The /Filmcast (AKA The Slashfilmcast)

David, Devindra, Jeff welcome back a Kristy Puchko cameo on the podcast. Devindra strongly urges people to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix. For the feature review, the cast ask the important question: is the forth installment in the Toy Story franchise a soulless cash grab or a beautiful continuation of the beloved tale? Find more of Kristy’s work at decadentcriminals.com. Read Kristy’s take on a Twitter war over a craft project here. Read about what Jon Negroni learned from Toy Story 4 about his own disability and the metaphysical implication of Toy Story 4 for the Toy Story universe.   Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 (~11:00) Devindra - Neon Genesis Evangelion, Shadow, Los Espookys Kristy: The Dead Don’t Die, Midsommar, The Hunger, Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge Feature (~56:20) Toy Story 4 Spoilers (~1:19:00) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Devindra explains the difference between Hotel Mumbai and The Wedding Guest. Jeff praises Fleabag season 2 as a work of genius. The cast plus Lindsey Romain, staff writer at Nerdist, review Men In Black: International.  Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 (~13:00) Lindsey - The Dead Don’t Die  David - Cold Pursuit  Devindra - Don’t Look Now, Kaili Blues  Jeff - Fleabag S2 Feature (~ 40:00) Men in Black: International  Spoilers (~59:00) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David regrets tricking Devindra into watching Dark Phoenix; Jeff shudders at the premise of The Act. The cast examine their reflections in Black Mirror. Is the battery draining too fast on the latest season of the sci-fi series? Watch David's video essay on the Asian American references in Netflix's rom-com Always Be My Maybe. Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 (~ 8:00) David - Always Be My Maybe, I Am Mother, The Farewell, Cold Pursuit, The Act Devindra - Dark Phoenix, Bosch S5 Jeff - Fleabag Feature (~ 35:00) Black Mirror Series 5 S5E1 - Striking Vipers S5E2 - Smithereens S5E3 - Rachel Jack and Ashley Too Spoiler (~44:00) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Devindra returns and tackles a review of Godzilla: King of Monsters with Jeff and David. Also, the crew discusses why Chernobyl is worth the price of your HBO subscription and how The Wedding Guest is a great display of Dev Patel's skills. Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 David - SIFF: The Art of Self-Defense, Game of Thrones: The Last Watch, Chernobyl Devindra - The Wedding Guest Jeff - Fleabag: Season 1 Feature (42:30) Godzilla: King of the Monsters SPOILERS (58:40) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

When Devindra is away, David and Jeff come out to watch the latest Disney live-action Aladdin. Together with Aisha Harris from the New York Times, the cast find out whether the remake live up to the original 1992 version.  Read Aisha Harris’s article in the New York Times on why the reiteration doesn’t make Disney more progressive, and Anisa Khalifa’s post on why the casting can’t solve its flawed foundations.  Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 (~10:00) David - The Nightingale, Booksmart, The Perfection Jeff - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Feature (~38:00) Aladdin (feature review contain spoilers) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, and Jeff open up some Detective Pikachu mails, then kick some butt with the third installment of the John Wick franchise. Check out Jeff Cannata’s new show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 Simonmharris.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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David, Devindra, and Jeff binge some new Netflix content including Knock Down the House, Dead to Me, and I Think You Should Leave. For the feature review, the cast find out whether Detective Pikachu is "super effective." Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. Check out Jeff Cannata’s new show Dungeon Run.  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 Simonmharris.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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

While many critics have showered Avengers: Endgame with praise, some are pointing out the problematic treatment of women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole. In this bonus episode, David sits down with Inkoo Kang, staff writer at Slate, and Hoai-Tran Bui, writer at Slashfilm, to talk about the female characters of the MCU.  Read Inkoo Kang’s analysis on why the feminist moments of Endgame seem patronizing here, and Hoai -Tran Bui’s take on why women of the MCU deserve more here.  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 Simonmharris.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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's a post-Endgame extravaganza! David, Devindra, and Peter open up the mailbag since their feature review of the film, followed by a Slashfilm Daily segment on where each Marvel characters stand at the moment. Last but not least, David chats with Brian Roan, writer and host at The Film Stage, about why Avengers: Endgame might be morally apprehensive. On Slashfilm.com, read about all the shots manipulated in the trailers and cut from the movie , why the MCU may have a problem with Captain Marvel's power, and spoilers discussion by Peter Sciretta part I and part II. Read Brian J. Roan's review of Avengers: Endgame on The Film Stage here. Watch David Chen's video essay (contains spoilers) with Slashfilm.com's Ben Pearson here. 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) Avengers: Endgame Mailbag (~03:00) Slashfilm Daily on the status of Marvel characters (~50:00) David's conversation with Brian Roan (~02:34:00) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

After twelve years, 21 movies, and a single consequential snap, we are finally in the endgame! David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Patrick H. Willems, host of the Infinity Podcast, to review Avengers: Endgame and reflect on the past, present, and future of Marvel Cinematic Universe. Watch Patrick Willems's three-part video essay on the limitations of Marvel Cinematic Universe part 1, part 2, part 3. Check out David's video review of Endgame with Ben Pearson. 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 (~01:00) Avengers: Endgame Spoilers (~30:30) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

’Tis the season to count down the top 10 films of summer 2019! David, Devindra, Jeff, and Peter round up to predict the domestic box office totals. Everyone chooses their 1-10 ranked films: - 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 Your can play along with us by submitting your list on thesummermoviewager.com. Enter by April 24th, 11:59PM Pacific time if you wish to be included on the leaderboard. Dave: 1. Avengers: Endgame  2. The Lion King  3. Toy Story 4  4. Spider-Man: Far From Home  5. Godzilla: King of Monsters  6. Secret Life of Pets 2  7. Aladdin  8. Detective Pikachu  9. Fast of the Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw  10. Rocketman  Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Men in Black: International  2. Yesterday  3. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood  Devindra 1. Avengers: Endgame 2. Toy Story 4 3. Lion King 4. Aladdin 5. Spider Man: Far From Home 6. Detective Pikachu 7. Secret Life of Pets 2 8. Men in Black: International 9. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 10. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter) 1. John Wick 3 2. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood 3. Rocketman Jeff: 1. Avengers: Endgame 2. Toy Story 4 3. The Lion King 4. Spider-Man: Far From Home 5. Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw 6. Secret Life of Pets 2 7. Detective Pikachu 8. Aladdin 9. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 10. Dark Phoenix Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter): 1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2. Men in Black International 3. John Wick 3 Peter: 1. Avengers: Endgame 2. The Lion King 3. Toy Story 4 4. Detective Pikachu 5. Spider-Man: Far From Home 6. Aladdin 7. The Secret Life of Pets 2 8. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 9. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 10. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Dark Horses (ordering doesn’t matter): 1. Men in Black: International 2. John Wick 3 3. Rocketman Germain Lussier: 1. Avengers: Endgame 2. The Lion King 3. Toy Story 4 4. Spider-Man: Far from Home 5. The Secret Life of Pets 2 6. Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 7. Aladdin 8. Detective Pikachu 9. Men In Black International 10. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Dark Horses(ordering doesn’t matter) 1. Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2. Rocketman 3. Dark Phoenix For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David and Devindra are joined by Ariel Fisher, co-host of the podcast A Frame Apart, to watch Pet Sematary. Does this most recent resurrection of Stephen King's novel live up to the horror of the original film? Read Ariel’s article on why the throne room fight in The Last Jedi is actually about online dating, and Nate Jones’s Vulture article on Jason Clarke: Hollywood’s go-to cuckold.  Enter the Summer Movie Wager at thesummermoviewager.com by April 24th, 11:59PM Pacific time if you wish to be included on the leaderboard. 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 (~14:00) David - You’re The Worst, Twilight Zone, Black Summer, After Life Devindra - High Life, Game of Thrones, Barry Feature (~37:00) Pet Sematary Spoilers (~57:40) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Devindra and Jeff are joined by actor Griffin Newman, known for his role as Arthur Everest in the Amazon Original series The Tick and for co-hosting the Blank Check podcast, to say the name Shazam!  Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill and Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 (~2:00) Devindra - Love Death and Robots Jeff - Catastrophe season 4, After Life, What We do in the Shadows, Wrestlemania Feature (~27:20) Shazam! Spoilers (~57:00) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It’s been two decades since audiences chose the red pill and entered the science-fiction world of The Matrix. The cast is joined by David Sims, film critic for the Atlantic and co-host of Blank Check podcast, to chase the white rabbit and discuss The Matrix’s lasting impact on film culture today. Read David Sim’s writing in The Atlantic on why a movie like The Matrix might never be made again, Mark Harris's piece in Vulture on how The Matrix built our reality-denying world, and Emily Sandalwood's article in Vox on how the film influenced her own trans experience. 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 (~7:00) The Matrix 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

David and Jeff investigate HBO's documentary Inventors: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley. For their feature review, the cast discuss the highly-anticipated film Us, Jordan Peele's follow-up to Get Out. In the After Dark, Peter Sciretta joins to ask the super important question: when should this year's Summer Movie Wager begin? Cast your vote on Twitter here. Read about Us's themes, twists, and ending on slashfilm.com. Listen to David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill and Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at Davechensky. 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 (~04:30) David - Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Behind the Curve Devindra - Flowers Jeff - Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Feature (~25:00) Us Spoilers (~40:45) After Dark (~1:20:00) 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. 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! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy