Ep. 632 - The Suicide Squad (GUEST: Frank Barbiere, author of Astonishing Times)
Jeff is back to talk about all things superhero. The cast discusses What If…, the new Marvel animated series, before jumping into The Suicide Squad with Frank Barbiere. Can the new James Gunn joint save the notorious franchise? Follow Frank on Twitter. Read Frank’s Astonishing Times here. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend a title for us to watch. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website: https://hashtagslashtag.com/ Thanks to our sponsors this week: Theragun, Blenders Eyewear, Babbel. Go to theragun.com/FILMCAST and get your Gen 4 Theragun. To score 15% off your Blenders purchase, visit blenderseyewear.com and enter code FILMCASTVIP. Visit babble.com and use code FILMCAST for an extra 3 months free. Weekly Plugs David - Culturally Relevant interview with Ben Philippe and What If recaps Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Samsung’s latest foldables Jeff - DLC off the rails Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~3:00) Jeff - What If…?, Mr Corman David - What If…?, The White Lotus Devindra - Reservation Dogs, Brand New cherry Flavor, Ted Lasso S2 christmas special Feature (~46:30) The Suicide Squad Spoilers (~1:11:05) Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show The Dungeon Run and listen to We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter @thefilmcastpod. Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith. This episode is edited by Beidi A. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.