Full Metal Slacket

This week: Paola and Patrick are being plagued by audio issues, Jason is dodging his editorial duties, and the four regions have found their respective winners. To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit our official Bracket Page on challonge.com. Voting is open to all Slackfilmcast members. Links, reminders, discussion, and general rabble-rousery happen i...

This week: Paola and Jason are enjoying their time off, but we have ECE luminary Paul Baker as a guest! Listen in to find out if animation is any good, or whether everything should be replaced by live-action, and join us to see Patrick's prediction fall apart in slow motion over the coming weeks. To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit our official Brac...

This week: Patrick is back from vacation, but now producer and interim host Jason is off to Europe. Will the audio quality ever recover? Will the audience accept the total lack of preparation and research? Join us to learn about Paola's anime crushes, our favorite animated TV shows, and yes, also the results from the latest Slacket round. To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about...

This week: Paola is joined by producer Jason once again, while Patrick calls in from Slovenia! The three discuss the results of Round 2, the mysterious identity of predictor "Ivy List", and dive into the world of animated film directors. We love you, Pete Docter. To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit our official Bracket Page on challonge.com. Voting...

This week: Our producer Jason steps in as guest host while Patrick goes globetrotting around Europe. Listen as Paola and Jason discuss the most beloved animated characters and settle once and for all whether rotoscope is, in fact, animation. Not to mention a recap of all the Round 1 results and a look ahead at Round 2 (watch Iron Giant, people!). To follow along and check out everyone's prediction...

Guess who's back (back back), back again (gan gan) … that's right we're back for another season of FULL METAL SLACKET! Listen as Paola and Patrick kick off the Best Animated Film bracket. Screw you, puppet movies! Get lost, Lilo and Stitch! We've got 96 animated movies set to face off against each other and determine once and for all who claims the Best Animated Crown. To follow along and check ou...

THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR: Skywalker vs. Baggins, Frodo vs. Solo, Space Priests vs. Snooty Elves, Ewoks vs. Hobbits, Death Stars vs. the Star of Eärendil ... we could go on! Patrick and Paola are joined by special guest Heather "Tea-Spill" Tigershout (no tea, no shade) to announce the ultimate Best Movie Series winner and to look ahead to the next Slacket theme. To follow along and ch...

Finally, the moment you've all been waiting for: it's time for the BEST FILM SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP!!! In this episode, Paola and Patrick announce the championship final match-up, look ahead to future contenders for the Best Film Series crown, and make their final pleas for your vote. Don't miss it, and don't forget to vote! To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you c...

This time on Full Metal Slacket : Oldboy is no longer unseen! Patrick and Paola break down the Elite Eight results and look ahead at the final matchups heading into the championship. And while Jurassic Park slander is no more, it has been replaced with Slinky Dog shade. Don't miss it! To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit our official Bracket Page on...

This time on Full Metal Slacket : Patrick and Paola correct an atrociously intolerable mistake from last episode, Oldboy remains unseen, John Wick opinions are shared, and the duo unveil the results of the Sweet Sixteen vote, setting up a thrilling race to the finish that's still (almost) anybody's game. Not to mention, a game of ONE SERIES MUST DIE, ONE MUST BE REBORN. To follow along and check o...

Season Two continues, and Patrick and Paola are STILL Paola and Patrick! Tune in for all the latest updates on the "Round of 32", a look ahead to the Sweet 16 matchups, and a whole new batch of Jurassic Park slander. Not to mention the thrill of hearing Paola discover a newfound appreciation for all things Spo(c)k. To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visi...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll cry about Harry Potter!? Also: one of the world's worst attempts at "a trilogy" of all time found its way into a tie for its life. Tune in to hear what happened! To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit the official Challonge page: https://challonge.com/seriesslacket Voting is open to all...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: MEN WILL DIE! Paola and Patrick discuss the Film Series Round 1 results, check in on the wild world of predictions, and answer the burning question everyone is dying to know: are their butts fine??? To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit the official Challonge page: https://challonge.com/seriesslacket Voting is open to...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: It's season two, baby, and we're voting on the best film series! Paola and Patrick discuss the new Slacket, the plot of Star Trek IV and, what else, the Christopher Reeve Rear Window remake. To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit the official Challonge page: https://challonge.com/seriesslacket Voting is open to all Slac...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: Patrick and Paola reveal the winner of the rom-com Slacket, host their first (human) guest, Rico, and announce the theme of the next Slacket. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: Patrick and Paola discuss the best best friends in romcoms, look ahead at the final match of this Slacket, and Patrick reads an official statement. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome y...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: Paola and Patrick discuss the best grand romantic gestures in romcoms, the Slack hates Tom Hanks, and there's no stopping Bill Murray. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: Patrick and Paola discuss their favorite TV rom coms, Julia Roberts gets kicked out of the Slacket, and everyone's favorite dog returns. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visi...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: Patrick and Paola discuss their rom-com crushes, the ECE makes a scandalous decision, and not even Benito wants to be our guest this time. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can vi...

This time on Full Metal Slacket: Paola quizzes Patrick's non-existant knowledge of rom-com quotes, Benito gets mad, and the ECE hates Jerry Maguire. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along and check out everyone's predictions about the outcome you can visit the official Challo...

This time on Full Metal Slacket, Paola and Patrick discuss their own romcom must-haves, look back at the first round of voting, review Ninotchka and It Happened One Night, and discuss the odds of SHARK winning the Slacket predictions. For an overview of all participating movies check out this Letterboxd list: https://letterboxd.com/psim/list/slackfilmcast-best-romantic-comedies/ To follow along an...

Welcome to season one of Full Metal Slacket (previously titled Untitled Slacket Podcast), where our hosts Paola and Patrick discuss the latest twists and turns in the movie or TV-themed voting brackets hosted by the Slack community of The Filmcast (sign up at http://slackfilmcast.com/ ). This time we are tackling the question of which movie is " The Greatest Romantic Comedy of All Time ", for whic...