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David and Devindra entertain the possibility of a new Kick-Ass film, kick around their thoughts on Beckham and dig into the time travel mystery of Bodies. Then Jeff Cannata joins us for our review of the epic period drama, Killers of the Flower Moon. 

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Killers of the Flower Moon
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Breaking down the “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” with Paris Marx and An interview with Max Evry on his Dune oral history

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What we've been watching (16:04)
David - Beckham, Last Stop Larrimah: Murder Down Under, Bodies
Devindra - The Pigeon Tunnel, Frasier 2.0, Bodies

Featured Review (~59:56)    
Killers of the Flower Moon
SPOILERS (~1:19:10)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff cross examine the legal drama of The Caine-Mutiny Court Martial, discuss the behind the scenes insights of RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, and break into the bank heist fun of The Gold. Then, Chris Rudd joins us for our review of When Evil Lurks. Check out Chris’ podcast Streaming Things and his TikTok page, Movies Are Therapy.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Weekend Box Office: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Quest 3 with Norm Chan from Tested
Jeff - DLC’s Spider-Man 2 review

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What we've been watching (11:41)
David - The Caine-Mutiny Court Martial, The Burial, The Fall of the House of Usher
Devindra - RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Ahsoka, Loki S2, The Fall of the House of Usher
Jeff - The Gold, Lessons in Chemistry

Featured Review (~1:01:47)    
When Evil Lurks
SPOILERS (~1:21:22)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff slice into Saw X, praise the time bending comedy horror of Totally Killer, and worm their way into A Masterpiece in Disarray. Then they conjure their thoughts on the thrills and chills of The Exorcist: Believer.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Loki Season 2
Devindra - Meta Quest 3 review
Jeff - Best Summed Up 

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~17:41)
David - Saw X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), Passages
Devindra - When Evil Lurks, A Masterpiece in Disarray
Jeff - Totally Killer, season finales of Only Murders in the Building and Mech Cadets

Featured Review (~1:07:57)    
The Exorcist: Believer
SPOILERS (~1:20:09)

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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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David - Decoding TV: Gen V Season Premiere with Jessie Earl
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Meta’s Quest 3 and AI announcements
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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David, Devindra, and Jeff kick and punch their way into The Continental: From the World of John Wick, applaud the long-distance chemistry of Still Up, and sing the praises of Flora and Son. Then they explore the wordless chills of No One Will Save You and dig into the big bets of Dumb Money. Also: check out the crowdfunding campaign for Best Summed Up!

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David - Decoding Everything: Hasan Minhaj Went Too Far
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on iPhone 15 reviews and Microsoft’s Surface/AI event
Jeff - Best Summed Up

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (22:12)
David - The Continental: From the World of John Wick, The Hunted
Devindra - Flora and Son
Jeff - Still Up, Michelle Wolf It’s Great to Be Here

Featured Review (~51:26)    
No One Will Save You 
SPOILERS (~1:06:09)

Featured Review (~1:17:11)
Dumb Money 

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David, Devindra, and Jeff debate how much equalizing should happen in The Equalizer films, praise the live action stylings of Netflix's One Piece, and marvel at the BS in BS High. Then, BJ Colangelo joins us for our review of Bottoms. Check out BJ's article about Bottoms here.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: The Five Best Films at the Toronto International Film Festival
Devindra - Engadget Podcast episodes on the iPhone 15 launch
Jeff - DLC 513 with Daanish Syed

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching  (~6:30)
David - The Equalizer 3, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Bee Movie
Devindra - One Piece, El Conde, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S2, Ahsoka
Jeff - BS High, Relax I’m from the Future

Featured Review (~59:45)     
Bottoms
SPOILERS (~1:18:15)

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It's the annual reckoning! Germain Lussier (@GermainLussier) and Peter Sciretta (@Petersciretta) return to the podcast and, along with the rest of the Filmcast crew, discuss this year's summer box office. Where did we guess right in the Summer Movie Wager? What were our many, many, many failures? Listen to hear us discuss!

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The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) 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 4 2023 (the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3) and last through September 4, 2023, 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:

The Actual Top 10 Movies
1. Barbie
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
3. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
4. Oppenheimer
5. The Little Mermaid
6. Sound of Freedom
7. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
9. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
10. Elemental

Germain’s top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
6. The Flash
7. Fast X
8. Barbie
9. Oppenheimer
10. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
DARK HORSES
-Elemental
-Haunted Mansion
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Peter's top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
6. The Flash
7. Fast X
8. Barbie
9. Oppenheimer
10. Elemental
DARK HORSES
-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
-Haunted Mansion
Devindra’s Top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
4. The Little Mermaid
5. The Flash
6. Elemental
7. Fast X
8. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
9. Barbie
10. Oppenheimer
DARK HORSES
-Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
-Meg 2
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Jeff’s Top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
6. Fast X
7. The Flash
8. Elemental
9. Oppenheimer
10. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
DARK HORSES
-Barbie
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
-Haunted Mansion

Dave’s top 10
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
3. The Little Mermaid
4. The Flash
5. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
6. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
7. Fast X
8. Barbie
9. Oppenheimer
10. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
DARK HORSES
-Blue Beetle
-Elemental
-Haunted Mansion

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David and Devindra revisit an old episode of the Filmcast from the archives: Our conversation with director Vincenzo Natali about the William Friedkin movie Sorcerer, which was originally broadcast on April 28, 2014.

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David, Devindra, and Jeff get excited about Mech Cadets, share some conflicting views about Ahsoka, praise The Righteous Gemstones, and debate the usage of Dave's B-Movies theme song bumper. Then it's time to dive into Neill Blomkamp's Gran Turismo.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Ahsoka Eps 1-2
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the PlayStation Portal
Jeff - bit.ly/runjeffrun

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching  (~11:45)
David - Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, Paradise, Heart of Stone,
Devindra - Ahsoka, The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Jeff - Mech Cadets, The Righteous Gemstones

Featured Review (~1:07:30)     
Gran Turismo
SPOILERS (~1:37:00)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff get disappointed by Strays, become awed at the amazing re-release of Oldboy, and try to figure out what made The River Wild so special in the first place. Then it's time to review Blue Beetle, one of the last remnants of the old DCEU.

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David - Decoding Everything: Oldboy Still Rips\
Devindra - Engadget budget gaming laptop guide
Jeff - youtube.com/cannatajeff

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching  (~5:30)
Jeff - Strays, Strange Planet
Devindra - Oldboy Remaster, Deadloch, Only Murders in the Building
David - Oldboy Remaster, To Live and Die in LA, River Wild

Featured Review (~1:06:07)   
Blue Beetle
SPOILERS (~1:31:50)
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