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On the November 20, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the fourth episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Siege”. In The Spoiler Discussion: We discuss The Mandalorian Chapter 12 “The Siege” chapter 11 feedback Brief thoughts Beat by beat breakdown Speculation for the future Bryan's Review:  ‘The Mandalorian’ Makes an Eventful, Action-Packed Pitstop With “The Siege” 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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 18, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Hoai-Tran is totally not spying on her neighbors with the His Dark Materials telescope she got from HBO, is trying to work out again to counterbalance her new roomie’s baking hobby. What we’ve been Reading:Hoai-Tran is reading The Farthest Shore from Ursula K LeGuin’s Earthsea collection. Ben read A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. Brad read The Art of The Mandalorian: Season 1 What we’ve been Watching:Ben and Chris watched Run. Jacob watched Bill and Ted Face the Music and is slowly making his way through The Crown season 4. Hoai-Tran watched The Red Shoes and The Maltese Falcon. Chris watched The New Mutants and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.  Brad watched The Orange Years, the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, and some episodes of the new Animaniacs. Ben watched A Room With a View, Da 5 Bloods, and The Way I See It. What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Croissant Bread from Aldi’s and Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnadust. What we’ve been Playing:Jacob bought a PlayStation 5 and has been playing Demon’s Souls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Astro’s Playroom. Brad received an Oculus Quest 2 headset and has been messing around with that. 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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 16,  2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista and to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Justice League, Scorpion King, Wonder Woman 1984, Christopher Nolan, Short Circuit, Lilo & Stich, and Judd Apatow. In The News:  Ben: Zack Snyder's Ideal ‘Justice League’ is Black & White and in IMAX, Possibly Split Into Two MoviesAlso mention: Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ Reshoots Will Result in Only a Few Minutes of New Footage Chris (og HT): ‘The Scorpion King’ is Being Resurrected by Dwayne Johnson, Will Be Set in Modern Day Ben (og Brad): ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Could Hit Theaters and HBO Max on Christmas Day, But Warner Bros. Hasn’t Decided Chris: Christopher Nolan is Fine With You Watching Christopher Nolan Movies On Your Phone, So We Can All Stop Talking About That Now Ben: Christopher Nolan Says Other Directors Have Called to Complain About His Sound Mixing Chris: ‘Short Circuit’ Remake Being Developed Yet Again Ben: Live-Action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Film to be Directed by ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Helmer Jon M. Chu Ben: Judd Apatow Heads to Netflix for Comedy Set During the Pandemic   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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 13,  2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the third episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Heiress”. In Our Feature Presentation: Spoiler Discussion of The Mandalorian Chapter 11 “The Heiress”: Notes from the previous episode Brief thoughts on this episode Beat by beat dissection Speculation about the future   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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 11, 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 got the Life-size Baby Yoda from Sideshow Collectibles. Brad spoke to Anthony Daniels in support of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Jacob has been editing one of the most fun series he’s seen published on /Film. Hoai-Tran has a roommate! What we’ve been Reading:Jacob started reading The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson.  Hoai-Tran read The Art of Wolfwalkers. What we’ve been Watching:Peter and Ben watched Soul Peter watched the first couple episodes of Inside Pixar. And also watched the first episode of Gangs of London on AMC+. Jacob watched the first four Resident Evil movies, started rewatching The Crown, and wants to linger on Jeopardy for a few minutes. Chris watched Freaky and the Crown season 4. Brad watched the new Supermarket Sweep Ben watched the 4K Game of Thrones box set, John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, Plus One, The Pelican Brief, and Bringing Up Baby. Hoai-Tran watched Wolfwalkers, His Dark Materials season 2, and Young Justice Outsiders. What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Belgian Chocolate Truffles from Aldi, Ghiradelli White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Squares, Sugar Cookie M&Ms, and Turkey and Stuffing flavored potato chips. What we’ve been Playing:Jacob is learning the RPG Vaesen.    Other Articles Mentioned:   Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe: Ingredients 15 oz can pumpkin 5 oz vanilla pudding mix 16 oz Cool Whip ½ Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice ½ Tbsp. cinnamon Graham crackers Directions Mix pumpkin, pudding mix, and spices until well-blended. Fold in Cool Whip and mix until smooth. Chill 2-3 hours. Serve with graham crackers.   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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 9, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Star Wars, Johnny Depp, Chris Nolan, Cinemark, Jordan Peele, 1Up and A Quiet Place 3. Opening Banter: Yay for this weekend. In The News: Chris: ‘Star Wars’ Disney+ Series From Leslye Headland Will Feature a “Timeline That We Don’t Know Much About”Mention: Leslye Headland’s Female-Led ‘Star Wars’ Series Will Be a Martial Arts Thriller What do we think this means? Brad: Johnny Depp Drops Out of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise After Recent Court Case VerdictWho should replace Depp? Chris: Christopher Nolan is “Worried” Studios Are Drawing the Wrong Conclusions From ‘Tenet’ ReleaseMention: ‘Tenet’ Blu-ray, 4K and Digital Release Set for December Hollywood often gets it wrong… What are the right conclusions?  Brad: Cinemark Allowing Shortened Theatrical Windows for Movies on a Case-By-Case Basis Starting This MonthOnce you open the door, can they go back later? Chris: ‘The People Under the Stairs’ Remake Coming From Producer Jordan PeeleWhat do you think the new take will be? Brad: Ellen Page Will Be a Serious Gamer in ‘1UP’ eSports Movie from ‘Fanboys’ Director Kyle NewmanIs the world ready for an esports movie? Chris: ‘A Quiet Place 3’ in the Works With ‘Midnight Special’ Filmmaker Jeff Nichols Writing and Directing an Idea From John Krasinski 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. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 6, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the second episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Passsenger”. Opening Banter: This week has been a long one, but at least we have a new episode of The Mandalorian. In Our Feature Presentation: a spoiler filled discussion of Mandalorian Season 2 episode 2 “The Passenger”. Notes since the last episode Brief reaction Blow by blow recap Speculation about upcoming episodes and season‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3 May Start Shooting Soon…Unless They’re Filming Another ‘Star Wars’ Show Entirely  Other Articles Mentioned: BattleTech: Honor's Gauntlet (BattleTech Novel) by Bryan Young ‘The Mandalorian’ Goes on a Wild, Funny and Icky Side Quest With “The Passenger”    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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the November 2, 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:    At The Water Cooler: What did everyone do for Halloween?Peter live-streamed about Mandalorian. Brad went to a friend’s house for a socially distanced bonfire where masks were worn and costumes were encouraged. Jacob had a thoroughly mediocre Halloween! Hoai-Tran watched Rocky Horror Picture Show with friends. Ben visited his nieces. What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to Downtown Disney to check out all the new Christmas merch.  Jacob voted. Hoai-Tran voted and guested on Nerdist News Talks Back. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob started reading The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Green. Peter read the first chapter of Charles Soule’s Star Wars: Light of the Jedi. What we’ve been Watching:Peter has been watching more of Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult on Starz, and Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks. He’s also been watching a lot of YouTube and wanted to plug two episodes: Justin Scarred’s tour of Goonies filming locations and Adam The Woo stayed overnight in the Christmas Story house. Brad watched Haunters: The Art of the Scare, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, introduced his girlfriend to Back to the Future Part II, has been suckered into watching The Bachelorette. Chris watched Mank. Hoai-Tran watched The Wailing, A Tale of Two Sisters, rewatched Notorious, Sabotage. Ben watched Crimson Peak, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and rewatched Almost Famous.  What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Sugar Cookie Hershey’s Kisses, Monster Ultra Watermelon, Gingerbread Oreos. What we’ve been Playing:Brad has been playing Call of Duty’s Halloween event, The Haunting of Verdansk Jacob is playing Unmatched: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hoai-Tran is terrible at Among Us.   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. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the October 30, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about the first episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian season two, entitled “The Marshal”.   Opening Banter: 2020 has sucked but at least we have a new season of the Mandalorian?   In Our Feature Presentation: a spoiler filled discussion of Mandalorian Season 2 episode 1 “The Marshal”. Brief reaction Blow by blow recap Speculation about upcoming episodes and season   Other Articles Mentioned:  ‘The Mandalorian’ Returns With an Explosive Premiere Filled With Big Action and Plenty of ‘Star Wars’ Deep Cuts  BattleTech: Honor's Gauntlet (BattleTech Novel) by Bryan Young   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 weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the October 28, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including a new suite of Assassin’s Creed TV shows, Jon Stewart’s return to the small screen, The Conjuring 3, Y: The Last Man, The Suicide Squad, and more.   Opening Banter: Follow up from Monday’s conversation: we were talking about the status of Tomb Raider 2, which may or may not still have Ben Wheatley attached to direct. Now MGM has officially taken Tomb Raider 2 off the release calendar.   In The News: HT: ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Live-Action TV Series in the Works at Netflix, Animated Spin-Offs to Follow Ben: Former ‘Daily Show’ Host Jon Stewart Returns to TV for Current Affairs Series on AppleTV+The Diamond Dogs Are Back: ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 Confirmed at AppleTV+ Chris: ‘The Conjuring 3’ Will Take Viewers Away from the Traditional Haunted House Set-Up HT: ‘Y: The Last Man’ TV Series Filming Begins, Sans Real Monkey Jacob (og Brad): ‘The Suicide Squad’: James Gunn Had the Freedom to Kill Anyone, Praises One Aspect of David Ayer’s Movie 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. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.  You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word!  Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy