Water Cooler: Cruella, Haunted, Cruel Summer, Last Action Hero, A Quiet Place Part II, In The Heights, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Summertime

On the May 19, 2021 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 returned to Disney California Adventure for the first time in over a year and got a peek at Avengers Campus. Watch it here.
  • Jacob got a new iPhone 12, bought new shoes, and he's having floors replaced, so he's broke, help. 
  • What we've been Reading:
  • Brad read The Art of The Mitchells vs. The Machines (read a review here)
  • What we've been Watching:
  • Peter and Jacob watched Disney's Cruella
  • Jacob and Chris watched Haunted season 3.
  • Peter watched Cruel Summer.
  • Chris watched The Woman in the Window, and Last Action Hero.
  • Ben watched Confidentially Connie, Summertime, and more Star Trek: Lower Decks.
  • Brad watched Those Who Wish Me Dead, rewatched Clifford
  • Hoai-Tran watched A Quiet Place Part II, In the Heights, Mitchells vs. The Machines, Days of Being Wild, and started watching Invincible.
  • What we've been Eating:
  • Brad tried Ghostbusters: Afterlife Cereal, Lindt Double Chocolate Truffles, Wendy's Bourbon Bacon Cheeseburger, Burger King's new Ch'King Sandwich, and McDonald's Sprite Lymonade Slushie
  • All the other stuff you need to know:

  • 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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