Water Cooler: The Great Muppet Caper, Sunshine, The Royal Tenenbaums, Belushi, After Hours, Lupin, and More

On the January 21, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the virtual water cooler. Opening Banter:    At The Water Cooler: What we’ve been Doing:Brad rearranged his living room furniture Hoai-Tran moderated her first panel! A panel with Vietnamese-American screenwriters for The Song Collective. What we’ve been Reading:Jacob finished two comics he has been reading for years: Black Science and East of West. What we’ve been Watching:Ben and Chris watched The Great Muppet Caper Jacob watched Gretel and Hansel and Sunshine. Ben watched Pretend It’s a City, Thief, Some Kind of Heaven, and The Royal Tenenbaums. Brad watched Belushi and rewatched Catch Me If You Can Chris watched Capricorn One, After Hours, Pizza: A Love Story and 30 Coins.   Hoai-Tran watched Song Lang, Lupin, Alice in Borderland, Ride Your Wave, and Awaara. What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Froot Loops candy canes, Popeye’s Chocolate Beignets, Dunkaroos cereal, is now obsessed with trying new coffee creamers thanks to his Keurig. What we’ve been Playing: Other Articles Mentioned: HT’s Panel 21st Century Spielberg Ranked   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 Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).  Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at [email protected]. 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