Mercy, One Battle After Another Oral History, Jacob's Trailer Park, and More
/Film Weekly
SlashFilm.com
4.4 • 942 Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
On the January 28, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by several people to talk about the latest movie and TV news, take a trip to Jacob’s Trailer Park, talk about the new Chris Pratt movie Mercy, and present some One Battle After Another interviews.
(~00:19) News
- 2026 Academy Award Nominations: Here's The Complete List Of Oscar Contenders
- There’s going to be a Senate hearing in February about the Netflix/Warner Bros. deal. I’m curious to see if anything meaningful comes from that.
- Brian Robbins, the former head of Paramount, is launching a new animation company called Big Shot.
- https://deadline.com/2026/01/shrinking-season-4-renewal-apple-tv-1236698673/
- Star Wars: Starfighter Won't Feature Any Legacy Characters (And That's A Good Thing)
- Superman Director James Gunn Addresses Wonder Woman Rumors Regarding DC's Man Of Tomorrow
- Marvel's Wonder Man Directly References A Controversial Best Picture Winner, And It's Perfect
(~02:25) Jacob’s Trailer Park
- Monarch: Legacy of Monsters — Season 2 Official Teaser | Apple TV
- Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord | Official Teaser Trailer | Streaming April 6 on Disney+
- Masters of The Universe – Official Teaser Trailer
- I LOVE BOOSTERS - Official Teaser Trailer - In Theaters May 22
- Marvel Television’s Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 | Teaser Trailer
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | Yoshi First Look
- Lee Cronin's The Mummy | Official Teaser Trailer
(~20:18) Mercy Review: Not Even AI Could Generate A Movie As Dire As This Chris Pratt-Led Disaster
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| 1:17.9 | Hello everyone. Welcome to Slash Film Weekly. It's Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. On today's |
| 1:22.7 | episode of the show, we're going to be talking about the latest film and TV news. We'll take a |
| 1:26.5 | trip to Jacobs Trailer Park. We'll talk about the new Chris Pratt film, Mercy, and finally we'll present some |
| 1:32.3 | one battle after another interviews. My name is Ben Pearson. I'm an editor at slashfilm.com. |
| 1:38.0 | As is normally the case for late January, there's not a ton happening in the world of film right now. |
| 1:42.9 | The Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, so we're going to be devoting some time on an upcoming episode to talking |
| 1:49.0 | about all the stuff that we're watching remotely. Bill Brea had a chance to go to Park City. This is |
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