# Hope is An Audacious Sci-Fi Action Flick, Plus: The Paper Season 2 (Interview: Greg Daniels and Michael Koman) and Practical Magic 2

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Podcast: [/Film Weekly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/film-weekly-750119)
Published: 2026-09-16T15:25:21+00:00
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## Resource

On the September 16, 2026 episode of /Film Weekly, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by multiple people to talk about the latest film and TV news, have a discussion about Hope, talk about The Paper Season 2 and play an interview with that show’s creators, and discuss Practical Magic 2. (~00:30) News https://www.slashfilm.com/2258477/2026-emmys-winners-list/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/carrie-coon-rebecca-ferguson-greta-lee-honeymoon-funeral-1237072427/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/paul-feig-the-italian-job-sequel-movie-1237072097/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/kathryn-newton-old-friends-new-friends-mike-birbiglia-1237073451/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/hawaii-five-o-movie-destin-daniel-cretton-spider-man-1237073354/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/x-men-movie-asa-germann-nabs-role-of-angel-1236696697/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/point-break-series-greenlit-amc-france-canal-1237099164/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/brie-larson-one-italian-summer-1237101824/ https://deadline.com/2026/09/crazy-taxi-stranger-than-heaven-movies-netflix-sonic-1237101775/ Shout out to Ghost in the Machine, on YouTube here: Ghost in the Machine | What is Artificial Intelligence? | Full Documentary (~03:16) Hope Review: Na Hong-Jin's Alien Invasion Epic Needs To Be Seen To Be Believed (~29:09) The Paper Season 2 (~42:40) Greg Daniels and Michael Koman interview (~51:13) Practical Magic 2 Review: An Unfunny, Sloppily Assembled Sequel 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. Check out patreon.com/popcultured to hear more from many of the folks you hea…

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