/Film Daily

/Film Daily

Movie & TV discussion from the editors and writers at slashfilm.com.

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May 5, 2025 29 mins

On the May 5, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the weekend’s box office numbers.

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On the May 2, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest Marvel Studios movie, Thunderbolts*.

In Our Feature Presentation: Thunderbolts* Review: Marvel Finally Matures Its Cinematic Universe With An Emotional Gut Punch

  • General thoughts
  • Spoilers

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  • You can find m...
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On the April 30, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista 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:
  • Ben visited the graves of some famous people at Forest Lawn Cemetery, and then got stuck on the Jurassic World ride and visited Supe...
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On the April 29, 2025 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.

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On the April 28, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks about the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival.

In Our Feature Presentation: TCMFF 2025!

  • Suspicion
  • Back to the Future
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
  • Talk of the Town
  • Heat

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.
  • /Film Daily is published every we...
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On the April 25, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about Gareth Evans’ long-awaited action movie Havoc, and present an interview with writer/director Gareth Evans.

In Our Feature Presentation: Havoc Review: Tom Hardy And Gareth Evans Team For A Hyperviolent Shoot 'Em Up

  • General thoughts
  • Interview with Gareth Evans

All the other st...

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On the April 24, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Bill Bria to talk about the new horror movie Until Dawn, and present an interview with director David F. Sandberg and producer/writer Gary Dauberman.

In Our Feature Presentation: Until Dawn Review: David F. Sandberg's Video Game Adaptation Is The Most Horror Movie Of The Year

  • What’s your relationship to the game?
  • General thou...
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On the April 23, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Jeremy Mathai to talk about the first three episodes of Andor, and present an interview with showrunner Tony Gilroy and actress Genevieve O’Reilly (who plays Mon Mothma).

In Our Feature Presentation: Andor Season 2 Review: Star Wars' Best, Boldest Experiment Ends With A Bang

  • General tho...
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On the April 22, 2025 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.

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On the April 21, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the 2025 summer movie season.

Before we get into this, I just wanted to share a quick email response we got about last Monday’s episode where we talked about the biggest problems facing the world of movies these days. Eric from Los Angeles wrote in and said, “I would like to know why ...

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On the April 18, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Brad Oman and BJ Colangelo to talk about Ryan Coogler’s newest film, Sinners, and present interviews with actors Delroy Lindo and Miles Caton.

In Our Feature Presentation: Sinners Review: Ryan Coogler's Bloody Vampire Masterclass Is 2025's Movie To Beat

  • General reactions
  • Spoilery thoughts
  • ...
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On the April 17, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to open up the mailbag and go through some listener feedback to Monday’s episode of the show.

In Our Feature Presentation:

  • Listener mailbag!
  • Flow post-credits from David
  • Scott from Rochester, NY
  • Anonymous from the UK
  • Jerikah from Gainesville, FL
  • Jorge from Portu...
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On the April 16, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista 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:
  • Ben tried out the GOOVIS G3 Max.
  • What we’ve been Watching:
  • Chris watched Sinners, Black Bag, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluenc...
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On the April 15, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to catch up on some box office numbers and talk about the latest film and TV news.

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On a special episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about the biggest problems facing the world of movie theaters and exhibition right now.

In Our Feature Presentation

  • Datapoints
  • Problems for theaters
  • Problems for studios
  • Problems for moviegoers
  • Potential solutions

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On the April 11, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall and staff writers Jeremy Mathai and Bill Bria to talk about the new movie Warfare and present an interview with the movie’s two directors, Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland.

In Our Feature Presentation: Warfare Review: A Disturbing, Riveting Nightmare That Redefines 'War Movie'

  • Inte...
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On the April 10, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo and staff writer Ryan Scott to have a spoiler-free conversation about Christopher Landon’s new movie Drop, and we’ll present an interview with director Christopher Landon.

In Our Feature Presentation: Drop Review: This Bad Date Makes For A Killer Thriller [SXSW]

  • Spoiler-free thoughts
  • ...
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On the April 9, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about season 3 of Yellowjackets and present an interview with the director of the most recent episode, Ben Semanoff.

In Our Feature Presentation: Yellowjackets Season 3 Review: The Coming-Of-Age Cannibal Mystery Series Has Us Hungering For More

  • How does season 3 compare to oth...
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On the April 8, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks about the new horror comedy Hell of a Summer, and presents an interview with writer/director/star Finn Wolfhard.

In Our Feature Presentation: Hell of a Summer Review: A Campfire Slasher That’s Light on Scares But Big on Charm

  • Finn Wolfhard interview

All the other stuff you need to know:

  • You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’...
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On the April 7, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to talk all about Universal’s new Epic Universe.

In Our Feature Presentation

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 not...
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