The Filmcast

The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at  http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. 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=nb9vTu73xmE https://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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: IPVanish, Feals, Pretty Litter, and Harry’s.  IPVanish.com/FILMCAST and claim a 65% savings.   Become a member today by going to Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping. Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order.  Go to harrys.com/FILMCAST and get your starter kit today.  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 S1 Jeff -  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 slashfilmcast@gmail.com. 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!

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 

The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at  http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. 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. For 20% off and free shipping of your painting, text FILM to 64-000. Go to HelloFresh.com/filmcast10 and use code FILMCAST10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping! Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free! 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 Party Devindra - 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 slashfilmcast@gmail.com. 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!

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 

The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at  http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. 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. Go to Theragun.com/FILMCAST and get your Gen 4 Theragun. Visit mejuri.com/FILMCAST for 10% off your first order.  Go to candidco.com/filmcast and use the code FILMCAST and save $75 on your starter kit.  Check out My Sheets Rock at mysheetsrock.com/FILMCAST and enter our code FILMCAST for 10% off and free shipping. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~23:30) David - The Little Things (Se7en), Glitch in the Matrix Jeff - Black Bear Devindra - 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 slashfilmcast@gmail.com. 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!

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 watching David - Unhinged, In and of Itself Drew - 30 Coins, Tenet Devindra - Disenchantment Jeff - 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 slashfilmcast@gmail.com. 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!

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 slashfilmcast@gmail.com. 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!

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 

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/Future Jeff - 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 slashfilmcast@gmail.com. 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!

David, Devindra, and Jeff continue their discussion of the films of 2020 by counting down: Movies we didn't get Movies they didn't get Most disappointing film of 2020 (Moviebob's Wonder Woman video essay) Most anticipated film of 2021 Best film of 2021