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    Ep. 868 - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

    31/03/2026 | 1h 42 mins.
    David, Devindra, and Jeff navigate the criminal underworld with Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, audition for the role of a lifetime in Bait, and enter the ring for the second season of WWE: Unreal. Then they hatch a plot to play at the Rivoli with Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.
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    Weekly Plugs
    David - Decoding TV: Covering Invincible & The Pitt
    Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Can Microsoft fix Windows 11 by dumping AI? 
    Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page
    Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
    What we've been watching (~00:19:42)
    David - Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow
    Devindra - Bait, Daredevil: Born Again S2, The Bad Guys 1 + 2
    Jeff - Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, WWE: Unreal S2, Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat
    Featured Review (~01:07:28)    
    Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
    SPOILERS (~01:25:22)
    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 [email protected].

    You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.
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    Ep. 867 - Project Hail Mary

    24/03/2026 | 2h 2 mins.
    David, Devindra, and Jeff go for broke in How to Make a Killing, brace for change with The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, and take to the seas with the Disney Fantasy Cruise. Then they take one last chance on our universe with Project Hail Mary.
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    Weekly Plugs
    David - The eXpat Files: It Was Just Not an Accident
    Devindra - Engadget Podcast on NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 mess
    Jeff - Formative Media episode 2
    Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
    What we've been watching (~00:06:15)
    David - How to Make a Killing, Heel
    Devindra - The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, Videoheaven, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
    Jeff - Disney Fantasy Cruise Ship, Phineas and Ferb
    Featured Review (~01:14:00)    
    Project Hail Mary
    SPOILERS (~01:42:30)
    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 [email protected].

    You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.
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    Ep. 866 - Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (GUEST: Matt Goldberg)

    17/03/2026 | 1h 52 mins.
    David and Devindra are joined this week by film critic Matt Goldberg to reflect on the winners and losers of the 2026 Academy Awards, unpack masculinity with Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, diagnose the 2026 reboot of Scrubs, and look back on some of the best picture winners of the past. Then they reckon with the combined power of Quentin Tarantino’s epic Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Check out Matt’s newsletter Commentary Track.
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    Weekly Plugs
    David - Decoding Everything: Matt Goldberg’s review of Project Hail Mary
    Devindra - Engadget coverage of MacBook Neo and MacBook Pro M5 Max
    Matt Goldberg - Interview with Lynne Littman and Jane Alexander for Testament
    Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
    What we've been watching (~00:34:04)
    David - Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, Neighbors
    Devindra - Scrubs (2026), Father Mother Sister Brother, Blades of the Guardians
    Matt Goldberg - Past Best Picture Winners: Cavalcade, Cimarron, A Man for All Seasons
    Featured Review (~01:02:13)    
    Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
    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 [email protected].

    You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.
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    Ep. 865 - The Bride!

    10/03/2026 | 1h 28 mins.
    David, Devindra, and Jeff explore the animal kingdom with Hoppers, cast a web with the MCU Spider-Man films, and head back to campus with Rooster. Then they check out Maggie Gyllenhaal's resurrection of the Frankenstein story with The Bride!.
    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: 
    SVS: If you’ve already gone big on your TV, don’t let it be held hostage by bad audio. Go to SVSound.com and give your movies the sonic upgrade they deserve with SVS.
    Weekly Plugs
    David - Decoding TV: The Pitt + DTF St Louis
    Devindra - Engadget Podcast on MacBook Neo + Anthropic vs. DOD with Spencer Ackerman
    Jeff - Microplastics Aren’t a Big Deal
    Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
    What we've been watching (~00:03:03)
    David - Hoppers, Pillion, What Happened Was…
    Devindra - Hoppers, MCU Spider-Men (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home), Kiff
    Jeff - Rooster, DTF St. Louis
    Featured Review (~00:50:57)    
    The Bride!
    SPOILERS (~01:16:45)
    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 [email protected].

    You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.
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    Ep. 864 - Scream 7

    03/03/2026 | 1h 43 mins.
    David, Devindra, and Jeff get into the major development in the Warner Bros. takeover, dig deep with We Bury the Dead, scan the apps in DTF St. Louis, and tackle redemption with The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. Then they take on the next generation of the Ghostface killer with Scream 7.
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    Weekly Plugs
    David - Decoding Everything: Scream VII is a moral and artistic failure
    Devindra - Make Me Watch It: Scarlet
    Jeff - Marvel Recap: Dr. Doom 
    Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
    What we've been watching (~00:16:28)
    David - We Bury the Dead, Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter, Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
    Devindra - DTF St. Louis, Ghostbusters (All), Industry S4 Finale
    Jeff - Steal, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
    Featured Review (~01:04:08)    
    Scream 7
    SPOILERS (~01:23:59)
    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 [email protected].

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

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About 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 [email protected] and find more podcast episodes at www.thefilmcast.com
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