Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II Review (#1028)

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August 22, 2025 • 116 mins

For its 50th anniversary, Adam and Josh revisit Sidney Lumet’s Best Picture-nominated (and ⁠Filmspotting Pantheon⁠ enshrined) DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Plus, Josh recommends the Chinese animated phenomenon NE ZHA II, and a new Deeply Flawed Filmspotting Poll ⁠pits two giants of animation against each other. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:12) Dog Day Afternoon at 50 (00:02:13-00:57:55) Filmspotting Family (00:57:56-01:02:42) Review (JL): Ne Zha II (01:02:43-01:07:05) Notes / RIP Terrence Stamp / Michael Phillips News (01:07:06-01:34:19) Deeply Flawed Filmspotting Polls (01:34:20-01:48:25) Credits / New Releases (01:48:26-01:51:54) Links: -Michael Phillips Says So Long For Now ⁠https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/20/tribune-film-critic-goodbye/⁠ -Filmspotting Madness (Updated) List https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-madness-2026-best-of-the-1940s-1/ Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠⁠. -⁠⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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