On the November 2, 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.
 
Opening Banter: 
 
At The Water Cooler:
What did everyone do for Halloween?Peter live-streamed about Mandalorian.
Brad went to a friend’s house for a socially distanced bonfire where masks were worn and costumes were encouraged.
Jacob had a thoroughly mediocre Halloween!
Hoai-Tran watched Rocky Horror Picture Show with friends.
Ben visited his nieces.


What we’ve been Doing:Peter went to Downtown Disney to check out all the new Christmas merch. 
Jacob voted.
Hoai-Tran voted and guested on Nerdist News Talks Back.


What we’ve been Reading:Jacob started reading The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History by Andy Green.
Peter read the first chapter of Charles Soule’s Star Wars: Light of the Jedi.


What we’ve been Watching:Peter has been watching more of Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult on Starz, and Sofia Coppola’s On The Rocks. He’s also been watching a lot of YouTube and wanted to plug two episodes: Justin Scarred’s tour of Goonies filming locations and Adam The Woo stayed overnight in the Christmas Story house.
Brad watched Haunters: The Art of the Scare, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror, introduced his girlfriend to Back to the Future Part II, has been suckered into watching The Bachelorette.
Chris watched Mank.
Hoai-Tran watched The Wailing, A Tale of Two Sisters, rewatched Notorious, Sabotage.
Ben watched Crimson Peak, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, and rewatched Almost Famous. 


What we’ve been Eating:Brad tried Sugar Cookie Hershey’s Kisses, Monster Ultra Watermelon, Gingerbread Oreos.


What we’ve been Playing:Brad has been playing Call of Duty’s Halloween event, The Haunting of Verdansk
Jacob is playing Unmatched: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Hoai-Tran is terrible at Among Us.



 
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