The Filmcast

The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at  http://patreon.com/filmpodcast. 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Hims, Mack Weldon, Light Stream, and Sawyer Studios - Film Nomad.  Try Hims today, go to hims.com/filmcast for a free visit. For 20% off your first order, visit mackweldon.com/filmcast and enter the code FILMCAST Visit to lightstream.com/FILMCAST for additional interest rate discount on your personal loans Check out Werner Herzog’s most personal film Nomad, now available to rent or buy on demand. Available on Blu-ray and DVD November 17. For more info or to pre-order, visit musicboxfilms.com Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~22:00)  Tara - The Witches; Maximum Overdrive; the works of Jean-Claude Van Damme Devindra - Gangs of London,  David - Love Fraud, A Wilderness of Error, Apocalypse Now: Final Cut Jeff - 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 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 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.  Subscribe to Emily VanDerWerff’s newsletter 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: fuboTV, Manscaped, Quip. Go to fubotv.com/FILMCAST for a 7 day free trial and 15% off your first month.  Visit manscaped.com and use the promo code FILMCAST for 20% off.  Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free! 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 Version Jeff Cannata - Schitt’s Creek Season 1 David - 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 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 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Candid, Native, and Hims.  Go to candidco.com/FILMCAST and enter the code FILMCAST for $75 off. For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use promo code FILMCAST during checkout. Try Hims today, go to  hims.com/filmcast for a free visit.  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 Me Devindra - The Haunting of Bly Manor, Larry Wilmore on Peacock, Selena + Chef David - 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 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 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 Hunter Devindra - Lovers Rock Jeff - 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 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!

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.  Go to manscaped.com and use the promo code FILMCAST for 20% off. Go to storyworth.com/SLASHFILMCAST and get $10 off your first order.  Visit betterhelp.com/FILMCAST for 10% off your first month.  Weekly Plugs David - The Tobolowsky Files is back (and also on YouTube) Devindra - Extra Hot Great for Utopia Jeff - 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 - Utopia Jeff - 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 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 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/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Quip, Ruined, and BetterHelp.  Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free! Check out Ruined -  a new horror movie podcast - wherever you get your podcasts. Visit betterhelp.com/FILMCAST for 10% off your first month.  Weekly Plugs David - 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 - Woke Jeff - 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 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 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. Thanks to our sponsors this week: BetterHelp, Quip, and LightStream.  Visit betterhelp.com/FILMCAST for 10% off your first month.  Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free! Visit to lightstream.com/FILMCAST for additional interest rate discount on your personal loans.  Weekly Plugs David - 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 York Devindra - Star Trek Lower Decks, Teenage Bounty Hunters Jeff - 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 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!

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.  For a beautiful smile, go to candidco.com/FILMCAST and enter the code FILMCAST for $75 off. Shownotes (all timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~08:00) David - You Cannot Kill David Arquette Devindra - My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service Jeff - 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 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 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. Thanks to our sponsors this week: Paint Your Life and Manscaped. Text FILM to 64000 to get 20% off your painting To get 20% off + free shipping, use the code FILMCAST at Manscaped.com 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 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 weighs the risk and reward to see Tenent in theater while Jeff raves about #SLASHTAG, the hashtag used to recommend movies to the whole gang.  For the feature of the week, David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Roxana Hadadi to review Boys State. See what this winner of Sundance Documentary Grand Jury, directed and produced by Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, has to says about our politics today.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: LightStream and BetterHelp.  Visit to lightstream.com/FILMCAST for additional interest rate discount on your personal loans.  Visit betterhelp.com/FILMCAST for 10% off your first month.  Weekly Plugs David - Culturally Relevant interview with Jesse Moss and David gives his wife a haircut Devindra - Republic City Dispatch returns! Looking back at Book 1 of Korra Jeff - Cameo going strong!  Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~11:30)  Jeff - Ted Lasso, John Was Trying to Contact Aliens, High Score, Lovecraft Country, SummerSlam David - The Vow (A Nexium Story), Married at First Sight vs. Love on the Spectrum Devindra - Lovecraft Country, Tesla Feature (~1:02:00)  Boys State Spoilers (~1:32:00) 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!