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Type of site | Film newsblog |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | Static Media |
| Founder(s) | Peter Sciretta |
| URL | slashfilm |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | August 23, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
/Film, also spelled Slashfilm, is a blog that covers movie news, reviews, interviews, and trailers. It was founded by Peter Sciretta in August 2005. The site's reviews appear on Rotten Tomatoes, and as of 2024, two of its leading film critics are Chris Evangelista and filmmaker B.J. Colangelo. [1]
Six podcasts have run on the site. The /Filmcast, hosted by David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Jeff Cannata airs weekly and focuses on a discussion of a recently released film, along with current film news and other related entertainment topics (Adam Quigley co-hosted the show with Chen and Hardawar from 2008 to 2013). In July 2021, the show became independent from the site and was rebranded The Filmcast. [2]
The Tobolowsky Files, hosted by Chen, features character actor Stephen Tobolowsky talking about his career, life and other topics. The JustifiedCast, also hosted by Chen, followed season 3 of the TV series Justified . A Cast of Kings is a podcast hosted by Chen and Joanna Robinson of Vanityfair.com in which they discuss and analyze each episode of Game of Thrones . The Ones Who Knock is Chen and Robinson's other podcast, where they dissect each episode of Breaking Bad . /Film Daily is hosted by Peter Sciretta and a rotating cast of /Film writers, where they discuss the days movie news.
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