Summary: 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 <b>Succession</b>. Be sure to read Hoai-Tran's pieces about <a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/crazy-rich-asians-asian-american-identity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">what <b>Crazy Rich Asians </b>gets right about Asian-American identity</a>, and <a href="https://www.slashfilm.com/crazy-rich-asians-stereotypes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">why it's good that the film doesn't try to break stereotypes</a>. Also, check out <a href="https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/7/26/17615724/succession-hbo-capitalism-greed" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jason Concepcion's piece on the anti-capitalist message of Succession<b>.</b></a><a href="https://wehearthartnett.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><br></a><br>You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, <a href="https://twitter.com/slashfilmcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow us on Twitter</a> or<a href="https://facebook.com/slashfilmcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> like us on Facebook.</a><br><br><b>Shownotes (all timestamps are approximate only)<br>What We've Been Watching </b>(~10 minutes)<br>Devindra - Jack Ryan, Castle Rock<b><br></b><br><b>Featured Reviews </b>(~22 mins)<b><br></b>Crazy Rich Asians<br>- Spoilers (~54 mins)<br>HBO's Succession with spoilers (~1hr19mins)<br><br><b>Credits</b>:<ul> <li>Our sponsors this week are Green Chef and Masterclass.</li> <li>For 50 dollars off your first box of Green Chef, go to GreenChef.us/filmcast.</li> <li>For a limited time, /Filmcast listeners get a FREE seven-day trial at MasterClass.com/Filmcast.</li> <li>Our music sometimes comes from the work of<a href="http://www.adamwarrock.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Adam Warrock</a>. You can download our theme song<a href="http://www.adamwarrock.com/?p=3174" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here.</a> Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from<a href="http://www.simonmharris.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Simonmharris.com</a>. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6902426/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kyle Hillinger.</a> </li> <li>If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.</li> <li>Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993</li> <li>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!</li> </ul><br><br>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a> For information regarding your data privacy, visit <a href="https://www.acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a>
