Ep. 842 - Him

The Filmcast

Tv & Film, Entertainment News, News

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the enormous cultural impact of the late Robert Redford, settle off shore with Eden, look back at fascist Italy in Mussolini: Son of the Century, and try to get a late check-out with Haunted Hotel. Then they sprint to the endzone to give their thoughts on Him.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: David Chen’s review of Him and The Long Walk
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on our iPhone 17 review + Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses + TWIT 1050
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching (~00:28:51)
David - Eden, Secret Mall Apartment
Devindra - Mussolini: Son of the Century, Elemental
Jeff - Haunted Hotel, The Food That Built America

Featured Review (~01:18:37)
Him
SPOILERS (~01:32:10)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, folks, just a quick note to let you know that we recorded this podcast on Monday, September 22nd, before we learned that Jimmy Kimmel Live would be returning back to air on ABC.
0:08.8	Enjoy the conversation. Hello, everyone and welcome to the film cast, a
0:27.5	film cast, a podcast about movies.
0:33.2	I'm David Chen, and I can't wait to argue with you guys about a dystopian movie in which
0:37.3	the bodies of young men are ground into dust for the glory of America.
0:40.9	But enough about last week's podcast episode.
0:47.6	Boom goes the dynamite?
0:49.3	Yeah.
0:50.8	Joining me today is Demer Your Hardware.
0:53.0	Finally, a movie that's also sequel to an
0:54.7	Arrested Development
0:55.3	joke
0:55.6	Him
0:56.0	and Jeff
0:59.0	Ganata
0:59.3	So excited to do
1:01.0	another podcast
1:01.9	with my
1:02.9	favorite
1:03.3	co-host
1:04.0	DeHimdra
1:05.9	Himdewar
	...

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