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It's the annual Summer Movie Wager! Our friends BJ Colangelo, Germain Lussier, and Peter Sciretta return to make their wagers along with the Filmcast crew, on this summer's box office. Come back in the fall to see who will reign supreme as the winner of 2024’s wager. Submit your entry at thesummermoviewager.com and follow along on Threads to see updates all summer. 

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The Summer Movie Wager is a game which we play during the summer of each year. You can find the history of the game and play along at thesummermoviewager.com (thanks to Dennis for putting that site together). The general goal of this game is to predict the highest grossing films of the summer in terms of domestic box office, in the correct order. The closer you get to the final ranked order, the more points you get. This year, the summer movie wager will begin on May 2, 2024 (with the release of The Fall Guy) and last through September 2, 2024, Labor Day, as usual. 

Each of your 13 picks (10 movies and 3 dark horses) gets a single score assigned to it by using the following rules: 
-If your picked movie for #1 OR #10 is correct, you score 13 points for it. 
-If your picked movie for 2-9  is correct, you score 10 points for it. 
-If your picked movie is only 1 spot away from its actual placement, you score 7 points for it. 
-If your picked movie is only 2 spots away from its actual placement, you score 5 points for it. 
-If your picked movie is placed inside the Top 10, you score 3 points for it. 
-If your picked movie is not placed inside the Top 10, you score 0 points for it. 
-For each of your picked dark horses placed inside the Top 10, you score 1 point. If two or more rules apply to a single pick, only that single rule will be applied which assigns the highest point value to that pick. For example: If your pick for #1 is correct, you don't get 16 points for it because it is #1 and because it placed inside the Top 10; instead you only get 13 points for it.

Germain’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool and Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Twisters
5. The Fall Guy
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Bad Boys Ride or Die
Dark horses: 



The Garfield Movie
If
Fly Me To The Moon


BJ’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Deadpool and Wolverine
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. A Quiet Place: Day 1
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. The Fall Guy
9. Bad Boys Ride or Die
10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 
Dark horses: 



The Garfield Movie
Alien: Romulus
Trap


Peter’s Top 10
1. Inside Out 2
2. Deadpool and Wolverine
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Bad Boys Ride or Die
5. The Garfield Movie
6. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
7. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
8. If
9. Twisters
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Dark horses: 



The Fall Guy
Alien: Romulus
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 


Devindra’s Top 10
1. Deadpool and Wolverine
2. Inside Out 2
3. Despicable Me 4
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
5. The Fall Guy
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Bad Boys: Ride or Die
9. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
10. A Quiet Place: Day One
Dark horses: 



Maxxxine
Fly Me To the Moon 
Garfield


Jeff’s Top 10
1. Despicable Me 4
2. Deadpool and Wolverine
3. Inside Out 2
4. The Fall Guy
5. Bad Boys Ride or Die
6. Twisters
7. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
9. A Quiet Place: Day One
10. Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
Dark horses: 



The Garfield Movie 
If
Alien: Romulus


Dave’s Top 10
1. Deadpool and Wolverine
2. Despicable Me 4
3. Bad Bo

David, Devindra, and Jeff take a bite out of Abigail, step through time with The Beast, and take a trip with Conan O’Brien Must Go. Then they return to the stars with their review of Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Liveblogging Rebel Moon 2
Devindra - Engadget Podcast: PS5 Pro rumors and the Playdate two years later
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:22:20)
David - Abigail, The Beast, What Jennifer Did, Ian Abramson’s The Heist, 
Devindra - The Beast, Conan O’Brien Must Go, Space Ghost Coast to Coast Marathon, 1984 on Audible
Jeff - Hundreds of Beavers, The Regime, Conan O’Brien Must Go

Featured Review (~01:22:43)    
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
SPOILERS (~01:40:16)

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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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David, Devindra, and Jeff fall into the world of Fallout, count the many merits of Hundreds of Beavers, and sing the praises of Bluey - The Sign. Then they head into battle to discuss their thoughts on Civil War.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Vlog: Chasing the eclipse
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Humane’s disastrous AI pin
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:20:38)
David - Hundreds of Beavers, Scoop
Devindra - The Sympathizer, Tokyo Vice (Season 2), Fallout, Bluey - The Sign
Jeff - Fallout, Bluey - The Sign

Featured Review (~01:13:45)    
Civil War
SPOILERS (~01:31:29)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. 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.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

David, Devindra, and Jeff consider the grand scale sci-fi of 3 Body Problem, go stargazing with Constellation, and sneak into the dark world of Ripley. Then they take a swing at Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding TV and the 3 Body Problem Saga
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on using Kagi instead of Google Search
Jeff - DLC Bookclub

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:44:25)
David - 3 Body Problem, Game of Gold
Devindra - Constellation
Jeff - Ripley, 3 Body Problem

Featured Review (~01:16:39)    
Monkey Man
SPOILERS (~01:28:15)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. 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.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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.

David, Devindra, and Jeff swim towards their thoughts on Spermworld, make room for Birth, and reflect back the career of a comedy legend with Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces. Then they smash through the enormity of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Dave’s Patreon Page
Devindra - Force Five Podcast: Top 5 City Car Chases
Jeff - DLC 541 with Jarrett Green from IGN

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:15:40)
David - Spermworld, Ex Machina in IMAX
Devindra - Birth, The Devils
Jeff - Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in Two Pieces, Palm Royale

Featured Review (~01:07:38)    
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
SPOILERS (~01:30:15)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. 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.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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David, Devindra, and Jeff chill out in the world of Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, teleport themselves with Molli and Max in the Future, and dive into the nostalgia of X-Men ‘97. Then they tear into their thoughts on Road House.

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Weekly Plugs
David - Decoding Everything: Road House and the Perils or Remaking 80s movies
Devindra - Engadget Podcast on the Surface Pro 10 and Laptop 6
Jeff - Jeff’s Cameo Page

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)   
What we've been watching (~00:16:23)
David - X-Men ‘97, Stormy
Devindra - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Molli and Max in the Future, X-Men ‘97, Quiet on Set
Jeff - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Molli and Max in the Future, The Race to Alaska

Featured Review (~01:18:04)    
Road House
SPOILERS (~01:37:26)

Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. 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.
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Our theme song is by Varsity Blue, the newest project byTim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris.
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.