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Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen
Show • 176 episodes
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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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From the Archive: Top 5 Denzel Washington Performances with W. Kamau Bell
Episode • Aug 27
Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II Review (#1028)
Episode • Aug 22
From the Archive: Top 5 21st Century Comedies
Episode • Aug 20
Weapons Review and It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (#1027)
Episode • Aug 15
From the Archive: The Shining
Episode • Aug 13
#1026: Together Review, Sunset Boulevard at 75, AngelHeaded Hipster
Episode • Aug 8
#1025: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50, Top 5 Jack Nicholson Scenes
Episode • Aug 1
Eddington, The Fantastic Four, Sunlight, Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances (2023)
Episode • Jul 25
From the Archive: Her
Episode • Jul 23
#1023: Superman Review, Top 5 Superman Movie Moments
Episode • Jul 18
From the Archive: In the Mood for Love
Episode • Jul 16
#1022: Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), The Apartment at 65
Episode • Jul 11
From the Archive: Top 5 Batman/Superman Moments with Glen Weldon and Chris Klimek
Episode • Jul 9
#1021: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World Rebirth, M3GAN 2.0 and Sorry, Baby
Episode • Jul 4
From the Archive: This Is Spinal Tap, Stop Making Sense
Episode • Jul 2
#1020: 28 Years Later, Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters, Familiar Touch
Episode • Jun 27
#1019: Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Elio
Episode • Jun 20
From the Archive: Past Lives
Episode • Jun 18
#1018: The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, Pavements, Tarkovsky Marathon Awards
Episode • Jun 13
From the Archive: Asteroid City
Episode • Jun 11
#1017: Clueless at 30, Top 5 Movie Quotes (In Our Lexicon) with Aisha Harris
Episode • Jun 6
#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts
Episode • May 30
#1015: Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Nostalghia (Tarkovsky #4)
Episode • May 23
#1014: Actors of the Century Draft, Stalker (Tarkovsky #3)
Episode • May 16
#1013: Top 25 Films of the Century
Episode • May 9
#1012: Revenge of the Sith at 20, The Shrouds w/Violet Lucca, Madness '25 Champ, Vulcanizadora
Episode • May 2
#1011: Sinners, Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky #2), Madness ‘25 - Final
Episode • Apr 25
#1010: Tangerine at 10 with Alison Willmore, Ivan’s Childhood (Tarkovsky #1), Madness ‘25 - Final 4
Episode • Apr 18
#1009: Pride & Prejudice at 20, Top 5 Rain Scenes, Madness ‘25 - Elite 8, Eephus
Episode • Apr 11
#1008: Top 5 Gene Hackman Scenes, Madness ‘25 - Sweet 16
Episode • Apr 4
#1007: Brick Q&A with Rian Johnson, Death of a Unicorn, Madness '25 - Round 2
Episode • Mar 28
#1006: Black Bag with Roxana Hadadi, Madness ‘25 - Round 1
Episode • Mar 21
#1005: Mickey 17, Madness ‘25 - Play-Ins, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Episode • Mar 14
#1004: Filmspotting Fest, Oscars Recap, Pantheon Induction
Episode • Mar 7
#1003: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips, Grand Theft Hamlet
Episode • Feb 28
#1002: Grizzly Man (20th Anniv.), I’m Still Here, A Different Man
Episode • Feb 21
#1001: Emilia Pérez, Cléo From 5 to 7
Episode • Feb 14
#1000: Singin’ in the Rain, The Brutalist, Zodiac Killer Project (Sundance)
Episode • Feb 7
#999: Presence, Pantheon Candidates, Oscar Nominations
Episode • Jan 31
#998: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
Episode • Jan 24
#997: The Best Scenes of 2024
Episode • Jan 17
#996: A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu, Babygirl, September 5
Episode • Jan 10
#995: Top 10 Films of 2024 with Michael Phillips and Marya Gates
Episode • Dec 20, 2024
#994: Best Performances of 2024, Flow, Maria
Episode • Dec 13, 2024
#993: Nosferatu, Nightbitch, Top 5 Movie Moms Going Through It
Episode • Dec 6, 2024
#992: Gladiator II w/Rico Gagliano, Moana 2, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Episode • Nov 27, 2024
#991: Wicked, Blitz, The Piano Lesson, All We Imagine as Light
Episode • Nov 22, 2024
#990: Anora, Heretic, Here
Episode • Nov 15, 2024
From the Archive: Fight Club, Top 5 David Fincher Scenes
Episode • Nov 8, 2024
#989: Top 5 Ralph Fiennes Performances, Conclave
Episode • Nov 1, 2024
#988: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at 50, Lumet Marathon Awards, Memoir of a Snail
Episode • Oct 25, 2024
From the Archive: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Episode • Oct 23, 2024
#987: Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances, Saturday Night
Episode • Oct 18, 2024
From the Archive: Pulp Fiction
Episode • Oct 16, 2024
#986: Joker Folie à Deux, The Outrun, Prince of the City (Lumet #6)
Episode • Oct 11, 2024
From the Archive: Joker (2019)
Episode • Oct 9, 2024
#985: Megalopolis, Wolfs, Chicago Int'l Film Festival, The Wild Robot, Apartment 7A
Episode • Oct 4, 2024
#984: Top 5 Whodunits, Murder on the Orient Express (Lumet #5), The Substance, Will & Harper
Episode • Sep 27, 2024
#983: The Shawshank Redemption at 30, Fail Safe (Lumet #4)
Episode • Sep 20, 2024
From the Archive: Whiplash at 10, Amadeus at 40
Episode • Sep 18, 2024
#982: Top 5 Michael Keaton Performances, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Episode • Sep 13, 2024
From the Archive: Blazing Saddles at 50
Episode • Sep 11, 2024
#981: Fall Movie Preview, Rebel Ridge
Episode • Sep 6, 2024
#980: The Wizard of Oz at 85, The Pawnbroker (Lumet #3)
Episode • Aug 30, 2024
From the Archive: Gena Rowlands in Opening Night and Paris, Texas at 40
Episode • Aug 23, 2024
#979: Apocalypse Now at 45, Alien: Romulus, Daughters, War Game
Episode • Aug 16, 2024
#978: Trap, Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, National Anthem, Long Day’s Journey into Night (Lumet #2)
Episode • Aug 9, 2024
From the Archive: The Sixth Sense
Episode • Aug 8, 2024
#977: Sing Sing, Deadpool and Wolverine, The Fugitive Kind (Lumet #1)
Episode • Aug 2, 2024
1999 Movie Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
Episode • Aug 1, 2024
Twisters, The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Episode • Jul 26, 2024
Do the Right Thing at 35, Kinds of Kindness, Fly Me to the Moon
Episode • Jul 19, 2024
From the Archive: Top 5 Spike Lee Shots
Episode • Jul 17, 2024
MaXXXine, Chinatown at 50, Longlegs, Dandelion
Episode • Jul 12, 2024
From the Archive: Top 5 Childhood Scares with Ti West
Episode • Jul 10, 2024
A Quiet Place: Day One, Top 5 Prequels, Fancy Dance
Episode • Jul 5, 2024
#972: Top 5 Films of 2024 (So Far), Janet Planet
Episode • Jun 28, 2024
Austin Butler, Jeff Nichols (The Bikeriders), Tuesday
Episode • Jun 21, 2024
#970: Hit Man, Inside Out 2, Ghostlight
Episode • Jun 14, 2024
From the Archive: Top 5 Richard Linklater Scenes
Episode • Jun 12, 2024
From the Archive: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Top 5 LOTR Scenes
Episode • Jun 7, 2024
Furiosa with Michael Phillips, Top 5 Movies for Graduates
Episode • May 31, 2024
I Saw the TV Glow, Wyler Marathon Awards
Episode • May 24, 2024
From the Archive: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
Episode • May 22, 2024
#967: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Roman Holiday (Wyler #6), Wildcat
Episode • May 17, 2024
#966: Challengers, The Fall Guy
Episode • May 10, 2024
From the Archive: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Episode • May 8, 2024
#965: Summer Movie Preview, The People’s Joker
Episode • May 3, 2024
From the Archive: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Episode • May 1, 2024
#964: The Mummy at 25, Funny Girl (Wyler #5), We Grown Now
Episode • Apr 26, 2024
From the Archive: Alien (1979)
Episode • Apr 24, 2024
#963: Civil War, Ben-Hur (Wyler #4), ‘50s Madness Champ
Episode • Apr 19, 2024
Filmspotting Presents: The Film That Blew My Mind - Kirsten Johnson on All That Jazz
Episode • Apr 12, 2024
#962: Ex Machina in the Age of AI, Mrs. Miniver (Wyler #3), ‘50s Madness Finals
Episode • Apr 5, 2024
#961: Road House at 35, Road House ‘24, Godzilla x Kong, ‘50s Madness Final Four
Episode • Mar 29, 2024
From the Archive: Godzilla ('54) v Kong ('33)
Episode • Mar 25, 2024
Love Lies Bleeding, The Best Years of Our Lives (Wyler #2), ‘50s Madness (Elite 8)
Episode • Mar 22, 2024
#959: Eternal Sunshine at 20, Dodsworth (Wyler #1), ‘50s Madness (Sweet 16)
Episode • Mar 15, 2024
#958: Dune: Part Two (+Spoiler Talk), ‘50s Madness (Rd. 2)
Episode • Mar 8, 2024
#957: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips, ‘50s Madness (Rd. 1)
Episode • Mar 1, 2024
#956: Revisiting Dune, ‘50s Madness Play-Ins and Blind Spots
Episode • Feb 23, 2024
#955: Top 5 Tokyo Movies, Perfect Days (w/Spoilers), How To Have Sex
Episode • Feb 16, 2024
#954: Rear Window vs. Vertigo, Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
Episode • Feb 9, 2024
#953: American Fiction (w/Spoilers), Rustin, Sundance 2024
Episode • Feb 2, 2024
#952: 2024 Movie Preview - Folie à Deux Edition
Episode • Jan 26, 2024
#951: Best Scenes of 2023 with Michael Phillips, Mia Lee Vicino, and Tran Ahn Hung
Episode • Jan 19, 2024
#950: Ferrari, Maestro, Wonka, The Color Purple
Episode • Jan 12, 2024
One Week Away From Filmspotting Live in L.A.
Episode • Jan 5, 2024
#949: The Best Films of 2023 with Michael Phillips and Marya E. Gates
Episode • Dec 22, 2023
Bonus Sampler: '23 Chicago Film Critics Ballots
Episode • Dec 21, 2023
#948: The 30 Best Performances of 2023
Episode • Dec 15, 2023
#947: Poor Things, May December, Napoleon, Four Daughters, Fallen Leaves
Episode • Dec 8, 2023
Bonus Show Sampler: Horror Movie Draft, 2024 Marathons
Episode • Dec 6, 2023
From the Archive: Alien at 40, Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
Episode • Dec 1, 2023
#946: The Holdovers, Essential Werner Herzog
Episode • Nov 24, 2023
#945: The Killer (with Spoilers), Fincher Ranked, The Marvels
Episode • Nov 17, 2023
#944: Priscilla, Sofia Coppola Ranked, Fingernails
Episode • Nov 10, 2023
#943: Anatomy of a Fall (with Spoilers), All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Theater Camp
Episode • Nov 3, 2023
#942: Killers of the Flower Moon (with Spoilers), Scorsese Ranked
Episode • Oct 27, 2023
#941: Top 5 Movies Siskel & Ebert Got Wrong with Matt Singer
Episode • Oct 20, 2023
#940: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and More Dahl Shorts
Episode • Oct 13, 2023
#939: The Creator, Chicago Int’l Film Festival Preview
Episode • Oct 6, 2023
#938: Flora and Son, Stop Making Sense, No One Will Save You
Episode • Sep 29, 2023
#937: Top 5 Music Docs, The Last Waltz at 45
Episode • Sep 22, 2023
#936: Dazed and Confused at 30, I Am Not A Witch (African Cinema #5)
Episode • Sep 15, 2023
#935: Midnight Run at 35, Yeelen (African Cinema #4)
Episode • Sep 8, 2023
#934: Fall Movie Preview, Touki Bouki (African Cinema Marathon #3)
Episode • Sep 1, 2023
#933: Bottoms, Risky Business at 40
Episode • Aug 25, 2023
#932: The Fugitive at 30 with Michael Phillips, Top 5 Movies of 1993
Episode • Aug 18, 2023
#931: Mailbag (Oppenheimer, Actor-Director Duos), Black Girl (African Cinema #2)
Episode • Aug 11, 2023
#930: Top 5 Jump Scares, Talk To Me, Cairo Station (African Cinema #1)
Episode • Aug 4, 2023
#929: Barbie, Oppenheimer
Episode • Jul 28, 2023
#928: M:I - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible Ranked
Episode • Jul 21, 2023
#927: Top 5 Actor-Director Duos (Since 2000)
Episode • Jul 14, 2023
#926: Dial of Destiny, Top 5 Indiana Jones Moments
Episode • Jul 7, 2023
#925: Asteroid City, Past Lives
Episode • Jun 23, 2023
#924: Top 5 Movie Characters Who Shaped Us with Aisha Harris, Elemental
Episode • Jun 16, 2023
#923: Pride Top 5 - LGBTQ+ Movies, Sight & Sound Marathon Awards, Close to Vermeer
Episode • Jun 9, 2023
#922: Across the Spider-Verse, A Brighter Summer Day (Sight & Sound #6), Lynch/Oz
Episode • Jun 2, 2023
#921: Top 5 Films of 2023 (So Far) with Michael Phillips
Episode • May 26, 2023
#920: Master Gardener, BlackBerry, Marker's Sans Soleil (Sight & Sound #5)
Episode • May 19, 2023
#919: Summer Movie Preview, Tarkovsky's Mirror (Sight & Sound #4)
Episode • May 12, 2023
#918: Is Guardians Vol. 3 the Worst of the MCU? Plus, MCU Villains Draft
Episode • May 5, 2023
Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances, Beau Is Afraid, R.M.N.
Episode • Apr 28, 2023
#916: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, '60s Madness Champ, Jason Isbell Doc, and Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
Episode • Apr 14, 2023
New Releases with Michael Phillips, Kelly Reichardt (Showing Up)
Episode • Apr 7, 2023
John Wick: Chapter 4 - Endurance Test or Series’ Best, '60s Madness, Imitation of Life ('59)
Episode • Mar 31, 2023
Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies with Kristen Lopez and ‘60s Madness Elite 8
Episode • Mar 24, 2023
The Big Lebowski at 25 (New Sh*t Has Come To Light), '60s Madness, Rodeo, and Sansho the Bailiff
Episode • Mar 17, 2023
Is Creed III Worthy of Jonathan Majors? Plus Scream VI and '60s Madness Rd. 2
Episode • Mar 10, 2023
'23 Oscars Special with Michael Phillips and ’60s Madness Rd. 1
Episode • Mar 3, 2023
Mean Streets and Badlands Turn 50, plus '60s Madness Play-Ins
Episode • Feb 24, 2023
Top 5 Magic-est Mike Moments, Quantumania, Magic Mike's Last Dance
Episode • Feb 17, 2023
Hitchcock's Psycho Still Thrills and Oscars Homework
Episode • Feb 10, 2023
Top 5 Shyamalan Moments / Knock at the Cabin
Episode • Feb 3, 2023
2023 Movie Preview / Skinamarink
Episode • Jan 27, 2023
Reaction Shot: 2023 Oscar Nominations
Episode • Jan 24, 2023
Scenes of the Year w/Griffin Newman, Dana Stevens, Alison Willmore and Matt Singer
Episode • Jan 20, 2023
White Noise / Top 5 Noah Baumbach Characters
Episode • Jan 13, 2023
Top 10 Films of 2022 with Michael Phillips and Marya Gates
Episode • Dec 22, 2022
Introducing Letterboxd's New Awards Season Podcast "Best in Show"
Episode • Dec 21, 2022
Avatar: The Way of Water
Episode • Dec 13, 2022
Best Performances of 2022 / Sight & Sound / Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio / Empire of Light
Episode • Dec 9, 2022
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Episode • Dec 4, 2022
The Fabelmans / The Eternal Daughter / Sr.
Episode • Dec 2, 2022
The Art of Adaptation with David Kajganich (Bones and All)
Episode • Nov 23, 2022
Glass Onion / Wakanda Forever / She Said / Nanny
Episode • Nov 18, 2022
Top 5 Father-Daughter Duos / Aftersun / Weird
Episode • Nov 11, 2022
A Conversation About the New Filmspotting Family
Episode • Nov 9, 2022
#896: Armageddon Time / Causeway / Wendell & Wild / Triangle of Sadness / Descendant
Episode • Nov 4, 2022
#895: Top 5 Bromances / The Banshees of Inisherin / Ticket To Paradise
Episode • Oct 28, 2022
#894: Top 5 Cops In Love / Decision To Leave
Episode • Oct 21, 2022
#893: TÁR / Amsterdam
Episode • Oct 14, 2022
From Chicago, this is Filmspotting.
Episode • Oct 7, 2022
Most Anticipated at Chicago Film Festival / Quotable '80s Movies / God's Creatures
Episode • Oct 7, 2022
Don't Worry Darling / Top 5 Utopias Gone Wrong
Episode • Sep 30, 2022
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