Water Cooler: Iceland, New Zealand, Star Wars VR, Nightflyers, Venom, A Star Is Born, Jurassic World, Jack Ryan, Doctor Who & More

On the October 8 2018 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 talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Opening Banter: Ben and HT are back! At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Ben visited Iceland. HT visited New Zealand. Jacob checked out The Void’s Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire VR experience. What we’ve been Reading:Ben read The Princess Bride Jacob read George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers, along with new issues of Sleepless and The Walking Dead. HT finished reading Pachinko and read The Alienist. What we’ve been Watching:Peter experienced Venom, and went to his local AMC to see A Star Is Born, you can listen to his full reviews of these films on this week’s /Filmcast. He also attended the cast/crew premiere of Michael Giacchino’s Monster Challenge, and at home watched the documentary Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay, binge watched the Amazon series Jack Ryan, and saw the first episode of Star Wars Resistance. Brad saw A Simple Favor, Hell Fest, Venom, A Star Is Born and Gaga: Five Foot Two Ben watched Incredibles II, and is catching up on TV with The Good Place Jacob watched Venom, A Star is Born, Jigsaw, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and American Vandal season 2. Chris watched Apostle, Satan’s Slaves, Malevolent and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. HT saw A Star is Born, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Killing Eve, and the season 11 premiere of Doctor Who. What we’ve been Eating:Brad picked up Mountain Dew Ice Cherry and Oat Crunch Cinnamon Cheerios What we’ve been Playing:Jacob has been playing Into the Breach, The Bridge, and the remastered Crash Bandicoot. Brad played Mario Party 11 Other articles mentioned: Doctor Who’ Review: You’ll Fall in Love With Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor in “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” 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 iTunes, Google Play, 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. Our Sponsors: * Check out Aura.com: https://aura.com/remove * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out Liquid IV and use my code FILMWEEKLY for a great deal: https://www.liquid-iv.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy