Ep. 832 - Superman

The Filmcast

Tv & Film, Entertainment News, News

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 127 minutes

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Summary

David, Devindra, and Jeff go six feet under with The Shrouds, observe tech-bro world domination in Mountainhead, and try to bluff their way to the end of the second season of Poker Face. Then they take to the skies with the first DC film of the James Gunn era, Superman.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Superman Review
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Samsung’s new foldables
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~00:06:01)
David - The Shrouds, Working Man
Devindra - The Shrouds, Poker Face S2, Sing 1 + 2
Jeff - Mountainhead, Hacks S4

Featured Review (~01:01:07)
Superman
SPOILERS (~01:29:18)

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Mmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:32.4	Feel off, tired, moody?
0:36.2	You might be missing minerals because 99% of us are.
0:40.5	Concentrates daily mineral powder helps support energy, mood, and immunity.
0:56.6	From the inside out, go to traceminerals.com and feel to the film cast.
1:19.1	I'm David Chen and I have the same feedback for this film as every movie that James Gunn has directed with the word super in the title.
1:21.1	Too much Rain Wilson.
1:23.8	Joining me today is Divida Hardware.
1:28.8	We can't all be Superman, but we can't strive to be a super hot Jimmy Olson.
1:30.5	And Jeff Kanata.
1:34.0	I'd just like to point out that I've been saying,
1:37.7	wholesome is the new punk rock for about 10 years.
1:38.8	That's so true.
1:41.5	Anyway, those are vague and oblique references to the fact that today in the podcast,
1:43.8	we're going to be reviewing James Gunn Superman.
1:49.1	By the way, Rayne Wilson was not in Superman. That was just a nonsensical reference.
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