Ep. 673 - RRR (GUEST: Hoai-Tran Bui from Slashfilm)

David, Devindra, and Jeff discuss the unbelievable box office performance of Top Gun Maverick, get spooked out by Crimes of the Future, and argue about Obi-Wan's relationship to Star Wars. Then, they're joined by Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss RRR on Netflix. Read Ritesh Babu's breakdown of the politics of RRR.  Follow Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui on Twitter. Subscribe to Hoai-Tran Bui’s podcast, Trekking Through Time and Space. Use #slashtag on Twitter to recommend titles. Thanks to Mike C for building the Hashtag Slashtag website. Weekly Plugs David - Culturally Relevant interview with Andrew Law from Hacks Devindra - Best gifts for new dads at Engadget Jeff - twitch.tv/fcf  Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching  (~24:00) David - Crimes of the Future, Jibaro from Love Death and Robots Vol. 3, Norm McDonald’s Nothing Special Devindra - Obi-Wan, Emergency, Prehistoric Planet Jeff - Inside Outtakes, Norm McDonald’s Nothing Special Feature  (~1:16:00) RRR Spoilers (~01:41:40) Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon. Listen and subscribe to David’s interview podcast Culturally Relevant and subscribe to his YouTube channel. Check out Jeff Cannata’s podcasts DLC and 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 theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project by Tim McEwan from The Midnight.Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our weekly plugs music comes from Noah Ross. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Corwith.  If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected]. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.