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The /Filmcast Ep. 121 – Paranormal Activity 2

by Peter Barta in Movies470 days ago

C. Robert Cargill joins The /Filmcast this week to review Paranormal Activity 2.  He starts the show by discussing Community, praising its clever writing and imploring people to continue watching.  Dave recently watched [REC] and [REC2], and really enjoyed them quite a bit.  Devindra saw Back to the Future in theaters (unsurprisingly great) and has been watching Caprica.  Adam rounds out the first segment as he recently saw Wet Hot American Summer and Vampire’s Kiss (news flash: Nic Cage is crazy). The big news of the week is that Darren...

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The /Filmcast Ep. 118 – The Social Network

by Peter Barta in Movies492 days ago

The /Filmcast this week features guest host Anthony Ha of VentureBeat.  Dave begins What We’ve Been Watching with Louie CK’s Hilarious – both Dave and Adam saw and clearly loved it.  Devindra then recounts the quick demise of Fox’s Lone Star and reminds us of the subtle greatness of Daria. News Discussion this week is somber, as three film greats passed away in the last few days – the guys take a moment to talk about all three and their impact on the history of the medium.  They also get into a continuously interesting...

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The /Filmcast Ep. 117 – Catfish

by Peter Barta in Movies496 days ago

Katey Rich of Cinemablend.com joins the /Filmcast this week for a review of the film Catfish.  To kick things off, she’s been watching a ton of movies at a couple of film festivals recently – most notably, she mentions Black Swan, 127 Hours, Inside Job, and It’s Kind of A Funny Story.  Devindra caught a pre-release viewing of Monsters and also gives a quick plug for how good the third season of Fringe is looking.  Dave and Adam give an unsurprisingly scathing review of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; they also put in a shockingly...

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The /Filmcast Ep. 116 – The Town

by Peter Barta in Movies505 days ago

After a week off, the /Filmcast returns with a dense episode, starting off with two weeks worth of what the guys have been watching.  Dave saw Devil, and was surprised to find that he enjoyed it quite a bit (he also plugs his review of The Social Network at slashfilm.com).  Devindra has been watching some television and is really enjoying Terriers, and Adam gives a pretty glowing review of Easy A.  Animal Kingdom gets some more attention as all three hosts have now seen it, and Dave remains its biggest fan. For time’s sake, film news is...

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The /Filmcast Ep. 115 – Machete

by Peter Barta in Movies520 days ago

Matt Singer joins The /Filmcast this week and starts the episode with a rousing bash of Clash of the Titans.  He also gives a mixed review to The Lost Skeleton Returns Again before Adam prompts a discussion about the Red Riding trilogy.  The crew then speaks a bit on the reception of The American, and Devindra makes his case for its subtle but excellent craft. James Cameron had a few things to say about Piranha 3D, which starts the conversation about the future of 3D in cinema and whether or not it will become the norm.  M. Night Shyamalan is...

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The /Filmcast Ep. 114 – The Kids Are All Right

by Peter Barta in Movies527 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast begins with Devindra discussing some of the movies he’s been watching.  Salt receives some positive feedback along with Centurion and The Pallbearer. On the news front, Blockbuster’s impending bankruptcy stirs up a discussion about the company’s historically questionable decision making and the value of competition for Red Box and Netflix.  Anime director Satoshi Kon passed away recently, and Devindra and Adam lament the loss of a great film maker in his prime.  Looking ahead, the next installment in the Mission:...

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The /Filmcast Ep. 113 – Piranha 3D

by Peter Barta in Movies534 days ago

Dave starts this episode with guns blazing, taking shots at Johnnie To’s Vengeance and the generosity American critics seem to show towards foreign films.  Devindra then espouses his appreciation for Barking Dogs Never Bite (the first film by Bong Joon Ho).  Futurama’s resurrection gets some examination – the consensus seems to be that despite an overall drop in quality as compared to the original incarnation, a few stellar episodes make it worth the effort. In covering some news, a discussion develops regarding the new David Fincher movie...

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/Filmcast Ep. 112 – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

by Jon Cole in Movies540 days ago

Jeff Cannata of the Totally Rad Show joins the crew for this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, starting off with Sundance favorite Catfish. Devindra shares his impressions of Batman: Under the Red Hood, which axes the lighthearted approach to Batman and revives the heavier tone of The Animated Series or even Batman Beyond. He also highlights the new voice talent, which deviates from the typical Kevin Conroy/Mark Hamill pairing of Batman and Joker and adopts Bruce Greenwood and John Di Maggio. The news segment is dominated by the recent remarks...

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/Filmcast Ep. 111 – The Other Guys

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV548 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast starts off with a little Party Down inspired “What We’ve Been Watching”, with Dave’s impressions of a series of live-action shorts on Adult Swim called Childrens Hospital which stars many Party Down actors. Devindra takes it yet another step farther, discussing his recent rewatching of Veronica Mars on Netflix Instant View and how well the series holds up over time. The segment closes out with Adam’s thoughts on the Blu-Ray version of Kick-Ass and its focus on Matthew Vaughn’s vision...

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/Filmcast Ep. 110 – Comic-Con Wrap-Up and Mother

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV553 days ago

After a one-week hiatus due to Comic-Con, the /Filmcast returns to report their time there. However, things start off as usual with “What We’ve Been Watching”, which is largely dominated by recent films like Dinner for Schmucks and Sorcerer’s Apprentice as well as a fair amount of television. Devindra particularly weighs in on Covert Affairs, a new USA show produced by Doug Liman which channels shows like Alias except without the sci-fi elements. The news segment is totally dominated by Comic-Con, with Russ beginning the conversation...

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/Filmcast Ep. 109 – Inception

by Jon Cole in Movies569 days ago

This week’s episode of the /Filmcast is all Inception, all the time.  Before things start, Dave takes a quick moment to plug The Tobolowsky Files, which recently got aired on Seattle Public Radio.  If you don’t listen to Dave’s other major podcasting venture, it’s definitely worth trying out. The first half of the show is dedicated to the reviews from the regular /Filmcast crew, starting things off with Devindra.  As a soundtrack-loving podcast, he quickly comments on the great score by Hans Zimmer, which he says never...

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/Filmcast Ep. 106 – Knight and Day

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV588 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast starts off with Dave’s impressions of the Party Down Season 2 finale, which seems to have become the series finale.  Everyone agrees that it is a good ending to both the season and series despite not wrapping up all of the loose ends.  War of the Worlds gets a little bit of talk due to the Tom Cruise quotient in Knight and Day, which turns out being a lot more positive you might expect because the guys blame a lot of the film’s failure on audience backlash to Cruise. News is a little thin this week, dominated...

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/Filmcast Ep. 104 – The A-Team and The Karate Kid

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV602 days ago

Katey Rich joins the /Filmcast this week, starting things off by talking about her impressions of Cyrus, the latest from the Duplass Brothers.  In a bit of a followup to last week’s review of Splice, Dave got a chance to check out Vincenzo Natali’s earlier film, Cypher.  He enjoyed the movie and sets in stone his love for Natali’s full spread of work, especially with his praise of Cube in past episodes.  Devindra reports in with a boatload of television, including a follow-up from his initial impressions on Spartacus that he...

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/Filmcast Ep. 101 – MacGruber

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV623 days ago

Dan Eckman joins the /Filmcast this week, adding a little bit of spicy dissention while also promoting the DVD release of his film, Mystery Team.  As always, the show starts off with What We’ve Been Watching, with Dave opening up discussion of the latest episode of Breaking Bad, which was directed by former guest and director Rian Johnson.  Everyone agrees that the episode was great despite the fact that it didn’t drive the central plot very much.  Most of this success was in fact due to Rian’s injection of much of his style...

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/Filmcast Ep. 100 – Robin Hood

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV632 days ago

Highly respected and professional director Rian Johnson joins the /Filmcast this week to the blaring sound of a banjo, appropriately marking the hundredth episode of this podcast.  He dominates the What We’ve Been Watching segment, first discussing Cowboy Bebop and considering the possible quality of the planned live action adaptation starring Keanu Reeves.  He then rains praise upon Exit Through The Gift Shop, a documentary covering the work of British graffiti artist Banksy. The Rian Johnson love-train continues into the next segment,...

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