The Filmcast

Happy Holidays! This week, the Filmcast leaps into The Matrix Resurrections with Patrick H. Willems. Does the fourth installment in The Matrix series, directed by Lana Wachowski, live up to the original?    Subscribe to Patrick's YouTube channel here.   Follow Patrick on Twitter 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: PrettyLitter and NordVPN. Visit nordvpn.com/FILMCAST and get a discount on your plan today.  Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order. Weekly Plugs David - David’s YouTube reviews of Spider-Man and Matrix Resurrections Patrick - Patrick Explains THE NICE GUYS (And Why It's Great) - Christmas Special Devindra - What to watch over the 2021 holidays Jeff - 5by5.tv/dlc - Upcoming best of the year! Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~24:30) David - House of Gucci, Boiling Point,  Patrick - Benedetta, Petite Maman, West Side Story Devindra - Station Eleven, Hawkeye, Nightmare Alley, The Rescue  Jeff - Station Eleven, Macgruber, C'mon C'mon Feature  (~1:18:45) The Matrix Resurrections Spoilers (~1:30:20) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

David, Devindra, and Jeff chat about the shocking season finale of Succession. For the feature review, the Filmcast cannot discuss the much-anticipated new Spider-Man movie without inviting Dan Gvozden, host of the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast. Tune in for the spoiler-filled review of Spider-Man: No Way Home.     Follow Dan on Twitter and Listen to the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: NordVPN, Prisoner Wines, MUBI Inc.  Visit nordvpn.com/FILMCAST and get a discount on your plan today.  Go to theprisonerwine.com/FILMCAST for 20% off plus free shipping.  Visit mubi.com/FILMCAST for a month of free movies. Weekly Plugs David - Quick reactions on David’s Patreon page Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the Analogue Pocket Jeff - The Dungeon Run episode 104 (link won’t be active until Friday) Dan - Hollywood Reporter article Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~2:50) David - C’Mon C’Mon Devindra - Voir Jeff - Succession Season 3 (with spoilers) Dan- How to With Jon Wilson, Come and See (Criterion) Feature  (~49:30) Spider-Man: No Way Home (contains spoilers) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about the cancellation of Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop. Devindra catches up on theater-going in New York City while David and Jeff cram movies by the end of the year. For the feature review, the cast visits West Side Story, Steven Spielberg’s take on the classic musical. Subscribe to Caroline’s podcast, Role Calling here.  Follow Caroline 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Feals and Storyworth.  Go to feals.com/FILMCAST and get 50% off first order with free shipping Go to StoryWorth.com/SLASHFILMCAST to get $10 off your purchase!  Weekly Plugs David - David chats Halo Infinite with Jeff Grubb Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the best and worst in tech for 2021 Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~12:27) David - The Harder They Fall, Drive My Car, The Worst Person in the World Devindra - Drive My Car, Voir, Licorice Pizza, The Matrix Awakens  Jeff - Santa Inc, Nine Days, Drive My Car  Feature  (~56:30) West Side Story(2021) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

’Tis the season for Spotify Wrapped, a way to check how much of Filmcast you have listened at the end of the year. Thank you all for tuning in, no matter what podcast platform you use. For the feature review, David, Devindra, and Jeff watch The Power of the Dog, the new Jane Campion movie available on Netflix.  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: Hello Fresh, Manly Bands, Theragun. Use code FILMCAST14 at hellofresh.com and get up to 14 meals free.  Visit manlybands.com/FILMCAST and get 21% off your order.  Go to therabody.com/FILMCAST and get your Gen 4 theragun today.  Weekly Plugs David - The Sweet Smell of Succession Ep 7 recap Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Jack Dorsey leaving Twitter Jeff - We Have Concerns Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~08:49) David - Being the Ricardos, Red Rocket, What We Do in the Shadows S3  Jeff - Being the Ricardos, Red Rocket, The Making of ROCKY VS. DRAGO by Sylvester Stallone on Youtube Devindra - Yellowjackets, Waht We Do in the Shadows Feature  (~1:17:35) The Power of the Dog Spoilers (~1:30:05) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

David, Devindra, and Jeff remember iconic composer Stephen Sondheim. Devindra previews Sundance Film Festival this year. For the feature review, the cast watches tick, tick…BOOM! Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut.  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: MUBI. Visit mubi.com/FILMCAST for a month of free movies. Weekly Plugs David - David’s Twitter Space about Mr. Beast’s YouTube video (with Valentina Vee) Devindra - First details on Sundance’s next VR/digital festival experience Jeff - 5by5.tv/dlc Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~07:00) David - Flee, Belfast, Arcane Season 1, Mr. Beast’s Squid Game recreation, Tim Heidecker’s Joe Rogan parody Devindra - Raging Fire, Dr. Brain, Hawkeye, How to with John Wilson  Jeff - Hawkeye, The Beatles Get Back sessions Feature  (~1:06:35) tick, tick...BOOM! Spoilers (~1:24:05) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

This week, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Dan Murrell to chat about Ghostbusters: Afterlife.  How does the fourth film in the Ghostbusters franchise, directed by Jason Reitman, measure up to the originals?  Subscribe to Dan's YouTube channel here.    Follow Dan on Twitter here.   Support Dan's Patreon page 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Prisoner Wines and Feals. Go to theprisonerwine.com/FILMCAST for 20% off plus free shipping on your first purchase.  Go to feals.com/FILMCAST and get 50% off first order with free shipping Weekly Plugs David - David interviews Nick Quah on Culturally Relevant Devindra - Halo Infinite preview Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~1:15) David - King Richard, Hawkeye, Tiger King Season 2, Licorice Pizza, Benedetta Devindra - King Richard, Cowboy Bebop  Jeff - Licorice Pizza, Cowboy Bebop, The Great Season 2, Wheel of Time Feature  (~1:00:30) Ghostbusters: Afterlife Spoilers (~1:24:30) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

It’s the new Filmcast theme song! David, Devindra and Jeff reach into the mailbag and discuss reactions to the Eternals review. For the feature film, the Filmcast watches The French Dispatch, the latest Wes Anderson joint.  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: StoryWorth and Theragun. Go to StoryWorth.com/slashfilmcast to get $10 off your purchase!  Get your Gen 4 Theragun at theragun.com/FILMCAST.  Weekly Plugs David - David interviews a listener who got COVID-19 from watching DUNE Devindra - Engadget Podcast interview with Ethan Zuckerman on the metaverse Jeff - twitch.tv/thedungeonrun Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~13:15) David - Red Notice, Found Devindra - Star Trek Prodigy, Arcane, Passing Jeff - Arcane, The Shrink Next Door, Heels episode 1 Feature  (~1:12:50) The French Dispatch Spoilers (~1:25:25) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

This week, David gets a new “B-movies Corner” stinger music. For the feature review, the Filmcast is joined by critic Katie Smith-Wong to discuss Eternals. Tune in to find out how the Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao may have made one of the worst Marvel movies.  Follow Katie on Twitter @KatieSmithWong Listen to Katie’s interview with Chloe Zhao 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Hello Fresh and MUBI. Go to HelloFresh.com and use code FILMCAST14 for 14 free meals, including free shipping Visit mubi.com/FILMCAST for a month of free movies. Weekly Plugs David - Eternals video review (plus some thoughts on fan entitlement) Devindra - Dune sound designer interview  Jeff - Corpse Medicine and Tertis Effects WHC Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~2:15) David - Dune in IMAX, Spencer, Venom 2 Devindra - The Harder They Fall Jeff - Venom 2, Finch, first episode of Wayne Feature  (~57:30) Eternals Spoilers (~1:29:20) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

David and Devindra tackle Julia Ducournau's newest film Titane with some help from Valerie Complex from Deadline.com.

This week, Devindra checks out V/H/S/94 while Jeff gives his co-hosts a surprise. For the feature review, the Filmcast is joined by Alisha Grauso to chat about Last Night in Soho, the latest movie by director Edgar Wright. Check out the interview with director Edgar Wright on David’s other podcast Culturally Relevant. Follow Alisha on Twitter at @AlishaGrauso 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: Manly Bands and AMC Shudder. Visit manlybands.com/FILMCAST and get 21% off.   Go to shudder.com and use code FILMCAST for 30 days free.  Weekly Plugs David - David interviews Edgar Wright at Culturally Relevant  Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the Pixel 6 review, Facebook Papers Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~2:15) David - Don’t Breathe 2, The Protege, The Forever Purge Devindra - Maya and the Three, Fear Street 1978, V/H/S/94  Jeff - Scenes from a Marriage, Raw Feature  (~1:05:30) Last Night in Soho Spoilers (~1:27:20) 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 The 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 @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.