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On the April 22, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson presents a couple of interviews about Guy Ritchie’s newest movie, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.In Our Feature Presentation:An interview with screenwriter Arash AmelAn interview with actor Babs OlusanmokunAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 19, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Abigail and present an interview with Radio Silence, the film’s directors.Opening Banter: I want to read some quick feedback from our vampire episode yesterday. Eddie from Los Angeles wrote in saying “Thanks for another fun episode. Most of my favorite vampire movies at least got a shout out, but I do recommend 2012’s Byzantium, directed by Neil Jordan, who also directed Interview with a Vampire, and stars Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton. It’s a more realistic take while still having style, and it covers some themes you won’t likely find in other vampire tales. I’ve always thought this was underrated and underseen, so check it out. And of course, where was Vampire’s Kiss?In Our Feature Presentation:Thoughts about Radio Silence as directorsWhat makes them stand out as horror filmmakers?Spoiler-free thoughts about AbigailSpoiler reaction to the biggest scenes/moments in AbigailRadio Silence interviewOther link: Dan Stevens' Look In Abigail Was Inspired By I Think You Should Leave With Tim RobinsonAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 18, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about some of their favorite vampire movies.Opening Banter: Abigail is coming out tomorrow, and the trailers have made it very clear that it’s a film about vampires.In the Our Feature Presentation:Is the subgenre of vampire films one that speaks to you personally?What do you think is so attractive about this subgenre that causes Hollywood to keep coming back to it?Chris’s Top 5King of New York (I’m cheating here)Shadow of the VampireNear DarkInterview with the VampireBram Stoker’s Dracula Ben’s Top 530 Days of Night/Fright NightDoctor SleepWhat We Do in the ShadowsFrom Dusk Till DawnLet The Right One InAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 17, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to gather around the virtual water cooler and talk about what they’ve been up to.Opening Banter: Happy Belated Birthday, Chris!In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Watching:Ben rewatched The Jinx and watched the first four episodes of The Jinx: Part Two, saw Elaine May’s Ishtar for the first time, and rewatched Spike Lee’s Inside Man.Chris watched Twister and Anyone But You. 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, 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 16, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news.Opening Banter: Ben: An Oral History Of Spider-Man 2's Train Scene, One Of The Best Action Scenes In Superhero CinemaBrad: Inside Out 2 Footage Reaction: Pixar Has A Promising, Clever & Hilarious Sequel On The WayIn The News: Edgar Wright's The Running Man Remake Will Star Internet Boyfriend And Handsome Man Glen PowellR-Rated Live-Action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin Movie Will Adapt The Darkest TMNT Story YetDo You Like Horror Parodies? The Scary Movie Franchise Is Getting Brought Back From The DeadDirector Zack Snyder Wants To Fix His Most Controversial MovieWhoa: Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Just Cast Keanu Reeves As The Voice Of ShadowA Chris Farley Biopic Is Coming, And The Lead Actor Has Wanted This Part For AgesAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 15, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to talk about CinemaCon 2024.In Our Feature Presentation: General experience at the conventionWhich studios brought the heat?Five best things you sawRyan’s Twitter has links to nearly everything!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, 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 12, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Bill Bria to talk about Alex Garland’s latest film, Civil War.In Our Feature Presentation: Civil War Review: Alex Garland's Terrifying War Movie Will Leave You Shaken [SXSW 2024]General thoughtsSpoilers: Biggest/best momentsWhat is this movie about?Garland can be kind of a prickly interview subject. I interviewed him several years ago for Annihilation and he was somewhat intimidating, but I think Jacob had a really good conversation with him and there are some really good observations and anecdotes in it that I’ll be thinking about for a while.Alex Garland interviewAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 11, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about the USA & Syfy series Chucky, and present an interview with one of its stars, Devon Sawa.In Our Feature Presentation: Chucky Season 3 Review: The Killer Doll Has Our Vote With The Wildest Season YetWhat makes Chucky special as a franchise?Don Mancini as a creative forceHow has Chucky evolved over time?I first saw Devon Sawa in Casper, and I primarily know him from Final Destination and an amazing underseen 2020 movie called Hunter Hunter. Who is your favorite character he plays on Chucky?Devon Sawa interviewAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 10, 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 up to.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:Ben’s wife was in the hospital for nine days.Jacob watched the eclipse with 100% totality from his backyard. He also ran that 10k race. What we’ve been Reading:Ben read The Scapegoat, by Daphne du Maurier.Jacob read Prisoners of the Castle by Ben Macintyre, and The Three Body Problem and The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. What we’ve been Watching:Ben watched Slow Horses, Steve!, and the Curb Your Enthusiasm series finale.Jacob watched 3 Body Problem and The First Omen.What we’ve been Eating:What we’ve been Playing: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, 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 9, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by no one to talk about the latest film and TV news.In The News: A24 Brings Sex, Sleaze, And A Serial Killer To Hollywood In The MaXXXine TrailerDisney Sets New Release Dates For Star Wars, Tron, Moana And MoreThe Next Game Of Thrones Prequel Casts Two Of The Most Important Characters In Westerosi HistoryLegendary Keeps The Spice Flowing, Reveals Dune 3 DevelopmentDC's Supergirl Movie Has Found Its Director, And It's An Unexpected ChoiceMarvel's Fantastic Four Movie Has Found Its (Female) Silver SurferDirector James Mangold's Star Wars Movie Just Landed The Writer Of Andor's Best EpisodeAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 8, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office analyst Ryan Scott to present an interview with Jed Harmsen.In Our Feature Presentation: An interview with Jed Harmsen - Head of Cinema & Group Entertainment at DolbyAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 5, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about The Omen franchise and Arkasha Stevenson’s new film, The First Omen.In Our Feature Presentation: The First Omen Review: A Terrifying Horror Prequel Done RightThoughts on The Omen franchise as a whole?Spoiler-free thoughts about The First Omen?How does this compare to other recent nun-centric movies?Spoilery thoughtsBJ’s interview with Arkasha Stevenson and Tim SmithWhere does this movie rank in this franchise for you?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, 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 4, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to have a conversation about the new Netflix series, Ripley.In Our Feature Presentation: Ripley Review: Andrew Scott Cons Everyone In This Chilling, Stylish SeriesWhat’s your relationship to The Talented Mr. Ripley and Patricia Highsmith’s novel(s)?Spoiler-free thoughts about the showSuper methodicalAndrew Scott Supporting castSpoiler-heavy thoughtsDifferences between the movie and the show?John Malkovich shows up in a cameo appearance in the final episode as a fellow con man/kindred spirit to Tom, and I didn’t realize that was a callback or a nod to the 2003 movie Ripley’s Game. Ending - satisfying?Steven Zaillian interviewAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the April 3, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news.In The News:Whoa: New Matrix Movie Coming From Director Drew GoddardOne Of The Funniest Guys Alive Is Getting An HBO Series, As He DeservesCivil War Director Alex Garland Is Taking A Long, Long Break From FilmmakingKingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes' Running Time Sets A Record For The FranchiseHorror Director Scott Derrickson Is Remaking A Classic Noir ThrillerListener email from YiFeng from Boston, Mass:I hate to bug you, but the recent podcast conversations about disc rot & backing up physical media have some misinformation that I'm hoping other listeners will write in and correct, but here are my corrections:1. Hollywood/MPA issue commercial discs that are copyrighted protected by CSS, AACS, BD+, ROM Mark and probably many more techniques. You can't insert a disc into your computer and use a file explorer and just copy the disc - you will get an error.2. If you want to backup ANYTHING from the disc, you will need to bypass copyright protection by using tools such as Redfox and DVDfab. Please note that at the time of this writing, US DMCA laws stipulates that you *DO* have a right to backup, but the tools used to rip discs are illegal, which is why all of them are from outside of America:https://lifehacker.com/is-it-legal-to-rip-a-dvd-that-i-own-5978326It's a bit of a gray/catch-22 type of scenario. Just a warning there.3. Handbrake.fr is only a tool that will re-compress & shrink your disc files. For example a Blu-ray may contain a movie file that is 35 gigabytes, but you can use Handbrake to compress that down to 10 gigabytes - that is what the tool does. Handbrake and compression tools do *NOT* rip discs as they do not bypass the copyright protections put in place by the MPA.4. Finally, regarding disc rot, the Library of Congress has a study on that from ~14+yrs ago but it's still relevant: https://www.loc.gov/preservation/scientists/projects/cd_longevity.html#:~:text=Statistical%20analysis%20of%20the%20EOL,reach%20EOL%20within%2010%20yearsBasically the net sum is it is extremely small and that study encompassed computer CD ROM (beyond just movie discs). If anything, the disc qualities of today's Quality Assessment far surpasses that. I'd wager to say it's probably less than 1% if the library of Congress performs a study today. Most of the time, if you read the study, the rot has to do with users storing in high humidity, non-environmentally controlled locations. If you care for it, the disc will outlast humanity. It is (after all) plastic and we all know now that plastic is basically not going to degrade for hundreds of years (green issue is another whole separate conversation). Are there manufacturing errors? Absolutely, but they are extremely miniscule. Here is an example from Criterion below, but they still offer the program to replace the discs:https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3317-exchanging-defective-discsHopefully, this clears up some confusion. Quick summary is you can rip but you'll need to bypass copy protection, and disc rot is basically a non-issue.Actually, that brings up another interesting point:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_degradationLet's say you are Warner Brothers and you have the full uncompress filmmaker files of the camera capture or dcp on your servers, THOSE FILES WILL ALSO ROT even if they are on server/enterprise-grade hard drive! There needs to be a process of not just making backup copies, but double checking that the data they have and also the backup copies are still not impacted by the rot. CURRENTLY, most enterprise data technicians do NOT have a process to account for data-rot. 99% of the enterprise companies do not even think about that.Yes, they have backups, but if your original is rotted and you back up the rotted data, both your originals and your backed up copies are all junk because no one is opening the files to verify if the backups are still legit and clean. Maybe AI will help to protect against this, it can be done... but there is an added cost to make this work. No one is willing to foot the bill for it.In other words, even backed up copies of movie media are subject to rot, just like physical nitrate/film negatives!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, 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.Please take a moment to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. 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On the April 1, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer and box office expert Ryan Scott to talk about the box office numbers from this past weekend.In The News:Godzilla X Kong Stomps Ghostbusters And Scores $75 Million Opening Weekend At The Box Office5 Reasons Godzilla X Kong Obliterated The Box OfficeGodzilla X Kong Pushes The MonsterVerse Past $2 Billion At The Box OfficeDune: Part Two Crossed Yet Another Major Box Office MilestoneMadame Web Is Hilariously Short Of A Box Office Milestone, Adding Insult To InjuryClear rundown of the box office top 10Look ahead to The First Omen and Monkey ManListener email: Hey Ben! I was listening to you and Ryan on the podcast talking about disc media rot and just wanted to share with the class that there is a good computer program for taking a DVD or Blu-Ray and creating a copy of the contents on your computer. You can transfer all the properties of the movie, including subtitles, etc. The application is called HandBrake. Computer files are infinitely duplicatable, so you could put as many copies of the same movie on as many hard drives as your heart desires.Obviously, this program could be abused and used for pirating movies (don’t use it for that!), but as long as you are only creating digital copies of movies that you bought and paid for and only for personal use, everything is kosher. Thanks! - AlecAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the March 29, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Brad Oman to have a spoiler-filled conversation about Adam Wingard’s Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.In Our Feature Presentation: Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire Review: Big, Silly, And Undeniably EntertainingWhat the movie did wellWhat it did not do so wellFavorite moments/scenesHow does this film stack up against the other MonsterVerse movies?Godzilla X Kong's Villain Posed An Interesting Problem For The FilmmakersGodzilla X Kong Just Set A MonsterVerse Record At The Box OfficeAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the March 28, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about 10 Things I Hate About You to mark the film’s 25th anniversary (yes, technically we’re a few days early).In Our Feature Presentation: 25 Years of 10 Things I Hate About YouWhat did you think about this movie when you first saw it?What do you think about it now?This Ends at Prom: 10 Things I Hate About YouHeath Ledger (Josh Hartnett and Ashton Kutcher were up for this part)Heath Ledger Won His Role In 10 Things I Hate About You The Moment He Walked Into The RoomHeath Ledger Channeled Showgirls And Fred Astaire For 10 Things I Hate About YouJulia Stiles (Eliza Dushku and Katie Holmes)David KrumholtzWhere does this fall in the Teen Shakespeare Movie Pantheon?The Lion King is HamletKurosawa’s Throne of Blood is a riff on MacBethMy Own Private Idaho is apparently based on Henry IV?When Leonardo DiCaprio And Romeo + Juliet Ushered In The Era Of Cool ShakespeareOShe’s the ManWest Side StoryAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the March 27, 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 up to.Shout-out to /Film’s oral history about the final season of Battlestar Galactica.In the Water Cooler:What we’ve been Doing:Jacob is preparing to run his first 10K. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob read Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions by Edward Zwick, The Ballad of Black Tom and The Changeling by Victor LaValle, and Reacher Said Nothing by Andy Martin.What we’ve been Watching:Ben watched Snack Shack, Cinema Paradiso, rewatched There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men, and finally saw The Ipcress File.Jacob watched the new season of Formula 1: Drive to Survive, the new season of Physical 100, and Immaculate.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, 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the March 26, 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 latest film and TV news.Shout-out to /Film’s oral history about the final season of Battlestar Galactica.In The News: In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream During The Alien: Romulus TrailerColin Farrell Tries To Take Over Gotham In DC's The Penguin TrailerWitness Director George Miller's Return To Blockbuster Filmmaking In The Latest Furiosa TrailerStar Wars Takes Us Back To The High Republic In First Trailer For The AcolyteWill Smith & Martin Lawrence Are Ride Or Die In The Bad Boys 4 TrailerThere's A Chinese Remake Of B-Horror Classic Anaconda, And The Trailer Is Absolutely BonkersNetflix's New Fear Street Movie Will Bring the Horror Franchise to the '80sDisney's Next Pirates of the Caribbean Movie Will be a Total Reboot, ApparentlyScarlett Johansson Will Run Away From Dinosaurs In New Jurassic World MovieNetflix Is Apparently Making A Sequel To A Beloved Adam Sandler '90s ComedyAyo Edebiri Gets A New Role In The Bear Season 3, Will Shoot Back To Back With Season 4Live-Action Teen Titans Movie Coming From DC StudiosAll 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the March 25, 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 latest box office numbers from the weekend and dive into the mailbag.In The News: ​​Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Mirrors Afterlife With $45 Million Opening WeekendGhostbusters: Frozen Empire Proves The Franchise Has Limited Box Office PotentialHow might Ghostbusters fare with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire coming up?Dune: Part TwoImmaculate And Late Night With The Devil Both Set Indie Horror Records At The Box OfficeE-mail: Phil from Germany wrote in a couple of weeks ago, and mentioned something in his email that I wanted to highlight here. He says: “The podcast keeps mentioning physical media and its recent bigger relevance than expected. Keep in mind that both DVDs and Blu-rays decay over time. Many of my untouched or barely touched DVDs from 20 years ago do not play completely anymore. My “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” (still sealed) and “Veronica Mars” (played once before) collections only played half the episodes when I revisited these TV shows last year, and those were not the only ones. Blu-rays decay slower than DVDs, so going for those and creating backups seems to be the best way to keep the favorites available.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, 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.Please take a moment 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 BetterHelp and use my code FILMDAILY for a great deal: https://www.betterhelp.com/* Check out Factor and use my code slashfilm50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy