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Water Cooler: Soul, The Crown, Freaky, Wolfwalkers, Game Of Thrones, Young Justice Outsiders, Resident Evil, Bringing Up Baby

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By Peter Sciretta

On the November 11, 2020 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 got the Life-size Baby Yoda from Sideshow Collectibles.
  • Brad spoke to Anthony Daniels in support of the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
  • Jacob has been editing one of the most fun series he's seen published on /Film.
  • Hoai-Tran has a roommate!
  • What we've been Reading:
  • Jacob started reading The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson. 
  • Hoai-Tran read The Art of Wolfwalkers.
  • What we've been Watching:
  • Peter and Ben watched Soul
  • Peter watched the first couple episodes of Inside Pixar. And also watched the first episode of Gangs of London on AMC+.
  • Jacob watched the first four Resident Evil movies, started rewatching The Crown, and wants to linger on Jeopardy for a few minutes.
  • Chris watched Freaky and the Crown season 4.
  • Brad watched the new Supermarket Sweep
  • Ben watched the 4K Game of Thrones box set, John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, Plus One, The Pelican Brief, and Bringing Up Baby.
  • Hoai-Tran watched Wolfwalkers, His Dark Materials season 2, and Young Justice Outsiders.
  • What we've been Eating:
  • Brad tried Belgian Chocolate Truffles from Aldi, Ghiradelli White Chocolate Sugar Cookie Squares, Sugar Cookie M&Ms, and Turkey and Stuffing flavored potato chips.
  • What we've been Playing:
  • Jacob is learning the RPG Vaesen. 

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