Mini Water Cooler: The Suicide Squad, Free Guy, The Last Letter From Your Lover, The Jinx, Boyz n the Hood, and More

On the August 3, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by news editor Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter: At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Hoai-Tran went to the Met, recently recorded an episode of Trekking Through Time and Space with Paul Scheer, has been doing other stuff too, probably. Ben has been slowly building shelves for a library. What we’ve been Reading:Ben read The Count of Monte Cristo. Hoai-Tran read Half-Sick of Shadows, is reading The Committed, but wants to talk about Mexican Gothic. What we’ve been Watching:HT and Ben watched Never Have I Ever season 2 and I Think You Should Leave. Ben watched Boyz n the Hood and The Last Letter From Your Lover. Hoai-Tran watched The Green Knight, The Suicide Squad, Snake Eyes, Stillwater, Free Guy, Starstruck, finally started watching Warrior, Evil, and um, The Jinx. What we’ve been Eating: What we’ve been Playing: Also 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 Apple Podcasts, 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