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.