Wuthering Heights, Crime 101, and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (with Gore Verbinski)

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) News

• https://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.slashfilm.com/2103458/the-mandalorian-and-grogu-new-star-wars-era/

(~06:58) Wuthering Heights Review: A Breathtaking Twist On A Classic Righteously Doomed To Be Polarizing

(~25:17) Crime 101 Review: Chris Hemsworth Is A Good Thief In This Enjoyable Crime Thriller Throwback

(~37:22) Crime 101 spoilers

(~48:31) [Spoiler-free conversation] Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die Review: Gore Verbinski Returns With A Bonkers Sci-Fi Movie About The AI Apocalypse [Fantastic Fest]

(~58:16) Gore Verbinski interview

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