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 an extended but delayed edition of Water Cooler Monday.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it).

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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