Daily Podcast: Crazy Rich Asians, Dead Cells, Breaking Bad 101, NECA's TMNT Figures, And More

By Ben PearsonAug. 15, 2018 5:30 pm EST

On the August 15, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they've been up to in another edition of the Water Cooler.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).

Opening Banter:At The Water Cooler:

What we've been Doing:

Jacob bought a new car with his wife

Brad received his NECA TMNT action figures

Ben bought a drone

Chris went on vacation

Hoai-Tran had a jam-packed weekend starting with seeing Hamilton in DC and flying to London for work. And she hung out with family visiting (and staying at her house) for the week.

What we've been Reading:

Chris read Alan Sepinwall's Breaking Bad 101

What we've been Watching:

Jacob rewatched Obvious Child and suffered through Truth or Dare.

Brad saw Eighth Grade again, rewatched Mystery, Alaska, and The Roast of Bruce Willis

Chris watched season 1 of The Sinner, and started re-watching Breaking Bad from the beginning, and Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich

Ben watched Black Klansman, Eighth Grade, and Cultureshock: Freaks and Geeks

Hoai-Tran saw Crazy Rich Asians, and did her usual airplane tradition of catching up on bad to mediocre movies (Rampage, Ready Player One, Molly's Game).

What we've been Eating:

Jacob has been on a Torchy's Tacos kick

Brad has been eating Brightside and Summer Splash Skittles

What we've been Playing:

Jacob has been absolutely obsessed with Dead Cells on the Nintendo Switch and bought Salt and Sanctuary for the third time like an idiot.

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