Kraven The Hunter Bombs Hard, More Box Office Stories, and A Few Listener E-Mails
On the December 16, 2024 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 box office numbers and answer a couple of your emails.Listener emails: Terry from Oakland, CA: Love the podcast. I’ve been listening to it from day one, although I often disagree with what I hear. I love the conversation and the different perspectives. It’s always a joy to hear Chris’ dour voice. Warms the cackles of my heart. But as far as the top five Denzel movies. I’m pretty sure I was, like many of your other Black listeners, screaming at our phones or whatever they listen to the podcasts on. You all made some great points and had some great picks. There were some deep cuts in there. I appreciate you highlighting the relationship between Denzel and Spike Lee. They are cinematic gold.But to be clear, there’s no way Man on Fire sits on that list over Glory. I understand the desire to want to have “action Denzel” on the list. I think for a lot of people, Training Day is action Denzel turnt up. I think that all those Tony Scott action movies and Training Day have a similar version of Denzel. Glory is different. The rawness of his acting. The hint of charm beneath that rage. The arc of his character. It really mirrors the arc of Malcolm X. I saw both of those movies in the theater and they had a profound impact on many of us. Man of Fire was great, but doesn’t rank as one of his top 5 greatest performances. Macbeth must be on the list, although I would have had Mo Betta Blues, and Mississippi Masala deserves an honorable mention. Love you guys!!!Andrew from Wichita: I subscribe to Peacock and Paramount+. Each year I wait until Black Friday when they offer deals and then subscribe. This year, for example, Peacock is offering a full year for $20. How do these deals keep these streaming services alive?Richard from San Antonio: Love the show and listen to every episode. I hate to be “that guy,” but the way you all have pronounced Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s (BON-HOFFER) name kills me every time. Haven’t seen the film, but he’s a super interesting historical figure. German pastor who studied in the States and was influenced by the people he met in Harlem. When he moved back to Germany, he was arrested for plotting to kill Hitler. Otherwise, keep up the good work.In The News:Box office top 10All 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
16 Dec 202432min
Lord of the Rings Returns to Animation With War of the Rohirrim, Plus Interviews with the Filmmakers
On the December 13, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks a little about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and presents interviews with a few of the filmmakers.In Our Feature Presentation: The War Of The Rohirrim Review: The Lord Of The Rings Goes Anime In Dazzling, But Inessential PrequelArty Papageorgiou and Phoebe GittinsPhilippa BoyensKenji KamiyamaAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
13 Dec 202453min
Water Cooler: A Complete Unknown, The Last Showgirl, The Order, CC40, and More
On the December 11, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been watching.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:Brad has been preparing to host a Prancer 35th anniversary event in his hometownWhat we’ve been Reading:What we’ve been Watching:Brad watched The Last Showgirl, A Different Man, The Apprentice, The Order, Juror # 2, and September 5, and has discovered the comedic magic of DropoutBen watched A Complete Unknown, Eastern Condors, No Country For Old Men, and Seconds (CC40).What we’ve been Eating:Brad had Cinnamon Swirl Lindt Chocolate Truffles, Snickerdoodle Flipz Covered Pretzels, Welch’s Grape Ghost Energy Drink, C4 Jolly Rancher Energy Drink, and Frosted Cinnamon Roll Pop-Tarts. (Check out the Brad’s Junk Instagram page!)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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
11 Dec 202449min
Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes, Plus An Interview With Bogie and Bacall's Son, Stephen Humphrey Bogart
On the December 10, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson talks about the new documentary Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes, and presents an interview with the son of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, Stephen Humphrey Bogart.In Our Feature Presentation: Bogart: Life Comes in FlashesOne Film Never Failed To Bring Humphrey Bogart To TearsStephen Humphrey Bogart interviewRecommendationsAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
10 Dec 202420min
Early 2025 Box Office Preview, Plus Moana 2 Sails to $600 Million
On the December 9, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk a little about this weekend’s box office numbers and then look ahead to some of the movies in the first half of 2025.In The News:Box office recap2025 theatrically released movies (no streaming), January through the end of MayJanuary1/10 - Den of Thieves 2: Pantera1/17 - Presence (Soderbergh)1/17 - Wolf Man1/24 - Flight Risk1/31 - Dog Man (animated)1/31 - Companion (Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher)February2/7 - Love Hurts (action film, Ke Huy (hoo-ee) Quan, Ariana Debose)2/7 - Heart Eyes (Josh Ruben rom-com slasher starring Olivia Holt and Mason Gooding)2/14 - Captain America: Brave New World2/14 - Paddington In Peru2/21 - The Monkey (Oz Perkins)2/21 - The Unbreakable Boy (Zachary Levi)2/28 - Last Breath (real-life deep sea rescue movie starring Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu)2/28 - The Legend of Ochi (A24’s take on ET)March3/7 - Sinners (Ryan Coogler/Michael B. Jordan)3/14 - Black Bag (another Soderbergh, this one a spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Pierce Brosnan, Naomie Harris)3/14 - Novocaine (Jack Quaid has a disorder where he can’t feel pain, and he has to fight his way through a bunch of people who are robbing a bank and have taken his girlfriend hostage)3/21 - Snow White3/21 - Alto Knights (Barry Levinson directed, De Niro plays two roles as two different mob bosses, co-writer of Goodfellas)3/28 - Levon’s Trade3/28 - The Woman in the Yard (Jaume Collett-Serra, psychological horror film about a woman who shows up on a family’s lawn and gives them a chilling warning)April4/4 - A Minecraft Movie4/11 - The Amateur (Rami Malek is an unconventional spy who wants revenge against the terrorists who killed his wife)4/11 - Drop (thriller from Christopher Landon about a widowed mother who goes on her first date in years, only to receive a bunch of anonymous drops to her phone giving her instructions that she has to complete or else a mysterious person will kill her daughter)4/18 - Mickey 174/25 - The Accountant 24/25 - Until Dawn (based on a video game, director David F. Sandberg’s return to horror)May5/2 - Thunderbolts*5/9 - A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Kogonada’s new movie, starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell)5/9 - Golden (coming of age musical directed by Michel Gondry, biography of Pharrell Williams)5/16 - Flowervale Street (David Robert Mitchell, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, JUST moved to March 2026)5/23 - Lilo & Stitch5/23 - Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning5/30 - Karate Kid: Legends5/30 - The Life of ChuckAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
9 Dec 202435min
Y2K is a Fun Apocalypse Comedy, Plus Interviews with Kyle Mooney, Jaeden Martell, Julian Dennison & More
On the December 6, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about Kyle Mooney’s latest movie Y2K, and present interviews with the movie’s cast and crew.In Our Feature Presentation: Y2K Review: It's Rachel Zegler Vs The Apocalypse In This 100% Historically Inaccurate Comedy [SXSW 2024]General thoughtsSpoilersJaeden Martell and Julian DennisonKyle Mooney and Evan WinterAll 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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
6 Dec 202453min
Water Cooler: Blitz, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, Sing Sing, and More
On the December 5, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been watching.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read The Future Was Now by Chris Nashawaty, Shock Value by Jason Zinoman, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, and The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. What we’ve been Watching:Ben rewatched Severance season 1 and Vertigo, and watched Blitz, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing, and Nosferatu.Jacob watched Shrinking, Gladiator II, and the Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell miniseries.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
5 Dec 202444min
Water Cooler: Emilia Pérez, September 5, Janet Planet, Confess
On the December 4, 2024 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 they’ve been watching.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:BJ hosted a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show (and is starting a shadowcast) and will be hosting a screening of Sleepaway Camp/book signing this weekend!What we’ve been Reading:Ben read a mysterious book he can’t talk about quite yet.BJ is listening to the audiobook of Confess: The Autobiography of Rob Halford as narrated by Rob HalfordWhat we’ve been Watching:BJ watched Y2K, Lizzie Borden’s Working Girls, Janet Planet, and SweetheartsBen watched Emilia Perez, The People’s Joker, A Different Man, and September 5.What we’ve been Eating:BJ has been making the cocktails made for Dirty Laundry on Dropout. What we’ve been Playing:BJ finally downloaded the Neopets mobile game, it’s just like Candy Crush but I’ve put in … a lot of time already.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 TV as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air.Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! 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.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
4 Dec 202442min
