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On the May 7, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is going to present an interview he did with Dune: Part Two cinematographer Greig Fraser.

In Our Feature Presentation:

• Greig Fraser interview
• Some Of Dune: Part Two's Shortest Scenes Took Three Entire Days To Film
• Creating Arrakis For Dune 2 Left Director Denis Villeneuve 'Sand-Traumatized'

All the ot...

On the May 13, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.

In The News: 

• Roger Corman, Legendary B-Movie Producer And Director, Has Died At 98
• New Lord Of The Rings Movie Lands A Familiar Director, But It's Not Peter Jackson
• Every The Hunt For Gollum Question You Probably ...

On the May 10, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and present an interview with the movie’s director, Wes Ball.

In the Our Feature Presentation: Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes Review: The Best Of The New Apes Series

• How this compares to the previous trilogy
• What the film does well
• Short...

On the May 9, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to present an interview with the director and co-writer of one of the wackiest comedies of 2024, Hundreds of Beavers.

In the Our Feature Presentation:

• BJ’s interview with Mike Cheslik, the director and co-writer of Hundreds of Beavers.
• Hundreds Of Beavers Review: A 19th Century Indie Odd...

On the May 8, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.

In the Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
• Brad has been trying to pack for a big move
• What we’ve been Reading:
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• What we’ve been Watching:
• Ben watched The Handmaiden, Papillon, Killing Them Softly, and Cohere...

On the May 7, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the latest film and TV news.

In The News: 

• The Fall Guy Matches Free Guy's Opening Weekend As The Guy Cinematic Universe Grows
• Superman First Look: David Corenswet Suits Up For Director James Gunn
• Disney Has A New Plan To Save The MCU: Quality ...

On the May 6, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista and /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about Jerry Seinfeld’s new movie, Unfrosted, and then present an interview with one of the film’s writers, Spike Feresten.

In Our Feature Presentation: Unfrosted arrived on Netflix this past Friday, it’s streaming there right now.

• Addressing the Seinfeld of it all
• ...

On the May 3, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about David Leitch’s new movie The Fall Guy, and then present some quick interviews with the director and stars.

In Our Feature Presentation: The Fall Guy Review: Ryan Gosling (And His Stunt Team) Lead A Spectacular Time At The Movies [SXSW 2024]

• General thoughts about the film
• Spoi...

On the May 2, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson and /Film editor Brad Oman talk about Michael Showalter’s new romantic comedy The Idea of You, and present an interview with Michael Showalter.

In Our Feature Presentation: The Idea Of You Review: Anne Hathaway Shines In This Unconventional Romance [SXSW 2024]

• The Idea of You general reactions
• What makes this movie stand out from its contemporaries?
• Boy band compon...

On the May 1, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.

In the Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
• BJ has been purging/donating her wardrobe AND MY BOOK ON SLEEPAWAY CAMP IS FINALLY COMING OUT.
• What we’ve been Reading:
• BJ has been reading the essays of Gen Z cult...

On the April 30, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news.

In The News:

• Director Scott Derrickson Breaks Down His Entire Career, From Marvel To The Black Phone [Exclusive Interview]
• Meet The Lion Who Would Be King In The First Mufasa: The Lion King Trailer
• 28 Years Later Wil...

On the April 29, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the 2024 summer movie season.

In Our Feature Presentation: Summer 2024 at the Box Office

• May 3 - June 28
• July 3 - September 6

All the other stuff you need to know:

• You can find more about all the stories we mention...

On the April 26, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Luca Guadagnino’s new film, Challengers. Plus, we’ll present an interview with the movie’s writer, Justin Kuritzkes.

In the Our Feature Presentation: Challengers Review: A Simple Story Turned Into A Skillful Epic

• General thoughts
• The score
• The trio of actors
• Spoilers: ...

On the April 25, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Bill Bria to gather around the virtual water cooler to talk about what they’ve been watching lately.

In the Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Watching:
• Bill saw Hereditary in IMAX, the first two Maze Runner movies, and Cool as Ice.
• Ben caught up with The First Omen and Immaculate, watched all of Conan O’Brien Must Go, and saw Dead Men...

On the April 24, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Brad Oman and BJ Colangelo to talk about X-Men ‘97 and present an interview with two of the cast members.

In Our Feature Presentation:

• How has the show progressed since its premiere?
• Evolution of the characters
• Has it made an effort to differentiate itself from the original series?
• BJ’s interview with Holly Chou and Gui Agustini
• Who/what...

On the April 23, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to talk about the latest film and TV news.

In The News:

• Director Quentin Tarantino Is No Longer Pursuing The Movie Critic As His Final Feature
• Director Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, And Jennifer Lawrence Are Prepping The Ultimate Showbiz Biopic
• Director Steven Spielberg Is Quietly ...

On the April 22, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson presents a couple of interviews about Guy Ritchie’s newest movie, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

In Our Feature Presentation:

• An interview with screenwriter Arash Amel
• An interview with actor Babs Olusanmokun

All the other stuff you need to know:

• You can find more about all th...

On the April 19, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Abigail and present an interview with Radio Silence, the film’s directors.

Opening Banter: I want to read some quick feedback from our vampire episode yesterday. Eddie from Los Angeles wrote in saying “Thanks for another fun episode. Most of my favorite vampire movies at least got a shout out...

On the April 18, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about some of their favorite vampire movies.

Opening Banter: Abigail is coming out tomorrow, and the trailers have made it very clear that it’s a film about vampires.

In the Our Feature Presentation:

• Is the subgenre of vampire films one ...