Ep. 787 - Borderlands (GUEST: Christian Spicer from DLC)
Added 2024-08-13 13:00:11 +0000 UTCDavid, Devindra, and Jeff scale the alpine mystery of Cuckoo, travel back in time with the period drama of The Decameron, and check out the buddy crime thrills of The Instigators. Then they are joined by Christian Spicer from DLC to review the latest video game blockbuster, Borderlands. Check out the DLC Podcast Patreon page.
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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything’s Upcoming Rebel Moon Coverage
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Google’s search monopoly + Industry creator interview
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page
Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~00:20:31)
David - Cuckoo, The Instigators
Devindra - Cuckoo, The Decameron, 2399 Days with Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli=
Jeff - The Instigators, Presumed Innocent (2024)
Featured Review (~00:59:06)
Borderlands
SPOILERS (~01:37:02)
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Credits:
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Comments
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Stranger2Reality
2024-09-02 09:56:42 +0000 UTCA planned trilogy, concluding with Skipper
Nizar B
2024-08-18 19:17:23 +0000 UTCWho exactly is this Cate Blanchette you can't stop raving about?
Daniel Cabral
2024-08-14 23:15:37 +0000 UTCJust wanna thank David in advance for sitting through the extended cuts of Rebel Moon
ak
2024-08-14 07:18:00 +0000 UTCThe way you guys keep mispronouncing Blanchett is killing me
April Reid
2024-08-14 05:30:17 +0000 UTCWasn’t Casey Affleck cancelled? What’s the status on Casey? Was it a light Aziz Ansari level cancellation?
Mark P
2024-08-14 05:27:09 +0000 UTCExasperated Devindra is the best Devindra.
Shane Driscoll
2024-08-14 00:01:08 +0000 UTCPlot twist... It's a sequel Jumper
Kai Ellis
2024-08-13 18:35:43 +0000 UTCThe film would have been massively improved had they used Handsome Jack who is the series’ most iconic villain and one of the best video game villains in recent years. Fans casted Antony Starr to play Handsome Jack. Just imagine Cate Blanchett vs. Antony Starr in a film 😍
InAWorldUnderwater
2024-08-13 18:05:12 +0000 UTCIn a way, Jeff is right, Cate Blanchett does Gun-Kata, what other movie can you get that?
J.S.
2024-08-13 17:43:22 +0000 UTCThere is a bugs life sequel called Hoppers coming out … Jeff was right 😅
Sayen Pillay
2024-08-13 16:44:53 +0000 UTCJeff kinda making me want to see this… I’ll wait till streaming tho 😂
Maxaveli
2024-08-13 16:15:51 +0000 UTCI’ve been looking forward to this episode since the summer movie wager! side question: can the filmcast offer their opinion on the news that patreon pricing will likely increase due to apple charging more on the app store? how might these changes affect current subscriptions to the filmcast patreon?
Jonah Hill
2024-08-13 15:24:55 +0000 UTCInflammable means flammable?! What a country! - Dr. Nick
Mountain of Conflict
2024-08-13 13:30:24 +0000 UTC
