Water Cooler: Aquaman, Spider-Man, Stranger Things, Roma, The Favourite, Vice, Minding The Gap, Shirkers, Creed II,

On the December 3, 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 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).   Opening Banter: It’s officially December!   At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Jacob finally finished his office over a year after moving into his house; he also finished his Christmas shopping early. Peter took Jacob’s advice and bought a weighted blanket at target, he also started doing Butcher Box. Hoai-Tran covered the Aquaman junket in New York where she got to witness Jason Momoa seeing his wax mannequin for the first time. Brad went to Top Golf as part of his girlfriend’s birthday celebrations What we’ve been Reading:Jacob has been perusing Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down What we’ve been Watching:Peter attended the world premiere of Mary Poppins Returns, and has been playing end of the year catch-up, and watched Paddington 2, Roma, Vice, Minding The Gap, Shirkers and Bohemian Rhapsody. He also watched the first episode of Death By Magic on Netflix. Jacob watched The Favourite, The Great British Baking Show Holiday, Saint, and The Christmas Chronicles. He also saw Suspiria again. Chris watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Great British Baking Show Holiday Special, and The Christmas Chronicles. Hoai-Tran saw Aquaman, Creed II, Burning, rewatched Legally Blonde and watched half of The Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding. Brad saw Ralph Breaks the Internet and Green Book, introduced his girlfriend to Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story. Ben watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs What we’ve been Eating:Peter forgot to talk about this last week, but while he was off his diet he had a double popcorn offering at AMC and wonders what the team thinks about this. Brad discovered the exquisite nectar that is Apple Beer. What we’ve been Playing:Jacob played Welcome To and has been devouring some Achtung Cthulhu manuals.   Other articles mentioned: Everything We Learned at the ‘Aquaman’ Press Conference Jacob’s office and the insult joke book ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Review: The Best Superhero Movie of the Year and the Best Spider-Man Movie Ever ‘Green Book’ Somehow Manages to Make a Uniquely Black Story All About the White Guy – And the Results Are Ridiculous   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. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy