The Filmcast

Jeff, Devindra, Angie and Peter do a double review of Venom and A Star Is Born. 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) Featured Reviews Venom (~04:00) - Spoilers (~26:00) A Star Is Born (~42:00) - Spoilers (~1:07:00) Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, Jeff and Kristy discuss highlights from Fantastic Fest, Jeremy Saulnier's latest, and the irreversible decision of listening to shows too quickly. This will be Kristy's last episode with the Slashfilmcast as a regular contributor, but do expect her in the future as an occasional guest. Follow her work at Decadent Criminals and follow her on Twitter. Thanks Kristy! 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 (~15:45) Kristy: (Fantastic Fest): Halloween, Destroyer, Bad Times at the El Royale, Mada Yankelova's Fine Literature Club, Deadly Games David: Hold the Dark Devindra: The Dragon Prince Jeff: Forever Featured Reviews (~49:00) Minding the Gap - Spoilers (~1:08:00) Credits: Our sponsors this week is Sonos Beam Order Beam now at sonos.com for just $399. Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the overwhelming commitments of adult life, ponder the possibility of a Fukunaga-directed Bond, and geek out about Spider-Man. 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 (~17 minutes) Devindra: Maniac David: Upgrade, Set It Up, Spider-Man stuff Featured Reviews (~40 mins) Mandy - Spoilers (~54 mins) Credits: Our sponsors this week are Hello Fresh and Warby Parker For a total of 60 dollars off – that’s 20 dollars off your first 3 boxes – visit hellofresh.com/filmcast60 and enter promo code filmcast60 To order your free Home Try-On’s, head to warbyparker.com/filmcast today. Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra and Jeff discuss the brilliance of American Vandal, the easter eggs of Searching, and whether or not more movies should take place just on a screen. 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 (~17 minutes) David: American Vandal: Season 2, Dunkirk 70mm Devindra: Forever: Season One Featured Reviews (~40 mins) The Predator - Spoilers (~54 mins) Ozark: Season 2 with spoilers (1hr12mins) Credits: Our sponsors this week are Casper and Sonos Beam Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

In this episode, David, Devindra, Jeff, Kristy, and Peter discuss the top 10 films of the summer, and how they did in the Summer Movie Wager. Here are the actual top 10 films of summer 2018: 1. Avengers: Infinity War 2. Incredibles 2 3. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 4. Deadpool 2 5. Ant-Man and the Wasp 6. Solo: A Star Wars Story 7. Mission: Impossible - FAllout 8. Hotel Transylvania 3 9. Ocean's 8 10. The Meg Last April, everyone chose their 1-10 ranked films according to these rules: - Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each). - 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on - 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up - 5 points if it was two spots away - 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10 - 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10  The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13. This year people played along submitting their lists on thesummermoviewager.com. Congrats to Dan Kelly from London England for getting the most points out of 3,817 entries! Congrats to  Justin Lerbakken from Minneapolis, MN for getting the most points from the Slackfilmcast (slackfilmcast.com). Peter Sciretta 1. Avengers: Infinity War 2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3. Solo: A Star Wars Story 4. Deadpool 2 5. The Incredibles 2 6. Ant-Man and the Wasp 7. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 8. Ocean's 8 9.  Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! 10.  Mission: Impossible - Fallout Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Skyscraper 2. Action Point 3. The Equalizer 2 Germain Lussier 1. Avengers Infinity War 2. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom 3. Incredibles 2 4. Solo: A Star Wars Story 5. Deadpool 2 6. Mission Impossible - Fallout 7. Ocean’s 8 8. The Meg 9. Ant Man and the Wasp 10. Hotel Transylvania 3 Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Skyscraper 2. Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again 3. Tag Jeff Cannata: 1. Avengers 2. Jurassic Park 3. Solo: A Star Wars Story 4. Incredibles 2 5. Deadpool 2 6. Ocean’s 8 7. Ant Man and The Wasp 8. Mission Impossible: Fallout 9. Christopher Robin 10. Hotel Transylvania Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Skyscraper 2. Equalizer 2 3. Tag Devindra Hardawar: 1. Avengers Infinity War 2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3. Solo 4. Incredibles 2 5. Deadpool 2 6. Mission Impossible Fallout 7. THE MEG 8. Oceans 8 9. Ant Man & the Wasp 10. Skyscraper Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. The First Purge 2. Sicario 2 3. Mamma Mia 2 Kristy Puchko: 1.Avengers: Infinity War 2. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 3. Solo: A Star Wars Story 4. Deadpool 2 5. The Incredibles 2 6. Mission: Impossible - Fallout 7. Ant-Man and the Wasp 8. Teen Titans Go! To The Movies 9. Hotel Transylvania 3 10. Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Ocean's 8 2.Skyscraper 3. The Equalizer 2 David Chen: 1. Avengers: Infinity War 2. Jurassic World 2 3. Deadpool 2 4. Incredibles 2 5. Solo 6. Mission Impossible: Fallout 7. Ant-Man and The Wasp 8. Skyscraper 9. Ocean’s 8 10. Hotel Transylvania 3 Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Mamma Mia 2 2. The Meg 3. Christopher Robin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra and Jeff discuss the fun action of Upgrade, the perfectly enjoyable Juliet, Naked, and what it means to be a working actor. Be sure to check out The Big Picture's interview with Aneesh Chaganty, as well as Ben Pearson's interview. 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 (~24 minutes) Jeff: Juliet, Naked, Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4) Devindra: Disenchantment, Upgrade David: First Reformed, A Fantastic Woman, Ozark: Season 2 Featured Reviews (~47 mins) Searching Credits: Our sponsor this week is Masterclass The /Filmcast listeners can unlock access to EVERY MasterClass for a year, RIGHT NOW at MasterClass.com/filmcast. You’ll gain unlimited access to over thirty-five world-class masters, all for one surprisingly low annual price. Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Jeff, and Kristy discuss whether magic specials can work in the modern age, get down with Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, and lament the agita of sitting near jerks in theaters. Be sure to check out Kristy's review of The Happytime Murders. 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 (~10 minutes) Kristy: Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, Trial and Error Season 2 David: Mad Max: Fury Road (Black and Chrome), Magic for Humans Featured Reviews (~50 mins) The Happytime Murders Credits: Our sponsor this week is RxBar For 25 percent off your first order at RxBar, visit RXBAR.com/filmcast and enter promo code "filmcast" at checkout Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, Jeff, and Hoai-Tran Bui discuss The Meg's PG-13 rating, the pleasures of Castle Rock, and the brilliance of HBO's Succession. Be sure to read Hoai-Tran's pieces about what Crazy Rich Asians gets right about Asian-American identity, and why it's good that the film doesn't try to break stereotypes. Also, check out Jason Concepcion's piece on the anti-capitalist message of Succession. 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 (~10 minutes) Devindra - Jack Ryan, Castle Rock Featured Reviews (~22 mins) Crazy Rich Asians - Spoilers (~54 mins) HBO's Succession with spoilers (~1hr19mins) Credits: Our sponsors this week are Green Chef and Masterclass. For 50 dollars off your first box of Green Chef, go to GreenChef.us/filmcast. For a limited time, /Filmcast listeners get a FREE seven-day trial at MasterClass.com/Filmcast. Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss their favorite crossover events of all time, thank the #SaveDaveWave, plus David has a special announcement to celebrate opening weekend of Crazy Rich Asians. Be sure to read about how Crazy Rich Asians was made, the #GoldOpen movement, and how BlackkKlansman got revenge on Birth of a Nation. 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 Featured Reviews The Meg BlackkKlansman -Spoilers Credits: Our sponsor this week is Casper. Get 50 dollars toward select mattresses by visiting Casper.com/filmcast and using filmcast at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, Jeff, and Kristy discuss the fun of Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, the enjoyability of HBO's Succession, and the riveting Netflix documentary, The Staircase. Also, Jeff gets disappointed by modern Blu-ray special features. 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 What We've Been Watching Kristy - Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, A Very English Scandal David - The Staircase Devindra - Succession, MFKZ Featured Review Blindspotting - Spoilers Christopher Robin -Spoilers Credits: Our sponsor this week is LinkedIn. Hurry to LinkedIn.com/filmcast and get 50 dollars off your first job post. To enter our Avengers: Infinity War blu-ray giveaway, email slashfilmcast(at)gmail(dot)com with subject line "Infinity War" and let us know your greatest crossover events of all time. Entries due by Friday, August 10, 11:59 PM Pacifc time. US and Canada only, no PO Boxes.  Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simonmharris.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy