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Ep. 742 - The Creator Oct 03, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff explore the cutthroat romance of Fair Play, discuss the twee wonders of Wes Anderson’s Netflix shorts: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, andsleuth out the sinister elements of A Haunting in Venice. Then they glimpse into the dystopian future of The Creator. Also: check out the crowdfunding campaign for Best Summed Up!
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Gen V Season Premiere with Jessie Earl
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Meta’s Quest 3 and AI announcements
Jeff - We Have Concerns - Salty
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (20:50)
David - Fair Play, Theater Camp
Devindra - Wes Anderson’s Netflix shorts: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Rat Catcher, A Haunting in Venice
Jeff - Wes Anderson’s Netflix shorts: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, Flora and Son
Featured Review (~1:09:37)
The Creator
SPOILERS (~1:25:41)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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Ep. 741 - No One Will Save You and Dumb Money Sep 26, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff kick and punch their way into The Continental: From the World of John Wick, applaud the long-distance chemistry of Still Up, and sing the praises of Flora and Son. Then they explore the wordless chills of No One Will Save You and dig into the big bets of Dumb Money. Also: check out the crowdfunding campaign for Best Summed Up!
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Hasan Minhaj Went Too Far
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on iPhone 15 reviews and Microsoft’s Surface/AI event
Jeff - Best Summed Up
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (22:12)
David - The Continental: From the World of John Wick, The Hunted
Devindra - Flora and Son
Jeff - Still Up, Michelle Wolf It’s Great to Be Here
Featured Review (~51:26)
No One Will Save You
SPOILERS (~1:06:09)
Featured Review (~1:17:11)
Dumb Money
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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Ep. 740 - Bottoms (GUEST: BJ Colangelo) Sep 19, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff debate how much equalizing should happen in The Equalizer films, praise the live action stylings of Netflix's One Piece, and marvel at the BS in BS High. Then, BJ Colangelo joins us for our review of Bottoms. Check out BJ's article about Bottoms here.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: The Five Best Films at the Toronto International Film Festival
Devindra - Engadget Podcast episodes on the iPhone 15 launch
Jeff - DLC 513 with Daanish Syed

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~6:30)
David - The Equalizer 3, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Bee Movie
Devindra - One Piece, El Conde, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2, Ahsoka
Jeff - BS High, Relax I’m from the Future
Featured Review (~59:45)
Bottoms
SPOILERS (~1:18:15)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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Ep. 739 - The 2023 Summer Movie Wager Results Sep 12, 2023

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It's the annual reckoning! Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) and Peter Sciretta (@Petersciretta) return to the podcast and, along with the rest of the Filmcast crew, discuss this year's summer box office. Where did we guess right in the Summer Movie Wager? What were our many, many, many failures? Listen to hear us discuss!
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The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager will begin on May 4 2023 (the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3) and last through September 4, 2023, Labor Day, as usual.
Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:

If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.
If your picked movie for 2-9 is correct, you score 10 points for it.
If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.
If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.
If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.
If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.
For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. -If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it.

The Actual Top 10 Movies
1. Barbie
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
4. Oppenheimer
5. The Little Mermaid
6. Sound of Freedom
7. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
9. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
10. Elemental
Germain’s top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
6. The Flash
7. Fast X
8. Barbie
9. Oppenheimer
10. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
DARK HORSES
-Elemental
-Haunted Mansion
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Peter's top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
6. The Flash
7. Fast X
8. Barbie
9. Oppenheimer
10. Elemental
DARK HORSES
-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
-Haunted Mansion
Devindra’s Top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. The Little Mermaid
5. The Flash
6. Elemental
7. Fast X
8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
9. Barbie
10. Oppenheimer
DARK HORSES
-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
-Meg 2
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Jeff’s Top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
6. Fast X
7. The Flash
8. Elemental
9. Oppenheimer
10. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
DARK HORSES
-Barbie
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
-Haunted Mansion
Dave’s top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. The Little Mermaid
4. The Flash
5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
6. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
7. Fast X
8. Barbie
9. Oppenheimer
10. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
DARK HORSES
-Blue Beetle
-Elemental
-Haunted Mansion
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
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Ep. 738 - Sorcerer (1977) - Re-Broadcast with Commentary Sep 05, 2023

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David and Devindra revisit an old episode of the Filmcast from the archives: Our conversation with director Vincenzo Natali about the William Friedkin movie Sorcerer, which was originally broadcast on April 28, 2014.
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Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 737 - Gran Turismo Aug 29, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff get excited about Mech Cadets, share some conflicting views about Ahsoka, praise The Righteous Gemstones, and debate the usage of Dave's B-Movies theme song bumper. Then it's time to dive into Neill Blomkamp's Gran Turismo.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Ahsoka Eps 1-2
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the PlayStation Portal
Jeff - bit.ly/runjeffrun
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~11:45)
David - Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, Paradise, Heart of Stone,
Devindra - Ahsoka, The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Jeff - Mech Cadets, The Righteous Gemstones
Featured Review (~1:07:30)
Gran Turismo
SPOILERS (~1:37:00)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 736 - Blue Beetle Aug 22, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff get disappointed by Strays, become awed at the amazing re-release of Oldboy, and try to figure out what made The River Wild so special in the first place. Then it's time to review Blue Beetle, one of the last remnants of the old DCEU.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Oldboy Still Rips\
Devindra - Engadget budget gaming laptop guide
Jeff - youtube.com/cannatajeff
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~5:30)
Jeff - Strays, Strange Planet
Devindra - Oldboy Remaster, Deadloch, Only Murders in the Building
David - Oldboy Remaster, To Live and Die in LA, River Wild
Featured Review (~1:06:07)
Blue Beetle
SPOILERS (~1:31:50)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 735 - Talk To Me Aug 15, 2023

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David and Jeff check out some of the b-movies that David's watched this week, and Jeff celebrates the return of Only Murders In The Building. Then it's time to talk about Talk To Me with Devindra Hardawar.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: 100 Days of the Writers Strike
Jeff - DLC 508 with Mike Futter
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~7:15)
David - Beast, Hypnotic, Singing’ In The Rain, Red White and Royal Blue
Jeff - Only Murders in the Building, Telemarketers, Hard Knocks,
Featured Review (~1:07:30)
Talk To Me
SPOILERS (~1:21:20)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 734 - TMNT: Mutant Mayhem and Meg 2: The Trench Aug 08, 2023

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David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss the new Beanie Baby movie, whether Hidden Strike is worthy of being the number 1 film in 50 countries, and why This Fool is worth checking out. Then, it's a surprise double review as the boys tackle Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as well as Meg 2: The Trench.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Full Circle
Devindra - Hands on with Nomono’s $2,490 wireless podcasting kit
Jeff - DLC Bookclub interview with STeven Erikson
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~09:45)
Jeff - The Beanie Bubble, How to with John Wilson, The Barkley Marathons: The Race that Eats its Young
David - Hidden Strike, Twisted Metal
Devindra - This Fool S2, Finished Justified, How to with John Wilson S3
Featured Review (~1:08:33)
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
SPOILERS (~1:27:30)
Meg 2: The Trench (~1:33:30)
SPOILERS (~1:45:00)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 733 - Barbie (GUEST: Brooke Obie) Aug 01, 2023

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David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss some thrilling sports documentaries, including The Deepest Breath and Just. One. Mile., and Devindra weighs in on the depiction of Guyana in Full Circle. Then, it's time for Brooke Obie to join us to discuss Barbie. Read more of Brooke's work at The Grio.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Marvel’s Secret Invasion was a $200MM disaster
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Samsung’s new foldables
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~18:00)
David - The Deepest Breath, The First Slam Dunk, Nothing Compares,
Devindra - Full Circle, Futurama
Jeff - Glitch: The Rise and Fall of HQ Trivia, Just. One. Mile.
Featured Review (~1:08:33)
Barbie
SPOILERS (~1:29:45)
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod.
Credits:

Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

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