Podcast Exclusive Giveaway! Plus Predator: Killer of Killers, The Phoenician Scheme, and Ballerina Interviews, News Round-Up, and More

On the June 11, 2025 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by a bunch of people to announce a giveaway, talk about the latest film and TV news, and present interviews with the star and director of Ballerina, the stars of The Phoenician Scheme, and Dan Trachtenberg, the co-writer and director of Predator: Killer of Killers. The Nice Guys 4K (~00:28) Giveaway! (~02:36) Tune into Shout! TV’s Double Take on 6/13 for a Pride Month double feature hosted by BJ and Harmony Colangelo. Shout! TV was able to hook us up with two special bundles that can be won by /Film Weekly listeners. These bundles consist of a 4K version of Rock ‘n Roll High School, a 4K version of Streets of Fire, a Blu-ray of Valley Girl, a Blu-ray of Sleepaway Camp, and a copy of the Sleepaway Camp book that BJ and Harmony wrote. To win, send an email to bpearson@slashfilm.com with the word “Giveaway” in the subject line , and tell us who your favorite queer movie character is and what you love about them . Winners must be based in the U.S. , so apologies to our international listeners on this one, and this is crucial, to win, you must include your home address so I can send it to the people who are actually going to be mailing these out. In The News : (~06:03) https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/warner-bros-discovery-split-what-happens-hbo-max-movie-studios-tv-networks-1236423363/ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/mia-goth-star-wars-starfighter-ryan-gosling-1236421361/ https://deadline.com/2025/06/nick-jonas-paul-stanley-kiss-movie-1236424271/ https://deadline.com/2025/06/saw-blumhouse-atomic-monster-buy-out-1236423712/ https://deadline.com/2025/06/one-of-them-days-sequel-keke-palmer-sza-1236423581/ https://deadline.com/2025/06/octavia-spencer-ma-sequel-blumhouse-1236423206/ https://deadline.com/2025/06/texas-chainsaw-massacre-taylor-sheridan-bidding-war-1236425911/ https://deadline.com/2025/06/cliff-booth-movie-netflix-brad-pitt-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-1236428672/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rachel-brosnahan-presumed-innocent-season-2-apple-tv-1236261518/ Jacob’s Trailer Park (~32:56) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o34WOE1a8aQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--N03NO130 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kqkRZHqk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRqU2276eaQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKzRPFvky9Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzH1AWxgIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t9cPtA9St0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL6jZqExlIk (~43:40) Ballerina Review: Some Great Action Scenes Can't Save This Dull John Wick Spin-Off (~49:49) Operatic vs. back-to-basics (~53:30) Spoiler discussion begins (~59:22) Ana de Armas interview (~01:03:11) Len Wiseman interview (~01:17:21) Predator: Killer Of Killers Review: The Franchise Goes Animated To Spectacular Results (~01:21:45) Spoiler discussion begins (~01:21:51) Dan Trachtenberg interview (~01:46:28) The Phoenician Scheme Review: A Breezy, Hilarious Wes Anderson Romp (~01:56:39) Benicio del Toro, Michael Cera, and Mia Threapleton interview All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about some of the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked in the show notes. You can subscribe to /Film Weekly on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts. Send your feedback, questions, comments, concerns, and mailbag topics to us at bpearson@slashfilm.com . Make sure to leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention your e-mail on the air. Don’t forget to take a minute to rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify - that helps us out a lot. And tell your friends about the show! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy