Filmspotting

Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).

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1
From the Archive: Inception
Dream big.
42 min
2
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review, PTA Decade...
Columbus director Kogonada’s big, bold bet pays off.
78 min
3
From the Archive: Magnolia
Wise up.
40 min
4
5 Years / 5 Movies, Spinal Tap II, The History ...
You get five movies. The catch? They must come from a single five-year period.
119 min
5
From the Archive: Almost Famous
Someday you'll be cool.
58 min
6
GoodFellas Review, Lurker, The Roses (#1031)
Scorsese’s gangster masterpiece turns 35
91 min
7
Columbus with Kogonada, Pather Panchali with Da...
Best of the fest.
60 min
8
From the Archive: The Breakfast Club
You mess with the bull, you get the horns.
46 min
9
Highest 2 Lowest Review, Jaws Review, Weapons F...
The return of Spike and Denzel.
145 min
10
From the Archive: Top 5 Denzel Washington Perfo...
With the host of the "Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period" podcast
36 min
11
Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II Review (#1028)
Attica! Attica!
111 min
12
From the Archive: Top 5 21st Century Comedies
Make us laugh.
54 min
13
Weapons Review and It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckle...
The kids are not all right.
77 min
14
From the Archive: The Shining
35 min
15
#1026: Together Review, Sunset Boulevard at 75,...
How close is too close?
105 min
16
#1025: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50, T...
Getting to the bottom of R.P. McMurphy.
134 min
17
#1024: Eddington, The Fantastic Four, Sunlight,...
Feeling squirrely about the new Ari Aster.
114 min
18
From the Archive: Her
Spike Jonze's AI drama ten years later.
43 min
19
#1023: Superman Review, Top 5 Superman Movie Mo...
It’s a bird, it’s a plane.
102 min
20
From the Archive: In the Mood for Love
39 min
21
#1022: Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), The Apart...
Wilder’s 1960 comedy is one of the greats… movie-wise.
110 min
22
From the Archive: Top 5 Batman/Superman Moments...
Dark Knight of Gotham, Son of Krypton
44 min
23
#1021: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World Rebirth, M...
Hold onto your butts.
112 min
24
From the Archive: This Is Spinal Tap, Stop Maki...
An '84 rock duo.
20 min
25
#1020: 28 Years Later, Top 5 Danny Boyle Chara...
If Adam is Jim from “28 Days Later,” and Danny Boyle is Renton from “Trainspotting,” then who is Josh?
123 min