David, Devindra, and Jeff consider the first trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, consider the 4K restoration of The Fall, inject themselves with The Substance, and travel across the country with Will and Harper. Then they dig into the riveting thrills of Heretic.

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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:41:24)
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Featured Review (~01:04:30)    
Heretic
SPOILERS (~01:16:56)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff broadcast their thoughts on Woman of the Hour, do some self reflection with My Old Ass, and go for a thrilling swim with Caddo Lake. Then they share their opinions on the daring new Robert Zemeckis film Here.

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Jeff - Not So Happy Slappy

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:12:53)
David - Caddo Lake, Terrifier 2
Devindra - Woman of the Hour, The Diplomat Season 2, Ranma ½
Jeff - My Old Ass, ¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!

Featured Review (~00:57:41)    
Here
SPOILERS (~01:22:38)

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David and Jeff dig into the announcement of a secret Predator movie, step into the Vatican with Conclave, and try to keep active with Don’t Move. Then Devindra joins them as they put on their symbiote dancing shoes for Venom: The Last Dance.

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What we've been watching (~00:26:14)
David - Conclave, Don’t Move
Jeff - Conclave, Anora

Featured Review (~00:56:23)    
Venom: The Last Dance
SPOILERS (~01:13:13)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff put on a happy face for Smile 2, dive into an immersive world with Submerged on the Apple Vision Pro, and step up to the microphone with Ali Wong: Single Lady. Then they take on the pulse pounding action of The Shadow Strays.

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Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the Kindle Colorsoft + Meta Quest 3S review
Jeff - DLC 570 with Rich Lovejoy

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:07:56)
David - Smile 2, MadS, Terrifier 
Devindra - Submerged | Apple Vision Pro, High Potential
Jeff - Submerged | Apple Vision Pro, Ali Wong: Single Lady

Featured Review (~00:59:55)    
The Shadow Strays
SPOILERS (~01:15:05)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff call action on The Franchise, unleash the horror of V/H/S Beyond, and unearth the dark secrets of Disclaimer. Then they travel back in time to 1975 with Saturday Night.

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Devindra - Engadget Podcast on data center vampires with Paris Marx
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:20:55)
David - The Franchise, Wicked Little Letters
Devindra - The Franchise, V/H/S Beyond
Jeff - Disclaimer, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft

Featured Review (~01:00:45)    
Saturday Night
SPOILERS (~01:26:29)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff assess the controversial biopic The Apprentice, take a bite out of season 2 of Interview with the Vampire, and check out the meet-cute potential of Nobody Wants This. Then they sing and dance their way through the world of Gotham with Joker: Folie à Deux.

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Jeff - Strangest Science of 2024

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:20:42)
David - The Apprentice, Revenge (2017)
Devindra - Interview with the Vampire Season 2, How to Die Alone, Uzumaki
Jeff - Nobody Wants This

Featured Review (~00:54:35)    
Joker: Folie à Deux
SPOILERS (~01:18:20)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff try to tame The Wild Robot, take on the buddy crime thrills of Wolfs, and attempt to contact the other side with Dandadan. Then they wrestle with the ambition of Francis Ford Coppola’s latest epic Megalopolis.

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Devindra - Engadget Podcast: Hands on with the PS5 Pro and thoughts on Meta’s Orion AR glasses
Jeff - DLC 567 with Joseph Moran

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:02:47)
David - The Wild Robot, Wolfs, The Simpsons “Series Finale”
Jeff - The Wild Robot, Wolfs, Mr. McMahon
Devindra - Dandadan, Nobody Wants This, English Teacher, Mountains 

Featured Review (~00:58:17)    
Megalopolis
SPOILERS (~01:24:59)

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David, Devindra, and Jeff take their dosage of creepy thrills with The Substance, head back home with His Three Daughters, and return to the world of Gotham with The Penguin. Then they assess the transformation of a franchise with Transformers One.

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David - Decoding Everything: Speak No Evil compared to the original
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What we've been watching (~00:18:01)
David - The Substance, Speak No Evil (2024), 
Devindra -  His Three Daughters, Agatha All Along, Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, Pachinko S2
Jeff - The Penguin, What’s Next? The Future with Bill Gates

Featured Review (~01:07:53)    
Transformers One
SPOILERS (~01:22:08)

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It’s time once again for box office judgment day! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to the podcast along with the Filmcast crew to discuss this year’s summer box office. Who will prevail to victory? Who will feel the agony of defeat? Listen to the show to find out!

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The Summer Movie Wager is a box office game which is played each summer. You can find the history and play along at http://www.thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for maintaining the site!) The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, IN THE CORRECT ORDER. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager began on May 2, 2024 (with the release of The Fall Guy) and lasted through September 2, 2024, Labor Day, as usual. 

Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules:

• If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it.
• If your picked movie for 2-9  is correct, you score 10 points for it.
• If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it.
• If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it.
• If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it.
• If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it.
• For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it.

The Actual Top 10 Movies
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Twisters
5. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. A Quiet Place: Day One
8. It Ends with Us
9. IF
10. The Fall Guy

Germain’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Twisters
5. The Fall Guy
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Dark horses: 

1. The Garfield Movie
2. IF
3. Fly Me To The Moon

BJ’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Deadpool & Wolverine
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. A Quiet Place: Day 1
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. The Fall Guy
9. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 
Dark horses: 

1. The Garfield Movie
2. Alien: Romulus
3. Trap

Peter’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
5. The Garfield Movie
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. IF
9. Twisters
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Dark horses: 

1. The Fall Guy
2. Alien: Romulus
3. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Devindra’s Top 10
1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Inside Out 2
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. The Fall Guy
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
9. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Dark horses: 

1. MaXXXine
2. Fly Me To the Moon 
3. The Garfield Movie

Jeff’s Top 10
1. Despicable Me 4
2. Deadpool & Wolverine
3. Inside Out 2
4. The Fall Guy
5. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Dark horses: 

1. The Garfield Movie 
2. IF
3. Alien: Romulus

Dave’s Top 10
1. Deadpool & Wolverine
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
4. Inside Out 2
5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
6. A Quiet Place: Day One
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. The Fall Guy
9. IF
10. Twisters
Dark horses: 

1. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 
2. Alien: Romulus
3. Trap

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In this episode, David, Devindra, and Jeff welcome actor/director Alex Winter to the podcast to discuss Jeremy Saulnier's latest film, Rebel Ridge.

David, Devindra, and Jeff slice into Strange Darling, read up on Greek mythology with Kaos, and sleuth around with season 4 of Only Murders in the Building. Then they return to the spooky imagination of Tim Burton with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV: Why is George RR Martin Criticizing HOTD?
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Apple’s iPhone 16 launch and Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold
Jeff - dlcpod.com with Marcus Stewart

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:07:15)
David - Strange Darling, Chimp Crazy
Devindra - Strange Darling, Red Rooms, Kaos, Terminator Zero
Jeff - Kaos, Only Murders in the Building Season 4, House of the Dragon Season 2

Featured Review (~00:56:01)    
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
SPOILERS (~01:09:04)

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