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 [...]
/Filmcast
The /Filmcast is a movie review podcast hosted by David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley. Each week, the crew reviews one recent box office release, shares what they've been watching and discusses the week's film news. The podcast "proper" keeps to this prescribed format, but the crew also produces a weekly "After Dark" segment where they adopt a looser format and discuss anything from listener voicemails to video games. The show often plays home to guest reviewers including folks from the Totally Rad Show, Ain't it Cool News, and IFC News.
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/Filmcast Ep. 88 – Shutter Island
February 24th, 2010
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 [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 87 – The Wolfman
February 19th, 2010
Dan Eckman of Derrick Comedy joins the podcast once again and brings a little bit of video game conversation to a decidedly cinema-focused podcast. Fortunately, he chooses to talk about Mass Effect 2, obviously impressed with the story continuity between the original and the sequel as well as the weight in the decisions he had [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 86 – From Paris with Love
February 12th, 2010
As always, the /Filmcast starts with what the guys have been watching, with Devindra kicking things off. He’s been watching The Dark Knight and has surprisingly found himself slightly disappointed in his second viewing, taking notice of the graceless cutting to minimize violent scenes. Adam has been really satisfied with the beginning of the final [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 85 – Edge of Darkness
February 4th, 2010
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 [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 84 – The Lovely Bones
January 21st, 2010
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 [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 83 – Daybreakers
January 14th, 2010
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 [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 82 – Sherlock Holmes & Up in the Air
January 1st, 2010
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 [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 81 – Avatar
December 23rd, 2009
Avatar is under /Filmcast’s microscope this week, with Dave appropriately kicking off the show announcing his recent interview with James Cameron. He proceeds to talk about Nine, Rob Marshall’s musical-turned-movie which came under plenty of scrutiny in the film critic community. Gratefully, Dave as well as guest Dan Trachtenberg didn’t think the movie was so [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 80 – Invictus
December 16th, 2009
As always, the /Filmcast starts off with Dave’s latest viewing, this week’s being Avatar. The film will be reviewed next week on the show, but he just wanted to take the opportunity to tell people to watch it. Dave also talks about Parks and Recreation, a show that started off as a blatant rip-off of [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 79 – The Road
December 11th, 2009
At the top of this week’s /Filmcast, Dave talks a little bit about the underappreciated Munich. Battleship Pretension’s Tyler Smith cuts in to talk about It’s a Wonderful Life, which leads into some discussion of older films that absolutely live up to their hype even in the modern film arena.
With a short news segment, the [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 78 – Fantastic Mr. Fox
December 2nd, 2009
In this week’s brief episode, the /Filmcast crew got a chance to watch Dan Eckman’s Mystery Team. Since it’s the first big picture effort from Derrick Comedy, the film is far from perfect though shows a lot of potential for these new filmmakers. Ninja Assassin gets a bit of time as well, with guest C. [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 77 – Precious
November 26th, 2009
This week’s /Filmcast kicks off with Dave’s viewing of the recently released Fight Club Blu-Ray, which turns out to be a podcast favorite. They talk about some of the deeper ideas behind the film and how the cult following almost counteracts some of the core message. Jen Yamato joins the show and shines some light [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 76 – 2012
November 18th, 2009
Dave starts off the latest episode of the /Filmcast with his discussion American Psycho, which is loved all around the table. As for more recent films, Adam checked out Pirate Radio, which he recommends for someone seeking a lighthearted, silly comedy. Devindra also shares his thoughts on An Education and agrees with the consensus that [...]
/Filmcast Ep. 90 – Alice in Wonderland
March 12th, 2010
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 [...]