Ep. 785 - Deadpool & Wolverine
Added 2024-07-30 13:27:44 +0000 UTCDavid, Devindra, and Jeff investigate the murder mystery twists of Oddity, take a trip to the absurdist world of Fantasmas, and make a break for the finish line with Sprint. Then they crossover into the superhero spectacle of Deadpool & Wolverine.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Deadpool & Wolverine Review
Devindra - Engadget Podcast
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~00:43:09)
David - Oddity, Life After Fighting
Devindra - Time Bandits (2024), Fantasmas
Jeff - Sprint, Lady in the Lake
Featured Review (~01:04:33)
Deadpool & Wolverine
SPOILERS (~01:22:14)
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Comments
Sometimes Dave's descriptions of himself makes him sound like a cross between Jack Nicholson's character from As Good As It Gets and George Costanza. Also, when Devindra is swaddling his kids in blankets at the movies I hope that's only for kids movies rather than stuff that he wants to see. I hate when parents drag their young kids to a movie that's clearly not meant for them and they just make a bunch of noise the whole time. I can't help but feel if you have to do a bunch of prep to get your kids to be able to sit still through a movie, then maybe they aren't ready to go to the theater yet. That's what home video is for. Hire a babysitter if you really must go out.
Stranger2Reality
2024-08-03 23:09:57 +0000 UTCThis sounds like a joke, but I'll just say I disagree... we need to be able to interact with each other in a society, and not just with those we have a familial or political connection to.
Matthew Walker
2024-08-02 14:21:59 +0000 UTCSlashFilm Court: 1. I moved to a relatively small college town in the Midwest 3 years ago after living in Austin for 5 years. I am not joking when I say that nearly EVERY PERSON brings a blanket to the movie theater. Not just toddlers, but teenagers, college students, middle aged folks and elderly couples bring blankets with them. It’s just a thing here. I’ve never had the courage to ask anyone why. I’m still not used to it. I just have to accept that this is my fate. I do think it’s a little strange. But what’s even stranger is sitting in the theater knowing I’m the weird one for not having a blanket. 2. I’m a larger person. Public spaces often aren’t very accommodating, especially airports and coffee shops. If I have to use the restroom, I pack up ALL my shit and schlep it into the stall with me. If I’m at the airport, that often means my suitcase is jammed against the closed door of the stall while my knees press into the suitcase. I would NEVER EVER consider asking anyone to watch my stuff, even at my local coffee shop where I often work. And I live in IOWA - a state that is associated with the phrase “Iowa nice” because of how considerate people are. I will suffer with my shit while I shit before I even consider bombarding my fellow citizens with my responsibilities.
Drew Bonner Music
2024-08-01 13:34:43 +0000 UTCI know it’s not a huge thing but it makes me really happy to hear Dave making sure Emma Corrin’s correct pronouns were used. Yall are some of my most trusted reviewers and it’s always great when you show that you’re all such respectful and kind-hearted people as well.
Austin Buccowich
2024-07-31 23:16:38 +0000 UTCYes, very much felt like a throwback and made me realize how much horror has changed in the last decade or so.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-31 23:15:32 +0000 UTCI thought the same, it was refreshing to see a horror movie that wasn’t trying to do too much. Just a straightforward movie with some great scares. Felt like early 2010s James Wan
Austin Buccowich
2024-07-31 23:14:19 +0000 UTCJeff has never sounded more crotchety than his frustration with people cuddling and sharing a blanket at the theater
Michael Hein
2024-07-31 18:12:22 +0000 UTCDave is the human embodiment of the Seattle Freeze.
Steven Kennick
2024-07-31 12:10:11 +0000 UTC100% not her
Cameron Stewart
2024-07-31 10:23:13 +0000 UTCHas Jeff not watched X-Men '97? Any reason?
Mountain of Conflict
2024-07-31 07:08:38 +0000 UTCJeff: "Apple TV Plus shows are great!" Also Jeff: Sells listeners hard on Season 1 of The Big Door Prize, but refuses to acknowledge the existence of Season 2.
Papool Chaudhari
2024-07-31 06:16:11 +0000 UTCOh, I often think about that.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-07-31 05:57:22 +0000 UTCThey did a whole After Dark podcast about that movie a couple weeks ago.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-31 04:11:45 +0000 UTCPlease come to SXSW! That would be fantastic.
Jay Martinez
2024-07-31 02:57:34 +0000 UTCBlankets at movies are disgusting. End of story.
Cece
2024-07-31 01:49:43 +0000 UTCI need Jeff to see Ghostlight because it's one of the best movies I've ever seen.
Andy Armstrong
2024-07-31 01:07:46 +0000 UTCAsking someone to mind your shit: - In a cafe, first smile and ask “excuse me, are you going to be here for a bit?”. Based on demeanour and answer, follow up with “would you mind keeping a casual eye on this for me? Won’t be long 😍”. Buy them a cookie if you feel extra guilty - In the airport: if already at your gate, look around, check your fellow humans, AND JUST LEAVE YOUR LUGGAGE. Bop to bathroom/water fountain/Hudson News to see if they have Best Summed Up yet, unencumbered and worry free. The very reason it’s illegal to ask for someone to take your bag is also the very reason no one will touch it. Just return inside 15 minutes before suspicion mounts…
Kess Broekman-Dattner
2024-07-31 01:05:07 +0000 UTCTalking to anyone in public is always rude . Hard rule.
Joel Leagans
2024-07-31 00:44:09 +0000 UTCWow I forgot Devindra had Hustlers and Matrix 4 in his top 3s those years. 🥴
Cardassian Vexillology
2024-07-31 00:17:32 +0000 UTCI don’t see anything online saying that it was her. I’d find it baffling if it was her and they drew no attention to it.
Tyler Sexton
2024-07-30 22:48:09 +0000 UTCTo be fair, nobody is credited as Lady Deathstrike on IMDB. But while I did notice that character, it didn't look like Kelly Hu playing her, although I haven't seen her in anything in a very long time.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-30 22:47:22 +0000 UTCYou underestimate the amount of guns we have over here 😟
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-30 22:42:45 +0000 UTCYou guys didn’t even discuss the super important thing that happened after July 24th?! I can’t believe it! (Jokes are hard via the written word but I still felt compelled to write this.)
Luke Johnson
2024-07-30 22:42:43 +0000 UTCI think nobody should ask anyone, even their family/friends, for a recap of what happened when they went to the bathroom. BUT the point being missed here is that the person asking is alone. I hate that being alone somewhere puts you at a disadvantage for things. Before reserved seating for movies, going alone to a packed movie was tough. How do you go to the bathroom before the movie? You can't save your seat. You would need to ask a stranger to save your seat. I was just at Comic Con, and it's tough being alone in line and you need to go to the bathroom. You have to ask a stranger to hold your place. People do, and mostly works out, but it's always awkward. So I don't blame the solo movie goer here 100%, but ultimately I agree that the solo goer shouldn't ask the question and just deal with it. It's okay to miss a few minutes of a movie because you have to go.
Papool Chaudhari
2024-07-30 19:19:23 +0000 UTCThis adds a whole new layer to Sorkin saying “you can’t handle the truth” was one of the worst lines in the a few good men script on Jimmy Kimmel a few years ago
Gareth
2024-07-30 19:06:31 +0000 UTCBoy, what a weekend to not be covering film news 👀
Donald Ward
2024-07-30 18:44:12 +0000 UTCGIRLS STATE has been on Apple TV plus for MONTHS now. Dropped in April!!
Papool Chaudhari
2024-07-30 18:38:55 +0000 UTCQuestions/Emails > What We’ve Been Watching (in my opinion)
Phoenix Bauer
2024-07-30 18:06:18 +0000 UTCI don’t think that was Kelly Hu in the movie. Shes not credited.
Tyler Sexton
2024-07-30 17:19:31 +0000 UTCI don’t live in the US but sometimes I wonder how you guys function in a society 😂 any interaction with another person in public seems to be terrifying and outrageous to you
Mountain of Conflict
2024-07-30 17:01:16 +0000 UTCI love you Jeff, but you are completely in the wrong for asking anyone to watch your stuff at the airport.
Eric Webster
2024-07-30 16:27:04 +0000 UTCGirls State is already available on Apple TV, FYI
Aaron Pinkston
2024-07-30 16:20:50 +0000 UTCI haven't listened to this yet, but I'm excited to hear Dave's thoughts on Oddity, as I saw it last week and thought it was one of the better horror movies I've seen recently. I don't know why it didn't get a bigger release, as it's one of the rare horror movies nowadays that's just scary without feeling the need to be like a metaphor for some larger theme, or all abstract or whatever. Felt like a bit of a throwback in that regard, just a straightforward horror movie. The trailers made it look like it would probably be pretty artsy, but it wasn't at all. It did a great job of sucking you in right away and was also pretty humorous in parts. It was way more mainstream than I expected it to be. General audiences probably would have really enjoyed it if it actually played anywhere. Hopefully people discover it on VOD.
Stranger2Reality
2024-07-30 15:58:13 +0000 UTCDamn they jinxed themselves 😂
Maxaveli
2024-07-30 14:45:41 +0000 UTCI have asked, and don’t mind being asked, to look after stuff in a cafe for a few minutes. I would never ever do it in an airport.
Cameron Stewart
2024-07-30 14:26:40 +0000 UTC"If any big events happen." the DLC curse is infecting the filmcast it seems. ;)
Jacob Chimilar
2024-07-30 13:32:20 +0000 UTC
