Water Cooler: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, The Farewell, Lady Snowblood, Love Antosha, Glow, Parasite, Addams Family, Good Time, Doctor Sleep, Magic Live & More

On the August 12 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.

 

At The Water Cooler:

• • What we’ve been Doing:
    • Peter was in Las Vegas for the magic convention Magic Live. He got the opportunity to visit David Copperfield’s museum and airplane hanger. And he won $200 in a slot machine.
    • Ben wants to quickly plug Jurassic Park in Concert
    • Hoai-Tran visited the hometown of Charles Addams for The Addams Family, saw early footage of Gemini Man, went to an A24 Public Access Screening of Good Time underneath a Queens subway line.
  • What we’ve been Reading:A
    • Chris re-read Doctor Sleep by Stephen King, and ended up liking it much more the second time. 
    • Ben read Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile
  • What we’ve been Watching:
    • HT, Chris and Jacob saw Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

 

• Jacob and Brad saw The Farewell.

 

• • • Before he went to Vegas, Peter went to Disneyland to experience the Main Street Electrical Parade.
    • Chris watched Glow: Season 3.
    • Ben watched Love Antosha, Parasite, Pather Panchali, The Burial of Kojo, and The Castle of Cagliostro

 

• Jacob watched Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, American Hangman, and The Ring Two.

 

• • Hoai-Tran watched The Art of Racing in the Rain and Lady Snowblood.
• What we’ve been Eating:
  • Peter are Hattie B’s Hot Chicken at the Cosmopolitan hotel and casino.
  • Brad tried a much smaller scale version of the Fool’s Gold Loaf sandwich.
• What we’ve been Playing:
  • Jacob played Horrified again, and started reading the rulebook for Band of Blades.

 

Other Articles Mentioned:

• /Film Visits David Copperfield’s Secret Warehouse/Museum to Learn The Magic History Behind ‘Burt Wonderstone’
• Scary Stories review
• Scary Stories spoiler review
• Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Los Angeles Video Tour

 

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