The /filmcast (aka The Slashfilmcast)

David, Devindra, and Jeff remember the late great Catherine O'Hara, dig deeper into a mystery with A Private Life, look to the stars with Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and head to Hollywood for Marvel’s latest TV offering, Wonder Man. Then they signal for rescue with the new Sam Raimi film, Send Help.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off.Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding Everything: Sundance CoverageDevindra - Engadget Podcast: What do prediction markets like Kalshi cost us? Jeff - You’ve Never Seen What? Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:20:12)David - A Private Life, Sundance: One in a Million, The IncomerDevindra - Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Sundance: Josephine, ziJeff - Wonder Man, Fackham Hall, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!Featured Review (~01:08

David, Devindra, and Jeff go on the hunt with Sirât, head deep undercover with Ponies, and attempt to solve the mystery at the heart of Agatha Christie's Seven Dials. Then they reckon with the depth of American greed with Gus Van Sant’s latest film, Dead Man’s Wire.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: HUEL: Get Huel’s full High-Protein Starter Kit with an exclusive offer of 20% OFF online with code FILMCAST20 at huel.com/FILMCAST20 (New Customers Only. Code only valid for the bundle.)Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding Everything: Stephen David Miller’s 10 Cinematic PairingsDevindra - Engadget Podcast: Why would Apple want to make an AI pin?Jeff - DLC 636 with Imran KhanShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:30:06)David - Sirât, Wonder Man, Mr. Nobody Against PutinDevindra - Ponies, Hal & Harper  Jeff - Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, A Knight of the Seven King

David, Devindra, and Jeff make a clean getaway with The Rip, head back into the vault with season two of Fallout, and round the bases with The Sandlot. Then they return to the post apocalypse with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding Everything: The Bone Temple Review + A Cast of Kings is backDevindra - Engadget Podcast: Why did Apple choose Gemini for next gen Siri?Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:28:01)David - The Rip, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Man Finds TapeDevindra - The Rip, Fallout S2, Reflection in a Dead Diamond, The Creature CasesJeff - The Rip, The SandlotFeatured Review (~01:03:59)    28 Years Later: The Bone TempleSPOILERS (~01:20:24)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts

David, Devindra, and Jeff keep calm and carry on in Fackham Hall, race to the top in the fourth season of Industry, and investigate a mixed media murder with Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Then they dig into the struggles of capitalism in Park Chan-wook’s latest film No Other Choice.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Weekly PlugsDavid - Patreon: Everything Notable That Happened in David Chen’s Life in 2025Devindra - All my CES stuff at EngadgetJeff - DLC 633 with Ashley Esqueda and 634 with Allen BrooksShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:13:07)David - Fackham Hall, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not, Heated RivalryDevindra - Industry S4, The Pitt S2, AlphaJeff - Who Framed Roger RabbitFeatured Review (~01:03:37)    No Other ChoiceSPOILERS (~01:22:18)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podc

We are incredibly saddened to share that Adam Quigley, our original co-host for this podcast, has recently passed away. In this episode, Devindra and David share their memories of Adam and play some clips from some of Adam's memorable moments on the podcast.You can share your own memories of Adam at his Murial page. You can also email us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com and we'll pass on any kind notes to Adam's family.This episode was originally recorded at the end of December 2025. Thanks to Jon Berry for his assistance putting together this episode. 

David, Devindra, and Jeff continue their look back at the films of 2025 and discuss: Honorable mentions Biggest disappointments Favorite piece of non-movie entertainment in 2025 Biggest movie they didn’t get Biggest movie we didn’t get Best movie of 2026 Thanks to our SPONSORS: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off.HUEL: Get Huel’s full High-Protein Starter Kit with an exclusive offer of 20% OFF online with code FILMCAST20 at huel.com/FILMCAST20 (New Customers Only. Code only valid for the bundle.)MANDO: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code FILMCAST at shopmando.com! #mandopodTo support this podcast, become a patron at patreon.com/filmpodcast

Note: Each of our top 10 films are listed below. To preserve the surprise of our choices, listen to the episode before reading the shownotes. Or don't! Live your life the way you want to live it. Enjoy.It is that time of the year once again - The Filmcast’s Top 10 Films of 2025! David, Devindra, and Jeff send off 2025 with a look back at the year in cinema news before counting down their top 10 films of the year. Stick around for all the shocks and surprises from their lists!We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)Film Stories of the Year (~00:03:09)Top Ten Films of 2025 (~00:29:35)Devindra’s Top 10 Films of 202510. 28 Years Later9. Black Bag8. Hamnet7. Sorry, Baby6. Sentimental Value5. Superman4. No Other Choice3. One Battle After Another2. The Secret Agent1. SinnersJeff’s Top 10 Films of 202510. Sinners9. Weapons8. Bugonia7. Eddington6. In Your Dreams5. Blue Moon4. Wake Up De

The Filmcast: After Dark is the bonus show where we talk about a variety of random topics that didn't make it into the main podcast.In this bonus episode that we're making available on the free feed, David, Devindra, and Jeff have a spirited discussion about the merits of Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme. Assume SPOILERS from the beginning.To get episodes like this in the future, become a patron at patreon.com/filmpodcast

David, Devindra, and Jeff reflect on a life lived on film in Sentimental Value, dance their way through the action in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, and plan an artful heist with The Mastermind. Then they return once again to the world of Pandora with James Cameron’s latest film Avatar: Fire and Ash.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off.Weekly PlugsDavid -  Decoding TV: Pluribus and Fallout S2Devindra -  Engadget Podcast: 2025 was a year of AI, smart glasses and spineless Big TechJeff - DLC’s Favorite Games of the Year!!Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:08:48)David - Sentimental Value, The Mastermind, Kumail Nanjiani: Night ThoughtsDevindra - From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Heated Rivalry, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 4KJeff

David, Devindra, and Jeff get out the vote for Ella McCay, head down the road to revenge with Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, and navigate a new world in Left-Handed Girl. Then they return to the scene of the crime with Rian Johnson’s latest film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Weekly PlugsDavid - New Travel Vlog: Q&A Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Netflix/WBJeff - Jeff’s Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:39:43)David - Left-Handed Girl, Sentimental ValueDevindra - Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Smiling FriendsJeff - Ella McCay, Song Sung BlueFeatured Review (~01:16:44)    Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysterySPOILERS (~01:40:01)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 Devin

David and Jeff discuss the massive industry implications of Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros., face a dark past in It Was Just an Accident, and try to stay on their feet with Stumble. Then they take a look at a life lived in front of the camera with Noah Baumbach’s latest film, Jay Kelly.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off.Weekly PlugsDavid - instagram.com/davechentravelsJeff - Jeff’s Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:50:32)David - It Was Just an Accident, Murdaugh: Death in the FamilyJeff - It Was Just an Accident, StumbleFeatured Review (~01:20:41)    Jay KellySPOILERS (~01:33:17)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

David, Devindra, and Jeff make an everlasting decision with Eternity, step through Shaker history in The Testament of Ann Lee, and swing for greatness with Marty Supreme. Then they hop the tracks for a new life with Train Dreams.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: STORYWORTH: Go to StoryWorth.com/filmcast and save $10 or more during their holiday sale.Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding TV: Matt Goldberg’s Pluribus recaps Devindra - Subscribe to the Engadget PodcastJeff - DLC 628 with Jacob GellerShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:34:42)David - Eternity, Rental Family, Zootropolis 2 (in English)Devindra - The Testament of Ann Lee, LurkerJeff - Marty Supreme, The Chair Company S1 FinaleFeatured Review (~01:24:44)    Train DreamsSPOILERS (~01:43:59)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check o

David, Devindra, and Jeff walk the path in Sisu: Road to Revenge, move through the shadows with The Secret Agent, and search through a mammal metropolis in Zootopia 2. Then they return to the land of Oz for the conclusion of Jon M. Chu’s epic Wicked: For Good.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Weekly PlugsDavid - davechentravels.comDevindra - Engadget Podcast on Meta’s antitrust winJeff - Jeff’s Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:10:29)David - Sisu: Road to Revenge, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Thoughts & PrayersDevindra - The Secret Agent, Arco, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out MysteryJeff - Zootopia 2, Nobody Wants This S2Featured Review (~01:08:51)    Wicked: For GoodSPOILERS (~01:22:36)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

David, Devindra, and Jeff descend into the darkness with Die My Love, go vertical with Roofman, and look towards the sky with Cloud. Then they sprint to the finish line with Edgar Wright’s take on The Running Man.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSORS: STORYWORTH: Go to StoryWorth.com/filmcast and save $10 or more during their holiday sale.MOOD: Get 20% off your first order at Mood.com with promo code FILMCAST.Weekly PlugsDavid - davechentravels.comDevindra - Engadget Podcast on Valve’s new Steam hardwareJeff - Jeff’s Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:17:02)David - Roofman, Being Eddie Devindra - Cloud, Orwell: 2+2=5, Death by Lightning  Jeff - Die My Love, The BaltimoronsFeatured Review (~01:05:11)    The Running ManSPOILERS (~01:30:06)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Ch

In this excerpt of The Filmcast: After Dark, Dave, Devindra, and Jeff dive into the latest rendition of Frankenstein now streaming on Netflix.To get more episodes like this, become a patron at Patreon.com/filmpodcast

David, Devindra, and Jeff put on a happy face with Pluribus, float to sleep with In Your Dreams, and head off-world with Mars Express. Then they return to Dan Trachtenberg’s expanding cinematic universe with Predator: Badlands.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month.Weekly PlugsDavid - Decoding TV: Matt Goldberg’s coverage of Pluribus Devindra - Engadget Podcast on our favorite gadgets of 2025Jeff - WECT News 6 Interview Part 1 and Part 2Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:17:38)David - Mars Express, Eddy Burback’s ChatGPT Made Me DelusionalDevindra - Pluribus, Nuremberg, I Love LA, DispatchJeff - Pluribus, In Your DreamsFeatured Review (~01:12:06)    Predator: BadlandsSPOILERS (~01:35:13)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon a

David, Devindra, and Jeff go all in on Ballad of a Small Player, dive into the mind of a killer with Monster: The Ed Gein Story, and stand trial in Nuremberg. Then they share their thoughts on Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest team up with Emma Stone, Bugonia.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Weekly PlugsDavid - davechentravels.com Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the terrifying 1X Neo helper robotJeff - DLC 624 with Sean CapriShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:22:12)David - BALLAD MOVIES:  Ballad of a Small Player, The Ballad of Wallis IslandDevindra - Monster: The Ed Gein Story, The Film Makers on AudibleJeff - Nuremberg, The Chair CompanyFeatured Review (~01:01:20)    BugoniaSPOILERS (~01:17:10)A House of Dynamite Spoiler Talk (1:33:18)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC an

David, Devindra, and Jeff roll the tape on Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, brace for impact with A House of Dynamite, and return to twisted suburbia in IT: Welcome To Derry. Then they assess the angelic qualities of Aziz Ansari’s feature directorial debut Good Fortune.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: MOOD: Get 20% off your first order at Mood.com with promo code FILMCAST.Weekly PlugsDavid - davechentravels.comDevindra - Engadget Podcast on our AI video hellscape with WaPo’s Drew Harwell and Jeremy Carrasco (AKA ShowtoolsAI)Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo PageShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:15:49)David - A House of Dynamite, IT: Welcome To Derry, The Perfect NeighborDevindra - A House of Dynamite, IT: Welcome To Derry, Splinter Cell: DeathwatchJeff - Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Stitch HeadFeatured Review (~01:11:48)    Good FortuneSPOILERS (~01

David and Devindra dive into the life of a titan with Mr. Scorsese, return to the world of foreign intrigue with season three of The Diplomat, and investigate workplace weirdness in The Chair Company. Then they accept a deadly call with Black Phone 2.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR: MANDO: Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get 20% off + free shipping with promo code FILMCAST at shopmando.com! #mandopodWeekly PlugsDavid - davechentravels.comDevindra - Engadget Podcast on Apple’s new M5 devicesShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:40:41)David - Mr. Scorsese, Good Boy, TaskDevindra - The Diplomat S3, The Chair Company, FrankensteinFeatured Review (~01:16:35)    Black Phone 2SPOILERS (~01:24:31)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and W

David and Jeff render judgement on the season 2 finale of Peacemaker, take their bows in Blue Moon, and look back on an eccentric legacy with aka Charlie Sheen. Then they return to the grid and hop on their light cycles with TRON: Ares.We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSORS: BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month.MOOD: Get 20% off your first order at Mood.com with promo code FILMCAST.Weekly PlugsDavid - Cosm Review and Film Festival Vlog Jeff -  DLC BookclubShownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   What we've been watching (~00:26:19)David - Peacemaker S2 Finale, aka Charlie Sheen, Gen V S2 Jeff - Blue Moon, John Candy: I Like MeFeatured Review (~01:06:09)    TRON: AresSPOILERS (~01:25:59)Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Ca