Ep. 546 - The Irishman (GUEST: Melissa Tamminga from Seattle Screen Scene)

As 2019 comes to an end, David, Devindra, and Jeff evaluate the merits of "worst of the year" list. For the feature review, the cast plus Melissa Tamminga, writer for @SeattleScreen, discuss The Irishman, the latest crime drama directed and produced by Martin Scorsese. Does the three and half hour Netflix epic live up to its spiritual predecessors Mean Streets and GoodFellas? Read more about worst of the year lists in this Twitter thread. Read Martin Scorsese's interview with Empire here. Read about the de-aging technology in The Irishman here.  Thanks to our sponsors this week: LightStream and Native. Visit to lightstream.com/FILMCAST for better rates on your personal loans.  For 20% off your first purchase, visit nativedeodorant.com and use promo code FILMCAST at checkout .  Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant. Check out Jeff Cannata’s D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to David’s other podcasts The Sweet Smell of Succession with Tara Ariano and Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill. 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 or like us on Facebook. Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) What we’ve been watching (~09:25) David - Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Silicon Valley Series Finale Devindra - The Last Black Man in San Francisco Jeff - Good Liar, Season 1 of Morning Show Feature (~42:00) The Irishman Spoilers (~1:10:00) Credits: Our music sometimes comes from the work of Adam Warrock. You can download our theme song here. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from SMHMUSIC.com. Our spoiler bumper comes from filmmaker Kyle Hillinger. This episode was edited by Beidi Z. If you’d like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail [email protected]. Contact us at our voicemail number: 781-583-1993 You can donate and support the /Filmcast by going to slashfilm.com, clicking on the /Filmcast tab, and clicking on the sidebar “Donate” links! Thanks to all our donors this week!