Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
Episodes
July 26, 2024 • 90 mins
Does director Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) put his stamp on”Twisters”? Adam and Josh debate. Plus, Martin Scorsese celebrates The Archers in the new doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:02)
Review: “Twisters” (00:02:03-00:38:39)
Next Week, Notes (00:38:40-00:47:03)
Massacre Theatre (00:47:04-00:52:41)
The Films of Powe...
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July 19, 2024 • 94 mins
A cultural flashpoint in the summer of ‘89, Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” has lost none of its power in the last 35 years. Adam and Josh have a Pantheon review, plus thoughts on “Kinds of Kindness” and the new space-age comedy “Fly Me to the Moon.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:41)
Pantheon Review: “Do the Right Thing” (00:01:42-00:52:12)
Review (JL): “Fly Me to the M...
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July 17, 2024 • 44 mins
With "Do The Right Thing" celebrating its 35th anniversary this summer - and Adam and Josh's upcoming Pantheon review - we're sharing our Top 5 Spike Lee Shots from 2018.
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July 12, 2024 • 123 mins
Reviews of Ti West’s horror trilogy-ender “MaXXXine,” Oz Perkins’s “Longlegs” with Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, and Kiki Layne in Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion.” Plus, Roman Polanski’s possibly perfect L.A. noir turns 50.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:29)
Review: “MaXXXine” (00:02:30-00:36:42)
Review (JL): “Longlegs” (00:36:43-00:41:44)
Review (AK): “Dandelion” (00:41:45-...
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July 10, 2024 • 43 mins
The clown under the bed. The elevator filled with blood. Scary movies make an impression – especially as a kid. From 2016, Adam, Josh, and special guest Ti West ("MaXXXine") tap into their earliest fears for their Top 5 Childhood Movie Scares. For full access to the show archive, join the Filmspotting Family.
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July 5, 2024 • 102 mins
Critic Roxana Hadadi joins Josh for reviews of “A Quiet Place: Day One” and Lily Gladstone in “Fancy Dance.” Plus, the Top 5 Movie Prequels.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:04:13)
Review: “A Quiet Place: Day One” (00:04:14-00:27:52)
Review: “Fancy Dance” (00:27:53-00:37:01)
Next Week, Notes (00:37:02-00:40:11)
Polls (00:40:12-00:51:01)
Top 5: Prequels (00:51:01-01:37:07)
Not...
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June 28, 2024 • 104 mins
With picks heavy on emerging filmmakers, Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh to count down the best of the year so far. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for Annie Baker’s directing debut, “Janet Planet.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:58)
Picks #5-3 (00:01:59-00:39:16)
Review: “Janet Planet” (00:39:16-00:45:44)
RIP Donald Sutherland, Next Week, Notes (00:45:45-00:56:09)
Massacr...
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June 21, 2024 • 95 mins
Austin Butler talks about how he finds a character, and director Jeff Nichols shares his favorite thing about making movies. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for “Tuesday” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:29)
Interview: Jeff Nichols (00:02:30-00:25:19)
Interview: Austin Butler (00:25:20-00:39:32)
Review: “The Bikeriders” (00:39:33-00:57:38)
Review: “T...
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June 14, 2024 • 79 mins
Richard Linklater’s sexy gun-for-hire flick “Hit Man” just arrived on Netflix. Adam and Josh debate the merits of the film and its star, Glen Powell. Plus, Josh on “Inside Out 2” and Adam on the Chicago burbs-set “Ghostlight.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:30)
Review: “Hit Man” (00:02:31-00:32:43)
Reviews: “Inside Out 2” (JL), “Ghostlight” (AK) (00:32:44-00:41:51)
Next W...
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June 12, 2024 • 35 mins
With Linklater's "Hit Man" currently steaming up home movie screens, we're sharing a 2016 Top 5 devoted to the director's most memorable movie moments.
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June 7, 2024 • 82 mins
With the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy back in theaters, we share Adam and Josh’s 2018 reappraisal of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning films, including their picks for the Top 5 "Rings" Scenes.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:06)
Sacred Cow Review: “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (00:01:07-00:37:51)
Top 5: “Lord of the Rings” Scenes (00:37:52-01:19:45)
Notes/Links:
Top 5 Lord of th...
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May 31, 2024 • 131 mins
Michael Phillips joins Adam to review “Furiosa,” director George Miller’s latest entry in the Mad Max saga starring Anya-Taylor Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Plus, a revisit of 2022’s Top 5 Movies for Graduates.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:20)
Review: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (00:02:20-00:33:15)
Next Week, Notes (00:33:16-00:41:15)
Polls, Feedback (00:41:15-00:51:38)
Top ...
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May 24, 2024 • 80 mins
After earning raves at Sundance and SXSW, Jane Schoenbrun’s haunting and insightful new film has made it to theaters. Adam and Josh have a review and hand out their William Wyler Marathon Awards.
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Open (00:00:00-00:02:18)
Review: “I Saw the TV Glow” (00:02:19-00:26:29)
Next Week, Notes (00:26:30-00:31:24)
Massacre Theatre (00:31:25-00:39:20)
Wyler Marathon Awards (...
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May 22, 2024 • 35 mins
With "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" coming to theaters this weekend, we share Adam and Josh's May 2015 review of "Mad Max: Fury Road."
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May 17, 2024 • 107 mins
The latest “Planet of the Apes” entry isn’t without fresh ideas, but Adam and Josh still miss Andy Serkis’s Caesar. They’ve got praise, though, for Ethan Hawke’s inventive Flannery O’Connor biopic, "Wildcat," and they’re joined by Michael Phillips for a post-screening conversation about 1953’s “Roman Holiday.”
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Open (00:00:00-00:01:57)
Review: “Kingdom of the Pla...
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May 10, 2024 • 77 mins
Adam and Josh catch up with Luca Guadagnino’s exhilarating pro-tennis-set “Challengers,” plus thoughts on Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy.”
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Open (00:00:00-00:01:48)
Review: “Challengers” (00:01:49-00:43:25)
Review (JL): “The Fall Guy” (00:43:26-00:47:47)
Next Week, Notes, Polls (00:47:48-00:57:39)
Listener Feedback (00:57:40-01:06:01)
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May 8, 2024 • 30 mins
With the fourth film in the series - "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" - coming to theaters this weekend, we dig into the archives for this 2014 conversation about number two in the series, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes."
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May 3, 2024 • 103 mins
30 films, 14 matchups. Adam and Josh discuss the most intriguing titles coming to theaters between May and Labor Day. Plus, a review of the wildly inventive and hilarious “The People’s Joker.”
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Open (00:00:00-00:01:43)
Summer Movie Preview (00:01:44-00:40:30)
Brickspotting: “The People’s Joker” (00:40:31-00:51:40)
Notes, Polls (00:51:41-01:02:15)
Summer Movie Previe...
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May 1, 2024 • 34 mins
Menace-skeptic Adam and Menace-defender Josh revisited "The Phantom Menace" for their 9 From '99 series back in 2019. George Lucas's divisive "Star Wars" prequel is back in theaters for its 25th anniversary.
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April 26, 2024 • 102 mins
Back in ’99, Josh was a fan of “The Mummy.” Film snob Adam skipped it. With the movie back in theaters for its 25th anniversary, they give it a fresh look. Plus, Barbra Streisand in her film debut “Funny Girl” and a Golden Brick nod for the Chicago-set “We Grown Now.”
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Open (00:00:00-00:02:25)
Review: “The Mummy” at 25 (00:02:26-00:34:44)
Preview: Chicago Critics Fi...
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