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Ep. 722 - Beau Is Afraid May 16, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff react to the news that director Louis Leterrier might listen to The Filmcast (check out Germain's io9 interview here). Then, they discuss the new Blackberry film, the second season of Yellowjackets and whether Baby J is a great comedy special or a canny PR exercise (or both). Finally, we discuss Ari Aster's latest film, Beau Is Afraid.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: The Blackberry movie is about the Innovator’s Dilemma
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Google I/O and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Jeff - DLC 495 with Ash Parrish
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~27:31)
David - Blackberry, Still
Devindra - Yellowjackets S2, White House Plumbers
Jeff - Baby J, Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
Featured Review (~1:13:30)
Beau Is Afraid
SPOILERS (~1:25:30)

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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After Dark Preview: Polite Society May 13, 2023

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In this After Dark excerpt, David, Devindra, and Jeff dive into Nida Manzoor's new film Polite Society.

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Ep. 721 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 May 09, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss how to destroy a method of oil conveyance, whether or not Red Notice movies are actually a thing, the brilliance of Fired on Mars, and the delight of seeing Joe Pesci in Bupkis. Then, it's time to dive into James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: David’s Thoughts on the Writer’s Strike
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Redfall, Jedi Survivor and Nida Manzoor interview
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~24:12)
David - How To Blow Up a Pipeline, Ghosted
Devindra - Bupkis, Star Wars: Visions S2, Suzume
Jeff - Fired on Mars, Mrs Davis
Featured Review (~1:11:00)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
SPOILERS (~1:32:00)

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.
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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.
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Ep. 720 - Sisu May 02, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss what it's like to revisit Christopher Nolan's movies in IMAX after all these years, the empty thrills of Citadel, the great sci-fi storytelling of Silo, and why you should try to see Suzume in theaters. Then it's time to dive into some Nazi exploitation with our review of Sisu.
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Weekly Plugs
David - This Week In Streaming: Dead Ringers
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the ASUS ROG Ally and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~20:30)
David - Suzume, Dead Ringers, Christopher Nolan IMAX Film Festival, Picard S3
Devindra - Silo, The Big Door Prize, Polite Society,
Jeff - Citadel, airplane watching
Featured Review (~1:05:15)
Sisu
SPOILERS (~1:20:30)
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.
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Ep. 719 - Evil Dead Rise (GUEST: Max Evry) Apr 25, 2023

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David and Devindra lament the death of Netflix's DVD.com, and discuss how the movies are back, baby. Then, Max Evry joins the podcast to discuss Evil Dead Rise. Follow Max on Twitter and pre-order his book about David Lynch's Dune.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Twitter De-Verifies Everyone, Then Doesn’t
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Diving into Pixel Fold rumors
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~24:55)
David - Beau Is Afraid, The Covenant, American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombers, Don’t Look Now
Devindra - Mrs. Davis, The Diplomat, Barry
Featured Review (~1:04:00)
Evil Dead Rise
SPOILERS (~1:26:45)

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.
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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.
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. 718 - The 2023 Summer Movie Wager Apr 18, 2023

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It's the annual Summer Movie Wager! Old friends Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) and Peter Sciretta (@Petersciretta ) return place their bets, along with the Filmcast crew, on this summer’s box office. Come back in the fall to see who will emerge as the winner of 2023’s wager.
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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.

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.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 717 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (GUEST: Christian Spicer from DLC) Apr 11, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the glory of Beef, the hilarity of Jury Duty, and the subtle beauty of Rye Lane. Plus: David shares his thoughts on Air. Then, Christian Spicer from DLC joins us to discuss The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Check out Christian's new book, Consequences.
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Weekly Plugs
David - This Week In Streaming: Beef
Devindra - This Week in Tech: AI Hustlers
Jeff - DLC Bookclub
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~15:10)
David - Beef, Air, Jury Duty
Devindra - Beef, Rye Lane
Jeff - Beef, Dave season 3, Jury Duty,
Featured Review (~1:03:24)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
SPOILERS (~1:31:15)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s interview podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. 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.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

After Dark Preview: Doug Liman's 'Go' (1999) Apr 08, 2023

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To celebrate Peter Sciretta's victory in last year's Summer Movie Wager, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Peter and Germain Lussier to discuss Doug Liman's 1999 film Go.
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Ep. 716 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Apr 04, 2023

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David, Devindra and Jeff reflect on the nature of determinism in The Big Door Prize, discuss the passing of Ryuichi Sakamoto, debate whether or not Air is actually worth seeing, and dive into some obscure streaming titles like Flypaper and Coming Home in the Dark. Then, it's on to an in-depth review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Reality: Love Is Blind
Devindra - Drew Carey’s AI radio show
Jeff - DLC with Frank Ellerbe
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~15:50)
Jeff - The Big Door Prize, Air
David - Big Mäck - Gangster und Gold, Coming Home in the Dark, Flypaper (2011)
Devindra - Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Featured Review (~1:01:00)
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
SPOILERS (~1:18:15)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s interview podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. 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.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 715 - John Wick: Chapter 4 Mar 28, 2023

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David, Devindra, and Jeff realize they want different things from Tetris and The Night Agent and discuss yet another great Bob Odenkirk TV series that's airing on AMC. Then, it's on to an in-depth review of John Wick: Chapter 4.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV is recapping Succession
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Is Google’s Bard AI drunk?
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~15:40)
David - Tetris, The Night Agent, Love is Blind Season 4, A Picard Mid-Season 3 Check-in
Devindra - Tetris, The Night Agent, Succession
Jeff - Lucky Hank, Chop and Steele
Featured Review (~58:15)
John Wick Chapter 4
SPOILERS (~1:20:00)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s interview podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. 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.
You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

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