On the June 18, 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.

Opening Banter: Where Have All The Memorable Movie Themes Gone? Hollywood Composers Speak Out [Exclusive] Also: no podcast tomorrow! We’ll be back on Thursday.

In The News:

• Inside Out 2 Sets Historic Box Office Record With $295 Million Global Debut
• The First Story Details For New Jurassic World Movie Are Here, And Kind Of Boring
• Marvel's Seemingly Cursed Blade Movie Loses Its Director
• Charlize Theron Could've Played Jason's Mom In the Canceled A24 Friday the 13th Series
• Canceled Game Of Throne Spin-Off Is Un-Canceled As New Pilot Moves Forward
• Beloved Theater Chain Alamo Drafthouse Has Been Bought By Sony Pictures
• Practical Magic 2 Conjures Original Stars For A Magical Sequel
• Legendary Stop-Motion Director Henry Selick Is Making A Spiritual Successor To Coraline
• Horror Master Jordan Peele's Next Movie Has A Release Date (And You'll Have To Wait A Bit)
• Francis Ford Coppola's Bonkers Megalopolis Finally Has A Distributor — Here's When You Can See It
• The Wildest Horror Movie Of The '80s Is Getting Remake From The Director Of Smile

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On the June 17, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to talk a little about House of the Dragon season 2 and present an interview with showrunner Ryan Condal.

In the Our Feature Presentation: House Of The Dragon Season 2 Review: Game Of Thrones, But Moreso In This Terrific Second Season

• House Of The Dragon Season 2: The Team Black Character Guide
• House Of The Dragon Season 2: The Team Green Character Guide
• The Most Important Things To Remember Before Watching House Of The Dragon Season 2
• Ryan Condal interview

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On the June 14, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editors Brad Oman and BJ Colangelo to talk about the newest Pixar film, Inside Out 2.

In the Our Feature Presentation: Inside Out 2 Review: Pixar's Sequel Isn't As Good As The Original, But It Will Still Make You Emotional

• General spoiler-free thoughts
• How does this compare to the first Inside Out?
• Spoilers
• Little moments/jokes
• Easter egg
• The anxiety attack
• Is Pixar back?

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On the June 13, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor Jacob Hall to talk about The Boys season 4 and present an interview with showrunner Eric Kripke.

In Our Feature Presentation: The Boys Season 4 Review: The Superhero Series Gets Mired In Misery

• Eric Kripke interview
• Listener email: Jerry in Ohio writes: Hi Ben & Slash Film crew! Ben and Jacob mentioned reading some books on a recent Water Cooler episode. When I was working in the office I used to always have a book on me to read. Now that I’m working from home I have so many distractions that I haven’t read anything in years. I am going to get back to reading. Do you buy physical books or are you reading on a Kindle or other device?



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On the June 12, 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.

In the Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing:
• Ben spoke with a bunch of composers about the art of thematic scoring.
• What we’ve been Reading:
• Ben read Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett.
• What we’ve been Watching:
• Chris watched Inside Out 2, Godzilla x Kong, Graveyard Shift, and Oddity (in theaters July 19th). (Chris’s Stephen King ranking)
• Ben watched John Early: Now More Than Ever, Speed, and Blonde Fever.
• What we’ve been Eating:
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• What we’ve been Playing:
• Ben listened to David Newman’s Serenity score on vinyl.

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On the June 11, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to present an interview with Scott Glassgold, one of the producers of Tarot.

In The News:

• Blink Filmmakers Talk About Their New Horror Short, Possibly Adapting It Into A Feature, And More [Interview]
• Tarot Is 2024's Sneaky Horror Box Office Hit - Here's How Sony Made It Happen

All the other stuff you need to know:

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On the June 10, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film staff writer Ryan Scott to talk about the weekend’s box office numbers.

In The News:

• Top 10 at the box office
• Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Provides Box Office Backup With $53 Million Opening Weekend
• 40 Years Ago, Two Stone Cold '80s Classics Ruled The Box Office At The Same Time

Listener email: Dan from Helensburgh Australia writes: Hey Ben and crew, I’m a big fan of the show. I thought Red Letter Media’s piece on cinema attendance was very well done. It talks about many of the same issues you and Ryan have spoken about on your show, as well as offering new opinions. Thought it might spur some interesting conversations.

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On the June 7, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to talk about Ishana Night Shyamalan’s new movie The Watchers, and present interviews with Shyamalan and star Dakota Fanning.

In Our Feature Presentation: The Watchers Review: Ishana Night Shyamalan's Nightmarish Folktale Is An Uneven But Promising Debut

• Spoiler free thoughts
• Spoilers
• Interviews

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