Water Cooler: Raya and the Last Dragon, Muppets Most Wanted, Angels and Demons, The Silent Partner, and More

On the March 3, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall 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:
  • Jacob, and the state of Texas, have been through a lot.
  • Hoai-Tran interviewed Kelly Marie Tran and maybe got a little emotional.
• What we’ve been Reading:
  • Jacob read The Last Unicorn and is currently reading True Believer.
• What we’ve been Watching:
  • Hoai-Tran, Chris, and Ben watched Raya & the Last Dragon.
  • Jacob watched The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons.
  • Chris watched WandaVision and Muppets Most Wanted.
  • Hoai-Tran watched Chaos Walking, Promare, Space Sweepers, and Beginning.
  • Ben watched Lupin, Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, The Silent Partner, and started watching The Knick.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Jacob tried Popeyes’ fish sandwich.
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Jacob beat God of War and played the new board game Dream Crush.

 

Other Articles Mentioned:

• 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Star Kelly Marie Tran Shares How Her Personal Experiences Changed the Newest Disney Heroine [Interview]
• 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Review: Disney's First Southeast Asian Animated Movie is a Hard-Hitting Visual Feast
• What We Talk About When We Talk About 'WandaVision': Grief, Trauma, and Fan Theories

 

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