Mini-Water Cooler: The Prestige, 65, Buffalo ’66, Neopets, and More

On the August 17, 2023 episode of The /Film Show, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor BJ Colangelo to gather around the virtual water cooler to talk about what they’ve been up to.

Opening Banter: 

At The Water Cooler:

• What we’ve been Doing: 
• Ben visited Turks and Caicos.
• BJ didn’t die of COVID!
• What we’ve been Reading:
• Ben read The Prestige by Christopher Priest.
• BJ just started Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate by Anna Bogutskaya.
• What we’ve been Watching:
• Ben watched Talk to Me, 65, and started Only Murders in the Building season 3.
• BJ watched Attack the Block on the big screen, Polyester in Odorama, and Buffalo ‘66.
• What we’ve been Eating:
• BJ is eating the opposite of the “Girl Dinner” trend. 
• What we’ve been Playing:
• BJ is playing Neopets again!

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