The Filmcast

David, Devindra, and Jeff remember the late great Catherine O'Hara, dig deeper into a mystery with A Private Life, look to the stars with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and head to Hollywood for Marvel’s latest TV offering, Wonder Man. Then they signal for rescue with the new Sam Raimi film, Send Help.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Sundance Coverage
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: What do prediction markets like Kalshi cost us? 
Jeff - You’ve Never Seen What? 

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:20:12)
David - A Private Life, Sundance: One in a Million, The Incomer
Devindra - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Sundance: Josephine, zi
Jeff - Wonder Man, Fackham Hall, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

Featured Review (~01:08:45)    
Send Help
SPOILERS (~01:24:53)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff go on the hunt with Sirât, head deep undercover with Ponies, and attempt to solve the mystery at the heart of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials. Then they reckon with the depth of American greed with Gus Van Sant’s latest film, Dead Man’s Wire.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Stephen David Miller’s 10 Cinematic Pairings
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Why would Apple want to make an AI pin?
Jeff - DLC 636 with Imran Khan

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:30:06)
David - Sirât, Wonder Man, Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Devindra - Ponies, Hal & Harper  
Jeff - Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Featured Review (~01:07:27)    
Dead Man’s Wire
SPOILERS (~01:23:24)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff make a clean getaway with The Rip, head back into the vault with season two of Fallout, and round the bases with The Sandlot. Then they return to the post apocalypse with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: The Bone Temple Review + A Cast of Kings is back
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next gen Siri?
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:28:01)
David - The Rip, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Man Finds Tape
Devindra - The Rip, Fallout S2, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, The Creature Cases
Jeff - The Rip, The Sandlot

Featured Review (~01:03:59)    
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
SPOILERS (~01:20:24)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff keep calm and carry on in Fackham Hall, race to the top in the fourth season of Industry, and investigate a mixed media murder with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Then they dig into the struggles of capitalism in Park Chan-wook’s latest film No Other Choice.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Patreon: Everything Notable That Happened in David Chen’s Life in 2025
Devindra - All my CES stuff at Engadget
Jeff - DLC 633 with Ashley Esqueda and 634 with Allen Brooks

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:13:07)
David - Fackham Hall, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, Heated Rivalry
Devindra - Industry S4, The Pitt S2, Alpha
Jeff - Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Featured Review (~01:03:37)    
No Other Choice
SPOILERS (~01:22:18)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.
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We are incredibly saddened to share that Adam Quigley, our original co-host for this podcast, has recently passed away. 

In this episode, Devindra and David share their memories of Adam and play some clips from some of Adam's memorable moments on the podcast.

You can share your own memories of Adam at his Murial page. You can also email us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com and we'll pass on any kind notes to Adam's family.

This episode was originally recorded at the end of December 2025. Thanks to Jon Berry for his assistance putting together this episode.