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/Filmcast Ep. 99 – Iron Man 2

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV735 days ago

This week, Dave got a chance to check out Die Hard With a Vengeance, which everyone agrees is one of the better films in the series. Samuel L. Jackson’s performance garners a great response from both Dave and Devindra due to both his hilarious “reverse racist” lines and interactions with Bruce Willis’s John McClane. The first segment wraps up with Adam checking in on Community, an NBC show that seems to have carried the torch from a brilliant pilot into a solid series. News that David O. Russell is being scoped out to...

/Filmcast Ep. 98 – A Nightmare on Elm Street

by Jon Cole in Movies744 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast comes in a little bit shorter than usual, cutting a bit from the usually lengthy first segment. Devindra briefly hits on some of the films he saw at the Columbia University Film Festival before transitioning to Adam’s recent viewing of The Abyss. The film gets a ton of high praise from everyone on the show, though they all agree that the Director’s Cut is indisputably more worthy of viewing. Bill Cordon has been confirmed as the director for Twilight: Breaking Dawn and he wrote a letter to Twilight fans...

/Filmcast Ep. 97 – The Losers

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV749 days ago

Dave starts off this week’s show by talking about The Freebie, a “mumblecore” film reminiscent of Humpday or Cyrus. The most appealing attribute of this growing genre is the fact that they’re highly improvised (Dave notes that the script for this feature-length film is only six pages) and more in tune with reality. Also in this week’s “What We’ve Been Watching” is a bit of television, with Devindra sharing his surprisingly positive thoughts on Spartacus: Blood and Sand as well as Adam giving a...

/Filmcast Ep. 96 – Kick-Ass

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV757 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast starts off unusually but very much in the spirit of the show, with each of the member giving their final impressions of Kick-Ass. Apparently, their review at the end of the “proper” episode got into spoilers very quickly and without much warning, so Dave felt the need to serve the wary with a completely immaculate mini-review. After that, it’s back to normal with “What We’ve Been Watching”, kicking things off with Dave’s experience watching Tommy Wiseau’s The Room with...

/Filmcast Ep. 94 – Clash of the Titans

by Jon Cole in Movies771 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast runs a little shorter than usual, kicking things off with yet another wholehearted recommendation of How To Train Your Dragon. As subject of last week’s glowing review, the film has continued to do well in the box office, showing one of the lowest percentage decreases of viewers from the first week’s showing to the second week. With Dave racking up a total of four IMAX-3D viewings and Adam coming in at three, the /Filmcast has collectively spent almost $200 on theatrical viewings on Dreamworks’s...

/Filmcast Ep. 92 – Repo Men

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV786 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast starts off with a ton of television talk, dominated by the recent release of Breaking Bad Season 2 on blu-ray. Dave cannot heap enough praise on the series, ranking it among the pantheon with The Wire and The Sopranos. Devindra agrees, though he expresses some disappointment at the tall price on the blu-ray version of the first season, which unfortunately only features seven episodes due to the Writer’s Strike. A thin news segment is led by the big movie news of the week, namely the casting of Chris Evans as...

/Filmcast Ep. 91 – Green Zone

by Jon Cole in Movies792 days ago

Ghost Writer, Roman Polanski’s latest thriller, has garnered mixed opinions throughout the film critic culture, but the /Filmcast is decidedly positive about it. Devindra compares it to Polanski’s neo-noir Chinatown, saying that the director can bring a lot of finesse and impact to a somewhat unexciting script. Dave got a chance to check out Armored, an understated heist movie that ended up fairly well executed. The Oscars are hardly news, but due to scheduling, the /Filmcast hasn’t got a chance to talk about them until now. ...

/Filmcast Ep. 90 – Alice in Wonderland

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV798 days ago

Eric Vespe of Ain’t It Cool News joins the podcast this week, largely dominating the “What We’ve Been Watching” segment at the start of the show. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom stirs a bit of debate, considering Eric believes the film doesn’t get the attention and respect it deserves. He makes the argument that the Last Crusade is very derivative of Raiders of the Lost Ark, while Temple of Doom starts from square one with an entertaining experience. The first segment wraps up with a little bit of television...

/Filmcast Ep. 89 – The Crazies

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV805 days ago

As per usual, Dave starts off the show with movies he’s been watching, beginning with a film called Triangle. He makes the argument that it has a lot of plot holes but ultimately pays off in many ways, practically “demanding” a second viewing. Adam got a chance to watch Cop Out, deeming it almost unworthy of criticism considering its aspirations are so lowly. News is short but very comic-centric, the first piece underwhelming the crew by revealing David Goyer’s involvement in the upcoming Superman, Man of Steel screenplay. Next up...

/Filmcast Ep. 88 – Shutter Island

by Jon Cole in Movies814 days ago

The /Filmcast crew has been dipping into the back catalog this week, with Dave kicking things off with his positive impressions of Cube. As a slightly dated sci-fi movie, it’s been years since most of the guys have watched Vincenzo Natali‘s cult favorite, but they all have good things to say about both the execution and premise. Morgan Spurlock (of Super-Size Me fame) and Joss Whedon are rumored to be teaming up to produce a Comic-Con documentary, much to the pessimism of Robert Cargill. His main argument is that some similar ideas...

/Filmcast Ep. 85 – Edge of Darkness

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV834 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast is unusually dense, with Sundance canceling last week’s show and piling up the backlog. Steve Weintraub of Collider.com and Dave Chen attended Utah’s indie film festival, prompting them to share their favorite films including Exit Though the Gift Shop and Buried (both of which were picked up for theatrical release). The trailer for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starts off the news segment, inspiring a lot of excitement despite the /Filmcast crew’s general disinterest in Shia Lebeouf. Disney recently shuttered...

/Filmcast Ep. 84 – The Lovely Bones

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV848 days ago

The Winter holidays are long over, so television is finally coming back. FOX premiered a new show, Human Target, as well as the time-tested 24, the latter of which Dave and Devindra commented on via livestream on Sunday. Adam also talks briefly about The Book of Eli, which he declares to be a proficient B-movie that has just enough silliness to keep it afloat. News is lacking this week, with the Golden Globes taking the majority of the press’s attention. However, there was a brief, optimistic update concerning the reboot of the Spiderman...

/Filmcast Ep. 83 – Daybreakers

by Jon Cole in Movies855 days ago

Writer/director Rian Johnson joins the /Filmcast crew in the first segment this week, joining in on a lively debate about Casablanca. Adam recently got a chance to see the classic, but wasn’t nearly as impressed as he thought he should be. Just about everyone can agree that it was always more of a populist film than a critical success, though Rian defends the somewhat hokey romance and excellent composition. The James Bond franchise recently saw a major game changer by adopting Daniel Craig and may see another in the future, with news...

/Filmcast Ep. 82 – Sherlock Holmes & Up in the Air

by Jon Cole in Movies868 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast starts as normal with recently watched movies, in this case predominantly discussing A Perfect Getaway. Though anachronistic in a handful of ways, the guys agree that the film was enjoyable and ultimately more original than not. Adam wraps up the segment by bringing up his viewing of Avatar in IMAX 3D. At the expense of the Film News segment, the /Filmcast tackles two film’s this week, starting off with Sherlock Holmes. Everyone agrees that Robert Downey Jr. was definitely the strongest offering of this period piece,...

Filmspotting Revisited

by Jon Cole in Movies874 days ago

Since Adam and Matty are off taking a break for Christmas, Dave Chen of the /Filmcast takes the helm and drives the Filmspotting ship into the past with excerpts of the show’s best episodes. Since Dave Chen offers a bit of commentary on each segment, there’s not much to say about this episode but to confirm that the clips he chose are indeed some of the best and will inspire you to either go back and watch the featured films (in the case of There Will Be Blood) or avoid them at all costs (in the case of The Happening). December 25: Adam and...

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