Ep. 799 - Heretic
Added 2024-11-12 17:00:09 +0000 UTCDavid, Devindra, and Jeff assess 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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Weekly Plugs
David - YouTube: Movies That Make More Sense After The Election
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on PS5 Pro and new M4 Mac reviews
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~00:36:53)
David - The Fall (Mubi’s 4K Restoration), Will & Harper
Devindra - The Substance, Will & Harper
Featured Review (~00:59:59)
Heretic
SPOILERS (~01:12:25)
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Comments
I'm even wayyyyy later on this episode than you. I'm an atheist but I felt the same way. Grant's villain was like "What if r/atheism was the bad guy". Rarely have I been so out of sync with the Filmcast crew on a movie. I thought this one was pretty lame, and not nearly as scary or as smart as it thinks it is!
Nick P.
2025-04-16 16:39:24 +0000 UTCJust saw heretic on max. Loved it. As a Bahai it was fascinating though was amused that it isn’t in the mix of major religions, as it is the direct “sequel” religion to Islam.
Reynaldo K. Cruz
2025-03-20 14:59:33 +0000 UTCThis comment will probably go unnoticed because I am late listening to this, but, anyone with a deeper than surface level understanding of Abrahamic religions can see how sophomoric Hugh Grant’s character in Heretic is. The movie would have blown my mind in high school or college, but after learning a lot more about religion and faith, it just didn’t do anything for me. Unfortunately, it’s the kind of “philosophy” you find from people who are anti-religion. Honestly, I found the movie making me feel much more confident in my faith is a Christian.
Steven Kennick
2024-12-03 00:09:21 +0000 UTCEvery time I hear that first bit of 'weekly plugs', I then mouth 'weekly plugs' as if I'm singing my favourite song. What is wrong with me
Simon Columb
2024-11-18 11:16:51 +0000 UTCWhen Candyman was a little kid, he was called Tony Toddler
J Hay
2024-11-17 06:07:27 +0000 UTCRobert DeNiro in the sequel… “The Mission: Impossible Wreck”
J Hay
2024-11-17 06:05:58 +0000 UTC“The Final Destinationing”
J Hay
2024-11-17 06:04:20 +0000 UTC“The Wicked Man”
J Hay
2024-11-17 06:03:11 +0000 UTC“Tower Records: The Final Recording”
J Hay
2024-11-17 06:02:16 +0000 UTCWreckoning
J Hay
2024-11-17 06:00:42 +0000 UTCLOL i loved when Jeff said under his breath "really, nothing for that one?" LOL... and then he brought it to their attn louder and still nothing haha. tough crowd tough crowd
Kevin H
2024-11-15 01:13:21 +0000 UTCI swear I’ve heard them mention the Fall several times in the last couple years. Especially regarding it not being available anywhere. This was in conversation, not as a what you’ve been watching though…
Olivia Oliver
2024-11-14 18:24:17 +0000 UTCYeah. I deleted Threads from my phone and now just cruising Reddit.
Olivia Oliver
2024-11-14 18:22:17 +0000 UTCSure thing! https://letterboxd.com/xplodera/list/every-film-mentioned-on-the-filmcasts-slashfilmcast/
Linus
2024-11-14 16:45:45 +0000 UTCI can't tell you guys how much I loved listening to your conversation about the election results. I was really moved Jeff's wife and Davindra's daughter's reactions. I was in the middle of a workout at the gym and started crying. We'll get through this. But we're going to have to grow and fight harder than ever against corruption and misinformation. Love you guys.
Zion Brock
2024-11-14 15:53:38 +0000 UTCLinus, can you share that link? I'd like to check it out!
ElectroLund
2024-11-14 15:32:02 +0000 UTCseriously, that's a such a great idea. Jeff, I wish we lived closer. I'd love my boy to join your wife's club too. take care man
ElectroLund
2024-11-14 15:31:23 +0000 UTCDave from the top rope with the Garth Marenghi reference. Chefs kiss.
Reynaldo K. Cruz
2024-11-14 04:07:17 +0000 UTCDitching Twitter was such a good decision for me…years ago it was kinda fun but recently, esp after Musk took over it was adding absolutely nothing positive to my life
DarmineDoggyDoor
2024-11-13 21:10:48 +0000 UTCThat’s a shame! Both times I saw it was a packed house, and while there were walkouts there were more than enough people left for it to still be a raucous experience.
Cameron Stewart
2024-11-13 20:30:41 +0000 UTCI had 3 people walk out opening weekend leaving me alone in the theater.
Nervous_NRG
2024-11-13 18:10:42 +0000 UTCThe Man from Earth was awesome!
Jae
2024-11-13 17:49:06 +0000 UTCDon’t worry, Jeff—I LOL’d at “The Wiccaning” 💀 solid
Viv
2024-11-13 16:53:58 +0000 UTCAbsolutely. Such a fun cinema experience. I will forever cherish it.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-11-13 15:26:03 +0000 UTCA huge part of what made The Substance so memorable for me was seeing it in a packed theater full of unsuspecting people, and hearing them all collectively lose their minds at the climax. Gasps and screams and laughter all at once. Watching it at home alone will simply not have the same impact.
Cameron Stewart
2024-11-13 12:42:15 +0000 UTCI want to second Jeff's endorsement of The Man From Earth, starring Tony Todd, among others. The premise, which I won't spoil, is just so great that you can't help but be immediately drawn in to what is being discussed. And honestly, it would pair decently with Heretic, as there's some very intriguing discussions about religion in that film. Tony Todd was also in The Crow (the original 1994 film), which is an amazing movie. RIP, Candyman.
Stranger2Reality
2024-11-13 10:55:07 +0000 UTCI love the idea of building a community of boys that aren’t toxic misogynists. They need a cool name though. Maybe “The Reckoners?”
Derek Cheng
2024-11-13 02:22:56 +0000 UTCThe Filmcast 799.5: The Preliminary Reckoning
Derek Downing
2024-11-13 00:13:03 +0000 UTCMission Impossible is setting up a reboot of the franchise. Mission Impossible: The Resurreckoning
Josh feemster
2024-11-12 22:40:25 +0000 UTCMate I don’t think anyone else cares despite your many posts. Maybe let this obsession go
Mark P
2024-11-12 22:34:36 +0000 UTCStill crazy to me that this line is in the show notes of every episode but Dave is not telling anyone to use it for Episode #800: "or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993."
Papool Chaudhari
2024-11-12 21:15:23 +0000 UTCJeff you're not the only one that felt lost after last week. With all the negativity that's sure to come for the next 4 years, I have gotten off Twitter/X and I have stopped watching any type of news.
Tre
2024-11-12 20:39:10 +0000 UTCThe Fall makes a new record for the longest span between the first and latest mention on the show! It was first mentioned in episode 33. Sincerely, the guy who made that Letterboxd-list of all the films you’ve mentioned.
Linus
2024-11-12 20:22:43 +0000 UTCI was hoping the second one would be Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Reckoning And the third: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Reckoning Reckoning
Wags
2024-11-12 19:47:23 +0000 UTCTony Todd's "I want my fucking money!" from The Rock is even better.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-11-12 19:42:36 +0000 UTCTo the point of it being the last one, Tom Cruise said he hoped to be like Harrison Ford and Indy. He did The Last Crusade and still did 2 more eventually. There is totally a chance he comes back in 5-10 years to do another. But i think between the budget of this reportedly in the 400M range and the MI:DR budget being around 300 and only getting 545WW (vaguely remembering but that was the ballpark figures), I think this is going to be like the situation we had with MI:3 leading to MI:GP, a 5 year gap and seemingly the last one where if it's underwhelming again we wont get more. In that case it did well and we got a bunch more. If FR does really well maybe he gets another crack at it in a few years as a soft reboot, maybe as Ethan and a new team.
Jacob Chimilar
2024-11-12 19:25:34 +0000 UTCit's also the first with a "the" in it. I feel like MI: FR would be better.
Jacob Chimilar
2024-11-12 19:19:59 +0000 UTCThe only way to fix the new mission impossible title is by adding another reckoning: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 2 - The Final Reckoning
Matthew
2024-11-12 18:46:54 +0000 UTC
