
Booksmart
Us

Other Articles Mentioned:

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Emergency Podcast: Holy Crap, James Gunn Rehired for Guardians of the Galaxy 3!!!!!!!!!! Mar 15, 2019

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On the March 15, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui, for an Emergency Episode to discuss the breaking news that James Gunn has been rehired by Disney to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, and to discuss a couple bits of latest film and tv news, including, Apple’s streaming service and Game of Thrones season 8.

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Opening Banter: We don’t need any opening banter today, we have some huge Marvel news!

In The News:

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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Would You See Immersive 4D Horror Movies? Should We Erase Michael Jackson From Our Lives? One Day at a Time, The Talisman, Rotten Tomatoes, Avengers: Endgame Mar 14, 2019

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On the March 14, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista, to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Pet Sematary in 4Dx, One Day at a Time, The Talisman, Rotten Tomatoes, Michael Jackson, and Avengers: Endgame.

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Opening Banter: Don’t worry guys, Twitter isn’t taking away the likes and RT numbers after all.

In The News:

Other Articles Mentioned:

All the other stuff you need to know:

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