Water Cooler: Magic Live, Axes of Evil, Crazy Rich Asians, First Man, BlacKkKlansman, Jack Ryan, Better Call Saul, Star Wars

On the August 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what we’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).   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Peter was in Las Vegas for Magic Live, a convention for magicians, and spent his entire weekend at a Joshua Jay magic workshop. And Peter wants to give an update on the joys and failures of AMC A-List. Brad bought the peach scented Call Me By Your Name vinyl and SDCC exclusive Han Solo from Empire Strikes Back. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read a fascinating article called “Axes of Evil” about how a tree almost caused World War III. Hoai-Tran has been reading the abundance of amazing Crazy Rich Asians pieces. What we’ve been Watching:Peter saw the First Man preview before the IMAX version of Mission: Impossible - Fallout, the indie film Eighth Grade, Crazy Rich Asians, and Better Call Saul. Jacob watched BlacKkKlansman, The Endless, Cube, and Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. Chris watched (and reviewed) Amazon’s Jack Ryan and the Nicolas Cage film Mandy. Brad watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, rewatched Blockers Hoai-Tran watched To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Joy Luck Club, and rewatched The Before Trilogy because she could. What we’ve been Eating:Peter ordered Los Pollos Hermanos on Postmates. Brad is seriously trying to lose weight. Counting calories, portion control, exercise. Down 10 pounds the first week. He has been eating a lot less, but still found new “healthy” snacks: Philadelphia cream cheese dip packs, Jif Power Ups What we’ve been Playing:Jacob completed his Star Wars: Armada collection and has been reading through the Uprising RPG manual. Hoai-Tran played Overcooked on the Nintendo Switch with her family.   Other articles mentioned: Axes of Evil Chris Kenner’s house party Crazy Rich Asian articles:https://twitter.com/therebeccasun/status/1029814879056588801 https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-to-watch-crazy-rich-asians-like-an-asian-american https://mashable.com/2018/08/17/crazy-rich-asians-asian-american-representation/#YvE.hm4HGOqr https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alisonwillmore/crazy-rich-asians-all-boys-loved-before-asian-american https://slate.com/culture/2018/08/the-joy-luck-club-needs-to-be-forgiven-by-asian-americans.html   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).   Please feel free to 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/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy