/Film Weekly

On the March 25, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson will talk about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by a bunch of people to talk about Project Hail Mary and present interviews with the filmmakers and star, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and interviews with the writer/directors and cast, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and an interview with creator Steven Knight, and HBO’s DTF St. Louis and interviews with the showrunner and two cast members.(~00:25) NewsMarty Supreme score on vinylhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/openai-shutting-down-sora-ai-video-app-1236546187/ht...

On the March 18, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson will talk about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by Chris Evangelista for a discussion about the new horror movie undertone. Plus, we’ll play an interview with undertone’s writer/director, and Ben speaks with the director of V For Vendetta to celebrate its 20th anniversary.(~00:25) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2123919/oscars-2026-winners-list/https://www.slashfilm.com/2121301/kate-winslet-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum-movie-potential-roles/https://deadline.com/2026/03/tommy-lee-jones-cast-fx-the-lowdown-season-2-1236750551/https://deadline.com/2026/03/emily-blunt-cillian-murphy-a-quiet-place-part-iii-1236756703/https://deadline.com/2026/03/billie-eilish-movie-acting-debut-sylvia-plath-bell-jar-1236741609/https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-last-of-us-cast-patrick-wilson-jason-ritter-season-3-1236756795/https://deadline.com/2026/03/the-white-lotus-max-greenfield-kumail-nanjiani-chloe-bennet-1236758066/http...

On the March 11, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson will talk about the latest film and TV news, and then is joined by several people to talk about the new Pixar film Hoppers, present interviews with that film’s stars, producer, and director, and then have a discussion about Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!.(~00:25) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2118817/arnold-schwarzenegger-sequels-classic-movies-predator-conan-commando/https://www.slashfilm.com/2119105/james-cameron-avatar-4-update/https://deadline.com/2026/03/monsters-inc-3-incredibles-3-coco-2-1236746601/https://deadline.com/2026/03/bon-jovi-movie-deal-universal-pictures-jon-bon-jovi-1236748719/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/james-wan-to-direct-the-gangster-the-cop-the-devil-1236525923/https://deadline.com/2026/03/chris-pine-to-star-yeti-netflix-michael-chaves-1236745458/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/war-machine-ratings-netflix-views-1236683833/<b...

On the March 4, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, we’ll have a conversation about Scream 7, we’ll talk about Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie and play an interview with director, co-writer, and co-star Matt Johnson, and wrap up by having a chat about Pillion and we’ll play a conversation with that movie’s star, Harry Melling, and director, Harry Lighton.(~00:25) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2111176/netflix-backs-out-warner-bros-deal-paramount-acquiring-studio/https://deadline.com/2026/02/netflix-big-breakup-fee-paramount-wbd-deal-1236738178/https://deadline.com/2026/02/paramount-warner-bros-deal-regulatory-scrutiny-1236738029/https://www.hollywoo...

On the February 25, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, the new comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, we’ll play interviews with that show’s cast and creators, we’ll chat about the new Glen Powell film How to Make a Killing, and wrap up with a conversation about Psycho Killer and Redux Redux, and play some interviews with folks associated with those projects.(~00:25) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2106416/animated-venom-movie-final-destination-bloodline-directors/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jj-abrams-brie-larson-jt-mollner-skeletons-1236508893/https...

On the February 18, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, have a discussion about Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, we’ll talk about the new heist movie Crime 101, and we’ll talk about Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die and play an interview with director Gore Verbinski.(~00:25) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2102428/robert-duvall-godfather-apocalypse-now-dead-obituary/https://deadline.com/2026/02/jason-statham-david-letich-big-budget-comedy-stole-my-bike-1236719048/https://deadline.com/2026/02/wild-horse-release-date-martin-mcdonagh-1236719156/https://deadline.com/2026/02/lorne-michaels-doc-focus-features-sets-release-date-1236718974/https://deadline.com/2026/02/walton-goggins-chloe-grace-moretz-mister-john-wick-madrid-1236726754/https://www.slashfilm.com/2103048/star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-trailer/https://www.slashfilm.com/2103151/star-wars-mandalorian-and-grogu-trailer-martin-scorsese/https://www.slas...

On the February 11, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, have a discussion about HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and play a few clips from interviews with the people behind that series, we’ll talk about The Moment and play an interview with that film’s director, and we’ll talk about Varanasi and play interviews with that film’s cast and director.(~00:24) Newshttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/laurence-fishburne-joins-the-exorcist-scarlett-johansson-1236653127/https://www.slashfilm.com/2094974/predator-franchise-setback-badlands-director-dan-trachtenberg-paramount-deal/https://gizmodo.com/dan-tracht...

On the February 4, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, have a discussion about Sam Raimi’s Send Help, and talk about almost every single movie we saw at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.(~00:19) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2089157/catherine-ohara-home-alone-schitts-creek-star-dead-obituary/The ChainHBO has given an eight-episode, straight-to-series order for THE CHAIN, a new limited series written and executive produced by Emmy®-winner Damon Lindelof (HBO’s “The Leftovers,” “Watchmen”). Lindelof will showrun, a position not held since HBO’s “Watchmen.” HBO has also signed a two-y...

On the January 28, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, take a trip to Jacob’s Trailer Park, talk about the new Chris Pratt movie Mercy, and present some One Battle After Another interviews.(~00:19) News2026 Academy Award Nominations: Here's The Complete List Of Oscar ContendersThere’s going to be a Senate hearing in February about the Netflix/Warner Bros. deal. I’m curious to see if anything meaningful comes from that.Brian Robbins, the former head of Paramount, is launching a new an...

On the January 21, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, talk about the new Netflix cop thriller The Rip, present an interview with that film’s director, Joe Carnahan, and talk about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.(~00:18) Newshttps://deadline.com/2026/01/netflix-ted-sarandos-theaters-future-warner-bro-1236691202/https://deadline.com/2026/01/netflix-sony-pictures-deal-pay-1-1236684173/https://www.slashfilm.com/2076263/prime-video-god-of-war-series-kratos-cast-ryan-hurst/https://www.slashfilm.com/2076710/sophie-turner-lara-croft-tomb-raider-tv-series-first-look-photo/https://www.slashfilm.com/2077047/george-rr-martin-may-kill-game-of-thrones-characters-tyrion-sansa/https://www.slashfilm.com/2077007/george-rr-martin-house-of-the-dragon-problems-explained/https://www.slashfilm.com/2076832/arya-stark-game-of-thrones-spin-off-hbo-axed-jon-snow-series/https://deadline.com/2026/01/kenan-and-kel-meet-frankenstein-kenan-thompson-kel-mitchell-pic-1236690748/https://www.slashfilm.com/2076324/disney-star-wars-galaxy-land-changes-original-trilogy-characters-failure/...

On the January 14, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, chat about Is This Thing On?, discuss Primal season 3 and present an interview with Genndy Tartakovsky, and present an interview with Sam Haft, one of the people behind the music of Hazbin Hotel.(~00:18) NewsThe Lowdown season 2 is happeninghttps://deadline.com/2026/01/kate-winslet-season-2-mare-of-easttown-2027-1236676083/https://www.slashfilm.com/2069300/sydney-sweeney-the-housemaid-sequel-problem-amanda-seyfried/https://www.slashfilm.com/2069230/marvel-star-sebastian-stan-the-batman-2-casting/https://www.slashfilm.com/2068963/star-wars-leadership-changes-kathleen-kennedy-lucasfilm-replacements-leak/https://www.slashfilm.com/2069247/star-wars-changes-lucasfilm-new-leadership/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news...

On the January 7, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about their favorite movie moments of 2025.(~00:15) Jacob Hall(~10:52) Nina Starner(~22:07) Brad Oman(~32:22) Jeremy Mathai(~44:57) Bill Bria(~58:56) Ryan Scott(~01:08:59) BJ Colangelo(~01:17:57) Rafael Motamayor(~01:28:57) Chris EvangelistaAll the other stuff you need to know:You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes.You can subscribe to /Fi...

On the December 31, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about Marty Supreme, discuss Song Sung Blue and present an interview with director Craig Brewer, and chat about The Running Man and present an interview with Edgar Wright.(~02:41) Marty Supreme conversationMarty Supreme Review: Timothée Chalamet Is A Force Of Chaos In Josh Safdie's Phenomenal Ping Pong Dramedy(~25:30) Song Sung Blue discussionHow Much Of Song Sung Blue Is A True Story? Here's The Truth(~35:24) Craig Brewer interview(~44:34) T...

On the December 24, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Avatar: Fire & Ash and present interviews with James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, and some of the other cast members, we’ll get into Kumail Nanjiani’s new stand-up special and speak with Kumail himself, we’ll talk about The Housemaid and present an interview with director Paul Feig, and pull back the curtain on an editor conversation about /Film’s best movies of the year list.(~00:39) Newshttps://www.slashfilm.com/2057...

On the December 17, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Wake Up Dead Man and present an interview with the movie’s cinematographer, we’ll chat about Dust Bunny and present an interview with director Bryan Fuller, talk about Fallout season 2 and present interviews with Walton Goggins and Kyle MacLachlan, and wrap things up with a discussion of Silent Night, Deadly Night and an interview with that movie’s director, Mike P. Nelson.(~00:53) Wake Up Dead Man conversationWake U...

On the December 10, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, follow up on our The Last Frontier conversation from earlier this year and present an interview with the showrunner, touch on the new spoof comedy Fackham Hall and spotlight an interview with that movie’s director, and we’ll end with a new interview with Dogma writer/director Kevin Smith.(~00:10) In The News:https://www.slashfilm.com/2043833/netflix-acquire-warner-bros-reshape-hollywood/https://deadline.com/2025/12/vin-diesel-rock-em-sock-em-robots-1236635812/https://deadline.com/20...

On the December 3, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Zootopia 2 and share several interviews with that film’s cast and crew, we’ll talk about the new A24 movie Eternity and present a conversation with that movie’s director, and we’ll end by talking about Criterion’s new version of Eyes Wide Shut and present an interview with that movie’s cinematographer, Larry Smith.(~00:27) In The News:https://deadline.com/2025/12/sonic-universe-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movies-1236631873/https://www.slashfilm.com/2036313/wicked-3-universal-studio-update/<p...

On the November 26, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, have a spoiler-filled discussion about Wicked: For Good, talk about Train Dreams and present an interview with that movie’s director, and talk about Sisu: Road to Revenge and present an interview with that movie’s director as well.(~01:32) In The News:https://www.slashfilm.com/2026746/paramount-next-star-trek-movie-dungeons-and-dragons-directors/https://www.slashfilm.com/2035415/scarlett-johansson-joins-mike-flanagan-the-exorcist-movie/https://www.slashfilm.com/2034804/why-director-justin-lin-left-fast-x/https://www.slashfilm.com/2034800/james-cameron-co-directed-non-avatar-movie-2026-billie-eilish/https://www.slashfilm.com/2032206/why-paramount-r-rated-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movie-canceled/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com...

On the November 19, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have spoiler-filled discussions about The Running Man, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, and In Your Dreams, and we’ll present an interview with Now You See Me: Now You Don’t director Ruben Fleischer and a discussion with Amir Etminan, the editor of Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just An Accident.(~00:25) In The News:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-plus-gen-ai-user-generated-content-1236426135/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/amazon-prime-video-ai-video-recaps-1236585608/https://www.slas...

On the November 12, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a spoiler-filled discussion about Frankenstein, we’ll talk about the new documentary Being Eddie and present an interview with that film’s director, we’ll talk about Predator: Badlands and talk with that film’s director, and replay a conversation from earlier this year about a documentary called Predators (no relation to the sci-fi franchise) and present an interview with that film’s director as well.(~00:39) Plug! /Film Gift Guide(~02:12...