October 28, 2025

Ep. 847 - Good Fortune

1 hour 41 minutes

David, Devindra, and Jeff roll the tape on Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, brace for impact with A House of Dynamite, and return to twisted suburbia in IT: Welcome To Derry. Then they assess the angelic qualities of Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut Good Fortune.

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Weekly Plugs

David - davechentravels.com

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on our AI video hellscape with WaPo’s Drew Harwell and Jeremy Carrasco (AKA ShowtoolsAI)

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)

What we've been watching (~00:15:49)

David - A House of Dynamite, IT: Welcome To Derry, The Perfect Neighbor

Devindra - A House of Dynamite, IT: Welcome To Derry, Splinter Cell: Deathwatch

Jeff - Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Stitch Head

Featured Review (~01:11:48)

Good Fortune

SPOILERS (~01:26:11)

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