Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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October 25, 2024 • 112 mins
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE still has it. 50 years later, Tobe Hooper’s seminal horror film continues to mess us up. Plus, the best of the Sidney Lumet Marathon, and Josh recommends the new stop-motion feature MEMOIR OF A SNAIL.
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October 23, 2024 • 28 mins
With Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2016 "Blind Cow" review of the film that Josh considers the best horror movie of all time—and Adam catches up with first the first time.
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October 18, 2024 • 100 mins
Adam and Josh share their Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances… with Kristin Wiig! Eddie Murphy! Adam Sandler! And more. Plus, Adam’s review of Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT.
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October 16, 2024 • 31 mins
Our very first Sacred Cow review was this March 2012 revisit of PULP FICTION, which turns 30 this month. Originally paired with the Top 5 Films of 1994 (episode #390), which you can find in the Filmspotting Archive.
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October 11, 2024 • 99 mins
It’s no joke: JOKER FOLIE À DEUX is a musical. Adam and Josh discuss whether it pays off and how the film handles its predecessor’s troubling legacy. Plus, Josh recommends THE OUTRUN, and the sixth and final film in the Sidney Lumet Marathon, 1981’s PRINCE OF THE CITY.
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October 9, 2024 • 35 mins
Between its late-August premiere at Venice (where it won the festival's top prize) and its release in theaters here in the States, Todd Phillips' JOKER provoked every possible response, with some calling it one of the best films of the year and others calling it the absolute worst – not to mention the much-discussed fears that the movie was "dangerous." No surprise then that when Adam and Josh finally got around to seeing it, they ...
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October 4, 2024 • 98 mins
There's much to discuss (and admire) about Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS. Plus, reviews of Pitt and Clooney in WOLFS, animated hit THE WILD ROBOT, and Rosemary’s Baby prequel APARTMENT 7A, along with some under-the-radar Chicago International Film Festival titles to seek out.
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September 27, 2024 • 114 mins
Who’s guilty of leaving 1974’s MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS off their Top 5 Whodunits list? Adam and Josh discuss the film as part of their Sidney Lumet Marathon. And reviews of THE SUBSTANCE and WILL & HARPER.
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September 20, 2024 • 119 mins
For its 30th anniversary, Adam and Josh give the Sacred Cow treatment to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, a Best Picture nominee turned cable TV staple. And the Sidney Lumet Marathon continues with 1964’s Cold War thriller FAIL SAFE.
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September 18, 2024 • 63 mins
Damien Chazelle's WHIPLASH is back in theaters this month for its 10th anniversary, and Miloš Forman's Best Picture-winning AMADEUS turns 40. Both films use the subject of musical genius to explore themes of obsession, greatness, and complicated relationships between peers, mentors, and proteges.
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September 13, 2024 • 101 mins
With Michael Keaton back as everyone’s favorite Juilliard-trained ghoul in BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, Adam and Josh consider the versatile actor’s career with their Top 5 Keaton Performances. Plus, a review of the Tim Burton sequel and Massacre Theatre.
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September 11, 2024 • 21 mins
Mel Brooks's legendary comedy is back in theaters this month for its 50th anniversary, so we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2014 Sacred Cow review, which was done in honor of its 40th.
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September 6, 2024 • 100 mins
Adam and Josh break out the Folie à Deux format for one more 2024 preview, with 25 of the most intriguing fall films organized into 12 head-to-head matchups. Plus, Adam’s review of REBEL RIDGE, the latest from “Green Room” director Jeremy Saulnier.
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August 30, 2024 • 87 mins
Adam and Josh lift the veil of nostalgia for a Pantheon Project review of “The Wizard of Oz,” which turns 85 this year. Also, Massacre Theatre, and a conversation about one of the most celebrated performances of the ‘60s, Rod Steiger in “The Pawnbroker.”
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August 23, 2024 • 58 mins
The great Gena Rowlands recently passed away at 94. We honor the two-time Oscar nominee with a revisit of her performance in husband John Cassavetes's "Opening Night." Plus, our 8 From '84 discussion of Wim Wenders's "Paris, Texas."
Opening (00:00:00-00:01:14)
Review: “Opening Night” (00:01:15-00:17:32)
Next Week, Notes (00:17:33-00:18:26)
Review: “Paris, Texas” (00:18:27-00:54:27)
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August 16, 2024 • 101 mins
Following “The Conversation” and the massive success of the “Godfather” films, Francis Ford Coppola closed out the ‘70s with the almost disastrous “Apocalypse Now.” Adam and Josh confront “the horror,” plus reviews of “Alien: Romulus” and two new docs.
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August 9, 2024 • 137 mins
M. Night Shyamalan’s "doozy" of a new movie inspires Adam and Josh to share their Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, featuring a rogue’s gallery of cinema’s lousiest fathers. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for “National Anthem,” and the Sidney Lumet Marathon continues with “Long Day’s Journey into Night," and more.
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August 8, 2024 • 33 mins
With M. Night Shyamalan's "Trap" currently in theaters, we dug into the archives for our 9 From '99 review of "The Sixth Sense." Shyamalan's box office juggernaut and Best Picture nominee turns 25 this summer.
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August 2, 2024 • 100 mins
The new prison drama “Sing Sing” is another potent showcase for Colman Domingo and an impressive debut for director Greg Kwedar. Plus, Adam on “Deadpool and Wolverine,” and the first film in the Sidney Lumet Marathon, “The Fugitive Kind,” with Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, and Italian acting great Anna Magnani.
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August 1, 2024 • 23 mins
Family member Jake Skubish joins Adam, Josh, and producer Sam for a thrilling cinematic showdown where iconic films like The Matrix, Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, and Being John Malkovich are up for grabs.
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Structure / Order (00:00:57-00:10:15)
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