Ep. 583 - Mulan (GUEST: Nancy Wang Yuen)

After months of delay, Disney's live-action Mulan finally made its debut on the Disney Plus streaming service (for a premium). David, Devindra, and Jeff talk about their mixed feelings toward the movie with sociologist and author Nancy Wang Yuen (https://twitter.com/nancywyuen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) . Read Nancy's review of Mulan here (https://io9.gizmodo.com/mulan-is-an-epic-martial-arts-film-with-social-relevanc-1844921263) .  Thanks to our sponsors this week:  PrettyLitter, Feals, and Candid Co.  Go to prettylitter.com and use the code FILMCAST for 20% off your first order Become a member today by going to Feals.com/FILMCAST and you will get 50% off your first order with free shipping.  For a beautiful smile, go to http://candidco.com/FILMCAST and enter the code FILMCAST for $75 off. Shownotes (all timestamps are approximate only) What we've been watching (~08:00) David - You Cannot Kill David Arquette Devindra - My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service Jeff - World’s Toughest Race Weekly Plugs (~43:00) David - The Coronavirus Diaries (https://culturallyrelevantshow.com/episodes/diary-the-decision-to-see-tenet-what-they-dont-tell-you-about-covid-19-epistemic-closure) Devindra - Engadget Podcast (https://www.engadget.com/podcast-galaxy-z-fold-2-nvidia-rtx-3070-3080-3090-intel-ifa-123005709.html) on NVIDIA’s new GPUs and Intel’s new CPUs (+ Galaxy Z Fold 2) Jeff - Dungeon Run: The Story So Far (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadll2Ffx68&t)   Feature (~50:00) Mulan Spoilers (~1:29:00) Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/davechen) . Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant (https://culturallyrelevantshow.com/) and subscribe to his YouTube channel (http://youtube.com/davechensky) . Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3BYmMS1F4rNWsAkCaEVhoQ) and listen to We Have Concerns (https://wehaveconcerns.com/) . Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget (https://www.engadget.com/2019/10/07/engadget-podcast-microsoft-apple-pcs/) 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 (https://twitter.com/slashfilmcast) or like us on Facebook. (https://facebook.com/slashfilmcast) Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock (http://www.adamwarrock.com/) . You can download our theme song here. (http://www.adamwarrock.com/?p=3174) Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com (http://smhmusic.com/) . Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. (https://m.youtube.com/kylehillinger) Our Weekly Plugs music comes from Noah Ross. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993 You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com (http://slashfilm.com/) , clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!