Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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#999: Presence, Pantheon Candidates, Oscar Nomi...
A ghost story as only Soderbergh would do it.
114 min
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#998: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
17 dead Robert Pattinsons.
74 min
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#997: The Best Scenes of 2024
The moments that made our movie year.
97 min
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#996: A Complete Unknown, Nosferatu, Babygirl, ...
You gotta serve somebody.
87 min
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#995: Top 10 Films of 2024 with Michael Phillip...
Outliers, consensus picks, and the #1 films of the year.
178 min
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#994: Best Performances of 2024, Flow, Maria
Veterans, new faces made their marks in 2024.
104 min
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#993: Nosferatu, Nightbitch, Top 5 Movie Moms G...
Robert Eggers and Marielle Heller embrace the darkness.
64 min
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#992: Gladiator II w/Rico Gagliano, Moana 2, Th...
Paul Mescal enters the arena.
65 min
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#991: Wicked, Blitz, The Piano Lesson, All We I...
Cynthia soars, Saoirse sufffers.
64 min
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#990: Anora, Heretic, Here
Sean Baker’s euphoric and hilarious romantic drama.
88 min
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From the Archive: Fight Club, Top 5 David Finch...
Fincher's divisive cult film is still misunderstood.
82 min
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#989: Top 5 Ralph Fiennes Performances, Conclave
Celebrating the British thespian, from Amon Goeth to M. Gustave.
92 min
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#988: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at 50, Lumet...
Happy birthday, Leatherface.
107 min
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From the Archive: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Don't go to sleep.
26 min
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#987: Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances, Satur...
If you’re not first, you’re last.
95 min
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From the Archive: Pulp Fiction
Pairs well with a Big Kahuna Burger.
28 min
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#986: Joker Folie à Deux, The Outrun, Prince of...
Sing me a song, you’re the Joker-man.
94 min
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From the Archive: Joker (2019)
Adam and Josh's 2019 split review of the divisive box office hit.
34 min
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#985: Megalopolis, Wolfs, Chicago Int'l Film Fe...
Is Francis Ford Coppola’s latest a bold artistic statement or an ambitious misfire?
93 min
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#984: Top 5 Whodunits, Murder on the Orient Exp...
The butler did it.
109 min
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#983: The Shawshank Redemption at 30, Fail Safe...
Get busy livin.'
115 min
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From the Archive: Whiplash at 10, Amadeus at 40
A pair of great music movies celebrate birthdays.
61 min
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#982: Top 5 Michael Keaton Performances, Beetle...
Let’s get nuts.
96 min
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From the Archive: Blazing Saddles at 50
Lili von Shtupp is still tired.
21 min
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#981: Fall Movie Preview, Rebel Ridge
25 of the most intriguing fall films.
96 min