David, Jeff, and Devindra look back on the films of 2022 and discuss:

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Santa dropped off one last present to close out the year…It’s The Filmcast’s Top 10 movies of the year episode! David, Devindra, and Jeff open 2023 by counting down their top ten films of 2022. Tune in to find out what movies took the top spots. 

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Jeff’s top ten:

10. Prey

9. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 

8. The Batman 

7. Triangle of Sadness

6. Women Talking

5. Vengeance

4. RRR

3. The Banshees of Inisherin

2. Avatar: The Way of Water

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once 

Devindra’s top ten:

10. Top Gun: Maverick

9. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

8. The Banshees of Inisherin

7. The Woman King

6. Till 

5. RRR

4. Tár

3. Decision to Leave

2. Nope

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

David’s top ten:

10. Athena 

9. Fire of Love

8. All Quiet on the Western Front

7. RRR

6. Prey 

5. Babylon

4. Top Gun: Maverick

3. Triangle of Sadness

2. Tár

1. Everything Everywhere All at Once

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David, Jeff and Devindra discuss why it might be worth paying attention to the Royals, praise Aubrey Plaza's work in Emily The Criminal, and get mildly disappointed by Violent Night. Then, they dive into Damien Chazelle's newest film Babylon. 

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David - Decoding Everything: The 10 Biggest Hollywood Fiascos of 2022

Devindra - Best stuff to binge over the holidays

Jeff - DLC Favorite Games of the Year 2022

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What we've been watching  (~20:00)

Jeff - Violent Night

David - All Quiet on the Western Front, Harry and Meghan,

Devindra - Emily the Criminal, White Noise

Babylon

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David, Jeff and Devindra discuss technical issues with showings of Avatar: The Way of Water, Tom Cruise’s extreme marketing tactics and why the Interview with the Vampire series is more interesting than the film. Then, they take a bite out of Luca Guadagnino’s latest horror film, with a full review of Bones and All.

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David - Decoding TV: Five Questions We Have HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ (with Christian Spicer)  

Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Diving into the Best and Worst of Tech in 2022

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Devindra - Aftersun, Armageddon Time, Fleishman Is in Trouble S1, Interview with the Vampire S1

David - Empire of Light, EO

Jeff - Pinocchio, The White Lotus S2

Bones and All

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David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss all the stuff happening at Warner Media/DC and the state of James Gunn's new cinematic universe. 

It’s all led up to this moment, a cinematic event 700 episodes in the making…It’s an Avatar extravaganza! David, Jeff and Devindra discuss what it means to them to still be working on The Filmcast 700 episodes later and then dive into their review of James Cameron’s long awaited Avatar: The Way of Water. 

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Avatar: The Way of Water

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Just a quick announcement: Next week's Filmcast episode will cover Avatar: The Way Of Water, not Bones And All as originally promised. The podcast will also come out two days later than usual, on Thursday night, so that we can have a full spoiler-filled conversation about the movie. 

Thanks for your patience and understanding. 

David, Jeff and Devindra discuss breaking the bad news about The Willows Inn to a friend, the AI revolution and how it will affect creative industries, how yum Jeff Cannata is, the name of the new HBO Max and Discovery Plus combined streaming service, as well as the new Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer. Then, they dive into a full review of Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. 

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David - Decoding TV: The Crown episodes 7-10

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the Kindle Scribe

Jeff - Holiday gift suggestion 

David - White Noise (Dec. 30 on Netflix), Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, 1899

Devindra - Till, Four Samosas, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

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David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss what it's like to be mentioned on a popular YouTube channel, whether Apple TV+'s Spirited is worth your time, why you should still watch Gangs of London even if it's jumped the shark, and why Wednesday is great. Then, they dive into a full review of Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans.

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David - Decoding TV: The Crown Episodes 4-6

Devindra - The best laptops and tablets to give as gifts

Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata

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What we've been watching  (~24:30)

Jeff - Spirited, Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special

David - Women Talking, Gangs of London Season 2, Scrooged

Devindra - Wednesday, Flux Gourmet, Watcher

The Fabelmans

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David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss how the old Bob is replacing new Bob at Disney, James Cameron's awesome new GQ profile, and then dive into the history of Pepsi, the final season of Dead To Me, the pleasures of Fleishman is in Trouble, and Mark Mylod's new film The Menu.

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David - Decoding TV: The Crown Season 5 Eps 1-3 Review

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on our holiday gift guide

Jeff - DLC

David - Pepsi Where’s My Jet, Fire of Love,

Devindra - Dead to Me S3, Tár, Cow

Jeff - The Simpsons, Strange World, Fleishman is in Trouble, Mammals,

The Menu

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