

The Filmcast
The Filmcast
In The Filmcast, hardcore geeks David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Jeff Cannata debate, pontificate, and delve into the latest films, TV shows, and other entertainment-related items from the past week. Weekly guests include everyday bloggers, webmaster luminaries, film directors, and movie stars from all walks of life. You can reach us at slashfilmcast@gmail.com and find more podcast episodes at www.thefilmcast.com
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May 25, 2021 • 2h 10min
Ep. 620 - Army of the Dead (GUEST: Ariel Fisher)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Ariel Fisher to talk about movie adaptions of video games. For the feature review, the cast dives into Army of the Dead, the new Zack Snyder zombie movie on Netflix. Does the stylish director add more to the zombie genre? Follow Ariel Fisher on Twitter!
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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/Weekly PlugsDavid - DChen be making more TikTok
Ariel - Subscribe to the Bite Devindra - Engadget: iMac M1 review, living with the Moxie robot
Jeff - http://5by5.tv/dlc/392
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)What we've been watching (~21:36)David - MODOK, Together TogetherDevindra - Master of None S3, The Nevers (done)Ariel - The Sopranos, The OrvilleJeff - The Exquisite Corpse Project, Gymnastics
Feature (~1:14:30)Army of the DeadSpoilers (~1:39:27)
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 Corwith. 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!

May 22, 2021 • 40min
After Dark: Theater invaders, TikTok, The Paper Tigers
David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss security at movie theaters, blowing up on TikTok (Follow David on TikTok here), and the new movie The Paper Tigers (available via VOD - learn how to watch it here).

May 18, 2021 • 1h 48min
Ep. 619 - Those Who Wish Me Dead (GUEST: Roxana Hadadi)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.
David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Roxana Hadadi to chat about COVID vaccination and the Saw franchise. Tune in to hear David’s Jigsaw impression. For the feature review, the cast watches Those Who Wish Me Dead, the action thriller directed by Taylor Sheridan starring Angelina Jolie.
Follow Roxana Hadidi on Twitter!
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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/
Weekly Plugs
David - I’m on TikTok
Roxana - Vulture recaps for Mare of Easttown and Gangs of London ; The A.V. Club recaps for The Nevers:
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Epic v Apple
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~36:00)
David - #Slashtag; Spiral: From the Book of Saw, Some Kind of Heaven, Saint Maud
Roxana - The Nevers, Gangs of London, Mare of Easttown, The Perfect Candidate
Devindra - Underground Railroad
Jeff - Hacks
Feature (~1:16:30)
Those Who Wish Me Dead
Spoilers (~1:39:14)
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 Corwith. 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!

May 11, 2021 • 1h 44min
Ep. 618 - Stowaway
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.
David returns to a movie theater after more than a year away while Jeff gets meta with The Show About the Show. For the feature review, the cast watches Stowaway, the new Netflix sci-fi thriller directed by Joe Penna.
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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/
Weekly Plugs
David - Scott Seiss on going viral on IKEA TikTok
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the uselessness of Facebook’s Oversight Board
Jeff - I return to The Dungeon Run this Wednesday twitch.tv/thedungeonrun
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~25:53)
David - Wrath of Man (in theaters!), Mare of Easttown
Devindra - Demon Slayer
Jeff - The Show about the Show, Jupiter’s Legacy episode 1
Feature (~1:15:05)
Stowaway
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 Corwith. 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!

May 4, 2021 • 2h 9min
Ep. 617 - The Mitchells vs. The Machines (GUEST: Dan Gvozden from The Amazing Spider-Talk)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.David, Devindra, Jeff are joined by Dan Gvozden, host of the podcast The Amazing Spider-Talk, to chat about the new Marvel trailer and more. David drops a major spoiler bomb to Jeff on the British television show Line of Duty. For the feature review, the cast watches the animated Netflix film The Mitchells vs. the Machines, produced by Sony Pictures Animation. Follow Dan Gvozden on Twitter here. 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: MasterClass and Hello Fresh.
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Weekly PlugsDan - Amazing Spider-Talk
David - DChen is on TikTok!Devindra - Returnal review at Engadget
Jeff - http://5by5.tv/dlc/389
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)What we've been watching (~41:45)David - Couples Therapy S2, Kid Detective, Quo Vadis, The Mole AgentDan - The Show About the Show, There is no “I” in Threesome, Q Into the StormDevindra - Scott Pilgrim (at the theater!), The Boys S2 Jeff - Line of Duty
Feature (~1:34:50)The Mitchells vs. The MachinesSpoilers (~1:55:50)
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. 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!

Apr 27, 2021 • 1h 54min
Ep. 616 - Mortal Kombat (GUESTS: Tara Ariano and Daanish Syed)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.
David and Devindra are joined by friends of the show Tara Ariano and Daanish Syed to chat about the good, the bad, and the awkward of the Academy Awards. For the feature review, the cast watches Mortal Kombat, the directorial debut of Simon McQuoid.
Follow Daanish on Twitter and follow Tara Ariano 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: Candid Co. Theragun, and Headspace.
Go to candidco.com/filmcast and use the code FILMCAST and save $75 on your starter kit.
Go to theragun.com/FILMCAST and get your Gen 4 Theragun today.
Visit headspace.com/FILMCAST for a free one month trial.
Weekly Plugs
David - Culturally Relevant: One Year in the Seattle Pandemic
Devindra - Surface Laptop 4 review
Tara - Extra Hot Great
Daanish - Someone Should Make This
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~28:45)
David - Couples Therapy
Devindra - The Nevers, Shadow & Bone, Waffles and Mochi
Daanish - Mighty Ducks Trilogy and “Game Changers”, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpions Revenge, Lake Mungo
Tara - Striking Distance, The Poseidon Adventure
Feature (~1:15:45)
Mortal Kombat
Spoilers (~1:31:50)
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. 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!

Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 43min
Ep. 615 - Nobody (GUEST: Matt Goldberg from Collider.com)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the state of the housing market in the U.S. For the feature review, the cast plus Matt Goldberg, senior editor at collider.com, discuss Nobody, the new action-thriller starring Bob Odenkirk. Follow Matt Goldberg 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: Paint Your Life, Manscaped, Feals, and Babbel.
For 20% off and free shipping of your painting, text FILM to 64-000.
Visit manscaped.com and use the promo code FILMCAST for 20% off.
Become a member today by going to Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping.
When you purchase of a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for free.
Weekly PlugsDavid - Culturally Relevant on One Year in the Seattle Pandemic
Devindra - ASUS Zephyrus G15 review
Jeff - The Dungeon Run episode 81 Matt - The 90s Noir of Carl Franklin
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)What we've been watching (~18:30)Matt - Phantom of the ParadiseJeff - The Kid Detective, Before Your EyesDavid - Made for Love (Season 1, no spoilers)Devindra - Them, Made for Love
Feature (~1:09:39)Nobody
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!

Apr 18, 2021 • 1h 1min
After Dark Mailbag: Favorite Collections, Movies So Bad They're Good, Non-Region A Blu-Rays, Ranking Streaming Services
This is a bonus episode of the Slashfilmcast After Dark, which exists thanks to our Patrons over at patreon.com/filmpodcast. Sign up and receive bonuses like ad-free episodes and bonus After Darks!In this episode, David, Devindra, and Jeff answer questions from our recent mailbag post.
Links:
Viral tweet about Blade
Learn more about the other David Chen
Why do Marvel films look kind of ugly

Apr 13, 2021 • 1h 45min
Ep. 614 - Concrete Cowboy
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.
David laments the death of a premiere theater chain while Jeff contemplates his next move out of Los Angeles. For the feature review, the cast dives into Concrete Cowboy, the new Netflix film directed by Ricky Staub and starring Idris Elba.
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, StoryWorth, Quip, and Babbel.
Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order.
Go to StoryWorth.com/slashfilmcast to get $10 off your first purchase!
Go to getquip.com/FILMCAST and get your first re-fill for free!
When you purchase of a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for free.
Weekly Plugs
David - Pfizer Second Dose Side Effects Vlog
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Michio Kaku on the God Equation
Jeff - The Dungeon Run episode 81 twitch.tv/thedungeonrun
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~33:09)
David - Man Push Cart, This is a Robbery
Jeff - This is a Robbery, ShivaBaby
Devindra - Invincible, Outriders
Feature (~1:23:20)
Concrete Cowboy
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!

Apr 6, 2021 • 1h 52min
Ep. 613 - Godzilla vs. Kong (GUEST: Max Evry from ComingSoon.net)
The Slashfilmcast is launching a Patreon! Support us at http://patreon.com/filmpodcast.
David, Devindra, and Jeff give updates on the COVID vaccine, moving-going, and box office performance. For the feature review, the cast is joined by Max Evry, Managing Editor at ComingSoon.net, to review Godzilla vs. Kong.
Follow Max on Twitter.
Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend titles to us. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website.
Thanks to our sponsors this week: MasterClass and Hello Fresh.
Visit to MasterClass.com/FILMCASTPOD for 15% off.
Go to HelloFresh.com/filmcast12 and use code FILMCAST12 for 12 free meals, including free shipping!
Weekly Plugs
David - David Farrier at the Webworm newsletter
Devindra - Chat with the Follow Friday podcast and interview with Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi
Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~22:00)
David - Back (AMC+), WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (Hulu)
Devindra - Happily
Jeff - Infinity Baby, The Last Blockbuster
Feature (~56:45)
Godzilla vs. Kong
Spoilers (~1:17:49)
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!


