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February 23, 2021Ep. 607 - Nomadland (GUEST: Roxana Hadadi)
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David, Devindra, and Jeff chat about Freaky, The Expanse, and Attack of the Murder Hornets. For the feature review, the cast is joined by Roxana Hadadi to talk about Nomadland, the latest film by director Chloe Zhao starring Frances McDormand.

Follow Roxana at @roxana_hadadi on Twitter!
Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

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Weekly PlugsDavid - David’s video review of I Care a Lot
Devindra - Exploring why the Texas power grid failed with native Texan Alex Cranz
Jeff - TDR Plays Fiasco: Camp Death Wednesday February 24, 6pm PT

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~7:40)David - I Care A Lot, FreakyJeff - Attack of the Murder Hornets, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, The Expanse, Devindra - The Expanse S4/5, Keep your hands off Eizouken, Mars Perseverance landing
Feature Contains Spoilers (~1:06:55)
Nomadland

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
2 hr 5 min
February 16, 2021Ep. 606 - Judas and the Black Messiah (GUEST: Valerie Complex)
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In the "What We’ve Been Watching" segment, David, Devindra, and Jeff go in-depth on Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar. For the feature review, the cast reviews Judas and the Black Messiah with Valerie Complex. Directed by Shaka King, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya as the activist Fred Hampton.

Following up last week's discussion of The Dig, check out these Sutton Hoo videos by Sue Brunning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb9vTu73xmEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYk0GH5iFYI
Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

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Weekly Plugs
David - David interviews May-lee Chai for Culturally Relevant
Devindra - My full Earwig and the Witch review
Jeff - Fan Controlled Football
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~22:30)David - AP Bio (as rec’ed by Extra Hot Great)Devindra - The Boys S1Jeff - Search Party, Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar

Barb and Star goes to Vista Del Mar Spoilers (~48:47 - 56:52)
Feature Contains Spoilers (~1:08:48)
Judas and the Black Messiah

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
1 hr 53 min
February 12, 2021After Dark: Getting Recognized, Wearing Jeans, Hanging with Friends in COVID
David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss what it's like to get recognize by people who don't know our work, fashion during the pandemic, and what COVID has done to friendships.Links:
The Pandemic Has Destroyed Friendships
50 min
February 09, 2021Ep. 605 - The Dig
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David, Devindra, and Jeff chat about what the newest episode of WandaVision means for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. For the feature review, the cast jumps into The Dig, a Netflix historic drama starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes.

Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

Thanks to our sponsors this week: Paint Your Life, Hello Fresh, Quip, and IPVanish.
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Go to HelloFresh.com/filmcast10 and use code FILMCAST10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping!
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IPVanish.com/FILMCAST and claim 65% savings.
Weekly Plugs
David - David interviews Ryan Broderick on Culturally Relevant
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Sundance + Rodney Ascher/Users director interviews
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~8:55)David - Blown Away Season 2, City So Real, Malcolm and Marie, Wandavision (With spoilers), Jeff - Search PartyDevindra - Earwig and the Witch, Coda
Feature (~1:12:05)
The Dig
Spoilers (~1:23:34)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
1 hr 38 min
February 06, 2021Bonus Ep. - Promising Young Woman (GUEST: Jordan Crucchiola)
David and Devindra are joined by Jordan Crucchiola to discuss Emerald Fennell's Promising Young Woman.

Links:
Follow Jordan on Twitter
Support Jordan's Patreon
Listen to the Aughtsterion podcast
Listen to the Disaster Girls podcast
Read Jordan's review of Promising Young Woman
Alison Willmore's article about the movie's ending
Kyle Turner's article about the movie's ending
1 hr 5 min
February 02, 2021Ep. 604 - The White Tiger
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David, Devindra, and Jeff navigate the difficult task of attending the Sundance Film Festival remotely. For the feature review, the cast switches gear from Little Things to White Tiger, a new drama directed by Ramin Bahrani now available on Netflix.

Read more about White Tiger:
Netflix’s The White Tiger is more like an Indian Joker than like Parasite.

What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie
Who gets to breathe clean air in New Delhi
Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

Thanks to our sponsors this week: Theragun, Candid, Mejuri, and My Sheets Rock.
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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~23:30)David - The Little Things (Se7en), Glitch in the MatrixJeff - Black BearDevindra - Flee, Users, On the Count of Three, Prisoners of the Ghostland, In the Earth
Feature (~1:09:42)
White Tiger
Spoilers (~1:25:00)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
1 hr 50 min
January 26, 2021Ep. 603 - News of the World (GUEST: Drew McWeeny from Formerly Dangerous)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.

It’s the dawn of a new era in America. David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Drew McWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny), writer of newsletter Formerly Dangerous, to discuss the new film News of the World. Does this reunion of director Paul Greengrass and actor Tom Hanks create the same buzz as Captain Phillips?

Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

Thanks to our sponsors this week: Mejuri, PrettyLitter, Netgear.
Visit mejuri.com/FILMCAST for 10% off your first order.
Get 20% off your first order by visiting prettylitter.com and use promo code FILMCAST.
Visit netgear.com/bestwifi to find more out about Netgear WiFi.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What you’ve been watching (~16:25)What you’ve been watchingDavid - Unhinged, In and of ItselfDrew - 30 Coins, TenetDevindra - DisenchantmentJeff - PG: Psycho Goreman
Feature (~1:17:04)
News of the World
Spoilers (~1:23:54)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
1 hr 39 min
January 20, 2021Ep. 602 - One Night In Miami (GUEST: Kendra James from Startrek.com)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.

David, Devindra, and Jeff chat about WandaVision, The Dissident, and the last day of the Trump presidency. For the feature review, the cast is joined by Kendra James, producer of the Official Star Trek Podcast, to review One Night in Miami, the new film directed by Regina King.

Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

Thanks to our sponsors this week: Babbel US, Feals, Hello Fresh.
Go to BABBEL.com and use promo code FILMCAST.
Visit Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping.
Go to HelloFresh.com/filmcast10 and use code FILMCAST10 for 10 free meals.
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What you’ve been watching (~26:15)David - WandaVision, The Dissident Devindra - MLK/FBI, Yearly Departed Jeff - Lupin, Pretend its a City
Feature (~1:13:45)
One Night in Miami

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
1 hr 57 min
January 17, 2021After Dark: Small Axe - Mangrove; Lovers Rock; Red, White and Blue (GUEST: Richie Brave from BBC Radio)
Devindra chats with Richie Brave about the first three films in Steve McQueen's exemplary Small Axe anthology.

Links:
Follow Richie on Twitter
Listen to BBC Radio Xtra talks
Listen to Richie's interview with Leroy Logan
48 min
January 12, 2021Ep. 601 - Listener Mailbag
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.

This week, it’s a mailbag episode! David, Devindra, and Jeff reflect on this week’s political events in America, then move on to chat about movie piracy, pandemic viewing habits, and favorite podcasts.

Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C. for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/

Thanks to our sponsors this week: Manscaped, Paint Your Life, Netgear, and Quip.
Visit manscaped.com and use the promo code FILMCAST for 20% off.
For 20% off and free shipping of your painting, text FILM to 64-000.
Visit netgear.com/bestwifi to find more out about Netgear WiFi.
Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free!

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What you’ve been watching (~30:30)
David - 40-Year-Old Version, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Films of John Woo Devindra - Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets, Mr. Mayor, Steven Universe the Movie/FutureJeff - The Painter and the Thief (with spoilers)
Listener Mailbag (~1:12:37)
Listener Mail Topics
How do we feel about movie violence?
How we’ll show our kids’ movies?
Subtitles ruining movies?
Schitt’s Creek and Fargo Season 4?
How did COVID influence your viewing habits?
Favorite Scores of 2020?
Favorite film(s) of all time?
Movies you’ve changed your opinion of?
Nomadland?
Reviewing older films?
Which podcast would we guest on?
Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run and listen to 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 or like us on Facebook.

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi A.
If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected].
Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993
You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!
2 hr 6 min

About The Filmcast

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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 [email protected] and find more podcast episodes at www.thefilmcast.com