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David, Devindra, and Jeff break down the Avengers: Doomsday casting news, dive deep with Last Breath, put themselves in the line of fire with Warfare, and step on set with The Studio. Then they drive through the magical weirdness of Death of a Unicorn.
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Jeff - The Studio
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Death of a Unicorn
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BETTERHELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp.com/filmcast today to get 10% off your first month.
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Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Signalgate and the death of 23andme
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David - Last Breath, The Studio
Devindra - Warfare, The Studio, The Pitt
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Death of a Unicorn
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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.
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David, Devindra, and Jeff break down the Avengers: Doomsday casting news, dive deep with Last Breath, put themselves in the line of fire with Warfare, and step on set with The Studio. Then they drive through the magical weirdness of Death of a Unicorn.
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David - Decoding TV podcast
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Signalgate and the death of 23andme
Jeff - runjeffrun.com
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What we've been watching (~00:49:43)
David - Last Breath, The Studio
Devindra - Warfare, The Studio, The Pitt
Jeff - The Studio
Featured Review (~01:15:13)
Death of a Unicorn
SPOILERS (~01:28:27)
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.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV podcast
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Signalgate and the death of 23andme
Jeff - runjeffrun.com
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What we've been watching (~00:49:43)
David - Last Breath, The Studio
Devindra - Warfare, The Studio, The Pitt
Jeff - The Studio
Featured Review (~01:15:13)
Death of a Unicorn
SPOILERS (~01:28:27)
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.
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In the 1980s, there were only 63 Black films by, for, or about Black Americans. But in the 1990s, that number quadrupled, with 220 Black films making their way to cinema screens nationwide. What sparked this “Black New Wave?” Who blazed this path for contemporaries like Ava DuVernay, Kasi Lemmons and Jordan Peele? And how did these films transform American culture as a whole? Presenting The Class of 1989, a new limited-run series from pop culture critics Len Webb and Vincent Williams, hosts ...
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