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Does director Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) put his stamp on”Twisters”? Adam and Josh debate. Plus, Martin Scorsese celebrates The Archers in the new doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.”   (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:02:02) Review: “Twisters” (00:02:03-00:38:39) Next Week, Notes (00:38:40-00:47:03) Massacre Theatre (00:47:04-00:52:41) The Films of Powell and Pressburger (00:52:42-01:23:41) Notes/Links: -“Made in England: The Filmspotting of Powell and Pressburger” https://cohenmedia.net/product/made-in-england-the-films-of-powell-and-pressburger -Follow @filmspotting on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting -“Unspooled” with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.co

A cultural flashpoint in the summer of ‘89, Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” has lost none of its power in the last 35 years. Adam and Josh have a Pantheon review, plus thoughts on “Kinds of Kindness” and the new space-age comedy “Fly Me to the Moon.” (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:01:41) Pantheon Review: “Do the Right Thing” (00:01:42-00:52:12) Review (JL): “Fly Me to the Moon” (00:52:13-00:56:08) Next Week, Notes (00:56:09-01:02:14) Polls (01:02:15-01:12:29) Review: “Kinds of Kindness” (01:12:30-01:25:30) Notes/Links: -Follow @filmspotting on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting -Filmspotting Pantheon https://www.filmspotting.net/pantheon -Vikram Murthi on “Do the Right Thing” https://letterboxd.com/vikramkmurthi/film/do-the-right-thing/ -“Unspooled” with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Suppo

With "Do The Right Thing" celebrating its 35th anniversary this summer - and Adam and Josh's upcoming Pantheon review - we're sharing our Top 5 Spike Lee Shots from 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reviews of Ti West’s horror trilogy-ender “MaXXXine,” Oz Perkins’s “Longlegs” with Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, and Kiki Layne in Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion.” Plus, Roman Polanski’s possibly perfect L.A. noir turns 50. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:02:29) Review: “MaXXXine” (00:02:30-00:36:42) Review (JL): “Longlegs” (00:36:43-00:41:44) Review (AK): “Dandelion” (00:41:45-00:45:21) Next Week, Notes (00:45:22-00:51:53) Massacre Theatre (00:51:54-01:01:06) Pantheon Review: “Chinatown” at 50 (01:01:07-01:59:31) Notes/Links: “Unspooled” with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/ ‘The Filmspotting Guide to the Archives’ on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/wjmclaughlin/list/the-filmspotting-guide-to-the-archives/ Film Genre Reader II https://www.amazon.com/Film-Genre-Reader-II-v/dp/029272778X Josh’s MaXXXine review https://larsenonfilm.com/maxxxine Josh’s Longlegs review https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/film/longlegs/ Robert T

The clown under the bed. The elevator filled with blood. Scary movies make an impression – especially as a kid. From 2016, Adam, Josh, and special guest Ti West ("MaXXXine") tap into their earliest fears for their Top 5 Childhood Movie Scares. For full access to the show archive, join the Filmspotting Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Critic Roxana Hadadi joins Josh for reviews of “A Quiet Place: Day One” and Lily Gladstone in “Fancy Dance.” Plus, the Top 5 Movie Prequels.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:04:13) Review: “A Quiet Place: Day One” (00:04:14-00:27:52) Review: “Fancy Dance” (00:27:53-00:37:01) Next Week, Notes (00:37:02-00:40:11) Polls (00:40:12-00:51:01) Top 5: Prequels (00:51:01-01:37:07) Notes/Links: Roxana Hadadi at Vulture https://www.vulture.com/author/roxana-hadadi/ Josh’s A Quiet Place: Day One review https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/film/a-quiet-place-day-one/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspotting http

With picks heavy on emerging filmmakers, Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh to count down the best of the year so far. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for Annie Baker’s directing debut, “Janet Planet.”  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:01:58) Picks #5-3 (00:01:59-00:39:16) Review: “Janet Planet” (00:39:16-00:45:44) RIP Donald Sutherland, Next Week, Notes (00:45:45-00:56:09) Massacre Theatre (00:56:10-01:04:57) Picks #2-1 (01:04:57-01:40:05) Notes/Links: The People’s Joker is the Killing Blow for the Studio Superhero Movie Boom “The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI What You Need to Know About Nietzche to Get Richard Linklater’s Hit Man Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/

Austin Butler talks about how he finds a character, and director Jeff Nichols shares his favorite thing about making movies. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for “Tuesday” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:02:29) Interview: Jeff Nichols (00:02:30-00:25:19) Interview: Austin Butler (00:25:20-00:39:32) Review: “The Bikeriders” (00:39:33-00:57:38) Review: “Tuesday” (00:57:39-01:14:09) Next Week, Notes, Polls (01:14:10-01:26:04) Notes/Links: “The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI https://www.slowpokelounge.com/events/peoples-joker Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspottin

Richard Linklater’s sexy gun-for-hire flick “Hit Man” just arrived on Netflix. Adam and Josh debate the merits of the film and its star, Glen Powell. Plus, Josh on “Inside Out 2” and Adam on the Chicago burbs-set “Ghostlight.” (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:02:30) Review: “Hit Man” (00:02:31-00:32:43) Reviews: “Inside Out 2” (JL), “Ghostlight” (AK) (00:32:44-00:41:51) Next Week, Notes (00:41:52-00:48:13) Massacre Theatre (00:48:14-00:56:07) Spoiler Talk: “Hit Man” 00:56:07-01:11:35) Notes/Links: NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE, now streaming on Max. “The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI https://www.slowpokelounge.com/events/peoples-joker Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmsp

With Linklater's "Hit Man" currently steaming up home movie screens, we're sharing a 2016 Top 5 devoted to the director's most memorable movie moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy back in theaters, we share Adam and Josh’s 2018 reappraisal of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning films, including their picks for the Top 5 "Rings" Scenes. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:01:06) Sacred Cow Review: “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (00:01:07-00:37:51) Top 5: “Lord of the Rings” Scenes (00:37:52-01:19:45) Notes/Links: Top 5 Lord of the Rings Scenes https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2018/5/17/cykldv958gtt0gl54zm2bfw4xoia3d “The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI https://www.slowpokelounge.com/events/peoples-joker Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twi

Michael Phillips joins Adam to review “Furiosa,” director George Miller’s latest entry in the Mad Max saga starring Anya-Taylor Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Plus, a revisit of 2022’s Top 5 Movies for Graduates.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:02:20) Review: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (00:02:20-00:33:15) Next Week, Notes (00:33:16-00:41:15) Polls, Feedback (00:41:15-00:51:38) Top 5: Movies for Graduates (00:51:39-02:03:34) Notes/Links: “The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI https://www.slowpokelounge.com/events/peoples-joker Thomas McAvoy’s Top 200 List https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eQyY8O_L0GruDo3ytvBLpfBgm7iGDylQ/view Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact

After earning raves at Sundance and SXSW, Jane Schoenbrun’s haunting and insightful new film has made it to theaters. Adam and Josh have a review and hand out their William Wyler Marathon Awards.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:02:18) Review: “I Saw the TV Glow” (00:02:19-00:26:29) Next Week, Notes (00:26:30-00:31:24) Massacre Theatre (00:31:25-00:39:20) Wyler Marathon Awards (00:39:21-01:16:16) Notes/Links: Mitchell Beaupre on “I Saw the TV Glow” https://letterboxd.com/mitchell/film/i-saw-the-tv-glow/ William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/filmspott

With "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" coming to theaters this weekend, we share Adam and Josh's May 2015 review of "Mad Max: Fury Road." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest “Planet of the Apes” entry isn’t without fresh ideas, but Adam and Josh still miss Andy Serkis’s Caesar. They’ve got praise, though, for Ethan Hawke’s inventive Flannery O’Connor biopic, "Wildcat," and they’re joined by Michael Phillips for a post-screening conversation about 1953’s “Roman Holiday.”    (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:01:57) Review: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (00:01:58-00:24:54) Review: “Wildcat” (00:24:55-00:37:24) Chi Critics Film Fest Notes (00:37:25-00:41:24) Next Week, Notes, Polls (00:41:25-00:54:04) Wyler #6: “Roman Holiday” w/Michael Phillips (00:54:05-01:38:47) Notes/Links: William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspott

Adam and Josh catch up with Luca Guadagnino’s exhilarating pro-tennis-set “Challengers,” plus thoughts on Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy.”  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:01:48) Review: “Challengers” (00:01:49-00:43:25) Review (JL): “The Fall Guy” (00:43:26-00:47:47) Next Week, Notes, Polls (00:47:48-00:57:39) Listener Feedback (00:57:40-01:06:01) Massacre Theatre (01:06:02-01:11:55) Close, New Releases (01:11:56-01:15:10 Notes/Links: William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contac

With the fourth film in the series - "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" - coming to theaters this weekend, we dig into the archives for this 2014 conversation about number two in the series, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 films, 14 matchups. Adam and Josh discuss the most intriguing titles coming to theaters between May and Labor Day. Plus, a review of the wildly inventive and hilarious “The People’s Joker.” (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:01:43) Summer Movie Preview (00:01:44-00:40:30) Brickspotting: “The People’s Joker” (00:40:31-00:51:40) Notes, Polls (00:51:41-01:02:15) Summer Movie Preview, cont. (01:02:16-01:35:08) Close, New Releases (01:35:08-01:39:49) Notes/Links: The People’s Joker https://www.thepeoplesjoker.com/ Chicago Critics Film Fest https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamil

Menace-skeptic Adam and Menace-defender Josh revisited "The Phantom Menace" for their 9 From '99 series back in 2019. George Lucas's divisive "Star Wars" prequel is back in theaters for its 25th anniversary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back in ’99, Josh was a fan of “The Mummy.” Film snob Adam skipped it. With the movie back in theaters for its 25th anniversary, they give it a fresh look. Plus, Barbra Streisand in her film debut “Funny Girl” and a Golden Brick nod for the Chicago-set “We Grown Now.” (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:02:25) Review: “The Mummy” at 25 (00:02:26-00:34:44) Preview: Chicago Critics Film Fest (00:34:45-00:45:04) Brickspotting: “We Grown Now” (00:45:05-00:48:44) Notes, Massacre Theatre (00:48:45-00:57:40) Wyler #5: “Funny Girl” (00:57:41-01:35:29) Close, New Releases (01:35:30-01:38:16) Notes/Links: Chicago Critics Film Fest https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Filmspotting Presents Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus