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November 04, 2020Ep. 591 - On the Rocks
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It's the night before the election in the United States. David, Devindra, and Jeff distract themselves by watching On the Rocks, the new comedy-drama written and directed by Sophia Coppola, now streaming on Apple TV+.

Read up on what to do while waiting for election results here.
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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~21:00) David - How To with John WilsonDevindra - American Utopia, new console stuffJeff - Sarah Cooper Everything’s Fine
Feature (~1:14:00)
On the Rocks
Spoilers (~1:34:00)
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.

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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].
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1 hr 49 min
October 27, 2020Ep. 590 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (GUEST: Tara Ariano from Extra Hot Great)
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This week, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Tara Ariano, television aficionado and co-host of podcast Extra Hot Great, to chat about Quibi. Fourteen years after the first Borat movie, the Kazakhstan journalist returns to America for one special delivery.

Check out Tara Arino’s book A Very Special 90210 Book: 100 Absolutely Essential Episodes from TV’s Most Notorious Zip Code.

Learn more about The Dip in Who Framed Roger Rabbit here.

See a shot-by-shot analysis of the final scene of Borat 2 here.
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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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~22:00) Tara - The Witches; Maximum Overdrive; the works of Jean-Claude Van DammeDevindra - Gangs of London, David - Love Fraud, A Wilderness of Error, Apocalypse Now: Final CutJeff - Jasper Mall, Film lovers Peloton
Feature (~1:22:30)
Borat 2
Spoilers (~1:39:00)
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!
2 hr 1 min
October 20, 2020Ep. 589 - The Trial of the Chicago 7
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David, Devindra, and Jeff review the Netflix movie The Trial of the Chicago 7. The film, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, tells the story of the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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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 (Thanks to updated shorter bumper from Cody)David - David interviews Richard Rushfield about how Hollywood is ending
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on iPhone 12 + Patrick Willem’s Coppola series
Jeff - Fan Controlled Show
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~20:00) Devindra - The 40 Year Old VersionJeff Cannata - Schitt’s Creek Season 1David - American Murder: The Family Next Door, Finished Raised By Wolves Season 1, Lovecraft Country Season 1
Feature (~1:10:30)
The Trial of the Chicago 7
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 49 min
October 13, 2020Ep. 588 - Ted Lasso
David, Devindra, and Jeff check in on the state of theaters and direct-to-streaming movies. For the feature review, the cast binges the whole season of Ted Lasso, the Apple TV + series. Tune in to hear how David magically set up a Slashfilmcast Patreon in under 30 seconds.

Back the Slashfilmcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/filmpodcast

Read Witney Seibold’s thread about the future of movie theaters here. Read Scott Mendleson’s article about Tenet here.
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 - A tour of my Blu-Ray collection
Devindra - Bill Nye on the Engadget Podcast
Jeff - The Dungeon Run episode 67

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~24:00) Jeff - First 2 eps of Emily in Paris, Long Way Up, My Neighbor Totoro (per devindra’s advice), Scare MeDevindra - The Haunting of Bly Manor, Larry Wilmore on Peacock, Selena + ChefDavid - 2020: A 1917 Parody, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
Feature (~1:16:00)
Ted Lasso
Spoilers (~1:34:00)

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 54 min
October 07, 2020Ep. 587 - Dick Johnson is Dead (GUEST: Stephen Tobolowsky)
David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Stephen Tobolowsky, actor and friend of the show, to chat about life in quarantine, state of movie theaters, and content they have been watching. For the feature review, the cast changes course from Enola Holmes to Dick Johnson Is Dead, documentary film directed by Kirsten Johnson.

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: Lightstream, Feals, and PrettyLitter.
Visit to lightstream.com/FILMCAST for additional interest rate discount on your personal loans.
Become a member today by going to Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping.
Go to prettylitter.com and use the code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order.

Weekly Plugs
David - David interviews Stephen Tobolowsky on Culturally Relevant
Stephen - The Tobolowsky Files and One Day at a Time on CBS
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the Pixel 5, Surface Laptop Go
Jeff - Fan Controlled Show
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~28:00) David - Raised By Wolves Ep. 1-3 Stephen - Michael Clayton, The Deer HunterDevindra - Lovers RockJeff - Fargo Season 4 - first 2 episodes
Feature (~1:06:00)
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Spoilers (~1:34:00)

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 52 min
September 29, 2020Ep. 586 - One Cut of the Dead
This week, David, Devindra, and Jeff get a surreal e-mail from long time listener Joshua. For the feature review, the cast followed the recommendation on #slashtag and watched One Cut of the Dead, the Japanese zombie comedy directed by Shinichiro Ueda.

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, Storyworth, Betterhelp.
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Weekly PlugsDavid - The Tobolowsky Files is back (and also on YouTube)Devindra - Extra Hot Great for UtopiaJeff - Dungeon Run 65
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~23:00) David - The Trial of the Chicago Seven, Alps
Devindra - UtopiaJeff - Host, Console Wars
Feature (~1:10:00) One Cut of the Dead
Spoilers (~1:17:00)

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 46 min
September 22, 2020Ep. 585 - The Devil All the Time
David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about the winners and losers at this year’s virtual Emmys. For the feature review, the cast goes over Devil All the Time, the latest Netflix movie directed by Antonio Campos.

Read about Robert Pattinson’s lack of dialect coach here. Check out Drew McWeeny’s newsletter, Formerly Dangerous here.

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 - Seth Porges on Culturally Relevant
Devindra - Microsoft’s Bethesda deal: Great for Game Pass, troubling for exclusives
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~18:00) David - Rising Phoenix, Following, Lost in America, Streetwise Devindra - WokeJeff - Raised by Wolves
Feature (~1:08:00) The Devil All the Time
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 44 min
September 15, 2020Ep. 584 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Slashfilmcast avoids Tenent while movie goers in China reject Mulan. For the feature review, David, Devindra, and Jeff watch I’m Thinking of Ending things, the newest Charlie Kaufman film on Netflix. Tune in to find out which cast member was thinking of ending the movie.
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Weekly PlugsDavid - What’s happening in I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Devindra - Xbox Series S is a great freaking deal Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~20:00) David - Assassin 33 A.D., Synecdoche, New YorkDevindra - Star Trek Lower Decks, Teenage Bounty HuntersJeff - Norsemen

Feature (~1:02:00)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Spoilers (~1:24:00)
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 56 min
September 08, 2020Ep. 583 - Mulan (GUEST: Nancy Wang Yuen)
After months of delay, Disney's live-action Mulan finally made its debut on the Disney Plus streaming service (for a premium). David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about their mixed feelings toward the movie with sociologist and author Nancy Wang Yuen.

Read Nancy's review of Mulan here.

Thanks to our sponsors this week: PrettyLitter, Feals, and Candid Co.
Go to prettylitter.com and use the code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order
Become a member today by going to Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping.
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Shownotes (all timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~08:00)
David - You Cannot Kill David ArquetteDevindra - My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery ServiceJeff - World’s Toughest Race

Weekly Plugs (~43:00)
David - The Coronavirus Diaries
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on NVIDIA’s new GPUs and Intel’s new CPUs (+ Galaxy Z Fold 2)Jeff - Dungeon Run: The Story So Far
Feature (~50:00)
Mulan
Spoilers (~1:29:00)

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. Our Weekly Plugs music comes from Noah Ross.
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 43 min
September 01, 2020Ep. 582 - Bill and Ted Face the Music
David, Devindra, and Jeff reflect on the career of Chadwick Boseman, discuss why you shouldn't go to the movie theaters to watch New Mutants, and decide whether the Bill and Ted series justifies a third movie. Check out Robert Daniels' tribute to Chadwick Boseman.

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Shownotes (all timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~15:40)
Jeff - Class Action Park, World's Toughest RAce
David - The Good Liar, Over The Top, Chronos
Devindra - The Legend of Korra, My Analog Journal

Weekly Plugs (~1:02:00)
David - Culturally Relevant interview with Jesse Moss
Devindra - Surface Duo hands-on
Jeff - Gamescom coverage on DLC

Feature (~1:09:30)
Bill and Ted Face the Music
Spoilers (~1:26:50)

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. Our Weekly Plugs music comes from Noah Ross.
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 42 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