David, Devindra, and Jeff explore the cutthroat romance of Fair Play, discuss the twee wonders of Wes Anderson’s Netflix shorts: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, and sleuth out the sinister elements of A Haunting in Venice. Then they glimpse into the dystopian future of The Creator. Also: check out the crowdfunding campaign for Best Summed Up!



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Jeff - We Have Concerns - Salty



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   

What we've been watching (20:50)

David - Fair Play, Theater Camp

Devindra - Wes Anderson’s Netflix shorts: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Rat Catcher, A Haunting in Venice

Jeff - Wes Anderson’s Netflix shorts: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, Flora and Son



Featured Review (~1:09:37)    

The Creator

SPOILERS (~1:25:41)



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Ep. 742 - The Creator

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

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.

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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)



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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. 770 - Civil War

David, Devindra, and Jeff consider the grand scale sci-fi of 3 Body Problem, go stargazing with Constellation, and sneak into the dark world of Ripley. Then they take a swing at Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man.



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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding TV and the 3 Body Problem Saga

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on using Kagi instead of Google Search

Jeff - DLC Bookclub



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   

What we've been watching (~00:44:25)

David - 3 Body Problem, Game of Gold

Devindra - Constellation

Jeff - Ripley, 3 Body Problem



Featured Review (~01:16:39)    

Monkey Man

SPOILERS (~01:28:15)



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Ep. 769 - Monkey Man

David, Devindra, and Jeff swim towards their thoughts on Spermworld, make room for Birth, and reflect back the career of a comedy legend with Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces. Then they smash through the enormity of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.



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David - Dave’s Patreon Page

Devindra - Force Five Podcast: Top 5 City Car Chases

Jeff - DLC 541 with Jarrett Green from IGN



Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   

What we've been watching (~00:15:40)

David - Spermworld, Ex Machina in IMAX

Devindra - Birth, The Devils

Jeff - Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces, Palm Royale



Featured Review (~01:07:38)    

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

SPOILERS (~01:30:15)



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. 742 - The Creator

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