Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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#975: Do the Right Thing at 35, Kinds of Kindne...
Spike Lee’s third feature still astonishes and provokes.
89 min
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From the Archive: Top 5 Spike Lee Shots
A celebration of Spike-isms.
44 min
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#974: MaXXXine, Chinatown at 50, Longlegs, Dand...
Tell me, Mrs. Mulwray, is “Chinatown” a perfect movie?
119 min
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From the Archive: Top 5 Childhood Scares with T...
Come play with us, Danny.
41 min
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#973: A Quiet Place: Day One, Top 5 Prequels, F...
Lupita Nyong’o gets quiet.
97 min
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#972: Top 5 Films of 2024 (So Far), Janet Planet
Zendaya. Powell. Louis-Dreyfus. The Joker.
100 min
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#971: Austin Butler, Jeff Nichols (The Bikeride...
Interviews with the star and director of the 60s-set biker film.
91 min
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#970: Hit Man, Inside Out 2, Ghostlight
Glen Powell and Adria Arjona get close in Richard LInklater’s latest.
74 min
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From the Archive: Top 5 Richard Linklater Scenes
Baby, you're gonna miss that plane.
33 min
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From the Archive: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, To...
One review to rule them all.
79 min
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#969: Furiosa with Michael Phillips, Top 5 Movi...
Anya Taylor-Joy is in the driver’s seat for the “Fury Road” prequel.
127 min
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#968: I Saw the TV Glow, Wyler Marathon Awards
Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine in director Jane Schoenbrun’s latest.
78 min
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From the Archive: "Mad Max: Fury Road"
First impressions of George Miller's 2015 masterpiece.
33 min
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#967: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Roman ...
Apes rule, Audrey rides.
103 min
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#966: Challengers, The Fall Guy
Zendaya à trois; Gosling, Blunt, Stunts.
75 min
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From the Archive: Dawn of the Planet of the Ape...
High Shakespearean drama in the second film in the "Apes" series.
28 min
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#965: Summer Movie Preview, The People’s Joker
“Bikeriders” to “Twisters” and everything in between.
99 min
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From the Archive: Star Wars: Episode I - The Ph...
George Lucas's divisive "Star Wars" prequel is back in theaters for its 25th anniversary.
32 min
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#964: The Mummy at 25, Funny Girl (Wyler #5), W...
Fraser and Weisz, Streisand and Sharif
98 min
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From the Archive: Alien (1979)
Ridley Scott's sci-fi masterpiece is back in theaters on Alien Day (4/26) for its 45th anniversary.
35 min
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#963: Civil War, Ben-Hur (Wyler #4), ‘50s Madne...
America is at war in Alex Garland’s latest.
91 min
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Filmspotting Presents: The Film That Blew My Mi...
The "Cameraperson" and "Dick Johnson is Dead" director on Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical film.
52 min
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#962: Ex Machina in the Age of AI, Mrs. Miniver...
Should we feel empathy for Ava if she feels none for us?
117 min