48 episodes
Filmspotting Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen
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- TV & Film
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4.6 • 3.8K Ratings
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Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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Trap, Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, National Anthem, Long Day’s Journey into Night (Lumet #2)
M. Night Shyamalan’s "doozy" of a new movie inspires Adam and Josh to share their Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, featuring a rogue’s gallery of cinema’s lousiest fathers. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for “National Anthem,” and the Sidney Lumet Marathon continues with “Long Day’s Journey into Night," and more.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:49)
Top 5: Bad Movie Dads (00:01:50-00:56:55)
Review: “Trap” (00:56:56-01:10:47)
Brickspotting (AK): “National Anthem” (01:10:48-01:17:08)
Review (JL): “The Instigators” (01:17:09-01:21:12)
Next Week, Notes (01:21:13-01:25:35)
Massacre Theatre (01:25:36-01:33:51)
Lumet #2: “Long Day’s Journey into Night” (01:33:52-02:08:57
Notes/Links:
-'Sins of the Father' in "Magnolia"
https://talkfilmsociety.com/articles/sins-of-the-father-paul-thomas-andersons-magnolia
-Sidney Lumet Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
-“Unspooled” with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer
https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/
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From the Archive: The Sixth Sense
With M. Night Shyamalan's "Trap" currently in theaters, we dug into the archives for our 9 From '99 review of "The Sixth Sense." Shyamalan's box office juggernaut and Best Picture nominee turns 25 this summer.
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Sing Sing, Deadpool and Wolverine, The Fugitive Kind (Lumet #1)
The new prison drama “Sing Sing” is another potent showcase for Colman Domingo and an impressive debut for director Greg Kwedar. Plus, Adam on “Deadpool and Wolverine,” and the first film in the Sidney Lumet Marathon, “The Fugitive Kind,” with Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, and Italian acting great Anna Magnani.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:23)
Review: “Sing Sing” (00:02:24-00:36:04)
Review (AK): “Deadpool and Wolverine” (00:36:05-00:45:21)
Next Week, Polls (00:45:22-00:55:53)
Lumet #1: “The Fugitive Kind” (00:55:54-01:35:37)
Notes/Links:
-Emma Corrin uses they/them pronouns.
-Sidney Lumet Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
-Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies”
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/104488/making-movies-by-sidney-lumet/
-“Unspooled” with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer
https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/
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1999 Movie Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
Family member Jake Skubish joins Adam, Josh, and producer Sam for a thrilling cinematic showdown where iconic films like The Matrix, Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, and Being John Malkovich are up for grabs.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:00:56)
Structure / Order (00:00:57-00:10:15)
Rd. 1 (00:10:16-00:23:01)
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Twisters, The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Does director Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) put his stamp on”Twisters”? Adam and Josh debate. Plus, Martin Scorsese celebrates The Archers in the new doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:02)
Review: “Twisters” (00:02:03-00:38:39)
Next Week, Notes (00:38:40-00:47:03)
Massacre Theatre (00:47:04-00:52:41)
The Films of 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:
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Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content.
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Do the Right Thing at 35, Kinds of Kindness, Fly Me to the Moon
A cultural flashpoint in the summer of ‘89, Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” has lost none of its power in the last 35 years. Adam and Josh have a Pantheon review, plus thoughts on “Kinds of Kindness” and the new space-age comedy “Fly Me to the Moon.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:41)
Pantheon Review: “Do the Right Thing” (00:01:42-00:52:12)
Review (JL): “Fly Me to the 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.
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-Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access.
http://filmspottingfamily.com
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Customer Reviews
fine at 3x speed
with politics so depressing right now, i’ve been avoiding most podcasts in my feed; so i recently returned to running this podcast in the background for the first time in more than a decade. at 3x speed you can get through the (what seems like) days-long runtimes and overlook all the sports metaphors.
Like Taking a Graduate level film class
I’ve been listening to Filmspotting for at least 5 years now. When I travel to see family, Adam and Josh keep me company and the time just flies by. What I love about their show is that they combine an “Everyman” love of film with their scholarly background. I always learn a ton about films, directors, actors, genres, you name it. Can’t count the number of amazing films I’ve watched, based on hearing their reviews, that were not on my radar. I’ve tried a few other film podcasts (also love The Next Picture Show), but the solid foundation of cinema academia is not always present (and way too much giggling, fan girl/boy talk). Please don’t think that because of what I wrote that their show is stuffy and erudite. Not at all! Totally entertaining.
Best film pod out there
Josh n Adam have an incredible chemistry and a vast knowledge of film, not to mention a deep love for movies. The best movie podcast out there.