Ep. 655 - A Hero (GUEST: Roxana Hadadi from Vulture)

Feb 01, 2022, 07:00 PM

David and Devindra, along with Vulture film critic Roxana Hadadi, attend the Sundance Film Festival remotely. For the feature review, the Filmcast and guest watch A Hero, the newest movie by acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi.

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Weekly Plugs

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)
What we've been watching  (~3:00)
Jeff - The Afterparty, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
David - Throne of Blood, Sundance: Emergency, Nanny, Cha Cha Real Smooth, Piggy
Devindra - The Afterparty, Sundance: Resurrection, A Love Song, Dual, Neptune Frost, When you Finish Saving the World
Roxana- The Afterparty, The Righteous Gemstones, Sundance: Master, Emily the Criminal, Palm Trees and Power Lines, Something in the Dirt

Feature  (~1:15:49)
A Hero
Spoilers (~1:36:40)

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