David and Devindra discuss what it's like when an interview goes wrong and reflect on the amazing work of Lance Reddick and Tom Sizemore. Then, Jeff Cannata joins for our review of Shazam! Fury of the Gods. 



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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding Everything: My interview with the Daniels 

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on why Silicon Valley Bank failed



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)

What we've been watching  (~19:00)

Devindra - Swarm

David - Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday, MH370: The Flight that Disappeared, Swarm



Featured Review (~52:00)

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

SPOILERS (~1:11:00)



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Ep. 714 - Shazam! Fury of the Gods

In The Filmcast, hardcore geeks David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Jeff Cannata debate, pontificate, and delve into the latest films, TV shows, and other entertainment-related items from the past week. Weekly guests include everyday bloggers, webmaster luminaries, film directors, and movie stars from all walks of life. You can reach us at slashfilmcast@gmail.com and find more podcast episodes at http://www.thefilmcast.com

TV & Film

David, Devindra, and Jeff bite into their thoughts on Unfrosted, use the force to review Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, and taste test the new series Sugar. Then they tumble through their review of The Fall Guy.



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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding Everything: BJ Colangelo’s Review of The Fall Guy

Devindra - Rabbit R1 review at Engadget + Engadget Podcast

Jeff - DLC 546 with Max Neal



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   

What we've been watching (~00:17:20)

David - Unfrosted, The Contestant, The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady

Devindra - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Evil Does Not Exist, I Saw the TV Glow

Jeff - Sugar, Hacks Season 3



Featured Review (~01:13:37)    

The Fall Guy

SPOILERS (~01:25:29)



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Ep. 773 - The Fall Guy

In this excerpt from the Filmcast: After Dark, David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss Guy Ritchie's latest film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and weigh in on whose filmography they prefer: Guy Ritchie's or Matthew Vaughn's. 



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After Dark Preview: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

It's the annual Summer Movie Wager! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to make their wagers along with the Filmcast crew, on this summer's box office. Come back in the fall to see who will reign supreme as the winner of 2024’s wager. Submit your entry at thesummermoviewager.com and follow along on Threads to see updates all summer. 



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The Summer Movie Wager is a game which we play during the summer of each year. You can find the history of the game and play along at thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for putting that site together). 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 2, 2024 (with the release of The Fall Guy) and last through September 2, 2024, 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. Inside Out 2

2. Deadpool and Wolverine

3. Despicable Me 4

4. Twisters

5. The Fall Guy

6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

7. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One

8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

9. A Quiet Place: Day One

10. Bad Boys Ride or Die

Dark horses: 


The Garfield Movie
If
Fly Me To The Moon


BJ’s Top 10

1. Inside Out 2

2. Despicable Me 4

3. Deadpool and Wolverine

4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

5. A Quiet Place: Day 1

6. Twisters

7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

8. The Fall Guy

9. Bad Boys Ride or Die

10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 

Dark horses: 


The Garfield Movie
Alien: Romulus
Trap


Peter’s Top 10

1. Inside Out 2

2. Deadpool and Wolverine

3. Despicable Me 4

4. Bad Boys Ride or Die

5. The Garfield Movie

6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

8. If

9. Twisters

10. A Quiet Place: Day One

Dark horses: 


The Fall Guy
Alien: Romulus
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 


Devindra’s Top 10

1. Deadpool and Wolverine

2. Inside Out 2

3. Despicable Me 4

4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

5. The Fall Guy

6. Twisters

7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

9. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 

10. A Quiet Place: Day One

Dark horses: 


Maxxxine
Fly Me To the Moon 
Garfield


Jeff’s Top 10

1. Despicable Me 4

2. Deadpool and Wolverine

3. Inside Out 2

4. The Fall Guy

5. Bad Boys Ride or Die

6. Twisters

7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

9. A Quiet Place: Day One

10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 

Dark horses: 


The Garfield Movie 
If
Alien: Romulus


Dave’s Top 10

1. Deadpool and Wolverine

2. Despicable Me 4

3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die

4. Inside Out 2

5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

6. A Quiet Place: Day One

7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

8. The Fall Guy

9. If 

10. Twisters

Dark horses: 


Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 
Alien: Romulus
Trap

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 byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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Ep. 772 - The 2024 Summer Movie Wager

David, Devindra, and Jeff take a bite out of Abigail, step through time with The Beast, and take a trip with Conan O’Brien Must Go. Then they return to the stars with their review of Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.



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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding Everything: Liveblogging Rebel Moon 2

Devindra - Engadget Podcast: PS5 Pro rumors and the Playdate two years later

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   

What we've been watching (~00:22:20)

David - Abigail, The Beast, What Jennifer Did, Ian Abramson’s The Heist, 

Devindra - The Beast, Conan O’Brien Must Go, Space Ghost Coast to Coast Marathon, 1984 on Audible

Jeff - Hundreds of Beavers, The Regime, Conan O’Brien Must Go



Featured Review (~01:22:43)    

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

SPOILERS (~01:40:16)



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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Ep. 771 - Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

David, Devindra, and Jeff fall into the world of Fallout, count the many merits of Hundreds of Beavers, and sing the praises of Bluey - The Sign. Then they head into battle to discuss their thoughts on Civil War.



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Weekly Plugs

David - Vlog: Chasing the eclipse

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Humane’s disastrous AI pin

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   

What we've been watching (~00:20:38)

David - Hundreds of Beavers, Scoop

Devindra - The Sympathizer, Tokyo Vice (Season 2), Fallout, Bluey - The Sign

Jeff - Fallout, Bluey - The Sign



Featured Review (~01:13:45)    

Civil War

SPOILERS (~01:31:29)



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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Ep. 714 - Shazam! Fury of the Gods

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