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Devindra gets ready for a big move across the country amid the pandemic. David watches The Great while Jeff checks out Hannah Gadsby: Douglas. For the feature review, the cast reluctantly rent The King of Staten Island, the newest Judd Apatow movie starring SNL member Pete Davidson. Read Jesse David Fox’s piece about whether we should take Dave Chappelle seriously.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: Pretty Litter and Light Stream.  Go to prettylitter.com and use the code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order Visit to lightstream.com/FILMCAST for additional interest rate discount on your personal loans. 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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~25:00) David - Dave Chappelle’s 8:46, Quiz, The Great  Devindra - Insecure, I May Destroy You, Normal People Jeff - Hannah Gadsby: Douglas, The Last Ride, The Hobbit  Feature (~1:04:00)  The King of Staten Island 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 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!

As the Black Lives Matter movement sweeps the U.S., David highlights some African American films available on streaming now. For the feature review, the cast watches The Vast of Night, the directorial debut from Andrew Patterson. Watch Ava Duvernay’s 13th here. Read about conflicting police accounts of protest videos in the Washington Post. Watch John Oliver explain what "defund the police" means here.  Donate to the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund:  https://brooklynbailfund.org/ Support multiple social justice funds: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn Check out Jefff S’s sketches of the Slashfilmcast hosts on Twitter.  Check out the stock photo guesses of the Slashfilmcast hosts on Twitter.   Thanks to our sponsors this week: Storyworth and Quip.  Go storyworth.com/SLASHFILMCAST and get $10 off your first order. Visit getquip.com/FILMCAST, you'll get your first refill free.  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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~46:15) David - I Am Not Your Negro, Be Water  Devindra - Central Park, Mythic Quest Jeff - Love Birds, Luce, The Great  Feature (~1:22:00)  The Vast of Night Spoilers (~1:32:00) 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 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 the launch of HBO Max, including their announcement of an in-development “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. This week’s feature review is a Devindra choice: the 1985 Japanese comedy Tampopo, the first self-proclaimed “ramen western.” Listen in as the cast discuss the joy of food Watch David’s review of The Last Dance here.  Read Shane Carrruth’s interview with Indiewire here.  Thanks to our sponsor this week: Feals. Become a member today by going to Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping. 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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~30:00) Devindra - Space Force, Homecoming S2 David - I Know This Much Is True, The Trip To Greece, Jeff - The Last Dance, The Great, The Dick Van Dyke Show Feature (~1:22:00)  Tampopo Spoilers (~1:45:04) 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 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, Dave, Devindra, and Jeff stay in to watch Capone, the latest film by director Josh Trank. The cast is joined by Scott Wampler, Managing Editor at Birth.Movies.Death and co-Host of The Kingcast, to evaluate this Tom Hardy performance. Tune in to hear not one but two of Jeff's limericks. Read Kyle Buchanan's oral history of Mad Max: Fury Road here.  Read about why Jurassic World makes sense now here.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: Light Stream and Hunt a Killer. For better interest rates, visit lightstream.com/FILMCAST.  Visit huntakiller.com/FILMCAST for 20% off your first order.  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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~23:00) David - Abduction, The Skywalker Legacy Devindra - The Eddy (Ep 1), The Midnight Gospel Jeff - Solar Opposites, Dead to Me Season 2, Luke Towan Feature (~52:00)  Capone 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 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!

With no new release in sight, Dave, Devindra, and Jeff explore their "blindspots" - classic movies they somehow missed. Dan Trachtenberg, director of the movie 10 Cloverfield Lane and friend of the show,  returns to do an epic review of Lost Boys, the 1987 comedy horror.  Read about the true story of The Lost Boys’ sax man here.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: Manscaped, Pretty Litter, BetterHelp.  Visit manscaped.com and use the promo code FILMCAST for 20% off and free shipping! Go to prettylitter.com and use code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order! Get 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/FILMCAST 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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~29:00) David - Rambo: Last Blood, Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill Jeff - Jeff Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill Feature (~54:00) Lost Boys Spoilers (~1:36:30) 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 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!

As shelter-in-place order extends, David, Devindra, and Jeff continue watching streaming content. David praises the brilliance of Dave, the FX Hulu original while Devindra loves Never Have I Ever, the new Netflix show created by Mindy Kaling. For the feature review, he cast talk about one of the few releases this year - HBO’s Bad Education.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: Quip, Feals, StoryWorth. Visit getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free.  Visit Feals.com/FILMCAST and get 50% off your first order and free shipping.  Go to storyworth.com/SLASHFILMCAST and get $10 off your first order. 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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~21:30) David - Parks and Recreation Special, True History of the Kelly Gang, Dave Season (finished) Devindra - Never Have I Ever, BlackAF, Cursed Films, Hunters  Jeff - Ozark season 3, First episode of Middleditch & Schwartz, National Theater  Feature (~1:20:30) Bad Education (contains spoiler) 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 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, Jeff check in on each other yet another week. The cast makes it up to past donors whose names got lost in the e-mails. For the feature review, David, Devindra, Jeff chat about Extraction, the new Netflix release starring Chris Hemsworth. Tune in to find out whether this is worth your quarantine time. Read Scott Tobias's review of Extraction here. Read David Jenkins's review of My Neighobor Totoro here.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: Hunt A Killer, StoryWorth, and Light Stream. Go to Huntakiller.com and enter the code "FILMCAST" for 20% off your first box.  Go storyworth.com/SLASHFILMCAST and get $10 off your first order. Get an additional interest rate discount to save even more by visiting Lightstream.com/FILMCAST 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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~25:45) Jeff - Beastie Boys Story, The Last Dance Devindra - Upload, Motherland: Fort Salem  David - Unorthodox, My Neighbor Totoro, What We Do in the Shadows premiere, It’s Always Sunny Season 14 Feature (~1:20:30) Extraction Spoilers (1:43:00) 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 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!

On this episode, special guest Alan Yang, director of the new Netflix film Tigertail, stops by to review 1993’s Demolition Man. Tune in to hear the cast discuss Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes’s memorable performances. Stay after the show for a in-depth review of Devs, the sci-fi limited series written and directed by Alex Garland. Read about the predictive power of Demolition Man here.  Thanks to our sponsor this week: Quip.  Go to GETQUIP.COM/FILMCAST, RIGHT NOW, you’ll get your first refill free. 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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) Feature (~05:30) Demolition Man After Darks (~01:01:30) Devs 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 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 Netflix documentary series Tiger King could not have come at a better time as we hunker down. David, Devindra, and Jeff go on this wild kitty-cat ride and re-evaluate the boundary between reality TV show and documentary film.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: Quip, StoryWorth, and BetterHelp.  Visit getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill FREE.  Go storyworth.com/SLASHFILMCAST and get $10 off your first order.  Get 10% off your first month, go to betterhelp.com/FILMCAST   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. 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. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~16:45) Devindra - Run, Westworld S3 (Insecure S4, Bosch S6) David - How to Fix a Drug Scandal Jeff - Quarantine Weirdness: SNL and Andrea Bochelli   Feature (~1:00:30) Netflix's Tiger King 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 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!