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Ep. 568 - Capone (GUEST: Scott Wampler from Birth.Movies.Death.) May 19, 2020

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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Jeff stay in to watch Capone, the latest film by director Josh Trank. The cast is joined by Scott Wampler, Managing Editor at Birth.Movies.Death and co-Host of The Kingcast, to evaluate this Tom Hardy performance. Tune in to hear not one but two of Jeff's limericks.
Read Kyle Buchanan's oral history of Mad Max: Fury Road here. Read about why Jurassic World makes sense now here.
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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~23:00)

David - Abduction, The Skywalker Legacy
Devindra - The Eddy (Ep 1), The Midnight Gospel
Jeff - Solar Opposites, Dead to Me Season 2, Luke Towan

Feature (~52:00) Capone

Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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Ep. 567 - The Lost Boys (GUEST: Dan Trachtenberg) May 12, 2020

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With no new release in sight, Dave, Devindra, and Jeff explore their "blindspots" - classic movies they somehow missed. Dan Trachtenberg, director of the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane and friend of the show, returns to do an epic review of Lost Boys, the 1987 comedy horror.
Read about the true story of The Lost Boys’ sax man here.
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David - Rambo: Last Blood, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill
Jeff - Jeff Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill

Feature (~54:00)Lost Boys
Spoilers (~1:36:30)

Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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Ep. 566 - Bad Education May 05, 2020

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As shelter-in-place order extends, David, Devindra, and Jeff continue watching streaming content. David praises the brilliance of Dave, the FX Hulu original while Devindra loves Never Have I Ever, the new Netflix show created by Mindy Kaling. For the feature review, he cast talk about one of the few releases this year - HBO’s Bad Education.
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David - Parks and Recreation Special, True History of the Kelly Gang, Dave Season (finished)
Devindra - Never Have I Ever, BlackAF, Cursed Films, Hunters
Jeff - Ozark season 3, First episode of Middleditch & Schwartz, National Theater

Feature (~1:20:30) Bad Education (contains spoiler)

Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
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Ep. 565 - Extraction Apr 28, 2020

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David, Devindra, Jeff check in on each other yet another week. The cast makes it up to past donors whose names got lost in the e-mails. For the feature review, David, Devindra, Jeff chat about Extraction, the new Netflix release starring Chris Hemsworth. Tune in to find out whether this is worth your quarantine time.
Read Scott Tobias's review of Extraction here. Read David Jenkins's review of My Neighobor Totoro here.
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Jeff - Beastie Boys Story, The Last Dance
Devindra - Upload, Motherland: Fort Salem
David - Unorthodox, My Neighbor Totoro, What We Do in the Shadows premiere, It’s Always Sunny Season 14

Feature (~1:20:30)Extraction
Spoilers (1:43:00)

Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
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You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!

Demolition Man and Devs (GUEST: Alan Yang, director of Tigertail) Apr 21, 2020

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On this episode, special guest Alan Yang, director of the new Netflix film Tigertail, stops by to review 1993’s Demolition Man. Tune in to hear the cast discuss Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes’s memorable performances. Stay after the show for a in-depth review of Devs, the sci-fi limited series written and directed by Alex Garland.
Read about the predictive power of Demolition Man here.
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Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech.
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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) Feature (~05:30)
Demolition Man After Darks (~01:01:30)
Devs Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
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Ep. 563 - Tiger King Apr 14, 2020

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The Netflix documentary series Tiger King could not have come at a better time as we hunker down. David, Devindra, and Jeff go on this wild kitty-cat ride and re-evaluate the boundary between reality TV show and documentary film.
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Devindra - Run, Westworld S3 (Insecure S4, Bosch S6)
David - How to Fix a Drug Scandal
Jeff - Quarantine Weirdness: SNL and Andrea Bochelli

Feature (~1:00:30)Netflix's Tiger King
Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!

Ep. 562 - Portrait of a Lady on Fire (GUEST: Valerie Complex) Apr 07, 2020

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Another week, another opportunity to catch up on some movies at home. In this episode, David, Devindra, Jeff are joined by Valerie Complex to review Portrait of a Lady on Fire, now available streaming on Hulu.
Check out Devindra's review of Quibi here.
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Devindra: Quibi, Tales from the Loop
Jeff: Wrestlemania

Feature (~54:30)Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Spoilers (~1:19:30)

Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!

Ep. 561 - Bloodshot (GUEST: Patrick H Willems) Mar 31, 2020

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As social-distancing continues, David, Jeff, Devindra stay in to watch Bloodshot with guest host Patrick H. Willems. Was the latest Vin Diesel action flick worth the $20 rental?
Stay safe everyone!
Check out Patrick's main Youtube channel and his second Youtube channel Patrick Willem Presents.
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Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!

Ep. 560 - Judgment Night (GUEST: Dan Trachtenberg, director of 10 Cloverfield Lane) Mar 24, 2020

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In this special episode of the Slashfilmcast, David, Devindra, Jeff are joined by Dan Trachtenberg, friend of the show and director of 10 Cloverfield Lane. The cast plus our special guest review Judgment Night, the 1993 thriller directed by Stephen Hopkins.
Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. 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 or like us on Facebook.
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
Feature (~00:35:00) Judgment Night

Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!

Ep. 559 - Onward, Giri/Haji, Freaks, Love Is Blind, The Outsider Mar 17, 2020

Show notes

As studios pull big releases from theaters, Jeff manages to catch the latest Pixar movie Onward in theater while the rest of the cast stay in and watch some streaming content.
For more information on how to confront a pandemic, take a listen to the NYTimes podcast The Daily. -Confronting a Pandemic-Learning to Live with the Coronavirus
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Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. 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 or like us on Facebook.
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What We've been watching (~00:06:30)Jeff - OnwardDavid - Guns Akimbo, Freaks, Love Is Blind, HillaryDevindra - Giri/Haji, Cosmos, Dispatches from Elsewhere
After Dark(~00:57:15)
Credits:

Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!

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