The Filmcast: After Dark is the bonus show where we talk about a variety of random topics that didn't make it into the main podcast.

In this episode, David, Devindra, and Jeff welcome Dan Trachtenberg back to the podcast to discuss Predator: Badlands, which is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu and available on Blu-Ray/4K. They discuss what it's like to tweak the movie studio logo at the beginning of the film, how they convinced the world Elle Fanning was a backpack, why the film is rated PG-13, and the tiny differences between a scene that works and a scene that doesn't. Please note this conversation has SPOILERS for Predator: Badlands.

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David, Devindra, and Jeff go for a swim with The Plague, go undercover with the 4K edition of Hard Boiled, and sharpen their weapons for Blades of the Guardians. Then they assemble an unlikely troupe to save the world from a dark future in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Does Anybody Want AI Entertainment? 
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the RAMaggedon getting worse 
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:17:26)
David - Hard Boiled 4K, Megadoc (Criterion)
Devindra - The Plague, Scarlet, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, On This Day…1776, Industry
Jeff - Blades of the Guardians, Nirvanna the Band the Show

Featured Review (~01:09:58)    
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
SPOILERS (~01:25:00)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff study up for a lesson in Crime 101, go undercover with the first three Spy Kids films, and head back in time for a meta journey with Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie. Then they gird their loins for the period-piece romance of “Wuthering Heights”.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Dave Chen Travels: Nazare
Devindra - Excalibur on You’ve Never Seen What
Jeff - DLC Bookclub with Gary D Schmidt

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:28:57)
David - Crime 101, Shelter, Is This Thing On? 
Devindra - Spy Kids 1-3, Spirit Rangers, Hot Wheels Let's Race
Jeff - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, Steal

Featured Review (~01:18:55)    
“Wuthering Heights”
SPOILERS (~01:36:04)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff render judgement on an infant related Slashfilmcourt case, clean up a mess with The Housemaid, take their seats for the revival of The Muppet Show, and find their way home with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Then they solve a family mystery with The Wrecking Crew.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Kim Renfro’s Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Recaps
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Moltbook, the social network for AI agents
Jeff - DLC 638 with Mike Futter

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:42:47)
David - The Housemaid, Dust Bunny
Devindra - The Muppet Show
Jeff - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Simpsons S37

Featured Review (~01:16:04)    
The Wrecking Crew
SPOILERS (~01:31:25)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff remember the late great Catherine O'Hara, dig deeper into a mystery with A Private Life, look to the stars with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and head to Hollywood for Marvel’s latest TV offering, Wonder Man. Then they signal for rescue with the new Sam Raimi film, Send Help.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Sundance Coverage
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: What do prediction markets like Kalshi cost us? 
Jeff - You’ve Never Seen What? 

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:20:12)
David - A Private Life, Sundance: One in a Million, The Incomer
Devindra - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Sundance: Josephine, zi
Jeff - Wonder Man, Fackham Hall, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

Featured Review (~01:08:45)    
Send Help
SPOILERS (~01:24:53)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff go on the hunt with Sirât, head deep undercover with Ponies, and attempt to solve the mystery at the heart of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials. Then they reckon with the depth of American greed with Gus Van Sant’s latest film, Dead Man’s Wire.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Stephen David Miller’s 10 Cinematic Pairings
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Why would Apple want to make an AI pin?
Jeff - DLC 636 with Imran Khan

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:30:06)
David - Sirât, Wonder Man, Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Devindra - Ponies, Hal & Harper  
Jeff - Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Featured Review (~01:07:27)    
Dead Man’s Wire
SPOILERS (~01:23:24)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff make a clean getaway with The Rip, head back into the vault with season two of Fallout, and round the bases with The Sandlot. Then they return to the post apocalypse with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: The Bone Temple Review + A Cast of Kings is back
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next gen Siri?
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:28:01)
David - The Rip, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Man Finds Tape
Devindra - The Rip, Fallout S2, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, The Creature Cases
Jeff - The Rip, The Sandlot

Featured Review (~01:03:59)    
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
SPOILERS (~01:20:24)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff keep calm and carry on in Fackham Hall, race to the top in the fourth season of Industry, and investigate a mixed media murder with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Then they dig into the struggles of capitalism in Park Chan-wook’s latest film No Other Choice.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Patreon: Everything Notable That Happened in David Chen’s Life in 2025
Devindra - All my CES stuff at Engadget
Jeff - DLC 633 with Ashley Esqueda and 634 with Allen Brooks

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:13:07)
David - Fackham Hall, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, Heated Rivalry
Devindra - Industry S4, The Pitt S2, Alpha
Jeff - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Featured Review (~01:03:37)    
No Other Choice
SPOILERS (~01:22:18)

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We are incredibly saddened to share that Adam Quigley, our original co-host for this podcast, has recently passed away. 

In this episode, Devindra and David share their memories of Adam and play some clips from some of Adam's memorable moments on the podcast.

You can share your own memories of Adam at his Murial page. You can also email us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com and we'll pass on any kind notes to Adam's family.

This episode was originally recorded at the end of December 2025. Thanks to Jon Berry for his assistance putting together this episode.