/Film Weekly

On the June 25, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a big discussion about Danny Boyle’s 28 Years Later, talk about Marvel’s Ironheart, and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws.

(~01:37) In The News:

• Every New James Bond Director Contender Has One Thing In Common
• Top Gun 3 Will Give Tom Cruise's Maveric...

On the June 18, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news and present interviews with the writer/director of Materialists and the director of The Mortician, which has officially become the most-watched HBO doc of the last five years.

In The News: (~01:45)

• James Gunn's DC Universe Will Avoid Marvel's Biggest Prob...

On the June 11, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to announce a giveaway, talk about the latest film and TV news, and present interviews with the star and director of Ballerina, the stars of The Phoenician Scheme, and Dan Trachtenberg, the co-writer and director of Predator: Killer of Killers.

The Nice Guys 4K (~00:28)

Giveaway! (~02:36) 

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On the June 4, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news and present interviews with a bunch of directors, including the filmmakers behind Bring Her Back, the director of the Tim Robinson comedy Friendship, Kevin Smith, and legendary director Ridley Scott.

In The News: (~01:10)

• Stranger Things ...

On the May 28, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news and present interviews with the folks behind Rick and Morty and the new Disney-Pixar movie Elio.

Rick and Morty season 8 (:30)

Rick and Morty’s evolution (03:00)

Interview with Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden, and Spencer Grammer (06:32)

On the May 21, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news, talk a little about what we’ve been watching, and present interviews with the folks behind Final Destination Bloodlines and the Apple TV+ show Murderbot.

A discussion about Final Destination franchise as a whole (~:15)

Final Destination Bloodlines Review...

On the May 14, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to talk about the latest film and TV news, talk a little about what we’ve been watching, and present interviews with the folks behind Andor and Wick is Pain.

Ben and Brad talk about Andor season 2 (~:50)

Ben’s Tony Gilroy interview (~09:49)

In The News: (~36:51)

• Marvel's X-Men Reboot Movie May Have Found A Director (And He's...

On the May 9, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about Eli Craig’s new horror movie Clown in a Cornfield, and present an interview with co-writer/director Eli Craig.

In Our Feature Presentation: Clown In A Cornfield Is One Of The Best Scary Clown Horror Movies Ever Made [SXSW]

• General thoughts
• Spoiler...

On the May 8, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to talk about the new movie Watch the Skies and present an interview with the director Victor Danell, producer Albin Pettersson, and Flawless Co-Founder Scott Mann.

In Our Feature Presentation: UFO Sweden Review: A Bunch Of Swedes Show Hollywood How To Amblin [Fantastic Fest 202...

On the May 7, 2025 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 we’ve been watching.

In the Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
• Ben has an announcement to make about the show (check him out on Bluesky), met up with BJ and Harmony for dinner, went to Jazz at LACMA, visited Cloud Gate (aka The Bean), the Art Institute of Chicago...

On the May 6, 2025 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by no one to go over the latest film and TV news.

In The News: 

• Full trailer for GTA VI has been released, with a May 26, 2026 release date (The Mandalorian and Grogu is hitting theaters on May 22)
• Another Solo Deadpool Movie Probably Won't Happen – But Ryan Reynolds Has A More Intriguing Idea
• Sgt. Rock no longer...

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.

In The News: 

• Box office top 10
• How did Thunderbolts do? What does this mean for Marvel?
• Marvel's Thunderbolts Isn't Really A Thunderbolts Movie (And That's Disappointing)

All the other stuff ...

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

All the other stuff you need to know:

• You can find m...

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...

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.

In The News: 

• Box office top 10
• Sinners Just Did Something No Horror Movie Has Ever Done At The Box Office
• Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith Is A Box Office Smash Hit Again 20 Years Later
• The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping Has Found Its ...

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...

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...

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...

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...