Water Cooler Discussion: What We Did/Watched/Played/Read Over The Memorial Day Weekend

 

On the May 30, 2018 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 talk about what we’ve been watching and what we’ve been up to in a delayed edition of Water Cooler Monday.

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At The Water Cooler:

• • What we’ve been doing:
    • Peter visited Orlando Florida for a wedding, and went to EPCOT for the Flower and Garden Festival and is realizing he might be too old or out of shape for a full day of theme parking.
    • HT went to Bethany Beach in Delaware for Memorial Day with her family
    • Chris went to the Ocean’s 8 press day in THE BIG APPLE
    • Jacob has been battling black widow spiders in his garage
    • Brad went out on a pontoon boat with his friends, bought a WALL-E print he’s wanted for years
  • What we’ve been eating:
    • Peter ate his favorite appetizer of all time, Pizza Skins
    • Brad tried Nilla Banana Pudding cereal and Chocolate Peanut Butter Pebbles

 

• Ben crushed Memorial Day weekend with BBQ brisket, green beans, and amazing cornbread

 

• • What we’ve been watching:
    • Peter attended David Blaine Live at the Dolby Theatre
    • Jacob revisited Rob Reiner’s Misery, and experienced Demon Wind.
    • Brad watched the first season of AP Bio on NBC, rewatched Game Night
    • HT watched (and obsessed over) the just-released part 2 of Terrace House

 

• Ben watched Paddington 2, Columbus, and Hearts Beat Loud

 

• What we’ve been playing:
  • Jacob has been playing Dark Souls Remastered on the PS4 and Star Wars: Rebellion and Azul on his table
  • Brad has been “playing” Weezer’s cover of “Africa” by Toto over and over again
• What we’ve been reading:
  • Chris has been reading The Art Of Solo: A Star Wars Story & You All Grow Up And Leave Me
  • Jacob has been reading Dave Itzkoff’s Robin
  • HT read Of Mice and Men for the first time
  • Ben is reading The House on the Strand

 

Other articles mentioned:

• How R2-D2 helped me find love
• The Han Solo Movie That Almost Was: How the New Art Book Reveals a Very Different Film
• See Exclusive ‘Solo’ Concept Art From ‘The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Book

 

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You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.

 

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