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

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 David - David’s review of the BenQ HT2050A Projector

Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Sundance

Jeff - We Have Concerns Roxana- Roxana’s Archive81 Review

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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