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This weekly podcast from Chicago features reviews, interviews, top 5 lists and insightful film talk. It's produced by Telegraph Road Productions, Inc. and stars Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson. Find out more at http://www.filmspotting.net/
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| FilmSpotting #770 | PURPLE RAIN was one of the highest-grossing films of 1984, but it hasn't aged as well as its music. The opposite is true of THIS IS SPINAL TAP... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:05 |
| FilmSpotting #769 | Chaplin, Cagney, Garbo and Grant all make Adam and Josh's 1930s "Starter Pack," 10 films to introduce you to the greatest movie decade. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:22 |
| Guillaume Rocheron | He describes challenges 1917's "single-shot" approach created, and how his team brought the film's memorable scenes to life. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:19:33 |
| FilmSpotting #768 | With FIRST COW, Kelly Reichardt returns to the 19th century Oregon Territory of her most acclaimed film, MEEK'S CUTOFF... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:22 |
| FilmSpotting #767 | Top 20 Films of the Decade Part 2. Plus quick reviews of THE INVISIBLE MAN and WENDY, and Round 2 of Filmspotting Madness. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:03:03 |
| FilmSpotting #766 | Our countdown of the Top 20 Films of the last decade, Part 1. Plus, Filmspotting Madness 2020... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:57:54 |
| FilmSpotting #765 | Our Top 10 Performers of the 2010s. It was the decade we discovered Jennifer Lawrence, Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong'o... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:60:44 |
| FimSpotting #764 | Howard Hawks' RIO BRAVO at Chicago's Music Box Theatre. The new HARLEY QUINN: BIRDS OF PREY. Thoughts on PARASITE's big night at the Oscars. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:17:42 |
| FilmSpotting #763 | The incredible variety of Jeff Bridges work. John Carpenter's STARMAN, featuring the Best-Actor nominated Bridges and Karen Allen. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:57:40 |
| FilmSpotting #762 | Michael Phillips joins us for a preview of the 2020 Oscars, with picks for who will win, who should win and who should have been nominated. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:59:17 |
| FilmSpotting #761 | New stuff from Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Wes Anderson and other great directors. And we follow-up 9 From '99 to 8 From '84. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:11:11 |
| FilmSpotting #760 | Our annual Wrap Party: Our picks for the best opening scenes of 2019. Reactions to this week's Oscar nominations... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:10 |
| FilmSpotting #759 | Adam, Josh, Michael Phillips, and Tasha Robinson talk through their consensus picks for the best films of 2019. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:16:36 |
| FilmSpotting #758 | This year's Best of '19 roundtable, the panel's "outlier" picks – films which only made a single Top 10... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:21:17 |
| FilmSpotting #757 | Adam and Josh give THE RISE OF SKYWALKER a "still processing" review. Also: the four finalists for the 2019 Golden Brick Award... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:08 |
| FilmSpotting #756 | Josh and Adam revisit THE PHANTOM MENACE, the final film in the 9 From '99 series. Plus, our awards to THE PLASTIC BAGS... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:22 |
| FilmSpotting #755 | Greta Gerwig's LITTLE WOMEN adaptation & Marielle Heller's biopic A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD are among the best... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:40 |
| FilmSpotting #754 | We go through the shortlist for this year's Golden Brick Award, plus conversations with the creators behind two Brick nominees. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:25 |
| FilmSpotting #753 | Noah Baumbach's MARRIAGE STORY, about divorce stars Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Julie Hagerty, and Ray Liotta. / Our Top 5 Movies on Marriage. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:23 |
| FilmSpotting #752 | Magnolia at 20 / Jojo Rabbit / The Report / The King | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:59 |
| FilmSpotting #751 | Martin Scorsese's THE IRISHMAN considered in the context of his work, specifically his career-spanning gangster movies... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:38 |
| FilmSpotting #750 | A discussion of Robert Eggers' THE LIGHTHOUSE and the effectiveness of his formal gambits. Plus 2017's OUR TIME WILL COME. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:01 |
| FilmSpotting #749 | Review of Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE, the second film in our Chinese Marathon. Also 2014's THE MIDNIGHT AFTER from Hong Kong's Fruit Chan. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:26 |
| FilmSpotting #748 | We give the divisive Best Picture winner AMERICAN BEAUTY the closer look it asked for, but we don't always like what we see... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:39:59 |
| FilmSpotting #747 | THE JOKER has been called one of the best films of the year, but our opinions split on it. Chicago Film Festival Preview. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:11:09 |
| FilmSpotting #746 | Review of James Gray's AD ASTRA, with Brad Pitt. The Top 5 Steppenwolf Member Movie Performances. Oral history of Chicago theater... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:57 |
| FilmSpotting #745 | 50 years after her death we give our Top 5 Judy Garland Moments. Plus, HUSTLERS starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:54:36 |
| FilmSpotting #744 | The brilliance of Nicole Kidman's powerful scenes in 1999's EYES WIDE SHUT and the Top 5 Scenes from director Stephen Kubrick. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:39 |
| FilmSpotting #743 | We review the sequel to 2017's blockbuster IT; IT CHAPTER TWO. Plus, A Fall Movie Preview in the form of Top 5 Questions About It. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:53 |
| FilmSpotting #742 | BEING JOHN MALKOVICH at 20. A wrapup of our Marlene Dietrich- Josef Von Sternberg Marathon with 1934's THE SCARLET EMPRESS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:57 |
| FilmSpotting #741 | We review Richard Linklater's WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE. The 3rd film in the Dietrich-von Sternberg Marathon, SHANGHAI EXPRESS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:28 |
| FilmSpotting #740 | We review THE NIGHTINGALE. Dietrich in drag and Gary Cooper in 1930's MOROCCO, from the Dietrich von Sternberg Marathon. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:60 |
| FilmSpotting #739 | THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT at 20 years. The first film in our Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg Marathon: 1930's THE BLUE ANGEL. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:45:23 |
| FilmSpotting #738 | Our review of HOBBS & SHAW, from "John Wick" co-director David Leitch. Revisit of 2015's Top 5 Fast & Furious Moments. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:45 |
| FilmSpotting #737 | We review our Top 10 Tarantino Characters and discuss the director's latest, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:28 |
| Riley Stearns | THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE is his second film. It shows his fascination with groupthink and charismatic leaders by moving the action to... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:31:18 |
| FilmSpotting #736 | We have a lively debate over of Ari Aster's MIDSOMMAR and describe our Top 5 Horror Movie Performances. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:19 |
| FS Revisited | Our Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies with critic Steven Hyden, author of the new book TWILIGHT OF THE GODS... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:06:47 |
| FS Revisited | A reconsideration of PULP FICTION. And from there, we proceed to the Top Five films of 1994. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:02:34 |
| FilmSpotting #735 | Marvel is dominating the box office with AVENGERS ENDGAME & CAPTAIN MARVEL, but for the Top 5 Films of 2019 So Far, we dig a little deeper. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:34 |
| FilmSpotting #734 | Review of the Forky-tastic TOY STORY 4 and the Top 5 Toy Story Scenes with Griffin Newman. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:17:32 |
| FilmSpotting #733 | Jim Jarmusch and his new THE DEAD DON'T DIE. Golden Brick frontrunner THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO. ROCKETMAN. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:02 |
| FilmSpotting #732 | FIGHT CLUB, directed by David Fincher is considered one of the best films of the '90s. Our Top 5 Fincher Films. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:44 |
| FilmSpotting #731 | Olivia Wilde's BOOKSMART follows its high-achieving heroines on a one-night odyssey. Top 5 Movies about female friendships. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:03 |
| FilmSpotting #730 | The Top Five Films of 1979, including those by directors Andrei Tarkovsky, Carol Ballard, Woody Allen and Jim Henson... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:02:55 |
| FilmSpotting #729 | The new JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM. The TOP 5 KEANU MOMENTS. Our recommendation of the new doc OUR TIME MACHINE | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:56 |
| FilmSpotting #728 | Chicago Critics Film Festival is a shortlist for Golden Brick candidates. Stanley Donen's TWO FOR THE ROAD. Plus, "The Fizzies"... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:20 |
| FilmSpotting #727 | Our Top 5 Summer Movie Questions. Plus, we debate the third film in our Stanley Donen Marathon, 1963's CHARADE... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:58 |
| FilmSpotting #726 | A conversation on AVENGERS: ENDGAME. Beyonce's new HOMECOMING concert doc. Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams in FOSSE/VERDON... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:43:21 |
| FilmSpotting #725 | Alex Ross Perry's HER SMELL, the best film of the year so far. 1949's ON THE TOWN, the first in a four-film Stanley Donen Marathon. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:16 |
| FilmSpotting #724 | Claire Denis is largely unknown in the U.S. Her latest: HIGH LIFE. The crowning of the 2019 Filmspotting Madness champion. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:45 |
| FilmSpotting #723 | Top 5 Overlooked Films of the 2000s. The Madness championship matchup is revealed. A review of THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:03:07 |
| FilmSpotting #722 | Review of the remake of Dumbo. Final 4 matchups and the Top 5 Movie Circus Acts. Thoughts on HOTEL MUMBAI. 2019's first Golden Brick. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:02 |
| FilmSpotting #721 | Review & extended SPOILER conversation about US. Best of the 2000s Sweet 16 results and Elite 8 matchups. John Cassavetes Marathon | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:02:42 |
| FilmSpotting #720 | Christian Petzold's latestfilm, TRANSIT. Our best films of the 2000s. Part 3 of the John Cassavetes Marathon... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:23 |
| FilmSpotting #719 | Marvel's first female-led feature is also one its best. Indie duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were a surprising choice to lead a Marvel movie... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:13 |
| FilmSpotting #718 | In our Best of the 90s, the championship round had FARGO beating PULP FICTION. So what surprises await us in this year's contest? | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:55:36 |
| FilmSpotting #717 | Jessica Harper discusses WINNETKA, and joins us for the Top 5 Movies About Suburbia. The Cassavetes Marathon gets underway... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:44 |
| FilmSpotting #716 | THE MATRIX and our Top 5 Slow-Motion Scenes (Since THE MATRIX) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:39 |
| FilmSpotting #715 | VELVET BUZZSAW, a darkly satirical take on a Los Angeles subculture. Thoughts on Catherine Hardwicke's MISS BALA... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:20 |
| FilmSpotting #714 | M. Night Shyamalan's GLASS and his blockbuster THE SIXTH SENSE. Plus, a new poll question and news about the next Filmspotting Marathon. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:32:38 |
| FilmSpotting #713 | We look ahead with our Top 5 Questions about 2019. Plus the good, the bad and the bewildering of this week's Oscar nominations. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:12 |
| FilmSpotting #712 | A Live 2018 Wrap Party with our favorite moments. The best opening scenes, music, funniest scenes, and moving moments. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:53 |
| Best of 2018 | Ethan Hawke on parenting, raising daughters, falling in love. Interview of EIGHTH GRADE director Bo Burnham, who reflects on... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:03:37 |
| FilmSpotting #711 | Part 2 of our Top 10 of 2018. We debate Paul Schrader's FIRST REFORMED, Alfonso Cuaron's ROMA, Spike Lee's BLACKKKLANSMAN and more... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:32:03 |
| FilmSpotting #710 | Part 1 of our conversation about the best films of 2018 with our "outlier" picks - films that, for the most part, only made one of list... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:40:47 |
| FilmSpotting #709 | Reviews of IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, from Barry Jenkins, and SHOPLIFTERS from Hirokazu Kore-eda, plus Golden Brick-worthy films... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:23 |
| FilmSpotting #708 | Our reviews of Alfonso Cuaron's ROMA and Yorgos Lanthimos's THE FAVOURITE – both films in the conversation for the best of 2018... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:08:28 |
| FilmSpotting #707 | The Netflix film THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS by the Coen brothers. Reviews of CREED II and Lee Chang-dong's BURNING. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:30 |
| FilmSpotting #706 | Nominees for our Golden Brick Award. One nominee: MINDING THE GAP. Review of THE RIDER, another nominee and a standout film | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:03:24 |
| FilmSpotting #705 | Chicago-set heist thriller WIDOWS. WILDLIFE, staring Carey Mulligan and Jake Gyllenhaal. The new Queen biopic BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:17 |
| FilmSpotting #704 | A remake of the Dario Argento cult horror classic SUSPIRIA. The Top 5 savvy uses of the cinematic color palette. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:05 |
| FilmSpotting #703 | Jeremy Saulnier's latest, HOLD THE DARK, is an enigmatic thriller set in a remote Alaskan village. Skipping theaters entirely, it debuted on Netflix... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:29 |
| FilmSpotting #702 | A Sacred Cow review of John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN. David Gordon Green's new HALLOWEEN sequel. The Filmspotting poll and more. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:20 |
| FilmSpotting #701 | Wunderkind director Damien Chazelle follows up his Oscar-winning LA LA LAND with FIRST MAN, a Neil Armstrong biopic that avoids... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:43:54 |
| FilmSpotting #700 | Bradley Cooper's A STAR IS BORN is the fourth adaptation of the tale; fifth if you count George Cukor's WHAT PRICE HOLLYWOOD. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:37:44 |
| FilmSpotting #699 | A Sacred Cow review of LOST IN TRANSLATION and a review of THE SISTERS BROTHERS, featuring Joaquin Phoenix & John C. Reilly... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:45 |
| FilmSpotting #698 | A review of the new 70mm print of David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia. We reveal out Top 5 David Lean Moments... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:60 |
| FilmSpotting #697 | A review of THE PREDATOR. Reminiscing over Burt Reynolds movies such as DELIVERANCE, Smokey and the Bandit, etc. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:01 |
| FilmSpotting #696 | A reappraisal of Ethan Hawke's long and varied career. The Top 5 Ethan Hawke Moments. BLAZE, his new biopic about Blaze Foley | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:10:03 |
| FilmSpotting #695 | Discussion of Kartemquin-produced films MINDING THE GAP, MADELINE'S MADELINE and JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:48 |
| FilmSpotting #694 | A Review of Crazy Rich Asians / Top 5 Things We've Learned Podcasting (About Movies). | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:53:18 |
| FilmSpotting #693 | A review of Spike Lee's BLACKkKLANSMAN and our Top 5 Spike Lee Shots. Listener feedback on episode 689... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:51:26 |
| FilmSpotting #692 | THE DARK KNIGHT turns ten this summer. We give it our Sacred Cow treatment. Our Best Superhero Movie Ever... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:10 |
| FilmSpotting #691 | Mission: Impossible - Fallout Review. Our Top 5 Tom Cruise Performances (Revisited) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:22 |
| FilmSpotting #690 | At the half-way point of the year in movies, we share some surprising and diverse picks to round out our Top 5... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:41 |
| FilmSpotting #689 | A review of Bo Burnham's EIGHTH GRADE. Our Top 5 films about Struggling Adolescents. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:08:19 |
| FilmSpotting #688 | Review of SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. Our Top 5 Worst Movie Jobs. Review of ANT MAN AND THE WASP. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:04:09 |
| FS Revisited | We give James Cameron's seminal TERMINATOR the Sacred Cow treatment. Plus, the Top 5 Films of 1984. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:43 |
| FilmSpotting #687 | We share our Top 5 Women in Westerns along with a review of DAMSEL, the oddball new western from the Zellner Brothers | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:05 |
| FilmSpotting #686 | A Detailed review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Top 5 Movie Stars Named Chris. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:18 |
| FilmSpotting #685 | Our Top 5 Pixar Performances plus a review of the new INCREDIBLES 2. Thoughts on the indie horror film HEREDITARY | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:12 |
| FilmSpotting #684 | Joining Adam and Josh for their Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies is writer and critic Steven Hyden... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:10:54 |
| FilmSpotting #683 | Cameron Crowe's ode to '70s rock ALMOST FAMOUS. Steven Hyden's choice of good actor versus good musician... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:02 |
| FilmSpotting #682 | Solo: A Star Wars Story / Paul Schrader / Deadpool 2 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:53:41 |
| FilmSpotting #681 | Lord of the Rings 15th Anniversary celebration. Plus the Top 5 Lord of the Rings Scenes | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:32 |
| FilmSpotting #680 | Top 5: Too-Real Parenting Moments. Inspired by TULLY, the new film from Diablo Copy & Jason Reitman. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:52:25 |
| FilmSpotting #679 | Sequels for JURASSIC WORLD, DEADPOOL, THE INCREDIBLES, etc. Reviews of YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE & THE RIDER | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:52 |
| FilmSpotting #678 | Avengers: Affection for the characters / Infinity War / Top 5 Filmspotting Avengers... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:19:07 |
| FilmSpotting #677 | Andrew Haigh's latest film LEAN ON PETE. We share our Top 5 Horse Scenes (horses on stage! horses in the jungle!... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:54:45 |
| Minnelli Marathon Awards - The Garlands | We roll out the red carpet for The Garlands, the Best of the Marathon Awards... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:53:36 |
| FilmSpotting #676 | John Krasinski's A QUIET PLACE / Top 5 Movie Quiet Scenes / FilmSpotting's 2018 Madness Champion. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:25 |
| Minnelli Marathon #6 | The director's SOME CAME RUNNING, based on James Jones's 1957 novel, is a great adaptation of a truly lousy book... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:43:54 |
| FilmSpotting #675 | Review of Spielberg's READY PLAYER ONE. The Top 5 Movie Homages to other movies. FilmSpotting Madness Final. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:01:42 |
| Minnelli Marathon #5 | His 1956 Van Gogh biopic starring Kirk Douglas as the tortured artist is as bold and emotionally vivid as... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:36:20 |
| FilmSpotting #674 | Isle of Dogs / Top 5 Wes Anderson Scenes / FS Madness Final Four | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:32 |
| FilmSpotting #673 | Thoughts on Steven Soderbergh's psychological thriller UNSANE featuring Claire Foy, shot on an iPhone 7. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:03:23 |
| Minnelli Marathon #4 | The 1953 musical THE BAND WAGON has Fred Astaire as a washed up song and dance man who gets paired... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:50:48 |
| FilmSpotting #672 | The Coen Brothers densely plotted and impeccably cast third feature, MILLER'S CROSSING... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:04 |
| Vincente Minnelli #3 | In THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, he gets a charming and sinister performance from Kirk Douglas | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:41:21 |
| FilmSpotting #671 | A WRINKLE IN TIME and Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 90's Edition (Round 2) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:16 |
| Vincente Minnelli #2 | His first collaboration with future wife Judy Garland was the 1903-set MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, the second film... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:30:49 |
| FilmSpotting #670 | Alex Garland's latest mind-bender, ANNIHILATION. Filmspotting Madness: Best of the '90s Edition. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:25:02 |
| Vincente Minnelli #1 | Filmspotting's six-film Minnelli Marathon kicks off with the director's 1943 debut CABIN IN THE SKY. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:42:23 |
| FilmSpotting #669 | As the '90s fade away, lesser-known films are at risk of being forgotten. Our Top 5 Overlooked '90s Movies | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:38 |
| FilmSpotting #668 | Black Panther Review / Top 5 Superhero-Director Combos (We'd Like To See) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:01:03 |
| FilmSpotting #667 | We review Gary Oldman's turn as Winston Churchill in DARKEST HOUR and share Oldman's top 5 movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:04 |
| FilmSpotting #666 | Top 5 films of 1983 plus a review of David Cronenberg's prescient techno-horror film, starring James Woods... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:17 |
| FilmSpotting #665 | Oscar Nominations: "Big Six" nominees / Revisiting Last Jedi / Best film of the new year: Paddington 2 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:39:60 |
| FilmSpotting #664 | Top 5 questions about the 2017 movie year. Thoughts on I, TONYA, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN and MOM AND DAD. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:60:31 |
| FilmSpotting #663 | A celebratory, post-Top 10 "Wrap Party," with a blissful recounting of our favorite movie moments of 2017. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:06:57 |
| FilmSpotting #662 | Part two of our Top 10 Films of 2017 countdown with consensus choices for the best films of the year... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:53:56 |
| FilmSpotting #661 | The Outliers: picks unique to each host's list of top films for 2017. Find out who has soft spots for what... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:42 |
| FilmSpotting #660 | THE LAST JEDI: Fresh, stylish & distinct entry in the saga. Review: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:54 |
| FilmSpotting #659 | Our Top 5 Best Worst Movies / The Disaster Artist / The Shape of Water | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:43 |
| FilmSpotting #658 | We praise our estimation of the Top 5 Movie Years and review THERE WILL BE BLOOD, COCO, and MUDBOUND. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:17 |
| Revisiting | Revisiting THE FORCE AWAKENS / THE LAST JEDI director Rian Johnson... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:29 |
| FilmSpotting #657 | Lady Bird / Justice League / Top 5 Female-Directed Debuts | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:48 |
| FilmSpotting #656 | Films from 3 great directors: Wonderstruck, Killing of a Sacred Deer, and Faces Places! | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:10:49 |
| FilmSpotting #655 | Review of director Taika Waititi’s THOR: RAGNAROK. We go shopping for post-Halloween discounts with our Top 5 Superhero Costumes. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:16 |
| FilmSpotting #654 | The first cheesy horror flick, Night Of The Living Dead (1968) / Top 5 Horror Debuts In 1968. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:02:34 |
| FilmSpotting #653 | The Meyerowitz Stories / Top 5 Noah Baumbach Characters. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:34 |
| FilmSpotting #652 | Sean Baker's new film, THE FLORIDA PROJECT, is set among the "Hidden Homeless" of Disney-adjacent Orlando... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:03:04 |
| Blade Runner 2049 | Thirty-five years after the original, the highly anticipated sequel has finally arrived. We review it! | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:33:32 |
| FilmSpotting #651 | In American Made, Tom Cruise plays an 80s-era pilot who ends up working for the CIA - and a Columbian drug cartel... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:11 |
| FilmSpotting #650 | We review "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" and interview Kogonada, director of "Columbus." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:21 |
| New Argentine Cinema #5 | Damian Szifron's "Wild Tales" proves to be a perfect and entertaining bookend to a marathon that started with Mariano Llinas'... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:18:22 |
| FilmSpotting #649 | mother! / Top 5 Aronofsky Scenes / Kogonada's FS Five | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:09 |
| New Argentine Cinema #4 | Adam and Josh discuss Lucrecia Martel's gift for inviting the audience to find empathy with an often unsympathetic figure. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:26:49 |
| FilmSpotting #648 | There are 2 Stephen King movie adaptation this year. We share King-induced childhood traumas with the Top 5 Stephen King Movie Scares... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:54:11 |
| FilmSpotting #647 | A Sacred Cow review of Ridley Scott's seminal sci-fi noir Blade Runner. Plus our Top 5 Films of 1982. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:05:34 |
| New Argentine Cinema #3 | Lucrecia Martel's celebrated debut film from 2001 abounds in fetid unease and the dread of impending catastrophe... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:24:52 |
| FilmSpotting #646 | We assemble our Top 5 Fall Movie Questions. Plus, a review of Steven Soderbergh's NASCAR heist movie, LOGAN LUCKY, and... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:57 |
| New Argentine Cinema #2 | Jacques Tati and Hal Hartley are offered as possible reference points for Alejo Moguillansky's Samuel Beckett-inspired CASTRO from 2009... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:29:20 |
| FilmSpotting #645 | The Trip to Spain / Safdie Brothers (Good Time) / The Glass Castle | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:12 |
| New Argentine Cinema #1 | We open our New Argentine Cinema Marathon with Mariano Llinas's epic and intricately plotted 2008 film... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:24:59 |
| FS Revisited | When RESERVOIR DOGS came out 25 years ago, we were movie geek teenagers. A Sacred Cow review plus our Top 5 Films of 1992. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:60 |
| FilmSpotting #644 | A review of DETROIT, plus news on a new Filmspotting Marathon. We share our Top 5 films of the landmark film year of '67. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:11 |
| FilmSpotting #643 | We review VALERIAN, the most expensive film ever made in France. This week's Top 5: Alien Worlds. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:51 |
| FilmSpotting #642 | A review of Dunkirk / Top 5 Films of 2017 (So Far) / War For The Planet of the Apes | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:40:01 |
| FilmSpotting #641 | Spidey’s back again and we review it. Also some contrarian thoughts on BABY DRIVER and raves for A GHOST STORY | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:09 |
| FilmSpotting #640 | THE BEGUILED is a Sofia Coppola remake of a 1971 film set during the Civil War. Our Top 5 Sofia Coppola Scenes. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:11:13 |
| Kumail Nanjiani | His funny and moving THE BIG SICK should make him a familiar face. Co-written with his wife Emily V. Gordon, it tells... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:42:15 |
| Ana Lily Amirpour | She got lots of attention for her 2014 Iran-set vampire movie "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night." She's back this year... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:27:50 |
| FilmSpotting #639 | Writer/director Trey Edward Shults comes to the multiplex with IT COMES AT NIGHT. We share our Top 5 Movies About Grief. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:01 |
| FilmSpotting #638 | The first superhero movie directed by and starring a woman, Wonder Woman / Top 5 Movie Religious Experiences / Trey Shults | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:60:42 |
| FilmSpotting #637 | War Machine: General McChrystal Revisited / Our Top 5 Movie Military Leaders. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:60 |
| FilmSpotting #636 | Our Top Five Films of 1984 / We give James Cameron's seminal sci-fi thriller, The Terminator, the Sacred Cow treatment. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:58 |
| FilmSpotting #635 | 79-year-old Ridley Scott finds himself back aboard a doomed spacecraft with ALIEN: COVENANT / Our Top 5 Alien Attacks. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:36 |
| FilmSpotting #634 | Top 5 Jonathan Demme Moments to commemorate his passing away / Discussion of his "Something Wild" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:52 |
| Varda Marathon #6 | A conversation about the 2008 memoir THE BEACHES OF AGNES, followed by "The Cleos" - their awards for the series' best performances | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:38:08 |
| FilmSpotting #633 | Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 / Top Five Summer Movie Preview | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:12 |
| FilmSpotting #632 | Top Five Movie Expeditions (We'd Sign Up For) / The Lost City of Z | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:21 |
| Varda Marathon #5 | She has long displayed a curiosity about people who live on society's fringes. In her 2000 doc "The Gleaners and I," the director... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:20:58 |
| FilmSpotting #631 | A review of The Fate of the Furious, episode 8 in the franchise / Top 5 Fast & Furious Moments... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:31 |
| FilmSpotting #630 | Wes Anderson's Rushmore / Our 2017 Madness Champion / Charlie Siskel (American Anarchist) Interview | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:12 |
| FilmSpotting #629 | The Discovery (now on NetFlix) / FilmSpotting Madness Final Four / Agnes Varda #4 - Vagabond | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:56 |
| FilmSpotting #628 | Guest host Michael Phillips on Casablanca / FilmSpotting Madness Final Four | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:15:21 |
| FilmSpotting #627 | Top 5 Kristen Stewart Scenes / FS Madness / Varda #3 - One Sings, The Other Doesn't | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:45 |
| FilmSpotting #626 | With Danny Boyle: Top 5 Boyle Characters / FS Madness / Varda #2 - The Creatures | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:22:21 |
| FilmSpotting #625 | Logan / Filmspotting Madness / Varda #1 - La Pointe Courte. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:49 |
| FilmSpotting #624 | Filmspotting Madness / Get Out / Top 5 Pantheon Contenders | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:01:26 |
| FilmSpotting #623 | This year’s Oscar ceremony is bound to get political, but how might Oscar voters send a message with their ballots? | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:36 |
| FilmSpotting #622 | Comments on the original John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2. Thoughts on the Lego Batman Movie... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:44 |
| FilmSpotting #621 | Top 5 Political Resistance Movies / The Battle of Algiers / Bunuel #5 - Tristana | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:04 |
| FilmSpotting #620 | 2017 Movie Preview / Oscar Talk / Bunuel #4 - Diary of a Chambermaid... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:05:04 |
| FilmSpotting #619+ | Is LA LA LAND the spoiler? We review it. Plus Barry Jenkins' critically aclaimed MOONLIGHT. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:05 |
| FilmSpotting #619 | Most memorable movie moments of 2016. Live Massacre Theatre. Winner of the 2016 Golden Brick. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:15 |
| FilmSpotting #618 | Discussions of Paterson & Fences, Plus the Top 5 Denzel Washington Performances (Revisited) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:17 |
| FilmSpotting #617 | What are 2016's greatest films? Scott Tobias and Genevieve Koski join Adam and Josh for part two of the Top 10 Films of 2016 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:60:17 |
| FilmSpotting #616 | What are 2016's greatest films? Scott Tobias and Genevieve Koski join Adam and Josh for part one of the Top 10 Films of 2016 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:55:51 |
| FilmSpotting #615 | Review of the Star Wars update, Rogue One / We share 2016's Best Performances (documentaries, music and more) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:28 |
| FilmSpotting #614 | A review of Damien Chazelle's La La Land / Top 5 Musical Numbers / Golden Brick Finalists. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:52:43 |
| FilmSpotting #613 | The Edge of Seventeen / Top 5 Teen Girl Movies Directed By Women with Marya E. Gates | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:53:07 |
| FilmSpotting #612 | Live at Chicago Podcast Festival / Top 5 Movies That Console and Restore Hope | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:08:11 |
| Golden Brick Preview Special | Some of the year's best overlooked movies. Interview of director James Solomon. July's review of THE FITS... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:52 |
| FilmSpotting #611 | We review ARRIVAL, a new sci-fi film from Denis Villeneuve, plus thoughts on Jeff Nichols' LOVING and Mel Gibson's HACKSAW RIDGE. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:12:10 |
| FilmSpotting #610 | Barry Jenkins and Naomie Harris (Moonlight) / Doctor Strange / Tower / Bunuel Marathon #3 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:02 |
| FilmSpotting #609 | Top 5 Childhood Movie Scares with guest Ti West. Plus, a Sacred Cow review of 1984's NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:43:05 |
| FilmSpotting #608 | Kelly Reichardt's new film CERTAIN WOMEN and reviews of his other films. / CIFF Roundup / Bunuel Marathon #2 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:15 |
| FilmSpotting #607 | Steve James films THE NEW AMERICANS, BILLBOARD, SHOVELS & ROPE, and THE LAST HAWK are discussed. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:54:45 |
| FilmSpotting #606 | A review of THE BIRTH OF A NATION / Preview of the Chicago Film Festival. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:31 |
| FilmSpotting #605 | Top 5 Denzel Performances with W. Kamau Bell / The Magnificent Seven / Bunuel Marathon #1 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:59 |
| FilmSpotting #604 | Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes with Matt Zoller Seitz. Born on the Fourth of July. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:31 |
| FilmSpotting #603 | We review the Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks film SULLY, as it sparks a debate. Coverage of the Nordic Cinema Marathon Awards. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:52 |
| FilmSpotting #602 | Top 5 Comedies of the 21st Century. A Sacred Cow review of one of the century’s great comedies, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:12:41 |
| FilmSpotting #601 | Comic drama MORRIS FROM AMERICA. The Obama-first-date movie SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU. Cannes-winner RAMS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:40:19 |
| FilmSpotting #600 | Film historian and writer Chuck Klosterman on the Top 5 Movies Future Historians Will Remember. Memories from our first 11 years | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:52:40 |
| FilmSpotting #599 | Fall of 2016 Movie Preview / Hell or High Water / Nordic #6 - 1001 Grams | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:09 |
| FilmSpotting #598 | We review Taika Waititi's coming of age story HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE. Plus, the Top 5 Directors We'd Bankroll. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:46 |
| FilmSpotting #597 | Review of SUICIDE SQUAD. Our Top 5 Women Comic Book Characters (Done Right). The Jason Bourne Series | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:12:33 |
| FilmSpotting #596 | Director Anna Rose Holmer's THE FITS. A 'Review Roundup' with thoughts on Michel Gondry's MICROBE & GASOLINE, and ... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:54:29 |
| FilmSpotting #595 | We review the Paul Feig-directed GHOSTBUSTERS reboot, interview James Solomon, and review Susanne Bier's IN A BETTER WORLD. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:19 |
| The Filmspotting Reviews | Reviews for the four Abbas Kiarostami films we've discussed on the show over the years. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:01:40 |
| FilmSpotting #594 | We've stocked our Top 5 of 2016 with a number of films that had trouble finding an audience during their original runs... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:08 |
| FilmSpotting #593 | Review of SWISS ARMY MAN with Daniel Radcliffe as a flatulent corpse. The Top 5 'Body' Movies. Abbas Kiarostami legacy. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:20:06 |
| FilmSpotting #592 | Josh and guest Tricia Bobeda from WBEZ's Nerdette Podcast review Spielberg's THE BFG and share Top 5 Children's Book Adaptations | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:39 |
| FilmSpotting #591 | A conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn & Elle Fanning, director & star of THE NEON DEMON. A review of DE PALMA. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:49 |
| #590: Blindspotting | In anticipation of the new doc DE PALMA, We do some homework and catch up with the deranged 1984 erotic thriller BODY DOUBLE. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:49 |
| FilmSpotting #589 | Wes Anderson's THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS 15 years later. Our Top 5 Non-Kids Movies You Should Show Your Kids. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:20:25 |
| FilmSpotting #588 | Adam and Josh propose their Top 5 Movies Rivalries, plus a review of the latest from Terence Davies, SUNSET SONG | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:24 |
| FilmSpotting #587 | We review THE LOBSTER, and the 2015 Cannes award-winner from DOGTOOTH's Yorgos Lanthimos, plus an interview of Rebecca Miller | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:27 |
| FilmSpotting #586 | The buddy crime picture NICE GUYS reviewed. Relive the glory days of MANNEQUIN (and LETHAL WEAPON) with our Top 5 Films of '87 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:55 |
| FilmSpotting #585 | Jacques Tardi's animated film APRIL & THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD. Roy Andersson's SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR. Plus much more. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:33 |
| FilmSpotting #584 | We review CIVIL WAR and ask their Top 5 Summer Movie Questions. Plus, some thoughts on Key, Peele's KEANU and JUNGLE BOOK | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:43:32 |
| FilmSpotting #583 | A review of Jeremy Saulnier's GREEN ROOM. The Top 5 Single Location Films. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:59 |
| FilmSpotting #582 | Review of Ridley Scott's classic ALIEN. GREEN ROOM writer/director Jeremy Saulnier. 2016 Filmspotting Madness champ | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:44 |
| FilmSpotting #581 | A review of Richard Linlaker's EVERYBODY WANTS SOME! Our Top 5 Linklater Scenes. The championship round of Filmspotting Madness | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:47 |
| Marathon Awards & Blind Camels | The Elaine May Marathon Awards. Peter Labuza also returns to offer his choices for THE BLIND CAMELS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:36:43 |
| FilmSpotting #580 | Jeff Nichols' MIDNIGHT SPECIAL. The Filmspotting Madness Final Four. The much-maligned ISHTAR, the final film in our Elaine May Marathon | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:19 |
| Interview: Tom Hiddleston & Marc Abraham | Adam talks accuracy in true stories... with the star and writer/director of the Hank Williams biopic I SAW THE LIGHT. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:20:54 |
| FilmSpotting #579 | Batman vs. Superman. The Top 5 Batman-Superman Moments. The FS Madness Elite 8. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:36 |
| FilmSpotting #578 | A review of 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE. The Top 5 Terrence Malick Images. Plus, the Filmspotting Madness Sweet 16 is revealed! | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:59:15 |
| FilmSpotting #577 | Terrence Malick's KNIGHT OF CUPS is his latest - starring Christian Bale. The third Elaine May Marathon movie, MIKEY AND NICKY | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:59 |
| FilmSpotting #576 | CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: Can the magic be restored? Our Top 5 Wuxia Films. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:02 |
| FilmSpotting #575 | We discuss Elaine May's THE HEARTBREAK KID and continue our discussion of the May Marathon and the Top 5 Films of 1972. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:39:21 |
| FilmSpotting #574 | A chat about the 17th century horror film THE WITCH and potty-mouthed superhero DEADPOOL. Plus 2016's most baffling Oscar picks. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:36 |
| FilmSpotting #573 | Our Top 5 Coen Brothers "Funny Looking" Characters. A review of HAIL, CAESAR!, Massacre Theatre and more! | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:03 |
| FilmSpotting #572 | A look at the work of comedy legend Elaine May. A review of A NEW LEAF with May and Walter Matthau. Top 5 Comedies About the Rich | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:47 |
| FilmSpotting #571 | The Top 5 Movie Questions of 2016. Plus, a review of the Oscar-nominated 45 YEARS and Josh's thoughts on SON OF SAUL. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:52:27 |
| FilmSpotting #570 | We review Quentn Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's THE REVENANT. The Top 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2016. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:25 |
| FilmSpotting #569 | An All-Star roster of special guests share their favorite moments from the year in film. Plus, an epic musical edition of Massacre Theatre... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:18 |
| Filmspotting Fix: ANOMALISA | One of the most acclaimed movies of 2015 is about an ordinary encounter between two strangers in a Cincinnati hotel room... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:35:20 |
| FilmSpotting #568 | Our Top 10 Films of 2015 roundtable, Part 2 - For the first time in nine years no single film made it onto all our lists... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:43 |
| FilmSpotting #567 | Our Top 10 Films of 2015 roundtable, Part 1 - and ok, a little Star Wars talk. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:42 |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Josh and Adam review STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS. Then they have a spoiler-free conversation... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:30:38 |
| FilmSpotting #566 | A review of THE BIG SHORT starring Steve Carell. Our Top 5 Discoveries of 2015. Larsen Recommends CHI-RAQ. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:10 |
| FilmSpotting #565 | Interview of HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT director Kent Jones. Plus, we reveal our Top 5 Film Books. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:32:19 |
| Blindspotting: The Wrong Man | 1956's THE WRONG MAN with Henry Fonda is an often overlooked title in the Hitchcock filmography. Plus the Top 5 Film Books. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:24:17 |
| FilmSpotting #565 | A look back at the year in film. Reviews of favorite under-seen movies of 2015. This year’s Golden Brick Awards. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:58 |
| FilmSpotting #564 | We review HUNGER GAMES series finale, MOCKINGJAY – PART 2. Top 5 Dramatic Ensemble Movies. Thoughts on Tom McCarthy's SPOTLIGHT | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:35 |
| FilmSpotting #563 | We review Daniel Craig’s fourth and latest outing as Bond, SPECTRE. We also review and share our Top 5 Bond Tropes... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:50 |
| FilmSpotting #562 | Our Top 5 winners of the Cannes Best Director prize and review this year's winner: THE ASSASSIN. Plus, thoughts on JUNUN. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:08 |
| FilmSpotting #561 | Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Films of 1990, plus a "Blind Cow" review of Tim Burton's cult classic EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:16:39 |
| FilmSpotting #560 | Reviews of CRIMSON PEAK and Steven Spielberg's BRIDGE OF SPIES. Top 5 Cold War Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:05 |
| FilmSpotting #559 | Most legendary directors have made two great films in a row, hence our Top 5: Back-To-Back Movies. A review of Danny Boyle's STEVE JOBS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:43 |
| FilmSpotting #558 | We sort through the Chicago Film Festival's titles. Plus, a likeable review of Ridley Scott's likeable THE MARTIAN. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:16:53 |
| FilmSpotting #557 | A review of SICARIO with Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro. Top 5 Breaking Up the Boys' Club Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:59 |
| FilmSpotting #556 | Johnny Depp as infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in BLACK MASS. Top 5 Neighborhood Movies. Toronto International Film Festival | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:49 |
| FilmSpotting #555 | We assess whether M. Night Shyamalan has changed his luck with the low-budget horror film THE VISIT. Top 5 Movie House Guests | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:55 |
| FilmSpotting #554 | The Top 5 Films of 1988, plus Depp v Depp (v Depp) and a review of Alex Ross Perry's QUEEN OF EARTH. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:38 |
| FilmSpotting #553 | A double dose of Top 5's this week: Most Anticipated Fall Movies and Questions About the Season. Plus 4 reviews. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:22 |
| FilmSpotting #552 | We review Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach's MISTRESS AMERICA, and revisit our Top 5 Desert Island Directors. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:40 |
| FilmSpotting #551 | We review Joshua Oppenheimer's THE LOOK OF SILENCE, and revisit our Top 5 Haunted Past Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:55 |
| FilmSpotting #550 | We review THE END OF THE TOUR, about an interview of writer David Foster Wallace and revisit our Top 5 Movies About Writers. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:23 |
| FilmSpotting #549 | A Blindspotting review of David Lean's 1965 epic DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. Top 5 Small Moments in Big Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:45:32 |
| FilmSpotting #548 | A review of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION. Top 5 Exciting Movie Trends. Some thoughts on the new indie THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:34 |
| FilmSpotting #547 | The Top 5 Things We Learned At The Dissolve. Reviews of SOUTHPAW with Jake Gyllenhaal and TANGERINE. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:57:55 |
| FilmSpotting #546 | Review of the Judd Apatow-directed TRAINWRECK. Plus the Movies' Top 5 Comedy Ensembles revisited. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:29 |
| FilmSpotting #545 | The Top 5 Films of 2015 (So Far). Plus a few thoughts on LOVE & MERCY and THE TRIBE. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:14 |
| FilmSpotting #544 | Review of DOPE, a hit at this year's Sundance. David Gordon Green's latest starring Al Pacino, MANGLEHORN... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:05 |
| FilmSpotting #543 | Review of Pixar's new INSIDE OUT. Josh and guest Michael Phillips revisit Top 5 Actor-Director Pairs | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:53 |
| FilmSpotting #542 | Jurassic Park #4. Top 5 Movie Locations. Melissa McCarthy in SPY | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:57 |
| FilmSpotting #541 | Comparing director Cameron Crowe's first & last films. Top 5 Movies of 1989 (Revisited). | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:41 |
| FilmSpotting #540 | Director Brad Bird on TOMORROWLAND. We share our Top 5 Streaming Sci-Fi Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:42 |
| FilmSpotting #539 | Mad Max is back with Tom Hardy as the road warrior. Adam recommends PITCH PERFECT 2. Top 5 Car Scenes | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:12 |
| FilmSpotting #538 | We review Sundance winner SLOW WEST and Michael Fassbender's latest. Plus our Top 5 Movie Posters | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:36 |
| FilmSpotting #537 | We review AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON and share their Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2015. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:10 |
| FilmSpotting #536 | Does RESERVOIR DOGS hold up more than 20 years later? Plus, the Top 5 Films of 1992. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:46 |
| FilmSpotting #535 | Josh and Adam share their Top 5 Movie Houses. Plus, Massacre Theatre and more. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:58 |
| FilmSpotting #534 | Our Top 5 Midlife Crisis Movies. A review of WHILE WE'RE YOUNG. The Chicago Critics Film Festival... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:33 |
| FilmSpotting #533 | Review of FURIOUS 7. Our Top 5 Fast & Furious Moments. The Filmspotting Madness championship. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:00 |
| FilmSpotting #532 | IT FOLLOWS, the new indie horror movie. Top 5 21st Century Horror Movies. Writer Mark Harris on what scares us now | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:47:34 |
| Ray Marathon #5: The Lonely WIfe & The Mitras | Satyajit Ray rated THE LONELY WIFE as his best film. Plus The Mitras, our award for the marathon's Best Picture | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:53:31 |
| FilmSpotting #531 | 30th anniversary of John Hughes' THE BREAKFAST CLUB. Plus, Top 5 Films of 1985. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:05 |
| FilmSpotting #530 | We discuss CINDERELLA with Lily James and Cate Blanchett. Top 5 Movies About Royalty. Matchups for FS Madness | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:49:07 |
| Ray Marathon #4: The Big City | Filmspotting's Satyajit Ray Marathon continues with a discussion of 1963's THE BIG CITY. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:35:53 |
| FilmSpotting #529 | We share our Top 5 Characters on the Fringe. Plus, a review of BUZZARD, a new indie film... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:08 |
| FilmSpotting #528 | 10th Anniversary show. Review of David Cronenberg's MAPS TO THE STARS. Top 10 Blind Spots. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:55:45 |
| FilmSpotting #527 | We review the new mock documentary WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS and share our Top 5 Mockumentary Moments... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:28:20 |
| Ray Marathon #3 | We discuss Satyajit Ray's first non-Apu film, 1958's THE MUSIC ROOM. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:28:20 |
| FilmSpotting #526 | 50 SHADES OF GREY. Top 5 Movies We HAD To Review. Recommended: SONG OF THE SEA & MATT SHEPARD IS A FRIEND OF MINE | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:59 |
| FilmSpotting #525 | We go back a couple of decades for a Sacred Cow review of Clint Eastwood's UNFORGIVEN. Plus, we handicap the 2015 OSCARS | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:50:11 |
| Ray Marathon #2 | We finish our look at Satyajit Ray's "Apu Trilogy", and then explore Ray's THE UNVANQUISHED (1957) and THE WORLD OF APU (1959) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:33:34 |
| FilmSpotting #524 | We share our Top 5 Rescue Scenes. Review of JUPITER ASCENDING. Our trip to the Sundance Film Festival... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:44 |
| FilmSpotting #523 | We review Michael Mann's BLACKHAT, present Part 2 of our 2015 Movie Preview, and discuss GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE 3D | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:26 |
| Ray Marathon #1: Pather Panchali | The first film in our Satyajit Ray Marathon - His breathtaking and heartbreaking 1955 debut, PATHER PANCHALI | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:22:52 |
| FilmSpotting #522 | Clint Eastwood's AMERICAN SNIPER. The (woefully misguided) Oscar nominations. Our favorite films of 2015. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:15 |
| FilmSpotting #521 | Our Top 5 Historic Event Movies. Plus, a review of the new M.L.K. movie SELMA. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:40 |
| FilmSpotting #520 | Our Oscar ballots are in for the Top 5 performances of 2014. Plus, a review of Mike Leigh's MR TURNER. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:20 |
| FilmSpotting #519 | Part two of our Top 10 Films of 2014. Five more picks by four critics, including Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune)... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:30 |
| FilmSpotting #518 | Part one of our Top 10 Films of 2014 countdown, featuring special guests Michael Phillips & Scott Tobias | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:30 |
| FilmSpotting #517 | Filmspotting covers all its end-of-year bases with the Top 5 "Best of the Rest." Plus, a review of INHERENT VICE | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:37 |
| FilmSpotting #516 | FOXCATCHER review. Top 5 Discoveries of 2014. Actors, directors and others who made a fine first impression this year... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:15 |
| Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 | Filmspotting gets meta and gives Jennifer Lawrence the movie star treatment in this review of the first part of Mockingjay | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:18:53 |
| 2014 Golden Bricks Preview | We revisit overlooked movies of 2014 and a short list of candidates for the Golden Brick Award. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:15:36 |
| FilmSpotting #515 | A friendly review of Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR, plus, the Top 5 Movie Sacrifices. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:42 |
| FilmSpotting #514 | Josh & Dissolve's Tasha Robinson reveal their Top 5 Culture Clash Comedies, and review the new film DEAR WHITE PEOPLE | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:16:47 |
| FilmSpotting #513 | Our Top 5 Nocturnal Movies, and a discussion of Jake Gyllenhaal's creepy turn in writer/director Dan Gilroy's NIGHTCRAWLER | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:19:47 |
| FilmSpotting #512 | The Top 5 Movie Costumes we'd ACTUALLY WEAR for Halloween. Plus, a review of BIRDMAN, starring Michael Keaton. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:09 |
| FilmSpotting #511 | We share our top Mentor-Proteges, and review a movie about a drummer in pursuit of musical perfection - WHIPLASH | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:58 |
| FilmSpotting #510 | Top 5 Movie Narcissists, plus a conversation with Alex Ross Perry and Jason Schwartzman about their movie LISTEN UP PHILIP | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:43:24 |
| FilmSpotting #509 | Inspired by David Fincher's use of the letter in GONE GIRL, we share our Top 5 Movie Missives... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:16 |
| Gone Girl (Spoiled) | It's a Fimspotting spoiler special! We go long on director David Fincher's GONE GIRL. Spoilers begin near 19 minute mark | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:44:20 |
| FilmSpotting #508 | We highlight some films from the Chicago Independent Film Festival plus our Top 5 CIFF Discoveries. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:20 |
| FilmSpotting #507 | Josh and Michael Phillips countdown their Top 5 Movie Manimals, review Kevin Smith's TUSK, and recap the Toronto International Film Festival | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:51 |
| FilmSpotting #506 | It's Sociopath Week. Top 5 David Lynch Scenes. A discussion of his debut film ERASERHEAD & a review of THE SKELETON TWINS | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:40:54 |
| FilmSpotting #505 | Our Top 5 Movie Prisoners. Plus, a review of the acclaimed new UK prison drama STARRED UP... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:47 |
| FilmSpotting #504 | 2014 Fall Movie Previews: THE ONE I LOVE, THE CONGRESS, THE TRIP TO ITALY, THE DOG and THE ZERO THEOREM. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:07 |
| FilmSpotting #503 | Top 5 (Fictional) Movie Bands. Reviews of FRANK, starring Michael Fassbender, & SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:31 |
| FilmSpotting #502 | Celebrate the life of Robin Williams with a review of 1989's DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Plus, Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:30 |
| FilmSpotting #501 | Top 5 Pre-CGI Scenes. Plus, discussion of Brendan Gleeson in CALVARY, and Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:51:27 |
| FilmSpotting Fix: Boyhood | Richard Linklater's BOYHOOD was twelve years in the making... We gave it well more than 12 minutes for this FilmSpotting Fix | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:47:18 |
| FilmSpotting #500 | Top 5 Films of the Film Spotting Era. Live! | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:41:31 |
| FilmSpotting #499 | Top 5 Magic Realism Moments in movies. Michel Gondry's MOOD INDIGO. Review of Bong Joon-ho's SNOWPIERCER. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:44 |
| FilmSpotting #498 | We discuss DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, TAMMY and the Top 5 Actors of the Future (2014 class) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:40:57 |
| FilmSpotting #497 | Get a Sacred Cow review of Tim Burton's BATMAN, plus the Top 5 Films of 1989. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:40:43 |
| FilmSpotting #496 | Top 5 Movies of the Year So Far. A review of David Michod's bleak THE ROVER, with Guy Pearce & Robert Pattinson | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:53 |
| FilmSpotting #495 | We review Kelly Reichardt's NIGHT MOVES, and do location scouting for this week's Top 5 Pacific Northwest Movies | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:00 |
| FilmSpotting #494 | An exploration of immigration in the movies. A review of James Gray's THE IMMIGRANT. Plus our Top 5 Immigrant Movies | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:38 |
| FilmSpotting #493 | Our Top 5 Disney Villains. Plus Angelina Jolie's interpretation of a classic Disney villain, MALEFICENT | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:09:41 |
| FilmSpotting #492 | X-Men: Days of Future Past. Cannes Festival Recap. Our Top 5 Movie Teams. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:15:49 |
| FilmSpotting #491 | A raving review of GODZILLA. This week's Top 5 Movie Tattoos (that we'd get). THE DOUBLE, starring Jesse Eisenberg | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:31 |
| FilmSpotting #490 | Our Top 5 Car Scenes plus, a review of LOCKE starring Tom Hardy... and his SUV. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:59 |
| FilmSpotting #489 | Most Anticipated Summer Movies, plus Steve Prokopy previews the Chicago Critics Film Festival and the revenge thriller BLUE RUIN | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:39 |
| FilmSpotting #488 | The Top 5 Films of 1991. Gus Van Sant's MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. Thoughts on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 & CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:32:34 |
| FilmSpotting #487 | Top 5 cinematic Destroyers From Space. Reviews of UNDER THE SKIN, and Jim Jarmusch's ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:50 |
| FilmSpotting #486 | Top 5 Acting Performances by Non-Professionals. Review of David Gordon Green's latest, JOE. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:09 |
| FilmSpotting #485 | The Top 5 Desert Island Directors. JOE, a new film with Nicolas Cage. UNDER THE SKIN with Scarlett Johansson | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:55 |
| FilmSpotting #484 | Top 5 Sex-Obsessed Characters, inspired by the new film from director Lars Von Trier, NYMPHOMANIAC | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:15:01 |
| FilmSpotting #483 | The Top 5 Movie Boats, plus Noah's Ark, which returns to movies in Darren Aronofsky's NOAH with Russell Crowe. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:50 |
| FilmSpotting #482 | A review of the psychological thriller ENEMY, Denis Villeneuve's follow-up to PRISONERS, starring Jake Gyllenhaal... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:17:34 |
| FilmSpotting #481 | The Top 5 Wes Anderson scenes. He's the talented director of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:00 |
| FilmSpotting #480 | Harold Ramis left an indelible mark on movie comedies. We honor him with our Top 5 Ramis Moments | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:54 |
| FilmSpotting #479 | Kyle Buchanan, editor at New York Magazine, gives the inside scoop on this weekend's Academy Awards. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:10 |
| FilmSpotting #478 | We discuss THE LEGO MOVIE and the latest film from Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, THE WIND RISES | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:07 |
| FilmSpotting #477 | "Be honest and unmerciful." We share lines from the Top 5 Philip Seymour Hoffman Scenes | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:44 |
| FilmSpotting #476 | Top 5 Movies About Fame. Thoughts on the documentary about Roger Ebert. Tragic passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:54 |
| FilmSpotting #475 | Best Foreign Language film nominee THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN, Plus, Pt. 2 of Filmspotting's 2014 Movie Preview | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:16 |
| FilmSpotting #474 | A showdown between THE WOLF OF WALL STREET and AMERICAN HUSTLE. 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2014. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:48:04 |
| FilmSpotting #473 | We take a final look at the year in film, live from Mayne Stage in Chicago. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:42:59 |
| FilmSpotting Fix: Two Reviews | Reviews of Spike Jonze's HER and the Coen Brothers' latest, INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:56:37 |
| #472 Top 10 Films, part 2 | Guests Scott Tobias (The Dissolve) and Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) round out our Top 10 Films of 2013 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:41 |
| #472 Top 10 Films, part 1 | Top 10 Films of 2013, a roundtable with Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune and Scott Tobias of The Dissolve | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:19:34 |
| FilmSpotting #471 | Filmspotting's 2013 Surprises & Disappointments, a review of OUT OF THE FURNACE, and finalists for the Golden Brick Award | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:12 |
| FilmSpotting #470 | Time for a new batch of potential stars as Adam & Josh name their Top 5 Discoveries of 2013 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:48 |
| 2013 Golden Brick Preview | Our candidates for the Golden Brick Award. Reviews of under-the-radar films, including STORIES WE TELL | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:13 |
| FilmSpotting #469 | Top 5 Movies With Places In the Title, a review of NEBRASKA, and the finale to A TALE OF TWO SISTERS | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:17:57 |
| FilmSpotting #468 | Inspired by the ultra-slimmed down Matthew McConaughey and a transgendered Jared Leto, Josh and Adam review DALLAS BUYERS CLUB and share their Top 5 Actor Transformations. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:23 |
| FilmSpotting #467 | A review of this year's Palme d'Or winner - BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR, Plus our Top 5 Sexual Awakening Movies | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:16:49 |
| FilmSpotting #466 | One of the year's most acclaimed films, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, inspires this week's Top 5 Movies Set in the South.... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:53:10 |
| FilmSpotting #465 | A discussion of 1973's THE EXORCIST, which turns 40 this year. Also, the Top 5 Terrifying Characters from last fall | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:22:14 |
| FilmSpotting #464 | Adam and Josh discuss Captain Phillips, from director Paul Greengrass, plus their Top 5 Hostage Movies | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:55 |
| FilmSpotting #463 | Musical heavyweights battle for top 5 primacy this week - with movie score fanatic Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:33:35 |
| FilmSpotting #462 | Josh and Adam preview the Chicago International Film Festival by sharing their Top 5 Most Anticipated CIFF Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:12:31 |
| FilmSpotting #461 | The Top 5 Films of 1993, part of our year-by-year countdown series. Plus, a review of the new indie drama SHORT TERM 12 | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:26 |
| FilmSpotting #460 | Our listeners reveal their favorite Sam Rockwell performance, and a chat with the actor on his movie, "A Single Shot" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:35 |
| FilmSpotting #459 | The Sacred Cow review of '2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY'. Plus, the Top 5 Stanley Kubrick Scenes. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:17:10 |
| FilmSpotting #458 | Top 5 Most Anticipated Fall Movies. Plus, a review of the new martial arts biopic THE GRANDMASTER... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:08 |
| FilmSpotting #457 | A tribute to Elmore Leonard, whose work inspired great movie adaptations like "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:16:20 |
| FilmSpotting #456 | This week's Top 5: Nature Movies. Plus, a discussion of PRINCE AVALANCHE, starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:45 |
| Review: The Act of Killing | A standalone discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's powerful new documentary about Indonesian death squad leaders... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:21:13 |
| FilmSpotting #455 | Inspired by ELYSIUM, give our Top 5 Dangerous Missions, plus, our take on the aptly named THE SPECTACULAR NOW | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:41 |
| FilmSpotting Revisited | Adam & Josh disagree over "Prometheus", "Argo" and "The Impossible" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:54:02 |
| FilmSpotting #454 | This week's Top 5: Supporting Players in Lead Roles. i.e. Frances McDormand in Fargo. Plus a review of Woody Allen's latest | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:54:20 |
| FilmSpotting #453 | Filmspotting Top 5: Movie Robots. Plus, it's Kaiju vs. Jaeger in Guillermo del Toro's "Pacific Rim" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:20 |
| FilmSpotting #452 | Matt Singer and Alison Willmore invite 10 filmmakers to make their own short movies about each one of their Top 5 Anthology Films | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:10:49 |
| FilmSpotting #451 | Adam does his best James Franco as he and Josh reveal their Top 5 Films of 2013 (So Far). Plus, the worst films of the year... | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:59 |
| Blaxploitation Revisited | We revisit our recent six-week Blaxploitation Marathon, including discussions of "Shaft" and "Superfly" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:08:05 |
| FilmSpotting #450 | Michael Phillips sits in for Adam for a discussion of "Man of Steel" and a countdown of the Top 5 Movie Christ Figures | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:03:20 |
| Sight & Sound Top 10 | With Adam and Josh on vacation, we repeat 2012's Top 10 Greatest Films, with help from Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:54:25 |
| FilmSpotting #449 | Josh and Adam stumble off a train together to see where things go with discussions of 'Before Midnight' & the Top 5 Americans Abroad | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:34 |
| Best Film You've Never Seen | Adam talks to Chicago writer Robert K. Elder about his new book, "The Best Film You've Never Seen" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:26:56 |
| FilmSpotting #448 | The quirky star of Noah Baumbach's black & white film "Frances Ha" - Greta Gerwig. Plus, Top 5 Contemporary B&W Films | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:19:00 |
| FilmSpotting #447 | Filmspotting boldly reviews "Star Trek Into Darkness", the sequel to 2009's successful relaunch of the franchise | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:28 |
| Stories We Tell | Filmspotting discusses Sarah Polley's autobiographical documentary "Stories We Tell." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:25:09 |
| FilmSpotting #446 | Inspired by Jay Gatsby's return to the silver screen, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Movies About the Rich and Baz Lurhmann's re-imagining, of the novel by Fitzgerald | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:46 |
| FilmSpotting #445 | Inspired by the brilliant mind of Tony Stark, Filmspotting crunches the numbers to come up with the Top 5 Movie Geniuses. Plus, a review of co-writer/director Shane Black's "Iron Man 3" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:25 |
| FilmSpotting #444 | Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies. Plus, a review of "Mud," and the latest from "Take Shelter" writer/director Jeff Nichols | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:46:24 |
| FilmSpotting #443 | Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson decide whether "Oblivion" was worth all the resources put into it. Plus, they weigh in on their Top 5 Futuristic Movie Jobs | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:15 |
| FilmSpotting #442 | This week's episode with Filmspotting's Top 5 Malick Scenes and a review of "To the Wonder" was recorded entirely at the magic hour. Plus, the final Max Ophuls Marathon movie, 1955's Lola Montes. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:37:05 |
| FilmSpotting #441 | This week's Filmspotting Top 5: Neo-Noirs. Plus, a review of Danny Boyle's art-world thriller "Trance" and a tribute to the late, great Roger Ebert | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:52:02 |
| FilmSpotting #440 | Josh, Adam and the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips discuss Filmspotting Top 5: Tracking Shots. Plus, a Sacred Cow review of Sam Raimi's 1981 horror classic "The Evil Dead" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:07:51 |
| FilmSpotting #439 | Top 5 Turning Over a New Leaf Movies. Some are even better than "Scarface," which I got on repeat. Constantly, y'all. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:43:12 |
| FilmSpotting #438 | Filmspotting kisses the ring of their Top 5 Movie Religious Figures. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:54 |
| FilmSpotting #437 | Top 5 Movie Locations We Wish We Could Visit. Plus, a review of director Sam Raimi's latest trip over the rainbow, "Oz the Great and Powerful." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:39:22 |
| FilmSpotting #436 | This week's Top 5 Movie Mother-Daughters - a list not inspired by "Carrie," but by the new thriller "Stoker" from Korean auteur Park Chan-wook | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:40 |
| FilmSpotting #435 | Josh and Adam share their Top 5 Unseen Characters. Plus, a review of Abbas Kiarostami's latest puzzler, "Like Someone In Love," and the debut of Ask Filmspotting. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:43 |
| #434 Bonus: Marx Bros. Awards | Michael Phillips continues his comedy education of Filmspotting during "The Gookies," the Marx Brothers Marathon Awards including Best Groucho One-Liner, Gag and more. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:18:02 |
| FilmSpotting #434 | The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh for a special Oscars edition of Filmspotting to discuss who will win - and lose! | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:32 |
| FilmSpotting #433 | In honor of Valentine's Day, it's the Lloyd Dobler Memorial List of the screen's Top 5 Romantic Gestures. Plus, Steven Soderbergh's "Side Effects." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:35:15 |
| FilmSpotting #432 | Adam and Josh countdown the Top 5 Directors Who Need a Comeback. Plus, a review of Roman Coppola's first film in 12 years. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:36:14 |
| FilmSpotting #431 | Filmspotting joins Tyler Durden in exploring their primal selves with a countdown of the Top 5 Survival Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:39:08 |
| FilmSpotting #430 | In 1988, our action heroes looked like Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger... then we met a barefoot Bruce Willis. Now we review "A Good Day to "Die Hard". | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:47 |
| FilmSpotting #429 | Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2013. Plus, love hurts in Michael Haneke's "Amour." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:26 |
| FilmSpotting #428 | Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune, helps Adam and Josh reveal their favorite performances, scenes and more from the past year in movies | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:12:37 |
| FilmSpotting #427 | Quentin Tarantino's ode to Spaghetti Westerns "Django Unchained" brought Josh and Adam together over the holidays. Was it a fortuitous turn of events? | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:55 |
| FilmSpotting #426 Part 2 | Filmspotting assembles the film critic Avengers - Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Scott Tobias (A.V. Club) - to finish off the Top 10 film countdown. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:23 |
| FilmSpotting #426 Part 1 | Josh and Adam tackle the Promethean task of counting down their Top 10 Films of 2012 with the help of some special guest contributors. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:57:40 |
| FilmSpotting #425 | Filmspotting's eight Golden Brick nominees for 2012. Plus, an unexpected journey with "The Hobbit" and an early review of "Zero Dark Thirty." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:22 |
| FilmSpotting #424 | Josh and Adam discuss the H.I. McDonnough Memorial List of the Top 5 Inept Movie Criminals, inspired by the new Brad Pitt crime drama "Killing Them Softly." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:30:48 |
| Filmspotting #423 | Is manic depression a frustrating mess, or a fascinating one? It's a November release round-up as Adam and Josh discuss "Silver Linings Playbook," plus "Skyfall" and "Anna Karenina." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:53:21 |
| Golden Bricks Preview Special | During Thanksgiving week we look back at some of the under-the-radar cinematic gems that Adam and Josh are most grateful for this year. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:00:14 |
| FilmSpotting #422 | Michael Phillips drops by to select the Top 5 Spielberg Scenes and review his latest, "Lincoln." Plus, a discussion of Spielberg's classic "Close Encounters.." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 02:00:38 |
| FilmSpotting #421 | Here's a countdown of the Top 5 Dramatic Performances by Comic Actors. Plus, Adam's conversation with one such performer. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:49 |
| FilmSpotting #420 | Filmspotting crosses continents and generations with a discussion of "Cloud Atlas." Plus, a countdown of the Top 5 Multiple Role Performances. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:14 |
| FilmSpotting #419 | Michael Phillips joins Filmspotting for a Sacred Cow discussion of "The Shining." Plus: Theories about the theories in the new documentary "Room 237." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:34 |
| Filmspotting #418 | Inspired by their discussion of Ben Affleck's "Argo," Adam and Josh countdown the Top 5 Movies Directed by Their Stars. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:31:53 |
| FilmSpotting #417 | Adam's conversation with writer/director Martin McDonagh about his latest dark comedy, "Seven Psychopaths," starring Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken and a Shih Tzu named Bonny. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:29:12 |
| FilmSpotting #416 | Adam and Josh present their Vertigo Memorial Top 5 Doppelganger Movies. Plus, discussion of the time-travel thriller "Looper" and Chicago's International Film Festival. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:25 |
| FilmSpotting #415 | "The Master" tells us that "Good science, by definition, allows for more than opinion." Adam and Josh mostly prove to be good scientists as they go in-depth on the film. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:34:27 |
| FilmSpotting #414 | The sun shines and the land may be cheap, but if you've seen L.A. Confidential - or just about any movie set in LA - you know it's a town with a dark side. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:24:47 |
| FilmSpotting #413 | Michael Phillips plays the role of Belloq for this 'Sacred Cow' discussion of Spielberg's classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Plus, the Top 5 Films of 1981. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:54:19 |
| FilmSpotting #412 | This show featurs the Pulp Fiction Memorial Top 5 Dance Scenes. Plus, Adam and Josh put down their $5 milkshakes to discuss the new film "Alps." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:27:50 |
| Compliance & Sleepwalk With Me | Adam talks to Craig Zobel about his provocative new film "Compliance," and with comedian Mike Birbiglia about his new film "Sleepwalk With Me." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:43:19 |
| FilmSpotting #411 | Adam and Josh stop their limo ride through downtown Chicago long enough to commend David Cronenberg's bizarre "Cosmopolis" and reveal their 5 Most Anticipated Fall Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:21 |
| FilmSpotting #410 | The Top 10 Greatest Films of All Time Part 2 with guest Michael Phillips. Writer/director Jeff Nichols calls in to discuss his official Sight & Sound ballot. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:41 |
| FilmSpotting #410 | Inspired by Sight & Sound's 2012 Greatest Films Poll, Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) joins Josh and Adam to discuss their Top 10 Films of All Time. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:17 |
| FilmSpotting #409 | Filmspotting reveals its Top 5 Cinema Spies (James Bond Memorial). Don't forget to take your chems before listening to discussions of "The Bourne Legacy" and "Fireworks Wednesday." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:10 |
| Dark Knight Rises Spoiled | You've heard Filmspotting's take, now it's the listeners' turn to reckon with "The Dark Knight Rises" in this spoiler edition show. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:41:13 |
| FilmSpotting #408 | Adam and Josh break a leg, avoid mention of 'The Scottish Play' and depend on the kindness of strangers to reveal their Top 5 Play Adaptations. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:17:29 |
| FilmSpotting #407 | Adam and Josh express affection for their Top 5 Movies About Writers, and discuss the new film written by and starring Zoe Kazan, "Ruby Sparks." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:15:04 |
| FilmSpotting #406 | Which battle is more bloody and brutal: Batman vs. Bane or Michael Phillips vs. A.O. Scott? Adam and Josh discuss "The Dark Knight Rises." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:38:01 |
| FilmSpotting #405 | Sometimes a bad movie idea is just a bad movie idea. But sometimes it results in cinema excellence. Adam and Josh share their Top 5 'Seemed Like a Bad Idea' Movies. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:14:40 |
| FilmSpotting #404 | Adam and Josh discuss Seth Macfarlane's feature directing debut "Ted." Plus, the Top 5 Performances of 2012 (So Far). | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:36 |
| FilmSpotting #403 | Filmspotting welcomes the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips to debate Channing Tatum's talents on display in Steven Soderbergh's latest. Plus, we look back on the half year in cinema. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:32:34 |
| FilmSpotting #402 | Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Screen Redheads and discuss Pixar's latest "Brave." Plus, the contemporary Iranian film, "Children of Heaven." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:10 |
| Interviews: Mark Duplass & Lynn Shelton | Actor-director Mark Duplass on how he and his brother found they were not the next Coen Bros. Writer-director Lynn Shelton tells how directing "Mad Men" changed her filmmaking approach. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:36:30 |
| FilmSpotting #401 | Adam and Josh countdown their Top 5 Movie Crackpots and celebrate Mark Duplass week with reviews of two new movies featuring everybody's favorite "Humpday" star: "Your Sister's Sister" and "Safety Not Guaranteed." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:44:19 |
| Filmspotting: SVU #10 | "I learned the facts of life from watching The Facts of Life! Oh God!" Matt and Alison discuss "The Cable Guy" and fill up your queue with notable films from actors turned directors. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:58:41 |
| FilmSpotting #400 | Special guests Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Dana Stevens (Slate.com) join Adam and Josh for their most introspective top 5 list yet. Plus, reviews of "Prometheus" and "Moon". | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:56:20 |
| FilmSpotting SVU #9 | Matt Singer and Alison Willmore discuss Sarah Polley's new film "Take This Waltz", share their Top 5 Infidelity Movies, plus a Listener's Choice discussion of Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:03:06 |
| FilmSpotting #399 | Adam and Josh reveal their Top 5 Haunted Past Movies. Plus, a weekend with Richard Linklater's "Bernie," and contemporary Iranian film, "A Moment of Innocence." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:21 |
| FilmSpotting #398 | Adam and Josh reveal their Top 5 Directors of the Future, and discuss the new film starring talented newcomer Brit Marling, "Sound of My Voice." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:48 |
| Filmspotting: SVU #8 - Search For The Brain Bug Edition | Matt and Alison discuss Paul Verhoeven's cult classic "Starship Troopers" and offer up some of their favorite Movie Dystopias currently available via streaming. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:00:46 |
| FilmSpotting #397 | Adam and Josh recount the Top 5 Actor-Director Collaborations That Need To Happen. Should Johnny Depp and Tim Burton collaborate again after "Dark Shadows?" | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:55 |
| FilmSpotting #396 | Filmspotting discusses the latest Marvel universe installment "The Avengers." Plus, we give you an early look at the lineup for Filmspotting Fest, a celebration of overlooked cinematic gems | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:23:13 |
| Filmspotting: SVU #7 | This episode's secret word is: "Fidelio." Matt and Alison discuss Julia Leigh's 2011 film "Sleeping Beauty" and share some of their favorite unsexy movies about sex that you can see via streaming. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:56:30 |
| FilmSpotting #395 | Contributor Michael Phillips sits in for Filmspotting's Summer Movie Preview, and helps Adam and Josh reconsider the 1962 classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" in honor of its 50th Anniversary. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:39:19 |
| FilmSpotting #394 | Gaze into Filmspotting's crystal ball as they reveal the stars of tomorrow! Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Up-and-Coming Actors and Actresses (Class of 2012), and discuss the new meta-horror flick "The Cabin in the Woods." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:25:19 |
| Filmspotting: SVU #6 | Matt and Alison discuss Billy Wilder's cynical 1951 film "Ace in the Hole" starring Kirk Douglas, and investigate some of the most compelling journalism movies available via streaming. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:59:23 |
| Interviews: Edward Burns & Kimberly Pierce | With Josh and Adam enjoying a little spring break, we present two filmmaker Q&As: Adam's conversation with Edward Burns about "Newlyweds," and Robert K. Elder's chat with Kimberly Pierce ("Boys Don't Cry") | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:54:44 |
| FilmSpotting #393 | Adam and Josh take you on a big adventure with their Top 5 Bicycle Scenes. Plus, the latest film from the Dardennes, "The Kid With a Bike," and more. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:20:42 |
| Filmspotting: SVU #5 | Matt and Alison examine successful book-to-screen transfers available via streaming, and discuss the recent adaptation of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:58:31 |
| FilmSpotting #392 | Filmspotting hosts battle each other about "The Hunger Games," and take on the thought police with their Top 5 Movie Dystopias. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:13:03 |
| FilmSpotting #391 | Michael Phillips, Josh and Adam reveal their Top 5 Movie Phone Calls. Plus, reviews of the 2011 Cannes Grand Jury Prize co-winner "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" and "Jeff, Who Lives at Home." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:18:36 |
| Filmspotting: SVU #4 | Matt and Alison return from the South by Southwest Film Festival to share some of their favorite SXSW alumni. They also discuss Nicolas Roeg's "The Man Who Fell to Earth. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 00:56:14 |
| FilmSpotting #390 | Inspired by this week's Top 5 Films of 1994, Adam and Josh revisit Quentin Tarantino's classic "Pulp Fiction." Plus, the penultimate Bresson Marathon film, "Au Hasard Balthazar." | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:28:19 |
| FilmSpotting #389 | Filmspotting finds out what was on Andrew Stanton's mind when making his first live-action film "John Carter." Stanton helps Adam and Josh countdown their Top 5 traditionally-animated films. | feedback@ filmspotting.net | 01:21:00 |
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