The Filmcast

Ep. 661 - The Adam Project


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David, Devindra, and Jeff remember actor William Hurt. For the feature review, the Filmcast travels to The Adam Project, the Netflix sci-fi directed by Shawn Levy starring Ryan Reynolds. 

Read The Daily Beast’s article about William Hurt here.  

Read Nina Metz’s article about Hollywood’s scammer fixation here.  

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  • Weekly Plugs
    David - David interviews Heather Havrilesky for Culturally Relevant
    Devindra - Reviewing Intel’s NUC 12 Extreme 
    Jeff - https://dlc.fireside.fm/434 

    Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
    What we've been watching  (~19:47)
    Devindra - Turning Red, Halo
    David - Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall, Finales: Pam and Tommy, All of Us Are Dead
    Jeff - Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Super Pumped, Making Fun

    Feature  (~01:38:38)
    The Adam Project
    Spoilers (~01:53:55)

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