Episode Details

On the December 10, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to get into the latest film and TV news, talk about Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, follow up on our The Last Frontier conversation from earlier this year and present an interview with the showrunner, touch on the new spoof comedy Fackham Hall and spotlight an interview with that movie’s director, and we’ll end with a new interview with Dogma writer/director Kevin Smith.

(~00:10) In The News:

• https://www.slashfilm.com/2043833/netflix-acquire-warner-bros-reshape-hollywood/
• https://deadline.com/2025/12/vin-diesel-rock-em-sock-em-robots-1236635812/
• https://deadline.com/2025/12/clue-scripted-series-peacock-dana-fox-nicholas-stoller-1236635572/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2042840/scarlett-johansson-robert-pattinson-the-batman-2-cast-villain/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2042760/horror-franchise-2000s-paranormal-activity-reboot-james-wan/
• https://deadline.com/2025/12/new-men-in-black-movie-bad-boys-for-life-writer-1236636023/
• https://www.slashfilm.com/2044287/star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-original-theatrical-cut-re-release/

(~09:41) Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 conversation

Five Nights At Freddy's 2 Review: Scott Cawthon's Convoluted Lore Is The Sequel's Scariest Villain

(~20:30) The Last Frontier chat

(~27:33) Jon Bokenkamp interview

(~37:37) Fackham Hall

(~42:13) Jim O’Hanlon interview

(~57:39) Kevin Smith interview

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