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    Filmspotting: Reviews & Top 5s

    “…affable, insightful film analysis since 2005.”–NY Times / New + classic reviews and top 5s. Also on WBEZ Chicago.

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    #829: In The Heights / Car Wash (7 From '76) Jun 11, 2021

    When reviews started trickling in for IN THE HEIGHTS earlier this year, anticipation for the already much-hyped adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical started to reach a feverish pitch. Adam and Josh agree that the movie largely delivers on those expectations. If director Jon M. Chu's ambition occasionally overwhelms the film, the talented ensemble and star-making lead turn by Anthony Ramos keeps things grounded, and the movie offers the kind of visceral pleasure that moviegoers have been conspicuously missing. Plus, listeners name their favorite 21st-century movie musical, and Adam and Josh wrap up the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with cult comedy–and almost musical–CAR WASH.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:14 - Review: "In The Heights"

    Rose Royce, "Car Wash"

    34:36 - Next Week / Notes / "Raiders" Contest

    1:01:26 - Polls (21st-Century Musicals; Car Movie Sequels We Need)

    1:20:10 - 7 From '76: "Car Wash"

    1:45:10 - Outro

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    #828: Undine / Harlan County U.S.A. (7 From '76) Jun 04, 2021

    Director Christian Petzold ("Phoenix," "Transit") returns with UNDINE, a romance haunted by German history and politics–and loosely inspired by a European fairy tale. Stars Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski sell the romance, and Adam and Josh praise the director for the provocative questions he leaves unanswered. Plus Babara Kopple's Oscar-winning HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A., a film that offers a vivid–and surprisingly musical–portrait of coal country in the early '70s. Part of the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series.

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    1:14 - Review: "Undine"

    25:23 - Next Week / Notes

    39:54 - Massacre Theatre

    49:43 - 7 From '76: "Harlan Country U.S.A."

    1:15:29 - Outro

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    #827: A Quiet Place Part II / Top 5 Quiet Scenes May 28, 2021

    Back in 2018, John Krasinksi's "A Quiet Place" was a novelty: the rare box office hit that didn't belong to an existing franchise or property. Fast forward to 2021 and "A Quiet Place" has itself become a franchise, with a third installment already in the works. This week, Adam and Josh talk about the ways that A QUIET PLACE PART II delivers on the promise of the original and also the ways that it tests the limits of an audience's ability to suspend its disbelief. Plus, they revisit 2018's Top 5 Quiet Scenes, with Josh contributing his picks to a list Adam and guest host Michael Phillips shared along with a review of the first "Quiet" film.

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    1:13 - Review: "A Quiet Place Part II"

    Juan Carlos Rodriguez & Iker Gastaminza, "Salsa Brava"

    28:22 - Next Week / Notes

    35:43 - Polls

    46:42 - Top 5: Quiet Scenes w/Michael Phillips

    1:29:16 - Pantheon Induction: "Jeanne Dielman"

    1:32:40 - Outro

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    #826: Summer Movie Preview / Shiva Baby / "The Savages" ('40s Noir Awards) May 21, 2021

    Yes, this summer promises pleasures like the return of the MCU, a new Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, and Dev Patel in David Lowery's "The Green Knight"; but, in their SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW, Adam and Josh invite you to consider less conspicuous summer releases like a Fellini-inspired animated film; a new doc from the director of 2016's "Rat Film;" a resurrected concert film from Questlove; and a tweet-thread-inspired road trip comedy. Plus, the '40s Noir Awards ("The Savages") and Josh's Golden Brick-spotting recommendation of Emma Seligman's SHIVA BABY.

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    1:08 - Summer Movie Preview

    Tim Garland, "Brush With The Law"

    27:37 - Golden Brick-spotting: "Shiva Baby"

    31:08 - R.I.P. Charles Grodin

    34:54 - Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre

    48:33 - '40s Noir Marathon Awards ("The Savages")

    1:14:27 - Summer Movie Preview, cont.

    1:29:51 - Outro

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    #825: The Underground Railroad / White Heat ('40s Noir #6) May 14, 2021

    Historically set but featuring flourishes of magical realism, Barry Jenkins's adaptation of Colson Whitehead's THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD is not quite what it first appears to be. All ten parts come to Amazon Prime this weekend. This week, Adam and Josh review the series' first couple of episodes, full of admiration for the Jenkins aesthetic, the cast and the score from regular Jenkins collaborator Nicholas Britell. Plus a conversation about 1949's WHITE HEAT, the final film in the '40s Noir Marathon, which features a dynamic performance from James Cagney as a psycho crime boss with a mother complex.

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    1:22 - Review: "The Underground Railroad"

    Nicholas Britell, "Bessie"

    36:18 - Next week / Notes

    45:25 - Poll

    53:13 - '40s Noir #6: "White Heat"

    1:16:23 - Outro

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    #824: Top 5 '70s Movie Moms / Wrath of Man / News From Home (7 From '76) May 07, 2021

    Sandwiched between the '60s sexual revolution and the reactionary conservatism of the '80s, the '70s was an anxious decade, and as that anxiety played out on movie screens, it did not spare mothers. This week, Adam and Josh–sons of '70s moms themselves–share their TOP 5 '70s MOVIE MOMS and continue the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with Chantal Akerman's NEWS FROM HOME. Plus, Josh's thoughts on the new WRATH OF MAN, starring Jason Statham, and ABOUT ENDLESSNESS from Swedish auteur Roy Andersson ("Songs From The Second Floor").

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    1:27 - Top 5: '70s Movie Moms

    31:51 - Next Week

    36:49 - Josh reviews "Wrath of Man," "About Endlessness"

    46:07 - Olympia Dukakis / Notes / Massacre Theatre

    57:49 - 7 From '76: "News From Home"

    1:15:01 - Top 5: '70s Movie Moms, cont.

    1:38:54 - Outro

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    #823: Together Together / Oscars / The Lady From Shanghai ('40s Noir #5) Apr 30, 2021

    It's a pair of uneasy couples on this week's show: first up, comedian Patti Harrison as a 20-something surrogate mom to Ed Helms' single 40-something dad in Nikole Beckwith's TOGETHER TOGETHER; and then real-life couple Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in the '47 noir THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, with Welles as an Irish drifter who gets caught up in a murder plot when he falls for the seductive Hayworth. Beckwith's movie - her second - is smarter and more satisfying than its high concept suggests; and Welles' formal invention almost makes up for the lack of heat between the married stars, its confounding plot, and its ill-treatment of Hayworth's troubled Elsa. Plus, Josh fills Adam in on what he missed with the Soderbergh-produced Oscars.


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    1:08 - Oscars

    9:35 - Review: "Together Together"

    Anita Ellis, "Please Don't Kiss Me"

    28:52 - Next Week / Notes / Poll

    47:06 - '40s Noir #5: "The Lady From Shanghai"

    1:11:54 - Outro

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    #822: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips Apr 16, 2021

    Will Oscar night 2021 see Chloé Zhao crowned Best Director for "Nomadland"? Does anyone have a chance against the late Chadwick Boseman for Best Actor? And what about the Best Actress race? Will former winners Viola Davis and Frances McDormand take another statue home, or could Carey Mulligan or Andra Day surprise with the win? Adam, Josh and guest Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune don't really have the answers, but that doesn't stop them from taking some guesses, along with making a few final cases for 2020 films and performances that the Academy failed to recognize. (This should have been your year, Kelly Reichardt!)

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:08 - Oscars: Supporting Actor/Actress

    34:05 - Oscars: Lead Actor/Actress

    Anthony Willis, "Toxic"

    59:26 - Next Week / Notes

    1:22:57 - Massacre Theatre

    1:26:05 - Oscars: Documentary/Director

    1:37:12 - Oscars: Picture

    1:51:27 - Outro

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    #821: Rocky (7 From '76) / Detour ('40s Noir #4) / '80s Madness Champ Apr 09, 2021

    Whatever backlash ROCKY has received over the years for beating out the likes of "Taxi Driver," "All The President's Men" and "Network" for the 1977 Best Picture Oscar, it has largely faded as people discover - or rediscover - that the populist hit that spawned a mostly forgettable (and occasionally ridiculous) franchise has more in common with its gritty '70s peers than it gets credit for. Among those who remain unconvinced, however, is Josh. Thankfully, Adam comes to Rocky's defense and the two go 15 rounds before ending the review in a split decision. Plus, raves for the nasty '45 Noir DETOUR - part of the '40s Noir Marathon - and the winner of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s.

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    1:24 - 7 From '76—Best Year Ever: "Rocky"

    Bill Conti, "Gonna Fly Now"

    43:45 - Josh: "Godzilla vs. Kong"

    49:01 - Next Week / Poll / Notes

    54:29 - Filmspotting Madness '80s Champion

    1:05:13 - 40s Noir #4: "Detour"

    1:29:08 - Outro

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    #820: Godzilla ('54) vs. Kong ('33) Apr 02, 2021

    With the new "Godzilla vs. Kong" bringing some much-needed spectacle to long-suffering theatre chains, Adam and Josh take the opportunity to settle the question of which classic monster movie has the most to offer audiences today, the mournful and metaphor-rich GODZILLA (1954) or the effects-driven adventure of the landmark KING KONG (1933). (Tease: it's a split decision.) Plus, results from the Final 4 round of Filmspotting Madness.

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    1:17 - Review: "Godzilla" ('54) vs. "King Kong" ('33)

    Blue Oyster Cult, "Godzilla"

    33:49 - Next Week / Notes

    45:20 - Filmspotting Madness: Final 4

    46:15 - "Godzilla" vs. "King Kong", cont.

    1:30:18 - Outro

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    #819: Oscars Homework (Pieces of a Woman / U.S. vs Billie Holiday / My Octopus Teacher) Mar 26, 2021

    Adam and Josh skipped the harrowing PIECES OF A WOMAN last fall in the lead-up to end-of-year awards, but with star Vanessa Kirby nabbing an Oscar nomination last week, they couldn't put it off any longer. (At least one of them couldn't, anyway.) They did both play biopic bingo with the U.S. VS BILLIE HOLIDAY, a film which largely fails its talented star Andra Day, who also received a nomination. Plus thoughts on the Oscar-nominated docs MY OCTOPUS TEACHER and THE MOLE AGENT.

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    1:15 - "The United States vs Billie Holiday"

    18:35 - "Pieces of a Woman"

    Billie Holiday, "Everything I Have Is Yours"

    22:36 - Next Week / Notes

    34:14 - Filmspotting Madness: Final 4

    49:24 - "My Octopus Teacher," "The Mole Agent"

    1:14:15 - Outro

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    #818: Network (7 From '76) / Oscar Nominations / Laura ('40s Noir #3) Mar 19, 2021

    A primal scream from the post-Watergate American malaise, NETWORK is a movie entirely of its time that manages to speak directly to ours. Adam and Josh continue their 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with Sidney Lumet's Best Picture nominee, debating the effectiveness of Paddy Chayefksy's bracing, if occasionally overwritten, script and praising the extraordinary cast (which received five Oscar noms). Plus, Otto Preminger's LAURA, the third film in the '40s Noir Marathon; and Filmspotting Madness Elite 8 matchups.

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    1:31 - 7 From '76—Best Year Ever: "Network"

    "San Simeon Waltz" (from "Mank")

    49:43 - Oscar Nominations

    57:46 - Next Week / Notes / Giveaways

    1:11:55 - Filmspotting Madness, Elite 8

    1:28:46 - '40s Noir #3: "Laura"

    1:48:13 - Outro

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    #817: Top 5 Movie Meals / WandaVision / The Truffle Hunters Mar 12, 2021

    Inspired by the visually striking - and slyly funny - new documentary THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS, Adam and Josh consider the greatest meals they've ever seen on screen. Plus, Josh's thoughts on Marvel's recently-concluded WANDAVISION and the Sweet 16 round of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s.

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    1:22 - "The Truffle Hunters"

    7:23 - Top 5: Movie Meals

    37:47 - Josh reviews: "WandaVision"

    42:42 - Next Week / Notes

    52:12 - Filmspotting Madness Sweet 16

    1:10:27 - Top 5, cont.

    1:32:41 - Outro

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    #816: Taxi Driver (7 From '76) / This Gun for Hire ('40s Noir #2) Mar 05, 2021

    Set post-Vietnam in a Big Apple at its filthiest, Martin Scorsese's Best Picture-nominated TAXI DRIVER is very much of its time, but the film's troubled anti-hero, "God's lonely man" Travis Bickle, is a figure we've become all too used to—on social media, at political rallies, or storming the U.S. Capitol. Adam and Josh continue the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with a 45th-anniversary review. Plus, Rd. 2 of Filmspotting Madness and the second film in the '40s Noir Marathon, THIS GUN FOR HIRE starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake.

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    1:13 - 7 From '76—Best Year Ever: "Taxi Driver"

    Bernard Herrmann, "Thank God For The Rain"

    47:57 - Next Week / Notes

    55:53 - Filmspotting Madness, Rd. 2

    1:17:44 - '40s Noir Marathon: "This Gun for Hire"

    1:36:30 - Outro

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    #815: Top 5 Anthony Hopkins Performances / The Father / Madness Rd. 1 Feb 26, 2021

    A five-time Oscar nominee, Anthony Hopkins has played a Pope, a psychopath and the most loyal of butlers. He's also killed vampires, fought a bear and banished the God of Thunder from Asgard. In fact, there's little Hopkins hasn't done over his six decades of movie acting—and he's done it all with a rare combination of delicate subtlety and volcanic power. This week, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Hopkins Performances, along with a review of THE FATHER, which features another career-best turn from the actor. Plus, Rd. 1 of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:03 - Top 5: Anthony Hopkins Performances

    24:06 - Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre

    35:26 - Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s, Rd. 1

    58:18 - Review: "The Father"

    1:07:55 - Top 5, cont.

    1:37:02 - Outro

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    #814: The Silence of the Lambs (30th Ann.) / Madness Play-Ins Feb 19, 2021

    Based on Thomas Harris's grisly 1988 bestseller, Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was, on its February 1991 release, an immediate critical and box office success. It ran for eight months and went on to be nominated for seven Oscars, winning five—for Demme, Hopkins, Foster, screenwriter Ted Tally, and Best Picture. This week on the show, Adam and Josh dig into the technical sophistication - and the humanist touch - that Demme and company bring to the lurid material. Plus, Filmspotting Madness gets underway with the play-in round, and Josh recommends the new BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:20 - Sacred Cow: “The Silence of the Lambs” (30th Ann.)

    35:46 - Review: “Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar”

    40:08 - Next Week / Notes

    50:51 - Madness: Best of the ’80s (Play-Ins)

    1:19:04 - Outro

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    #813: Judas and the Black Messiah / The Letter ('40s Noir #1) Feb 12, 2021

    The new Fred Hampton biopic JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH gives as much time to the FBI informant (Lakeith Stanfield) who infiltrates his Black Panthers as it does to Hampton himself (Daniel Kaluuya). Adam and Josh debate the effectiveness of that decision, which recalls atypical biopics like “Amadeus,” “Hamilton” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Plus the first film in the six-part '40s Noir Marathon, William Wyler’s THE LETTER, with Bette Davis as a conniving murderer; and Josh anoints the new religious horror movie SAINT MAUD with a Golden Brick nomination.

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    1:06 - Review: "Judas and the Black Messiah"

    24:09 - Next Week

    29:48 - Brickspotting: "Saint Maud"

    33:55 - Giveaways / Notes

    40:46 - Massacre Theatre

    48:17 - '40s Noir #1: "The Letter"

    1:16:57 - Outro

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    #812: All The President's Men (7 From '76) / Malcolm & Marie Feb 05, 2021

    It doesn't take the investigative powers of a Woodward or Bernstein to pick up on the giddiness that Adam and Josh bring to their review of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, the first film in the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series. Long a favorite of both hosts - and an early entry in the Filmspotting Pantheon - they revel in the opportunity to praise the film's unmatched acting ensemble and exquisite, if subtle, craft. Their good mood carries over to their review of the divisive MALCOLM & MARIE (new to Netflix), a volatile, two-hander relationship drama starring Zendaya and John David Washington.


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    1:00 - 7 From '76—Best Year Ever: "All The President's Men"

    David Shire, "All The President's Men

    45:16 - Polls / Notes

    1:02:02 - Review: "Malcolm & Marie"

    1:23:32 - Outro

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    #811: 2021 Movie Preview Jan 29, 2021

    As goes Bond, so goes the rest of the movie year. With Bond 25 "No Time To Die" recently moving to October - along with several other high-profile spring '21 releases - the new movie year is getting off to a disappointing start. But with lots of holdovers from 2020 - "Dune"! "Maverick"! "Ghostbusters"! - and some very promising new titles on the horizon, it is, at the very least, an exciting year to contemplate. Adam and Josh preview 2021 with their Top 5 Movie Questions of the Year — and lay out current plans for this year's Marathons, Sacred Cows, Oeuvre-view and the '70s edition of the Best Movie Year Ever series.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:12 - 2021 Preview

    Lin-Manuel Miranda, “In The Heights”

    31:17 - 2021 Show Plans

    47:30 - Next Week / Notes

    52:33 - Massacre Theatre

    59:15 - 2021 Preview, cont.

    1:18:04 - Outro

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    #810: Best Scenes of 2020 / Golden Brick Award Jan 22, 2021

    It goes without saying that the best movies also have their share of great movie moments, so this year’s Wrap Party allows Adam and Josh to share more thoughts about some of their favorite 2020 films. But it also gives them a chance to celebrate memorable moments in movies that didn’t crack their Top 10s - like “Promising Young Woman,” “Da 5 Bloods,” “On The Rocks” and “Borat Subsequent Movie Film.” Plus the winner of the 2020 Golden Brick Award. Welcome to the party. “Silly Games” sing-a-long at midnight.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:08 - Opening Scenes / Funniest Scenes / Moving Moments

    Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou, “Mother’s Love”

    48:12 - 2020 Golden Brick Award

    59:01 - Brickspotting: “Identifying Features”

    1:02:39 - Next Week / Poll / Notes

    1:08:02 - Music Moments / Scenes of the Year

    1:37:10 - Outro

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    #809: News of the World / Wonder Woman 1984 Jan 15, 2021

    For the first proper show of the new year, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips joins Josh for reviews of a couple of late-2020 releases: the Tom Hanks western NEWS OF THE WORLD and Patty Jenkins' WONDER WOMAN 1984. While Josh and Michael agree that neither film quite fulfills its potential, they both prove to be great fodder for debate.

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    1:27 - Review: "News of the World"

    34:28 - Next Week/Notes

    44:01 - Review: "Wonder Woman 1984"

    54:40 - Outro

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    #808: (Pt. 2) Top 10 Films of 2020 Jan 01, 2021

    Any other year that gave us new films from Kelly Reichardt and David Fincher, Sofia Coppola and Charlie Kaufman, two from Spike Lee and five from Steve McQueen, would have been considered a great one. Alas, 2020 will forever be remembered as The Worst Year Ever—that also happened to be a great year for some of our best filmmakers. The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson from Polygon and The Next Picture Show podcast re-join Adam and Josh for the second half of their conversation about the Top 10 films of the year, including their consensus pick for the best film (or films?) of 2020.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:13 - Top 10 of 2020, Pt. 2

    Janet Kay, "Silly Games"

    51:05 - Top 10 of 2020, Pt. 2, cont.

    2:17:58 - Outro

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    #807: (Pt. 1) Top 10 Films of 2020 Dec 25, 2020

    True to the year that kept us apart, the Filmspotting Top 10 roundtable did not meet in its usual configuration in 2020. However, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips and Next Picture Show's Tasha Robinson do make an appearance sharing their 10-6 picks before Zoom-ing into the ether with promises to return next week offering their #1 picks. In a part one heavy on docs, Adam and Josh also make room for films from veteran filmmakers such as Charlie Kaufman and David Fincher, as well as newcomers Kitty Green and Radha Blank. Plus, the finalists for this year's Golden Brick Award.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:09 - Top 10 of 2020, Pt. 1

    Branford Marsalis, "Levee's Song"

    1:06:08 - Golden Brick Finalists / Notes

    1:11:21 - Top 10 of 2020, Pt. 1, cont.

    1:33:47 - Outro

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    #806: Best Performances (and More) of 2020 Dec 18, 2020

    With the deadline looming for Adam and Josh to submit their ballots for the 2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, they turned their homework into this week's show, sharing their favorite performances of the year - including Carrie Coon's delicious turn in Sean Durkin's "The Nest" and the final film performance from Chadwick Boseman ("Ma Rainey's Black Bottom") - along with picks for best editing, cinematography and more.

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    1:14 - Best Supp. / Editing / Cinematography

    47:45 - Next Week/Notes

    1:00:16 - Massacre Theatre

    1:09:41 - Best Leads / Breakthrough Directors and Performers

    1:41:30 - Outro

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    #805: Top 5 Frances McDormand Performances / Nomadland Dec 11, 2020

    No two Frances McDormand performances are alike, but they're all rooted in the actor's no-nonsense directness and fierce intelligence. From scene-stealing supporting turns to Oscar-winning lead performances, McDormand has been doing memorable - and frequently iconic - work since the '80s. With her latest performance - in Chloé Zhao's ("The Rider") soon to be released NOMADLAND - earning her yet more acclaim, Adam and Josh devote this week's show to a career-spanning consideration with their Top 5 McDormand Performances.

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    1:05 - Top 5: Frances McDormand Performances

    31:41 - Next Week / Polls / Notes

    53:50 - "Nomadland"

    1:02:40 - Top 5, cont.

    1:19:38 - Outro

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    #804: Mank / Ma Rainey's Black Bottom / Sound of Metal Dec 04, 2020

    David Fincher's big-screen exploration of Hollywood's "Golden Age" will, unfortunately, be a small-screen experience for most (it comes to Netflix this weekend), but Adam and Josh agree that MANK, his biopic about "Citizen Kane" scribe Herman Mankiewicz, still offers lots of pleasures, including Oldman's title performance and a stacked supporting cast. Another top-notch ensemble can be found in George C. Wolfe's adaptation of August Wilson's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, with an electrifying final performance from the late Chadwick Boseman alongside the always reliable Viola Davis. Adam also throws the new SOUND OF METAL into the mix for Golden Brick consideration.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:15 - Review: "Mank"

    24:57 - Fincher Ranked / Top 5 Performances

    30:03 - Golden Brickspotting: "Sound of Metal"

    34:42 - Next Week / Notes

    47:58 - Massacre Theatre

    54:02 - Review: "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"

    1:14:49 - Outro

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    #803: 2020 Golden Brick Nominees / The Nest Nov 27, 2020

    Previous winners of the Filmspotting Golden Brick Award - Sean Baker's "Tangerine," Bing Liu's "Minding the Gap," Anna Rose Holmer's "The Fits" - didn't just tell compelling stories; they told stories in vivid and surprising ways. It's what Adam and Josh have come to look for in a Brick nominee and it's a quality that all eleven of this year's nominees display—in ways as various as their styles and genres: a time-bending documentary, a retro sci-fi flick, a pair of intricately directed and timely dramas, a Coen Brothers-style thriller, a little of the old ultra-violence - and more. Plus, Adam and Josh revisit their review of Sean Durkin's THE NEST, which is available to rent on digital after playing in limited release.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:17 - 2020 Golden Brick Nominees

    Michigander, "Let Down"

    47:12 - Next Week/Notes

    56:51 - Polls ('80s Directing Debuts, Christmas Movie Death Match)

    1:06:51 - Review: "The Nest"

    1:34:07 - Outro

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    #802: Stranger Than Paradise / Wolfwalkers / 8 From '84 Awards Nov 20, 2020

    This year's 8 From '84 series - the sequel to last year's 9 From '99 - gave Adam and Josh a chance to revisit some nostalgic favorites ("Ghostbusters," "This is Spinal Tap," "Beverly Hills Cop"), fill in some blind spots (Leone's "Once Upon a Time in America," Coppola's "The Cotton Club") and complete a director's filmography (David Lynch's "Dune," check). This week, they wrap up the series with the film that launched the career of indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, STRANGER THAN PARADISE, and share their picks for the best performances, scenes and surprises from the 13-film series. Josh also recommends the latest from Cartoon Saloon and director Tomm Moore, WOLFWALKERS.

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    1:20 - 8 From '84: "Stranger Than Paradise"

    Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put A Spell On You"

    29:34 - Josh recommends "Wolfwalkers"

    32:50 - Next Week/Notes

    44:05 - Massacre Theatre

    51:09 - 8 From '84 Awards

    1:36:24 - Outro

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    #801: Dune (8 From '84) / Twin Peaks Pilot (30th Anniv.) Nov 13, 2020

    David Lynch's '84 adaptation of Frank Herbert's DUNE ended the director's flirtation with mainstream Hollywood, but it remains a singular - and still Lynchian - vision. (And oh so spice-y.) Six years later, Lynch achieved cult legend status with the massively popular network TV series TWIN PEAKS. The movie-length pilot episode celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.

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    1:23 - 8 From '84: "Dune"

    Angelo Badalamenti, "Falling" (feat. Julee Cruise)

    34:05 - Next Week/New Poll ('80s Directing Debuts)

    40:40 - Notes/Poll Results (Movie failures you defend)

    53:18 - Review: "Twin Peaks Pilot"

    1:19:41 - Outro

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    #800: Fall Movie Preview / Daughters of the Dust (Overlooked Auteurs) Nov 06, 2020

    The remaining months of the year won't have the same volume of buzzy festival pictures, star-studded Oscar bait or holiday blockbusters, but that doesn't mean there isn't lots to look forward to—if you know where to look. This week, Adam and Josh have their Top 5 Questions About the Fall(ish) Movie Season. Plus, the final film in the Overlooked Auteurs Marathon, Julie Dash's DAUGHTERS OF THE DUST, along with the Marathon-ending awards.

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    1:13 - Fall Movie Preview

    Andrew Bird, "Alabaster"

    45:03 - Next Week/Notes

    50:55 - R.I.P. Sean Connery

    1:03:50 - Massacre Theatre

    1:10:57 - Overlooked Auteurs #6: "Daughters of the Dust"

    1:31:00 - Overlooked Auteurs Awards ("The Burnt Potatoes")

    1:51:17 - Outro / Outtake

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    #799: Top 5 High-Concept Horror / Bad Hair / The Wolf Of Snow Hollow Oct 30, 2020

    Justin Simien, director of 2014's "Dear White People," has followed up that campus-set comedy with another, much bloodier, satire: BAD HAIR (currently streaming on Hulu). The film - about image and ambition in late '80s L.A. - features a homicidal weave with a mind of its own, making it a great example of a high-concept plot. Josh shares his Top 5 High Concept-Horror Movies and Adam - going high-concept himself - shares the five high-concept horror movies he most wants to see. Listeners come to his rescue. Plus Vampire v Zombie poll results and Adam recommends the Halloween-friendly THE WOLF OF SNOW HOLLOW.

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    1:08 - Review: "Bad Hair"

    15:59 - Top 5: High-Concept Horror

    PUP, "Bloody Mary, Kate and Ashley"

    40:50 - New Poll ("Movie Failures You Champion")

    47:58 - Next week / Notes

    56:36 - Poll results (Vampires v Zombies)

    1:00:13 - AK recommends "The Wolf of Snow Hollow"

    1:04:55 - Top 5: High-Concept Horror, cont.

    1:24:04 - Outro

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    #798: On the Rocks / Borat 2 / Seven Beauties (Overlooked Auteurs) Oct 23, 2020

    Is there such a thing as too much Bill Murray? Seems like heresy to suggest such a thing, but it's a question Josh dares to ask during the review of Sofia Coppola's latest, ON THE ROCKS—a film Adam sees as a spiritual sequel to her Oscar-nominated breakout film, "Lost in Translation." Along with that, thoughts on the new BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM and the Sundance-winning doc TIME; plus, a split take on Lina Wertmüller's provocative 1975 film SEVEN BEAUTIES, part of the Overlooked Auteurs Marathon.

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    1:14 - Review: "On the Rocks"

    Wilder Embry, "Over It"

    23:01 - Reviews: "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm," "Time"

    35:26 - Next Week/Notes

    45:49 - Massacre Theatre

    52:44 - Overlooked Auteurs #5: "Seven Beauties"

    1:15:26 - Outro/Outtake

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    #797: American Utopia / Trial of the Chicago 7 / Chicago Film Fest Preview Oct 16, 2020

    With the pandemic forcing this year's Chicago International Film Festival (Oct. 14-25) to go almost all virtual, Adam and Josh's CIFF Preview will be a helpful guide to the fest wherever you happen to be. (More details about the fest lineup and how to purchase tickets here.) Also this week, reviews of David Byrne's AMERICAN UTOPIA, Aaron Sorkin's THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 and Cooper Raiff's SHITHOUSE. Plus, Josh watched HUBIE HALLOWEEN so you don't have to.

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    1:30 - Top 5: Chicago Film Fest Must-Sees

    David Byrne, "Once in a Lifetime" ("American Utopia")

    31:51 - Josh on "Hubie Halloween"

    36:13 - Polls / Notes

    50:05 - Reviews: "American Utopia" / "Chicago 7" / "Shithouse"

    1:26:36 - Outro

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    #796: Top 5 Mozart Moments in Movies / Amadeus (8 From '84) Oct 09, 2020

    You need music that's transcendent, soaring, or touched by God? Mozart is your man. This week, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Mozart Movie Moments, featuring memorable deployments of the composer's music in films directed by Terrence Malick, Barry Jenkins, Ridley Scott and others. Plus, an 8 From '84 review of the Best Picture-winning AMADEUS, and Massacre Theatre goes to the opera house.

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    1:12 - Top 5: Mozart Movie Moments

    Andrew Wilkowske, "Deh, vieni alla finestra" ("Don Giovanni")

    53:56 - Next Week/Notes

    1:03:15 - Massacre Theatre

    1:13:57 - 8 From '84: "Amadeus"

    1:43:43 - Outro

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    #795: Dick Johnson Is Dead / Wanda (Overlooked Auteurs #4) Oct 02, 2020

    When veteran documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson transitioned to directing with 2016's "Cameraperson," which was assembled from hundreds of hours of b-roll footage Johnson had shot over the years, it was unclear what a follow-up from her would look like. What we got - the new DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD - is a project both harrowing and whimsical: Johnson inviting her beloved father, showing early signs of dementia and failing health, to stage (and re-stage) his own death. Adam and Josh agree that the film is "a miracle." Also something of a miracle is Barbara Loden's first - and only - film, the verité-style WANDA from 1970, the next film in the Overlooked Auteurs Marathon.

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    1:07 - Review: "Dick Johnson is Dead"

    Tim Heidecker, "Fear of Death"

    27:21 - Next Week/Notes

    37:30 - Polls

    45:32 - Overlooked Auteurs #4: "Wanda"

    1:08:24 - Outro

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    #794: Top 5 Landscapes as Characters w/Gregory Crewdson / Kajillionaire Sep 25, 2020

    Gregory Crewdson's large-scale, cinematic photos have been compared to the work of filmmakers such as Alfred Hitchcock and David Lynch. His latest exhibition - "An Eclipse of Moths" - is currently on display in L.A. Inspired by Crewdson's work, Adam and Josh - along with Crewdson himself - share their Top 5 Landscapes as Characters. Plus, thoughts on Miranda July's latest, KAJILLIONAIRE.

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    1:16 - Top 5: Landscapes as Characters

    The Flaming Lips, "At the Movies on Quaaludes"

    51:08 - Review: "Kajillionaire"

    1:01:35 - Next week / Notes

    1:16:03 - Massacre Theatre

    1:25:37 - Top 5 cont.

    1:54:24 - Outro

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    #793: The Nest / Antebellum / Jeanne Dielman (Overlooked Auteurs #3) Sep 18, 2020

    When the tense marriage drama THE NEST debuted earlier this year at Sundance, there was understandable excitement about the return of director Sean Durkin, who hadn't directed a feature since 2011's "Martha Marcy May Marlene" (a Filmspotting Golden Brick nominee). Durkin doesn't disappoint in his return, giving his movie a pervasive sense of unsettling dread—but the real fireworks belong to stars Carrie Coon and Jude Law. In addition to that review, Josh recommends the divisive new horror thriller ANTEBELLUM starring Janelle Monae, and Adam shares thoughts on the not entirely successful THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, directed by the very talented Antonio Campos and starring Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson. Plus, the Overlooked Auteurs Marathon continues with Chantal Akerman's JEANNE DIELMAN, which Adam and Josh both found more than deserving of its masterpiece status.

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    1:08 - Review: "The Nest"

    Noga Erez, "You So Done"

    30:52 - Josh on "Antebellum"

    35:01 - Adam on "Devil All the Time"

    38:37 - Next Week / Notes

    51:24 - Polls

    1:01:13 - Overlooked Auteurs #3: "Jeanne Dielman"

    1:25:15 - "Jeanne Dielman" Spoilers

    1:34:34 - Outro

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    #792: Top 5 Ennio Morricone Scores / Once Upon a Time in America (8 From '84) Sep 11, 2020

    When Ennio Morricone passed away back in July at 91, Adam and Josh were quick to commit to a Top 5 Scores from the master film composer. From his early iconic work on Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns to Oscar-nominated collaborations with Terrence Malick, Brian De Palma and Quentin Tarantino, Morricone's best work reflects the astonishing breadth - and wild inventiveness - of his talent. Adam and Josh pair their Morricone Top 5 with 1984's ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, Leone's epic gangster tale—the director's final collaboration with Morricone, and final film.

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    1:12 - Top 5: Morricone Scores

    Ennio Morricone, "Ninna Nanna Per Adulteri"

    50:25 - Next Week/Notes

    1:08:10 - Massacre Theatre

    1:15:51 - 8 From '84: "Once Upon a Time in America"

    1:55:04 - Outro

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    #791: Tenet / I'm Thinking of Ending Things / Feels Good Man Sep 04, 2020

    Christopher Nolan's TENET. The film that inspired our recent Nolan Oeuvre-view - the film that the entire movie theater industry has been resting its hopes on - was bound to disappoint some. Unfortunately, some of those disappointed moviegoers include Adam and Josh, who both found Nolan's film to be more style than substance. But there is considerable style, and its clever, if perplexing, time inversion plot offers a fascinating counter-point to Nolan's breakthrough "Memento." They also get a mental workout from Charlie Kaufman's latest, I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS, which hit Netflix this weekend. Rising star Jessie Buckley is a young woman whose identity comes into question when she takes a road trip with her boyfriend to visit his parents. Plus, Adam recommends the new BILL & TED sequel and the new doc FEELS GOOD MAN.

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    1:18 - R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman

    6:54 - Review: "Tenet"

    Dehd, "Desire"

    36:48 - AK recommends: "Bill & Ted Face the Music," "Feels Good Man"

    47:56 - Notes

    58:00 - Polls: Kaufman Movie Performances, Long Movies

    1:03:16 - Review: "I'm Thinking of Ending Things"

    1:21:24 - "Ending Things" Spoilers

    1:29:59 - Outro

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    #790: Personal History of David Copperfield / Daisies (Overlooked Auteurs #2) Aug 28, 2020

    Adam and Josh have no disagreement about the charismatic powers of THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD star Dev Patel—but they do butt heads over the effectiveness of director Armando Iannucci's farcical and fast-paced take on the Dickens novel. That review, plus the second film in the Overlooked Auteurs Marathon: Czech New Wave pioneer Vera Chytilová's DAISIES, which has Adam and Josh competing to find the perfect way to describe the irreverent antics of the film's Marie I and II (Groucho Marx, Bugs Bunny or... Harley Quinn?)

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    1:11 - Review: "Personal History Of David Copperfield"

    Justin Townes Earle, "Give Me Some Money"

    28:00 - Next Week/Notes

    37:37 - Massacre Theatre

    44:06 - Overlooked Auteurs #2: "Daisies"

    1:02:01 - Outro

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    #789: Barbara Kopple / Ida Lupino + Maya Deren (Overlooked Auteurs #1) Aug 21, 2020

    "That's what I love doing more than anything: really getting to know people and let them tell their story." That's legendary documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple from her interview with Adam on this week's show. Kopple's latest doc - DESERT ONE - opens in limited release this weekend. Kopple talks about how she came to make a film about the failed 1980 mission to rescue American hostages in Iran—and humors Adam by letting him ask her questions about one of his favorite docs, 1977 Oscar-winner "Harlan County, USA." Plus, Kopple plays along with The Filmspotting 5. Also on the show: Adam and Josh kick off their Overlooked Auteurs Marathon with films from Ida Lupino and experimental director Maya Deren.

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    0:56 - Interview: Barbara Kopple ("Desert One")

    Land of Talk, "Footnotes"

    27:56 - Next Week/Notes

    45:20 - Polls: August Releases, Charlie Kaufman

    51:24 - Overlooked Auteurs #1: "Meshes of the Afternoon" / "At Land" / "Ritual in Transfigured Time" + "The Hitch-Hiker"

    1:26:31 - Outro

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    #788: She Dies Tomorrow / Boys State Aug 14, 2020

    While the world waits for the release of blockbusters like "Tenet" and "Mulan," smaller films continue to appear on the regular and on a variety of platforms. This week, Adam and Josh recommend a few of them: Amy Seimetz's SHE DIES TOMORROW, Beyoncé's BLACK IS KING, Kris Rey's I USED TO GO HERE and the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winner BOYS STATE.

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    1:05 - Review: "She Dies Tomorrow"

    29:22 - "She Dies Tomorrow" Spoilers

    Beyoncé, "BLACK PARADE"

    37:48 - Next Week/Notes

    49:33 - Massacre Theatre

    57:25 - "I Used To Go Here," "Boys State," "Black Is King"

    1:15:30 - Outro

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    #787: Dunkirk (Nolan #8) / Nolan Awards Jul 31, 2020

    Back in 2017, Christopher Nolan's DUNKIRK made both Adam and Josh's Top 10 of the year. (It was Josh's #1.) For this revisit - the final film in their Nolan "Oeuvre-view" - they praise the film's masterful technique and the way it offers a distillation of the director's obsessions—with time, professionalism, guilt and redemption. Plus, their Nolan Awards - "The Polaroids" - with Adam and Josh naming their favorite performances, scenes and 'Nolan moments' from the retrospective including their final rankings of Nolan's filmography. (edited)

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    1:14 - Nolan #8: "Dunkirk"

    Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, "Dreamsicle"

    41:25 - Next Week/Notes / Poll

    50:01 - Nolan "Oeuvre-view" Awards

    1:33:14 - Outro

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    #786: Kelly Reichardt / First Cow Jul 24, 2020

    Kelly Reichardt's FIRST COW opened in limited release in March—and less than two weeks later the COVID-19 pandemic shut theaters down. The film, which Adam and Josh both named the #1 movie of the year back in June, finally arrived on demand earlier this month. In their conversation with Reichardt, Adam and Josh ask the director about her relationship with nature (she's "not a camper") and about her choice to shoot in a 4:3 aspect ratio ("the most flattering ratio for closeups").

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    1:08 - Interview: Kelly Reichardt

    Angelica Garcia, "It Don't Hinder Me"

    24:01 - Next Week/Notes

    27:30 - Massacre Theatre

    32:38 - Review: "First Cow" (from March 2020)

    58:54 - Outro

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    #785: Interstellar (Nolan #7) / Palm Springs / Relic Jul 17, 2020

    In Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR, Matthew McConaughey's Cooper battles the forces of quantum physics (and regular old physics) to save humanity. In the new existential romantic comedy PALM SPRINGS, Andy Samberg and Chritin Milioti have to navigate some quantum physics themselves (the Groundhog Day variety)—to save themselves and find some meaning in existence. Reviews of both films, plus Josh's recommendation of the new horror film RELIC.

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    1:07 - Nolan #7: "Interstellar"

    The Beths, "Don't Go Away"

    44:53 - Polls

    53:58 - Notes

    59:44 - Josh recommends "Relic"

    1:04:13 - Review: "Palm Springs"

    1:18:55 - Outro

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    #784: Hamilton / The Old Guard / The Cotton Club (8 From '84) Jul 10, 2020

    The biggest movie event of the summer isn't even a movie, but the debut - 18 months ahead of schedule - of Broadway phenomenon HAMILTON on Disney+. This week, Adam and Josh - both of whom saw the production on stage - talk about the groundbreaking musical's transition to the small screen. Plus, Adam recommends the new-to-Netflix THE OLD GUARD from director Gina Prince-Bythewood and an 8 From '84 review of Francis Ford Coppola's THE COTTON CLUB.

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    1:02 - Review: "Hamilton"

    28:59 - Adam recommends: "The Old Guard"

    Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, "Drop Me Off In Harlem"

    35:46 - Next Week/Notes

    44:40 - Massacre Theatre

    51:02 - 8 From '84: "The Cotton Club Encore"

    1:19:12 - Outro

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    #783: Top 5 Films of 2020 (So Far) / Inception (Nolan #6) Jul 03, 2020

    It's been an unusual year for movies – and for everything else – but there was great stuff to see if you knew where to look. This week, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Films of 2020 (So Far), along with a 10th anniversary, split-take revisit of INCEPTION, the sixth film in the Christopher Nolan "Oeuvre-view." ("Adam, I love you," says Josh at one point, "but you have no idea what you're talking about.")

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    1:04 - Top 5 Films of 2020 So Far

    Phoebe Bridgers, "ICU"

    47:35 - Listener Feedback (Jaws, Spielberg's Best Decade)

    1:03:34 - Next Week / Notes

    1:21:04 - Nolan #6: "Inception" (10th Anniversary)

    2:01:52 - Outro

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    #782: Jaws (45th Anniversary) / Power Ranking Spielberg Jun 19, 2020

    A blowhard anti-science mayor ignoring the threat of a murderous invisible menace because it threatens the economy? What could JAWS possibly have to offer us 45 years later? Adam and Josh give the Spielberg classic the Sacred Cow treatment. And they consider the director's nearly half-century of movie-making by Power Ranking the five decades of Spielberg's output.

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    1:04 - Review: "Jaws" at 45

    Wyatt Waddell, "Fight"

    41:29 - AK on "The King of Staten Island"

    46:29 - Next Week / Notes

    1:05:08 - Top 5: Power Ranking Spielberg

    1:40:42 - Outro

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    Introducing Truth vs Hollywood Jun 12, 2020

    Introducing the newest Audioboom original podcast, Truth vs Hollywood. Join Film lovers David Chen and Joanna Robinson as they do a deep dive into well known films and discuss how similar they are to the actual story.

    Truth vs Hollywood premieres 6/12. Subscribe to Truth vs Hollywood on Apple Podcasts.

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    #781: Da 5 Bloods / Top 5 Spike Lee Shots Jun 12, 2020

    While it's true that there's never a bad time for a new Spike Lee Joint, right now just happens to be an especially good time to be getting a new film from a master director who has spent the last three-and-a-half decades challenging us to consider the ways that racism defines American life. New to Netflix this weekend, Lee's DA 5 BLOODS doesn't disappoint. Adam and Josh debate the effectiveness of a key performance, and some of Lee's - always bold - aesthetic choices, but they agree that it's one of the year's essential films. Plus, a revisit of 2018's Top 5 Spike Lee Shots.

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    1:04 - Review: "Da 5 Bloods"

    Marvin Gaye, "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"

    32:47 - Poll Results: Spike's Best

    39:02 - Notes

    47:11 - Massacre Theatre

    54:51 - Top 5: Spike Lee Shots

    1:41:14 - Outro

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    #780: Top 5 Movies That Educated Us About Racism Jun 05, 2020

    When a Minneapolis police officer killed unarmed black man George Floyd last week, protests broke out across the U.S. On this week's show, Adam and Josh – and Filmspotting listeners – reflect on how the movies helped them come to terms with the ways that racism shapes American life.

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    1:12 - Top 5: Movies That Educated Us About Racism

    John Boyega, "We are a physical representation of our support for George Floyd"

    34:57 - Next Week/Notes

    44:03 - Top 5, cont.

    1:08:46 - Outro

    LINKS

    -Poet Ross Gay reads "A Small Needful Fact"

    -How to Support the Struggle Against Police Brutality

    -Campaign Zero

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    #779: The Prestige (Nolan #5) / Vast of Night / Painter and the Thief May 29, 2020

    Made between "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," Christopher Nolan's THE PRESTIGE was only a modest success back in 2006, but the twisty feuding magicians drama is, for some, one of the director's very best. In their spoiler-filled review, Adam and Josh agree that, if it's not his best, it's arguably the most Nolan movie. Plus, "Brickspotting" recommendations for the new VAST OF NIGHT and THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF.

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    1:06 - Nolan "Oeuvre-view" #5: "The Prestige"

    Melenas, "3 segundos"

    46:44 - Next Week/Notes

    55:14 - Massacre Theatre

    1:04:46 - Reviews: "The Vast of Night" "The Painter and the Thief"

    1:20:30 - Outro / Outtake

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    #778: Top 5 Trip Series Scenes / Trip to Greece May 22, 2020

    With Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon taking their fourth and final trip abroad with the new TRIP TO GREECE, Adam and Josh consider the series' most memorable reflections on mortality, family obligations, career insecurity—oh yeah, and all those hilarious impressions. Plus, thoughts on the late Lynn Shelton.

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    1:02 - Top 5: Trip Series Scenes

    Brett Shady, "Let Your Burden Be"

    26:37 - RIP Lynn Shelton

    36:01 - Next Week / Notes

    43:46 - Polls

    58:00 - Review: "The Trip to Greece"

    1:06:33 - Trip Series Scenes, cont.

    1:30:46 - Outro / Outtake

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    #777: The Dark Knight Trilogy (Nolan #4) May 15, 2020

    After scoring $2B and change at the box office and near-universal praise from audiences and critics, the only black mark on Christopher Nolan's DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY is its dubious influence on the superhero movies that followed in its wake. For the fourth installment of the Nolan "Oeuvre-view," Adam and Josh revisit the trilogy, starting with a 15th anniversary consideration of "Batman Begins." Plus, Massacre Theatre and a new Golden Brick nominee: Lara Gallagher's "Clementine."

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    1:11 - "Batman Begins"

    The Jam, "Batman Theme"

    30:34 - JL recommends "Clementine"

    34:01 - Next Week/Notes

    42:10 - Massacre Theatre

    49:06 - "The Dark Knight" / "Dark Knight Rises"

    1:30:18 - Outro

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    #776: Ghostbusters v Gremlins (8 From '84) / Bette Davis #4 - Now, Voyager May 08, 2020

    Back in '84, GHOSTBUSTERS was a bigger hit than GREMLINS (#2 and #4 at the box office, respectively), and it's got the more memorable cast—and quotes ("dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria!"); but is it the more interesting film? Adam and Josh agree that Joe Dante's darkly funny creature feature works as a clever satire of consumerism and American exceptionalism, disagreeing only over the movie's aesthetic, which Adam at one point refers to as "rinky dink." (Josh is having none of it.) And the Bette Davis Marathon comes to a conclusion with 1942's NOW, VOYAGER, starring Davis as a deeply repressed Boston woman with serious mommy issues ("Psycho" meets "She's All That" according to Adam). Plus, "The Peepers," the Davis Marathon Awards.

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    1:11 - 8 From '84: "Ghostbusters" v "Gremlins"

    Ray Parker, Jr., "Ghostbusters"

    55:48 - Next Week/Notes/Poll

    1:07:33 - Davis #4: "Now, Voyager" / Davis Awards

    1:47:56 - Outro

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    #775: Top 5 Moviegoing Experiences May 01, 2020

    With movie theaters shuttered and many of us housebound, Adam and Josh look back over a lifetime of going to the movies with their Top 5 Moviegoing Experiences—from big screen introductions to Han and Indy to formative encounters with the works of Spike Lee, Tarantino and the Coen Brothers. Listeners, too, contribute their own favorite moviegoing memories.

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    1:00 - Top 5: Moviegoing Experiences

    The Drifters, "Saturday Night at the Movies"

    46:17 - Next Week/Notes

    52:34 - Massacre Theatre

    1:00:34 - Top 5: Moviegoing Experiences, cont.

    1:27:08 - Outro

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    #774: Nolan #3 - Insomnia / Blow the Man Down / True History of the Kelly Gang Apr 24, 2020

    Expectations were high back in 2002 for Christopher Nolan's INSOMNIA, the follow-up to his mind-bending breakthrough "Memento." But despite solid reviews and decent box office, the film has been largely forgotten by Nolan fans—including Adam and Josh. They revisit the director's third feature this week as part of their Nolan Oeuvre-view, finding a film with lots of familiar Nolan touches—and a somewhat divisive lead performance by Al Pacino.

    Plus, reviews of three new films: Justin Kurzel's TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG, Tayarisha Poe's SELAH AND THE SPADES, and Danielle Krudy & Bridget Savage Cole's BLOW THE MAN DOWN—one of which gets both Adam and Josh's blessing as a 2020 Golden Brick candidate.

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    1:06 - Reviews: "Kelly Gang," "Selah and the Spades," "Blow the Man Down"

    Disq, "Daily Routine"

    26:28 - Next Week/Notes

    50:20 - Nolan Oeuvre-view #3: "Insomnia"

    1:18:54 - Outro

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    #773: Top 5 Things We're Streaming During Quarantine / Bette Davis #3 - Dark Victory Apr 17, 2020

    With Adam and Josh cooped up at home and spending lots (and lots) of quality time with their families in front of the tv, this week's Top 5 is devoted to highlights from their Adventures in Streaming. Plus the third film in their Bette Davis Marathon, 1939's DARK VICTORY.

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    1:09 - Top 5: Things We're Streaming During Quarantine

    "Give Me Time For Tenderness" (from "Dark Victory")

    57:15 - Next Week/Notes

    1:09:01 - Massacre Theatre

    1:11:35 - Bette Davis Marathon #3: "Dark Victory"

    1:31:07 - Outro

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    #772: Never Rarely Sometimes Always / Nolan #2 - Memento / Madness Champion Apr 10, 2020

    Eliza Hittman's second feature, "Beach Rats," got the director some attention in 2017, but her latest - NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS - came out of Sundance this year as one of the fest's most celebrated titles. In their review, Adam and Josh talk about the movie's patience and attention to detail along with the subtle brilliance of star Sidney Flanigan's performance. Christopher Nolan's breakout film was also a Sundance hit. 2001's MEMENTO, the director's second feature, went on to become a box office success and an Oscar nominee. Continuing their Nolan "Oeuvre-view," Adam and Josh revisit the film that put the director on the map and find it just as surprising and astonishing as they did almost 20 years ago. Plus, the winner of this year's Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 2010s.

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    1:33 - Review: "Never Rarely Sometimes Always"

    Waxahatchee, "Can't Do Much"

    30:40 - Next Week / Notes

    35:22 - Filmspotting Madness: Champion

    50:31 - Patreon / New Poll

    1:02:12 - Nolan "Oeuvre-view" #2: "Memento"

    1:41:21 - Outro

    1:42:57 - "Never Rarely..." Spoilers

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    #771: Nolan #1 - Following / Bette Davis #2 - Jezebel / Madness Finals Apr 03, 2020

    Christopher Nolan’s films are events—smart, ambitious and original. But before he made "Interstellar," "Dunkirk" or his "Dark Knight" trilogy—even before "Memento"—Nolan made the 70-minute indie thriller FOLLOWING. This week, Adam and Josh start their Nolan "Oeuvre-view" with Nolan's '99 debut, which gives tantalizing clues of the director he'll become and the stories he'll go on to tell. Bette Davis won a much-deserved Oscar for her performance in 1938's JEZEBEL. The William Wyler-directed drama set in ante-bellum New Orleans is the second film in our Davis Marathon. Plus, Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 2010s comes down to the final two.


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    1:07 - Nolan "Oeuvre-view" #1: "Following"

    Ernie Hendrickson, "Dystopian Dreams"

    32:39 - Next Week/Notes

    35:08 - Filmspotting Madness Finals

    55:37 - Bette Davis #2: "Jezebel"

    1:31:10 - Outro

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    #770: Purple Rain - Spinal Tap - Stop Making Sense (8 From '84) / Madness Final 4 Mar 27, 2020

    PURPLE RAIN was one of the highest-grossing films of 1984, but Prince's semi-autobiographical screen debut hasn't aged as well as its music has. The opposite is true of THIS IS SPINAL TAP and STOP MAKING SENSE, which were only modestly successful at the time of their release but have become two of the most celebrated rock films of all time. Adam and Josh continue their 8 From '84 series with a look at the rock trio—plus Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 2010s gets down to the Final 4.

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    1:12 - Filmspotting Madness Final 4

    20:25 - 8 From '84: "Stop Making Sense" "This Is Spinal Tap"

    Prince, "Purple Rain"

    40:28 - Next Week/Notes

    43:46 - 8 From '84: "Purple Rain"

    1:13:14 - Outro

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    #769: 1930s Starter Pack / Bette Davis #1 - Of Human Bondage / Madness Elite 8 Mar 20, 2020

    Chaplin, Cagney, Garbo and Grant all make Adam and Josh's 1930s "Starter Pack," 10 films to introduce you – or get you better acquainted with – arguably the greatest movie decade. Plus, the first film in our four-film Bette Davis Marathon, 1934's OF HUMAN BONDAGE, and the Elite 8 of Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 2010s.

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    1:04 - Top 5: 1930s Starter Pack

    Fred Astaire, "Cheek to Cheek"

    43:40 - Notes

    52:28 - Filmspotting Madness Elite 8

    1:06:51 - Bette Davis Marathon #1: "Of Human Bondage"

    1:26:33 - Outro / Outtake

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    The Process: Guillaume Rocheron (1917) Mar 18, 2020

    This episode is presented by the Academy Award-Winning film 1917. Available now on Digital streaming and on Blu-ray and DVD March 24th.

    Sam Mendes' acclaimed WWI film was a hugely ambitious undertaking for all involved, including Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Guillaume Rocheron ("Ad Astra," "Life of Pi"). In this edition of Filmspotting: The Process, Rocheron describes the unique challenges that the film's "single-shot" approach created, and how his VFX team collaborated with Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins to bring some of the film's most memorable scenes to life.

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    #768: First Cow / Onward / Madness Sweet 16 Mar 13, 2020

    With FIRST COW, Kelly Reichardt returns to the 19th century Oregon Territory of her most acclaimed film, "Meek's Cutoff." An early film of the year candidate, Adam and Josh praise Reichardt's parable about capitalism and self-invention for its detail, its performances and its mouth-watering "oily cakes."

    Plus: where Pixar's ONWARD lands in a ranking of the studio's features; Filmspotting Madness continues with a (Coen-less) Sweet 16; and the next Filmspotting Marathon is announced.

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    0:59 - Review: "First Cow"

    U.S. Girls, "4 American Dollars"

    30:15 - Next Week/Notes

    42:00 - Filmspotting Madness, Sweet 16

    1:03:53 - Review: "Onward"

    1:17:52 - Outro

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    #767: Top 20 Films of the 2010s (Pt. 2) / Invisible Man / Madness Rd. 2 Mar 06, 2020

    PTA. Wes. Malick. The Coens. Of course they made the cut. But who else? This week, Adam and Josh complete a task a decade in the making with their top 10 films of the decade. Plus, quick reviews of THE INVISIBLE MAN and WENDY, and Rd. 2 of Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 2010s.

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    1:13 - #6-10 Films of the 2010s

    15:59 - Filmspotting Madness, Rd. 2

    39:13 - Notes

    Nicholas Britell, "The Middle of the World"

    49:01 - Reviews: "The Invisible Man," "Wendy"

    1:03:24 - #1-5 Films of the 2010s

    1:55:27 - Outro

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    #766: Top 20 Films of the 2010s (Pt. 1) / Madness Rd. 1 Feb 28, 2020

    Work from Abbas Kiarostami, Sofia Coppola, Spike Lee – and a couple of former Golden Brick winners – all make the cut as Adam and Josh start their countdown of the top 20 films of the last decade. Plus, Filmspotting Madness 2020: Best of the 2010s kicks off with 32 ("How dare you!!!" "Why???") first-round matchups.

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    1:06 - Films of the 2010s – #16-20

    22:06 - Filmspotting Madness Rd. 1

    43:18 - Notes

    Nicholas Godin, "What Makes Me Think Of You"

    59:52 - Films of the 2010s – #11-15

    1:49:43 - Outro

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    #765: Top 10 Performers of the 2010s Feb 21, 2020

    It was the decade we discovered Jennifer Lawrence, Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong'o. The decade we watched actors like Scarlett Johansson and Joaquin Phoenix realize their full potential. The decade we continued to be blessed by the existence of Tilda Swinton. As a prelude to their Top 20 films of the decade, Adam and Josh consider their Top 10 Performers of the 2010s.

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    1:11 - Top 10 Performers of the Decade

    Beach Bunny, "Cuffing Season"

    46:12 - Next Week/Notes

    1:03:07 - Top 10 Performers of the Decade, cont.

    1:52:45 - Outro

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    #764: Live in Chicago / Oscars / Birds of Prey / The Assistant Feb 14, 2020

    Filmspotting celebrated its 15th anniversary over the weekend with a 35mm-screening of Howard Hawks' RIO BRAVO at Chicago's venerated Music Box Theatre. After singing the praises of Dude, The Duke, Feathers and Stumpy during their post-film talk, Adam and Josh, along with Michael Phillips and producer Sam Van Hallgren, took questions from the audience that ranged from the practical to the philosophical.

    Also on the show, Josh recommends the "rotten cotton candy" aesthetic of the new HARLEY QUINN: BIRDS OF PREY and Adam praises the sinister hush of THE ASSISTANT. Plus, thoughts on "Parasite's" big night at the Oscars.

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    1:11 - "Parasite's" historic night

    12:33 - JL: "Birds of Prey" / AK: "The Assistant"

    Dean Martin & Ricky Nelson "My Rifle, My Pony & Me"

    25:21 - Kirk Douglas / Notes

    38:20 - Filmspotting Madness 2020: Play-In Round

    53:26 - Live in Chicago

    2:10:00 - Outro

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    #763: Top 5 Jeff Bridges Scenes / Starman (8 From '84) Feb 07, 2020

    Since his breakout in 1971's "The Last Picture Show," Jeff Bridges has been nominated for seven Oscars and won one. Among his credits is one of the most beloved film characters of the past couple of decades ("The Dude"). And yet, do we still underappreciate him? On this week's show, Adam and Josh consider the incredible variety of the actor's work through the lens of their Top 5 Bridges Scenes. And they kick off the 8 From '84 series with John Carpenter's STARMAN, featuring the Best Actor-nominated Bridges and Karen Allen.

    *Filmspotting has launched on Patreon*

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    1:07 - 8 From '84 Review: "Starman"

    Jeff Bridges, "Hold On You" (from "Crazy Heart")

    32:01 - Filmspotting on Patreon

    46:59 - Next week / Notes

    56:40 - Polls [Best of '84 / 2010s Acting Duos]

    1:07:03 - Top 5: Jeff Bridges Scenes

    1:51:09 - Outro

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    #762: 2020 Oscars Special with Michael Phillips Jan 31, 2020

    Will the Academy choose to remember 2019 as the year of PARASITE, MARRIAGE STORY and LITTLE WOMEN – or of 1917 and JOKER? The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh for a preview of the 2020 Oscars, with picks for who will win, who should win and who should have been nominated.

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    1:12 - Oscar picks: Supporting / Screenplays

    Jessie Buckley, "Glasgow (No Place Like Home)"

    1:00:04 - Next Week/Notes

    1:08:48 - Massacre Theatre

    1:12:00 - Donations

    1:12:51 - Oscar picks: Lead / Director / Picture

    1:51:07 - Outro / Outtakes

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    #761: 2020 Movie Preview Jan 24, 2020

    We ignore rumor and speculation and confine our 2020 Movie Preview to the current movie year (see you in 2021, Joel Coen's "Macbeth"!). New stuff from Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Wes Anderson and other high-profile directors will – we hope – help us deal with a relative lack of 2019 MVPs Adam Driver and Florence Pugh. And we announce the follow-up to last year's 9 From '99 series: 8 From '84.

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    1:14 - 2020 Preview

    Bombay Bicycle Club, "Is It Real"

    29:43 - 8 From '84 / Notes

    43:16 - 2020 Preview cont.

    1:30:18 - Outro

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    #760: Best Scenes of 2019 / Oscar Nominations / Golden Brick Winner Jan 17, 2020

    It's tradition here on Filmspotting to devote the first episode of the new year to all the stuff we loved about last year. It's the annual Wrap Party, with Adam and Josh sharing their picks for the best opening scene, the funniest and most moving scene, the best music moment and scene of the year.

    Plus, reaction to this week's Oscar nominations, Josh's thoughts on the new anime film WEATHERING WITH YOU, and the winner of the 2019 Golden Brick Award.

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    1:22 - Opening Scene / Funniest Scene

    Michael Nyman, "Musique à Grand Vitesse: 1st Region"

    26:42 - Oscar Nominations

    34:41 - Next week / Notes

    40:27 - Josh recommends: "Weathering With You"

    42:48 - Golden Brick Winner

    52:52 - Donations

    54:16 - Moving Moment / Music Moment / Scene of the Year

    1:40:41 - Outro

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    #759: (Pt. 2) Top 10 Films of 2019 Jan 02, 2020

    Was the last year of the decade also its best? Martin Scorsese's THE IRISHMAN. Terrence Malick's A HIDDEN LIFE. Quentin Tarantino's ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD. All works that rate among those directors' best. No slouch himself, Noah Baumbach arguably made the best film of his career with MARRIAGE STORY. Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele – the breakout directing stars of 2017 – returned with sophomore efforts, LITTLE WOMEN and US, that somehow managed to not just meet but exceed expectations. And no amount of hype prepared audiences (including critics) for Korean auteur Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE.

    Yeah. 2019 was a good year.

    On this week's show, Adam and Josh along with Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson talk through their consensus* picks for the best of 2019, including their choices for the best film of the year. (*Consensus except for some fighting over Tarantino.)

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    1:06 - Top 10 of 2019: Consensus Picks

    Sturgill Simpson, "The Dead Don't Die"

    1:01:50 - Top 10 of 2019: Consensus cont.

    2:11:25 - Outro

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    #758: (Pt. 1) Top 10 Films of 2019 Dec 26, 2019

    The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson from The Next Picture Show are back for this year's Best of '19 roundtable, and in part one it's the panel's "outlier" picks – films which only made a single Top 10. And with divisive titles like James Gray's "Ad Astra" and Taika Waititi's "Jojo Rabbit" making the cut, there's plenty of lively debate to go along with the praise.

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    1:18 - Top 10 of 2019: The Outliers

    Randy Newman, "What I Love About Charlie" (Marriage Story)

    1:16:07 - Notes

    1:19:43 - Top 10 of 2019: Outliers, cont.

    2:13:26 - Outro

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    #757: The Rise of Skywalker / Safdie Brothers ("Uncut Gems") Dec 20, 2019

    With the critically adored but audience-divisive "Last Jedi" behind them, JJ Abrams and his team set out to deliver a Star Wars finale that satisfied everyone. And according to Adam and Josh at least, they mostly pulled it off. Fresh from their screening, Adam and Josh give THE RISE OF SKYWALKER a "still processing" review – plus some end-of-show spoiler talk. Also on the show: the four finalists for the 2019 Golden Brick Award and Adam's interview with Josh and Benny Safdie, writer/directors of the new UNCUT GEMS starring Adam Sandler.

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    1:07 - Review: "The Rise of Skywalker"

    The Voidz, "Did My Best"

    29:52 - Golden Brick Finalists

    34:03 - Next week / Notes / Massacre Theatre

    39:55 - Interview: Josh and Benny Safdie ("Uncut Gems")

    1:08:45 - Outro / "Rise of Skywalker" Spoiler Talk

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    #756: The Phantom Menace at 20 / 9 From '99 Awards Dec 13, 2019

    A long-time defender of the Star Wars prequels, Josh has rarely been given a platform on the show to actually do the work of defending them. That changes this week as he and Adam revisit THE PHANTOM MENACE, the final film in the 9 From '99 series. Plus, Adam and Josh award "The Plastic Bags," their favorite performances, scenes and surprises from the series.

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    1:12 - Review: "Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace"

    John Williams, "Duel of Fates"

    34:41 - Next Week/Notes

    47:58 - 9 From '99 Awards

    1:28:22 - Outro

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    #755: Little Women / Knives Out / A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Dec 06, 2019

    Costume dramas, biopics, elite directors and their passion projects: the prestige movie season is upon us. But if Greta Gerwig's new LITTLE WOMEN adaptation and Marielle Heller's Fred Rogers biopic A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD could be considered Oscar bait, they are also among the best films of the year according to Adam and Josh. And they've got praise to spare for Rian Johnson's star-studded – and politically potent – whodunit KNIVES OUT.

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    0:57 - Review: "Little Women"

    Haim, "Hallelujah"

    27:51 - Next Week/Notes

    35:06 - Best of '19 Poll / Massacre Theatre

    46:06 - Reviews: "Knives Out," "A Beautiful Day..."

    1:15:55 - Outro / Outtake

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    #754: 2019 Golden Brick Nominees Nov 29, 2019

    Adam and Josh talk through the shortlist for this year's Golden Brick award, plus conversations with the creators behind two Brick nominees: Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails ("The Last Black Man in San Francisco") and Riley Stearns ("The Art of Self Defense").

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    1:09 - Interview: Joe Talbot and Jimmie Fails ("Last Black Man...")

    Anna of the North, "Thank Me Later"

    33:40 - 2019 Golden Brick Nominees

    50:06 - Interview: Riley Stearns ("Art of Self-Defense")

    1:16:36 - Outro

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    #753: Marriage Story / Top 5 Movies About Marriage Nov 22, 2019

    Noah Baumbach has grown up. The director's last movie about divorce - 2005's The Squid and the Whale - took the perspective of the kids. For his latest - the acclaimed Marriage Story - Baumbach explores the bitter remains of a once loving partnership. Adam and Josh debate whether the film plays favorites, but praise the performances from leads Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson and an ensemble featuring memorable turns from Alan Alda, Laura Dern, Julie Hagerty, and Ray Liotta.

    Plus, the wisdom we can glean from the Top 5 Movies About Marriage.

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    1:12 - Review: "Marriage Story"

    Chanele McGuinness, "Powerless"

    31:33 - Next Week/Notes

    35:27 - Polls [Hanks / 9 From '99 Performances]

    46:15 - Top 5: Movies About Marriage

    1:30:18 - Outro

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    #752: Magnolia at 20 / Jojo Rabbit / The Report / The King Nov 15, 2019

    Paul Thomas Anderson followed up his breakout hit "Boogie Nights" with 1999’s MAGNOLIA, a 3+-hour ensemble film featuring a treatise on coincidence and frogs falling from the sky. It was nominated for three Oscars, but in the 20 years since, it has earned a reputation in some quarters as messy, melodramatic and overlong (an opinion that PTA himself appears to share). This week on the show, Adam and Josh are much more forgiving of Anderson's ambitious third film when they revisit it for its 20th anniversary, part of the 9 From '99 series.

    Also on the show, a review of Taika Waititi's JOJO RABBIT and Adam's thoughts on David Michôd's THE KING and THE REPORT with Adam Driver. Plus, the Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon Awards.

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    1:08 - 9 From '99 Review: "Magnolia"

    Aimee Mann, "Save Me"

    42:19 - Next Week/Notes

    48:21 - Massacre Theatre

    54:42 - Adam on "The Report"

    59:52 - Review: "Jojo Rabbit"

    1:08:19 - Adam recommends "The King"

    1:13:20 - Chinese Cinema Marathon Awards

    1:36:26 - Outro

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    #751: The Irishman / Contemporary Chinese #4 - Ash Is Purest White Nov 08, 2019

    A new film from Martin Scorsese is always an event, but THE IRISHMAN is one that, for many, won’t happen at a movie theatre. After a short theatrical run in select cities, Scorsese's latest - which reunites the director with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, and adds Al Pacino to the mix - will show up on Netflix. Adam and Josh, fresh from their own theatrical screening, consider the film in the context of Scorsese's work, specifically his career-spanning gangster movies. Plus, a review of Jia Zhangke's ASH IS PUREST WHITE (2019), the fourth and final film in the Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon.

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    1:09 - Review: "The Irishman"

    Steve Earle, "The Last Gunfighter Ballad"

    32:52 - Donations

    35:36 - Next Week / Notes

    41:27 - Polls [Scorsese / Hanks]

    53:48 - Chinese Cinema #4: "Ash Is Purest White"

    1:15:15 - Outro

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    #750: The Lighthouse / Contemporary Chinese #3 - Our Time Will Come Nov 01, 2019

    In 2014, director Robert Eggers brought 17th century Puritan New England to frighteningly vivid life in THE WITCH. For his follow-up - THE LIGHTHOUSE - Eggers skips ahead to the late 19th century and the results are no less unnerving. Adam and Josh debate the effectiveness of Eggers' formal gambits - black and white photography, immersive sound design, boxy aspect ratio - and the all-in performances from stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. Plus, the Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon continues with 2017's OUR TIME WILL COME, a historical drama set in WWII-era Hong Kong.

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    1:19 - Review: "The Lighthouse"

    30:45 - “Lighthouse” Spoilers

    Jamie Drake, "When The Tide Comes In"

    37:41 - Next Week/Notes

    44:02 - Massacre Theatre

    50:40 - Chinese Cinema #3: "Our Time Will Come"

    1:12:27 - Outro / Outtake

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    #749: Parasite / Pain and Glory / Contemporary Chinese #2 - The Midnight After Oct 25, 2019

    Steering clear of plot details for one of the most praised films of the year is no easy task, but Adam and Josh managed to pull it off ahead of their screening of Bong Joon-ho's PARASITE. The subject of rave reviews since its Palme d'Or-winning debut at the Cannes Film Festival back in May, Bong's film tackles class warfare as only Bong can – with social commentary mixing freely with black comedy and even a little horror.

    That review and the second film in the Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon, 2014's THE MIDNIGHT AFTER from Hong Kong's Fruit Chan.

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    1:42 - Review: "Parasite"King Grizzard and the Lizard Wizard, "Mars for the Rich"

    31:35 - Josh recs: "Pain and Glory"

    35:20 - Next week / Notes

    39:28 - Polls [Movie Mentors / Favorite Scorsese]

    49:52 - Chinese Marathon #2: "The Midnight After"

    1:15:22 - Outro / Credits

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    #748: American Beauty at 20 / Contemporary Chinese Cinema #1 - Let The Bullets Fly Oct 18, 2019

    Back in '99, the trailers and movie posters for AMERICAN BEAUTY implored us to "look closer." For their 9 From '99 review, Adam and Josh give the divisive Best Picture winner the closer look it asked for, but they don't always like what they see. Is the movie hypocritical and mean-spirited? Is it merely an overwrought sitcom? Or is it redeemed by its sincerity and the strength of its supporting cast?

    Also on the show, Adam's conversation with Godfrey Cheshire, author of the new book "Conversations with Kiarostami." Cheshire's book is a companion to a 25-film Abbas Kiarostami retrospective currently touring the U.S.

    And the first film in the Contemporary Chinese Cinema Marathon, 2010's LET THE BULLETS FLY, a furiously paced action comedy directed by Jiang Wen.

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    #747: Joker / Chicago International Film Festival Preview Oct 10, 2019

    Between its late-August premiere at the Venice Film Festival (where it won the festival's top prize) and its release in theaters here in the States, Todd Phillips' JOKER has provoked every possible response, with some calling it among 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 split – not just on the film itself, but on everything from the film's score to star Joaquin Phoenix's take on the iconic villain.

    That review, plus listeners weigh in on their favorite Phoenix performances and a preview of the upcoming Chicago International Film Festival.

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    1:00 - Review: "Joker"

    Dehd, "Pushing the Crowd"

    36:13 - Next week / Notes

    42:00 - Polls (J. Phoenix Performances / 2010s Movie Mentors)

    50:43 - Preview: Chicago International Film Festival

    1:03:07 - Close

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    #746: Ad Astra / Top 5 Steppenwolf Member Movie Performances Sep 27, 2019

    It's always good news when an acclaimed director announces a new project, but it's somehow especially thrilling when that project is set in space. We started 2019 with two highly anticipated space missions: Claire Denis' HIGH LIFE with Robert Pattison (reviewed back on ep. 724) and James Gray's AD ASTRA, which has Brad Pitt traveling across the solar system to locate his missing father - and save the planet. In their review, Adam calls it the best film of the year, while Josh calls it "the most visually arresting session of talk therapy you can imagine." That's good... right?

    Also on the show, a celebration of Chicago theater with the Top 5 Steppenwolf Member Movie Performances. 2019 marks the 45th anniversary of the founding of the venerable Chicago company, whose ensemble boasts the likes of John Malkovich, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Sinise and Joan Allen, among many others. Also inspiring the Top 5 is a newly published oral history of Chicago theater - Ensemble - by Chicago writer Mark Larson.

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    1:17 - Review: "Ad Astra"

    Greg Felden, "Take You Back Home"

    27:20 - Next week / Notes

    36:11 - Massacre Theatre

    41:26 - Donations

    42:45 - Top 5: Steppenwolf Member Performances

    1:27:35 - Close

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    #745: Top 5 Judy Garland Moments / Hustlers Sep 20, 2019

    50 years after Judy Garland's death at the tragically young age of 47, the movie musical legend is largely remembered for one iconic film role - Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz. But Garland appeared in - and often starred in - nearly 40 films in her 30-year career; a career Adam and Josh attempt to come to terms with - along with the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips - for their Top 5 Judy Garland Moments.

    Plus, Adam and Michael spend a few minutes on HUSTLERS starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu. And listeners weigh in with their picks for the directors who need to follow in the footsteps of High Life's Claire Denis and Ad Astra's James Gray and make their own space movie.

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    1:18 - Top 5: Judy Garland Moments

    Judy Garland, "Americana"

    35:21 - Review: "Hustlers"

    43:34 - Next Week / Notes

    55:52 - Polls [Space Movies / Joaquin Phoenix]

    1:06:39 - Top 5 Judy Garland Moments, cont.

    1:46:29 - Close

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    #744: Eyes Wide Shut at 20 / Top 5 Kubrick Scenes Sep 13, 2019

    Back in 1999, it was hard to watch EYES WIDE SHUT without thinking about Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman as a real-life married couple participating in some sadistic form of therapy. Twenty years later, it's maybe still a little distracting, but it's easier to see the pair's performances in the greater contexts of their respective careers – and, in particular, how effective the casting of the cocky, entitled Cruise is as Dr. Bill Harford, a man who sees his confidence reduced to rubble by the end of the film. For their 9 From '99 review of Kubrick's final, controversial masterpiece, Adam and Josh talk about the brilliance of Kidman's few, powerful scenes, and the film's subtle formal brilliance. And how about that orgy scene, huh?

    Plus, Adam finally gets to share his Top 5 Kubrick Scenes six years after a late-breaking case of dysphonia kept him from joining Josh and Michael Phillips for their Kubrick picks (back on episode #459).

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:17 - 9 From '99: "Eyes Wide Shut"

    Chris Isaak, "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing"

    54:36 - Next Week / Notes

    1:05:30 - Massacre Theatre

    1:12:11 - Donations

    1:13:56 - Top 5 Kubrick Scenes

    1:33:42 - Close

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    #743: IT Chapter Two / Fall Movie Preview Sep 06, 2019

    Adam and Josh left 2017's blockbuster IT at least mildly curious for more, but is the sequel film's almost three-hour running time and the addition of A-listers like Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Bill Hader enough to satisfy that curiosity? This week, Filmspotting returns to Derry and to director Andy Muschietti's epic - or at least epic in length - IT CHAPTER TWO. Plus, the Fall Movie Preview in the form of Adam and Josh's Top 5 Questions About the Fall Movie Season.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:21 - Review: "It: Chapter 2"

    Bleached, "Hard to Kill"

    22:38 - Next Week / Notes

    30:02 - Polls [TIFF / Unlikely Space Movies]

    40:06 - Fall Movie Preview

    1:21:09 - Close / Outtake

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    #742: Being John Malkovich at 20 / Dietrich-Von Sternberg #4 - The Scarlet Empress Aug 30, 2019

    In 1999, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH marked the auspicious debut of two geniuses: screenwriter Charlie Kaufman ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Synecdoche, NY") and director Spike Jonze ("Where the Wild Things Are," "Her"). 20 years later, the movie remains surprising and innovative, and its concerns - artistic fulfillment and artistic exploitation - feel as current as ever. Adam and Josh revisit MALKOVICH as part of their 9 From '99 series, and wrap up their Marlene Dietrich-Josef von Sternberg Marathon with 1934's (preposterous? preposterous on purpose?) THE SCARLET EMPRESS and the marathon awards, "The Boas."

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:26 - 9 From '99: "Being John Malkovich"

    Jay Som, "Nighttime Drive"

    35:16 - Next Week / Notes

    38:45 - Josh on "Honeyland" / Adam on "American Factory"

    47:19 - Massacre Theatre

    54:31 - Donations

    57:05 - Dietrich-Von Sternberg #4: "The Scarlet Empress"

    1:20:41 - Dietrich-Von Sternberg Awards

    1:44:09 - Close

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    #741: Where'd You Go, Bernadette / Dietrich-Von Sternberg #3 - Shanghai Express Aug 23, 2019

    Initial critical response to Richard Linklater's WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE was not great, earning some of the worst reviews of his 30-year career. But Adam and Josh find plenty to recommend in both Linklater's direction and star Cate Blanchett's performance. Listener feedback has them crunching numbers to determine this decade's defining actress, plus a look ahead to September's Toronto International Film Festival and the third film in the Marlene Dietrich-Josef von Sternberg Marathon, 1932's SHANGHAI EXPRESS.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:13 - Review: "Where'd You Go, Bernadette"

    Lillie Mae, "You Got Other Girls For That"

    27:39 - Next Week / Notes / Peter Fonda

    41:21 - Polls (Decade-Defining Actress / TIFF)

    56:40 - Dietrich-Von Sternberg #3: "Shanghai Express"

    1:23:02 - Close

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    #740: The Nightingale / Dietrich-Von Sternberg #2 - Morocco Aug 16, 2019

    Making a film that details the violence – specifically, the sexual violence – that colonialism wrought in places like Tasmania in the early 19th century is an honorable endeavor that also makes for a very difficult viewing experience. Adam and Josh find lots to admire in Kent's THE NIGHTINGALE, but question whether the director's decision to make the film so explicit makes it a better one. That review, plus Dietrich in drag and some tough notes for a young Gary Cooper in 1930's MOROCCO, the second film in the Marlene Dietrich/Joseph von Sternberg Marathon.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:04 - Review: "The Nightingale"

    Marlene Dietrich, "When Love Dies"

    33:40 - Next Week / Notes

    41:59 - Massacre Theatre

    50:01 - Dietrich/Von Sternberg Marathon #2

    1:17:41 - Close

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    #739: The Blair Witch Project at 20 / Dietrich-Von Sternberg #1 - The Blue Angel Aug 09, 2019

    Benefiting from an ingenious viral marketing campaign, THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT wasn't just a massive hit at the box office in 1999, it was a cultural phenomenon – two things that made it difficult to reckon with as a work of art at the time. But 20 years later, the myth that shrouded the movie has lifted, and Adam and Josh discuss the merits of a film that relies on some of our most fundamental fears to generate its scares. That review part of the 9 From '99 series.

    Plus, the first film in our Marlene Dietrich/Josef von Sternberg Marathon: 1930's THE BLUE ANGEL, with Dietrich as a cabaret temptress, and silent movie veteran Emil Jannings as the scolding professor who falls for her.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:20 - 9 From '99: "The Blair Witch Project"

    Marlene Dietrich, "Falling in Love Again"

    43:54 - D.A. Pennebaker / Facets' Milos Stehlik

    48:52 - Next Week / Notes

    54:10 - Polls [MCU Phase 4 / Decade-Defining Actresses]

    1:06:00 - Dietrich-Von Sternberg #1: "The Blue Angel"

    1:38:02 - Close

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    #738: Hobbs & Shaw / Top 5 Fast & Furious Moments Aug 02, 2019

    The Fast & Furious franchise has come a long, long way since its street-racing origins, and its latest entry, HOBBS & SHAW (from "John Wick" co-director David Leitch), continues the series' evolution into a James Bond/Jason Bourne/Avengers hybrid. And Adam and Josh are mostly on board for Jason Statham's and Dwayne Johnson's comic bickering and Idris Elba's "Black Superman." But when the movie makes a play for sentimentality late in the film, one host feels the movie comes to a screeching halt and never recovers.

    That review, plus a revisit of 2015's Top 5 Fast & Furious Moments.

    0:00 - Billboard / Donations

    2:35 - Review: "Hobbs & Shaw"

    The Beths, "You Wouldn't Like Me"

    27:50 - AK Recommends: "Love, Antosha" and "Between Me and My Mind"

    32:32 - Next Week / Notes

    38:09 - Massacre Theatre

    44:59 - Top 5: Fast & Furious Moments

    1:27:03 - Close / Outtake

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    #737: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood / Top 10 Tarantino Characters Jul 26, 2019

    Why am I Mr. Pink?

    Adam and Josh sift through the rogues' gallery of memorable QT creations for their Top 10 Tarantino Characters and discuss the director's latest, the surprisingly melancholic ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:23 - Review: "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

    Nancy Sinatra, "Bang Bang"

    36:07 - Next week / Notes

    46:45 - Poll results ("Favorite Tarantino") / New Poll ("MCU Phase 4")

    1:00:27 - Top 10: Tarantino Characters

    1:49:58 - Close

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    Interview: Riley Stearns ("The Art of Self-Defense") Jul 25, 2019

    THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE is director Riley Stearns' second film. His first - 2014's FAULTS - concerned a man (Leland Orser) hired to de-program a young woman (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) after she joins a cult. SELF-DEFENSE continues Stearns' fascination with groupthink and charismatic leaders by moving the action to a karate dojo led by Alessandro Nivola's eccentric sensei. Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots also star.

    Stearns talks about his own experience with martial arts and the importance of being able to laugh at yourself. And he submits to the Filmspotting 5, the interview-concluding Q&A.

    0:00 - Intro

    1:42 - Interview: Riley Stearns

    27:29 - Outro

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    #736: Midsommar / Top 5 Horror Movie Performances Jul 19, 2019

    Guest critics Tasha Robinson (The Next Picture Show, The Verge) and Angelica Jade Bastién (Vulture) join Josh for a lively debate over of Ari Aster's MIDSOMMAR (or is that MidsommAR?) and the Top 5 Horror Movie Performances.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:44 - Review: "Midsommar"

    28:58 - "Midsommar" Spoilers

    Magnet, "Maypole"

    38:20 - Review: "The Farewell"

    43:52 - Next Week / Notes

    46:34 - Massacre Theatre

    53:56 - Next Picture Show / Best of the Year So Far

    58:55 - Top 5: Horror Movie Performances

    1:45:29 - Close / Outtake ("Jag ar doden")

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    FS Revisited: Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies Jul 12, 2019

    Whether used ironically or to provide insight - or just to make characters look really, really cool - classic rock has been memorably employed by some of the best directors of the rock era. Joining Adam and Josh for their Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies is writer and critic Steven Hyden, author of the book "Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock."

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:07 - Top 5: Classic Rock Moments

    Donovan, "Atlantis"

    25:02 - Top 5: Classic Rock Moments cont.

    1:02:03 - Close

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    FS Revisited: Pulp Fiction / Top 5 of 1994 Jul 05, 2019

    Back in 2012, Josh was only a couple months into his role as new co-host, when Adam suggested the Best of '94 Top 5. The reconsideration of PULP FICTION was an after-thought - and something new: the first Sacred Cow review. Adam and Josh agree that Tarantino's iconic sophomore effort is the best film of '94, but quibble over whether there's any real substance to the film's dazzling style.

    0:00 - Billboard

    1:10 - Sacred Cow: "Pulp Fiction"

    The Statler Brothers, "Flowers on the Wall"

    30:35 - Top 5 of 1994

    57:30 - Close

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