Location
Fleming Island, Florida
School
University of Florida
Expertise
Hollywood History, Game of Thrones, The Fast and Furious Franchise
- Ben is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association.
- He has produced and recorded hundreds of hours of podcasts devoted to film and television over the last decade.
- Ben also worked at Paramount Pictures, where he was able to gain valuable experience and first-hand insights into how the industry really operates.
Experience
Ben has been writing professionally about film and television since 2009. He has attended and covered the Sundance Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, AFI Fest, San Diego Comic-Con, CinemaCon, and other major events, and he's traveled to multiple countries to report on movies being filmed. He has interviewed hundreds of directors, writers, actors, and craftspeople over the course of his career. Ben has worked as a writer and editor at several movie websites, and joined /Film in 2017. He co-hosts the /Film Daily podcast.
Education
Ben graduated from the University of Florida in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in Telecommunications.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
We spoke with The Furious director Kenji Tanigaki about that jaw-dropping climactic fight scene, weaving humor into the action, and much more.
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Superhero Shows
By Ben Pearson
In the seventh episode of Spider-Noir, the ultra-serious noir show gets a much-needed injection of levity during a wacky bar brawl.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
We visited Walt Disney World and got some inside info about several updates to major attractions, including Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and Smugglers Run.
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Horror Movies
By Ben Pearson
If you skipped Lee Cronin's The Mummy in theaters, the film is coming to Digital and physical media soon. Here are the special features that will accompany it.
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Drama Shows
By Ben Pearson
Tom Hardy has delivered some unforgettable performances for the big screen, but his work on a TV series earned Steven Spielberg's praise.
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A24 has just unveiled the first trailer for Tony, the Anthony Bourdain biopic starring The Holdovers actor Dominic Sessa. Surprisingly, it actually looks good.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
The editor of the horror film Hokum tells us about what kind of tweaks he made to the film's scariest scene in order to achieve its maximum effectiveness.
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Netflix has unveiled its summer schedule of original films. Here are five we're eagerly anticipating, including a thriller and multiple rom-coms.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
/Film spoke with Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton about their Netflix thriller Apex, calling in a Mindhunter writer to kill the tropes in the script, and more.
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Comedy Shows
By Ben Pearson
There's a moment in The Pitt season 2 finale that unintentionally references one of the funniest moments in recent HBO history.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
The Pitt's director of photography Johanna Coelho reveals Season 2's most challenging scene to shoot, and it definitely took us by surprise.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
The DP of The Pitt tells us all about the show's complex lighting setup, how they approach blocking, how those cool transitions work, and much more.
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Jason Statham wrecks dudes on the high seas in the trailer for Mutiny, which looks like it could be a revamped version of Ship, the abandoned sequel to Plane.
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2009's Star Trek ended up being a box office hit that resurrected the franchise, thanks in part to a ballsy choice that paid off.
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Drama Shows
By Ben Pearson
Netflix has announced that Jamie Bell will play Duke Shelby in the upcoming Peaky Blinders sequel series, taking over the role from Barry Keoghan.
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Horror Movies
By Ben Pearson
Psycho Killer, the long-gestating horror movie that debuted in early 2026, is heading to Digital this month. Find out when you can watch it at home.
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Interviews
By Ben Pearson
We spoke with Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice writer/director BenDavid Grabinski about that opening scene, the technical challenges of making this film, and more.
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Cartoon Shows
By Ben Pearson
The latest trailer for the animated spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales From '85 has some fans wondering if the show is repurposed from another medium.
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Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight toyed with the idea of including Tom Hardy's Alfie Solomons in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man in an unexpected way.
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Drama Movies
By Ben Pearson
If you missed Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights in theaters or just want to return to that world, here's when the film will be available to watch at home.
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The newest trailer for Disney's live-action Moana movie has arrived, and it's...well, it's exactly what you're probably expecting.
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Warner Bros. asked V For Vendetta director James McTeigue to cut something from the movie, and it's probably not what you'd expect. Thankfully, he said no.
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Adam Scott stars in the new horror movie Hokum, which hails from Irish filmmaker Damian McCarthy, who directed 2024's Oddity.
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Here's the trailer for Netflix's Man on Fire TV show, in which Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays the same character Denzel Washington played in the film.
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Comedy Shows
By Ben Pearson
Did you know the title It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia was inspired by a 1985 pop song? Here's the story of how Sunny's title came to be.
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Ryan Coogler's spectacular vampire horror film Sinners features a handful of subversive choices, but the bravest of them isn't being discussed very much.
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Reacher's Alan Ritchson stars in War Machine, a Netflix movie that's actually worth checking out if you like sci-fi, action, and/or Ritchson himself.
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