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. 

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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)

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