Ep. 793 - Megalopolis
Added 2024-10-01 16:00:16 +0000 UTCDavid, 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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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Matt Goldberg’s review of The Wild Robot and Dave’s Patreon
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 (~00:58:10)
Megalopolis
SPOILERS (~01:24:51)
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Comments
Living for Devindra's Oliver & Company reference
Amanda
2024-10-23 12:35:43 +0000 UTCI am so late in this but I really did appreciate Adam Driver's commitment to his Suspiria-esque dance sequences
Margaret Peffy Margie Maggie
2024-10-21 23:02:52 +0000 UTCOn the topic of beautiful animation, this YouTube video does an incredible job of explaining the history and giving examples of hybrid animation. I highly recommend giving it a watch! https://youtu.be/n0P1y5bCl04?si=5occ6zaj9AHmgdkO
Jonathan Turner
2024-10-08 16:41:10 +0000 UTCHearing Jeff talk about how much he enjoys Looney Tunes vibes opening a movie…Hope they call back to this on the Joker 2 episode.
BENJAMIN SHULTZ
2024-10-05 04:00:54 +0000 UTCI second the English Teacher rec. It comes from Brian Jordan Alvarez, with acting & some writing by Stephanie Koenig—both of The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo (& other YouTube fame). The show is such a continuation of their decade+ of work together; if you're into their comic style, you won't be disappointed! 😍🔥 Megalopolis was a disappointment. I'm glad I got to see it in theaters, though.
Matthew Walker
2024-10-04 21:02:45 +0000 UTCDevindra on Dandadan: for those of you who have been disillusioned by anime recently. Me: Yeah, I have, because of all the oversexualized situations involving teenagers. *looks up info Dandadan* Yeah, this does nothing to change what I have been disillusioned by….
Steven Kennick
2024-10-04 15:29:06 +0000 UTCWolfs gang rise up.
Ryan Polly
2024-10-04 13:47:51 +0000 UTCThanks Devindra for the recommendation. Dan Da Dan was awesome and exactly what I was looking for in a new anime. Thanks!
Nicolas Zika
2024-10-04 11:48:58 +0000 UTCPeople with too much money.
Mountain of Conflict
2024-10-04 09:56:12 +0000 UTCUsing Devindra bringing anime back on the podcast to resurface my suggestion for Jeff to PLEASE WATCH MILLENNIUM ACTRESS. That is all, thank you! Looking forward to listening to the rest of the episode :)
Eric Trapp
2024-10-02 20:36:52 +0000 UTC"you only want it if everyone else wants it" should be the subtitle of our culture
Phillip Jackson
2024-10-02 20:06:46 +0000 UTClol great limerick from Jeff
BH
2024-10-02 19:46:23 +0000 UTCYall should check out Harmony Korine’s Aggro Drift as an example of something that is actually using new technologies to push the medium forward.
patrick costello
2024-10-02 18:41:52 +0000 UTCFair point, I will try to clarify. -DChen
Slashfilmcast
2024-10-02 17:33:57 +0000 UTCI had 5 people walk out of my screening, including a father that brought his two early teens sons (wtf?) Imagine how awkward it would have been for me and the other two dudes left in the theater to figure out who was going up to ask the Alexa a question. Shia’s #1 henchman having a N*zi symbol tattooed on his forehead was definitely a choice.
Nervous_NRG
2024-10-02 14:50:29 +0000 UTCWell, he didn't so are you going to delete your stupid comment?
Mountain of Conflict
2024-10-02 14:04:07 +0000 UTCThe Instigators was excellent
Ryan Goodwin
2024-10-02 05:02:50 +0000 UTCPretty sure the story I heard was that the art department and VFX teams walked out on Megalopolis, they weren’t fired as David Chen put it.
JamieJacqueline
2024-10-02 04:44:14 +0000 UTCHearing Chen wanting a ps5 pro just to avoid being in a wait for something he doesn’t even want is like bonkers to me.
Jay Wood
2024-10-02 03:45:01 +0000 UTCMr. McMahon was executive produced by fellow podcast or Bill Simmons. Jeff may enjoy this podcast episode that talks about the making of. https://pca.st/episode/7f0bf749-4dde-430b-a4eb-fce3f50f8960
Luke Johnson
2024-10-01 18:58:03 +0000 UTCDidn’t listen to this episode yet but I would bet my house that Devindra will say that he wanted there to be more scenes with Nathalie Emmanuel and/or Aubrey Plaza. He will also be very very offended at how they were treated despite it being part of the overall story.
InAWorldUnderwater
2024-10-01 17:50:19 +0000 UTCFor SEO you might want to say “Dan Da Dan.” Not to be THAT guy.
Tyler Sexton
2024-10-01 16:07:08 +0000 UTC
