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July 16, 2019Ep. 526 - Midsommar (GUEST: Valerie Complex)
Devindra witnesses Face/Off live on stage while David discusses the HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die. For the feature review, the cast is joined by Valerie Complex to review Midsommar, the latest film by director Ari Aster. Tune in to hear how sun-soaked imageries can manage to be completely terrifying.

Read Valerie’s writing on overused queer movie troupes and on harmful LGBTQ representations in film.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What We’ve been Watching (~9:00)

David - I Love You, Now Die

Devindra - Cage in the Park, From the Earth to the Moon

Feature (~31:00)

Spoilers (~55:00)
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 Z.
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 26 min
July 09, 2019Ep. 525 - Spider-Man: Far From Home (GUEST: Dan Gvozden from The Amazing Spider-Talk)
David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Dan Gvozden, co-host of the Amazing Spider-Talk: A Spider-Man Podcast, to discuss Spider-man: Far From Home. In a post-Endgame world, does the last film in the phase III of the MCU fill a void in the super-hero genre?
Watch the Youtube video “The Problem Solving of Filmmaking” by David Sandberg, director of Shazam!

Read Dan Gvozden’s “Definitive List of Spider-Man: Far From Home References and Easter Eggs” in The Hollywood Reporter. Watch ScreenCrush’s video analysis on Spider-Man: Far From Home’s end credit.
For more on Yesterday, read the Dorian Lynskey’s GQ article on the question “What if The Beatles never existed?”

Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.
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.
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)What We’ve been Watching (~15:00)David - Dragged Across ConcreteDan Gvozden - Under the Silver Lake, Star Wars (Academy screening of 1977 print)Jeff - Big Little Lies S2
Feature (~ 52:00)Spider-Man: Far From HomeSpoilers (~1:07:00)
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 Z.
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
July 02, 2019Ep. 524 -Yesterday
David, Devindra, and Jeff review the film Yesterday, a love letter to The Beatles. Is it worth running out to see Yesterday today, or could it wait ’til tomorrow? Also tune in to find out why the Netflix show Awake: The Million Dollar Game is the ultimate embodiment of late stage capitalism.
Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.
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.
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)What We’ve been Watching (~22:00)Devindra - See You Yesterday, Too Old to Die YoungDavid - What We Do in the Shadows, Awake: The Million Dollar Game, ER Jeff - The Detour
Slashfilm Court (~46:00)
Feature (~ 57:00)Yesterday
Spoilers (~1:15:00)
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 Z.
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
June 25, 2019Ep. 523 - Toy Story 4 (GUEST: Kristy Puchko from Pajiba.com)
David, Devindra, Jeff welcome back a Kristy Puchko cameo on the podcast. Devindra strongly urges people to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix. For the feature review, the cast ask the important question: is the forth installment in the Toy Story franchise a soulless cash grab or a beautiful continuation of the beloved tale?

Find more of Kristy’s work at decadentcriminals.com. Read Kristy’s take on a Twitter war over a craft project here. Read about what Jon Negroni learned from Toy Story 4 about his own disability and the metaphysical implication of Toy Story 4 for the Toy Story universe.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What We’ve been Watching (~11:00)
Devindra - Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shadow, Los Espookys
Kristy: The Dead Don’t Die, Midsommar, The Hunger, Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

Feature (~56:20)
Toy Story 4
Spoilers (~1:19:00)

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!

For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 45 min
June 18, 2019Ep. 522 - Men in Black: International (GUEST: Lindsey Romain from Nerdist)
Devindra explains the difference between Hotel Mumbai and The Wedding Guest. Jeff praises Fleabag season 2 as a work of genius. The cast plus Lindsey Romain, staff writer at Nerdist, review Men In Black: International.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What We’ve been Watching (~13:00)
Lindsey - The Dead Don’t Die
David - Cold Pursuit
Devindra - Don’t Look Now, Kaili Blues
Jeff - Fleabag S2

Feature (~ 40:00)
Men in Black: International

Spoilers (~59:00)

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 18 min
June 12, 2019Ep. 521 - Black Mirror: Season 5
David regrets tricking Devindra into watching Dark Phoenix; Jeff shudders at the premise of The Act. The cast examine their reflections in Black Mirror. Is the battery draining too fast on the latest season of the sci-fi series?

Watch David's video essay on the Asian American references in Netflix's rom-com Always Be My Maybe.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What We’ve been Watching (~ 8:00)
David - Always Be My Maybe, I Am Mother, The Farewell, Cold Pursuit, The Act
Devindra - Dark Phoenix, Bosch S5
Jeff - Fleabag

Feature (~ 35:00)
Black Mirror Series 5
S5E1 - Striking Vipers
S5E2 - Smithereens
S5E3 - Rachel Jack and Ashley Too
Spoiler (~44:00)

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 34 min
June 04, 2019Ep. 520 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Devindra returns and tackles a review of Godzilla: King of Monsters with Jeff and David. Also, the crew discusses why Chernobyl is worth the price of your HBO subscription and how The Wedding Guest is a great display of Dev Patel's skills.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)

What We’ve been Watching
David - SIFF: The Art of Self-Defense, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Chernobyl
Devindra - The Wedding Guest
Jeff - Fleabag: Season 1

Feature (42:30)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
SPOILERS (58:40)

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 22 min
May 28, 2019Ep. 519 - Aladdin (GUEST: Aisha Harris from The New York Times)
When Devindra is away, David and Jeff come out to watch the latest Disney live-action Aladdin. Together with Aisha Harris from the New York Times, the cast find out whether the remake live up to the original 1992 version.

Read Aisha Harris’s article in the New York Times on why the reiteration doesn’t make Disney more progressive, and Anisa Khalifa’s post on why the casting can’t solve its flawed foundations.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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.

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)

What We’ve been Watching (~10:00)
David - The Nightingale, Booksmart, The Perfection
Jeff - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!

Feature (~38:00)
Aladdin (feature review contain spoilers)

Credits:
Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 31 min
May 21, 2019Ep. 518 - John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
David, Devindra, and Jeff open up some Detective Pikachu mails, then kick some butt with the third installment of the John Wick franchise.

Check out Jeff Cannata’s new show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky.

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 Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 2 min
May 14, 2019Ep. 517 - Pokémon Detective Pikachu
David, Devindra, and Jeff binge some new Netflix content including Knock Down the House, Dead to Me, and I Think You Should Leave. For the feature review, the cast find out whether Detective Pikachu is "super effective."

Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. Check out Jeff Cannata’s new show Dungeon Run.

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 Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z.
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!
For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
1 hr 21 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