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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

David, Devindra, and Jeff gear up for a big score with Play Dirty, dive into the dark side of Tulsa in The Lowdown, and take on brotherly dysfunction with Black Rabbit. Then they step into the octagon with The Smashing Machine.

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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding Reality: Love Is Blind Season 9

Devindra - Engadget podcast on the state of gaming + Nissan Leaf 2026 review 

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:16:33)

David - Play Dirty, The Matrix In Shared Reality (Cosm Experience)

Devindra - The Lowdown, Hotel Transylvania 

Jeff - Black Rabbit, Wolf King S2

Featured Review (~01:05:10) 

The Smashing Machine

SPOILERS (~01:25:51)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 844 - The Smashing Machine

David, Devindra, and Jeff go their separate ways with Splitsville, take a sip of drama with House of Guinness, and return to the scene of the crime in season five of Only Murders in the Building. Then they venture into the fight with Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another.

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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding TV: Alien Earth finale + Possible DChen appearance at Road Theatre

Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Carvana interview + Xreal One Pro review

Jeff - DLC 619 with Kahlief Adams

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:09:19)

David - Splitsville, Slow Horses S5, The Assessment

Devindra - Alien: Earth, House of Guinness, Muppet Treasure Island 

Jeff - Only Murders in the Building S5

Featured Review (~00:55:58) 

One Battle After Another

SPOILERS (~01:12:38)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 843 - One Battle After Another

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the enormous cultural impact of the late Robert Redford, settle off shore with Eden, look back at fascist Italy in Mussolini: Son of the Century, and try to get a late check-out with Haunted Hotel. Then they sprint to the endzone to give their thoughts on Him.

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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding Everything: David Chen’s review of Him and The Long Walk

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on our iPhone 17 review + Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses + TWIT 1050

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:28:51)

David - Eden, Secret Mall Apartment

Devindra - Mussolini: Son of the Century, Elemental 

Jeff - Haunted Hotel, The Food That Built America

Featured Review (~01:18:37) 

Him

SPOILERS (~01:32:10)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 842 - Him

David, Devindra, and Jeff share their thoughts on the winners and losers of this year’s Emmy Awards, crank it up to 11 with Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, and seek a missing half in Twinless. Then they try to go the distance with the new film from Francis Lawrence and Stephen King, The Long Walk.

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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding Everything: Stephen David Miller’s TIFF reactions

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Apple’s iPhone 17 event, Why Apple’s square selfie cameras are kind of a big deal, GeForce Now RTX 5080 experience

Jeff - DLC 617 with Lucy James

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:34:46)

David - Twinless

Devindra - Twinless

Jeff - This Is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Featured Review (~01:05:02) 

The Long Walk

SPOILERS (~01:18:42)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 841 - The Long Walk

Note: This episode takes the place of the normal After Dark this week.

It’s time once again for box office judgment day! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to the podcast along with the Filmcast crew to discuss this year’s summer box office. Which films surprised us? And who came out on top when all the points were tallied? Listen to find out!

The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. 

Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:

 • If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.

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 • If your picked movie for 2-9 is correct, you score 10 points for it.

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 • If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.

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 • If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.

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 • If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.

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 • If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.

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 • For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it.

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Germain’s Top 10

1. Lilo & Stitch

2. Jurassic World Rebirth

3. Superman

4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps

5. How to Train Your Dragon

6. Thunderbolts*

7. F1

8. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

9. Elio

10. 28 Years Later

DARK HORSES:

- Ballerina

- M3GAN 2.0

- The Naked Gun

TIE BREAKER: $457MM

BJ’s Top 10

1. Jurassic World Rebirth

2. Lilo & Stitch

3. Superman

4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps

5. How to Train Your Dragon

6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

7. Thunderbolts*

8. Final Destination: Bloodlines

9. Ballerina

10. Elio

DARK HORSES:

- M3GAN 2.0

- Karate Kid: Legends

- F1

TIE BREAKER: $527MM

Peter’s Top 10

1. Lilo & Stitch

2. Superman

3. Jurassic World Rebirth

4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps

5. How to Train Your Dragon

6. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

7. Thunderbolts*

8. Karate Kid: Legends

9. Elio

10. F1

DARK HORSES:

- Ballerina

- M3GAN 2.0

- Smurfs

TIE BREAKER: $402MM

Devindra’s Top 10

1. Lilo & Stitch

2. Jurassic World Rebirth

3. Superman

4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps

5. F1

6. How to Train Your Dragon

7. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

8. Karate Kid: Legends

9. Thunderbolts*

10. Elio

DARK HORSES:

- M3GAN 2.0

- Final Destination: Bloodlines

- Freakier Friday

TIE BREAKER: $510MM

Jeff’s Top 10

1. Lilo & Stitch

2. Superman

3. Jurassic World Rebirth

4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps

5. Elio

6. How to Train Your Dragon

7. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

8. F1

9. Thunderbolts*

10. Freakier Friday 

DARK HORSES:

- M3GAN 2.0

- Karate Kid: Legends

- The Bad Guys 2

TIE BREAKER: $520MM

David’s Top 10

1. How to Train Your Dragon

2. Jurassic World Rebirth

3. Lilo & Stitch

4. Superman

5. The Fantastic Four: First Steps

6. Karate Kid: Legends

7. Thunderbolts*

8. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

9. F1

10. Elio

DARK HORSES:

- Ballerina

- The Bad Guys 2

- Final Destination: Bloodlines

TIE BREAKER: $530MM

Bonus Ep: The 2025 Summer Movie Wager Results

David, Devindra, and Jeff head westward with Sacramento, take a look at the current state of mockumentaries in The Paper, and assess how much sadness they can handle in Task. Then they find out how high Spike Lee can reach in Highest 2 Lowest.

We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms:

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BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month.

Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding TV: What’s going on in Peacemaker Season 2

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the lack of iPhone 17 hype

Jeff - DLC Podcast

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:27:34)

David - Sacramento, The Paper, Darren Aronofsky’s Pi (4K Remaster), 

Devindra - Task, Women Wearing Shoulder Pads, The Paper

Jeff - The Paper

Featured Review (~01:02:18) 

Highest 2 Lowest

SPOILERS (~01:20:15)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 840 - Highest 2 Lowest

David, Devindra, and Jeff assess if all is fair in love and war in The Roses, trudge through the slime in The Toxic Avenger, and live through a family’s dysfunction in Long Story Short. Then they hustle through 90s New York City in Darren Aronofsky’s latest film Caught Stealing.

We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms:

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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding TV: Matt Goldberg’s recaps of Alien: Earth

Devindra - Engadget Podcast iPhone Air/17 preview + Why it’s a good time to buy a cheap EV

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:30:41)

David - The Roses, Weekend at Bernie’s, Unknown Number: The High School Catfish

Devindra - The Toxic Avenger, Long Story Short

Jeff - Long Story Short, The Thursday Murder Club

Featured Review (~01:14:21) 

Caught Stealing

SPOILERS (~01:30:37)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 839 - Caught Stealing

David, Devindra, and Jeff belt out some tunes with the singalong version of KPop Demon Hunters, buy into corporate intrigue with Relay, and come over to the desk with Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan. Then they share their thoughts on the global animated phenomenon Ne Zha 2.

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Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding TV: Dan Gvozden’s recap of Peacemaker

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Google’s Pixel 10

Jeff - Thank you to everyone who donated, especially Josh

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:09:56)

David - KPop Demon Hunters Singalong (in theaters), Peacemaker S2, The Ugly Stepsister

Devindra - Relay, Peacemaker S2, KPop Demon Hunters Singalong (in theaters)

Jeff - Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan

Featured Review (~01:12:04) 

Ne Zha 2

SPOILERS (~01:41:55)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 838 - Ne Zha 2

David, Devindra, and Jeff descend into the darkness with Night Always Comes, share some brief thoughts on the latest Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest, and attempt to vanquish the Empire with Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Then they do some middle-aged ass kicking with Nobody 2.

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Weekly Plugs

David - David’s YouTube: Meta’s AI Chatbots are out of control

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Ford’s $30K EV pickup

Jeff - DLC 613 with Jenny Maas

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:39:51)

David - Night Always Comes, Rashomon (2K Restoration) 

Devindra - Highest 2 Lowest

Jeff - Alien: Earth Eps. 1+2, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Featured Review (~01:23:43) 

Nobody 2

SPOILERS (~01:39:11)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 837 - Nobody 2

David, Devindra, and Jeff take shelter from the 2025 remake of War of the Worlds, hunt down Xenomorphs in Alien: Earth, and navigate friendship with the second season of Platonic. Then they investigate the high-concept horror of Zach Cregger’s latest film, Weapons.

We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms:

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Thanks to our SPONSOR: 

BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month.

Weekly Plugs

David - Decoding TV: An Interview with the winner of Wings of Voice from The Rehearsal

Devindra - Ask Engadget: What to do if you’re still on Windows 10

Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (~00:02:01)

David - War of the Worlds (2025), Alien: Earth, Dangerous Animals

Devindra - Alien: Earth, King of the Hill S14, StuGo

Jeff - Platonic S2, WWE: Unreal

Featured Review (~01:20:07) 

Weapons

SPOILERS (~01:38:22)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from 
The Midnight. • This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail 
slashfilmcast@gmail.com • .

 • You can support the podcast by going to 
patreon.com/filmpodcast • or 
by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. •

Ep. 836 - Weapons

David, Devindra, and Jeff cross examine the legal drama of The Caine-Mutiny Court Martial, discuss the behind the scenes insights of RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, and break into the bank heist fun of The Gold. Then, Chris Rudd joins us for our review of When Evil Lurks. Check out Chris’ podcast Streaming Things and his TikTok page, Movies Are Therapy.

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Weekly Plugs

David - Weekend Box Office: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Quest 3 with Norm Chan from Tested

Jeff - DLC’s Spider-Man 2 review

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 

What we've been watching (11:41)

David - The Caine-Mutiny Court Martial, The Burial, The Fall of the House of Usher

Devindra - RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, Ahsoka, Loki S2, The Fall of the House of Usher

Jeff - The Gold, Lessons in Chemistry

Featured Review (~1:01:47) 

When Evil Lurks

SPOILERS (~1:21:22)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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 @thefilmcastpod.

Credits:

 • Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from
 The Midnight. • Our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music comes from Noah Ross. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.

 • If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com.

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You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

Ep. 744 - When Evil Lurks (GUEST: Chris Rudd from Streaming Things)

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