Interviews: Sir Ridley Scott, Kevin Smith, Bring Her Back Writer/Directors, and Friendship Writer/Director + Stranger Things 5, Ariana Grande's Next Movie & More
/Film Weekly4 Jun 2025

Interviews: Sir Ridley Scott, Kevin Smith, Bring Her Back Writer/Directors, and Friendship Writer/Director + Stranger Things 5, Ariana Grande's Next Movie & More

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)


Bring Her Back (~19:53)

How it compares to Talk to Me (~20:18)

Sally Hawkins’ performance, and way the film handles grief (23:30)

The movie’s violence/gore (~30:40)

Interview with Danny and Michael Philippou (~38:40)

Friendship (~54:16)

Paul Rudd’s I Love You, Man connection (~59:23)

Some of our favorite moments (~01:03:42)

Interview with writer/director Andrew DeYoung (~01:08:53)

Dogma (~01:26:13)

Where does Dogma stand in Kevin Smith’s filmography? (~01:28:41)

Jason Mewes’ performance (~01:32:37)

The Wild, Complete Story Behind Kevin Smith Reclaiming Dogma For Re-Release

Why Kevin Smith Paid Tribute To John Hughes In Dogma But Still Dumped On Home Alone

Interview with Kevin Smith (~01:33:45)

Kingdom of Heaven (~01:41:15)

Is this Ridley Scott’s best movie? (~01:50:26)

Ridley Scott interview (~01:53:00)

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