Filmspotting

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: The Joker (2019)
Adam and Josh's 2019 split review of the divisive box office hit.
34 min
2
#985: Megalopolis, Wolfs, Chicago Int'l Film Fe...
Is Francis Ford Coppola’s latest a bold artistic statement or an ambitious misfire?
93 min
3
#984: Top 5 Whodunits, Murder on the Orient Exp...
The butler did it.
109 min
4
#983: The Shawshank Redemption at 30, Fail Safe...
Get busy livin.'
115 min
5
From the Archive: Whiplash at 10, Amadeus at 40
A pair of great music movies celebrate birthdays.
61 min
6
#982: Top 5 Michael Keaton Performances, Beetle...
Let’s get nuts.
96 min
7
From the Archive: Blazing Saddles at 50
Lili von Shtupp is still tired.
21 min
8
#981: Fall Movie Preview, Rebel Ridge
25 of the most intriguing fall films.
96 min
9
#980: The Wizard of Oz at 85, The Pawnbroker (L...
What is going on in The Wizard of Oz, anyway?
82 min
10
From the Archive: Gena Rowlands in Opening Nigh...
The late Gena Rowlands in one of her greatest performances.
54 min
11
#979: Apocalypse Now at 45, Alien: Romulus, Dau...
Coppola’s epic journey into the heart of darkness still astounds.
96 min
12
#978: Trap, Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, National Anth...
Disappointing, deadbeat, and deadly movie dads.
132 min
13
From the Archive: The Sixth Sense
Shyamalan's 1999 breakout gets the Sacred Cow treatment.
33 min
14
#977: Sing Sing, Deadpool and Wolverine, The Fu...
Colman Domingo takes the stage in the new prison drama.
95 min
15
1999 Movie Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
Drafting one of the best movie years of all time.
23 min
16
#976: Twisters, The Films of Powell and Pressbu...
Chasin’ twisters with Glen Powell.
85 min
17
#975: Do the Right Thing at 35, Kinds of Kindne...
Spike Lee’s third feature still astonishes and provokes.
89 min
18
From the Archive: Top 5 Spike Lee Shots
A celebration of Spike-isms.
44 min
19
#974: MaXXXine, Chinatown at 50, Longlegs, Dand...
Tell me, Mrs. Mulwray, is “Chinatown” a perfect movie?
119 min
20
From the Archive: Top 5 Childhood Scares with T...
Come play with us, Danny.
41 min
21
#973: A Quiet Place: Day One, Top 5 Prequels, F...
Lupita Nyong’o gets quiet.
97 min
22
#972: Top 5 Films of 2024 (So Far), Janet Planet
Zendaya. Powell. Louis-Dreyfus. The Joker.
100 min
23
#971: Austin Butler, Jeff Nichols (The Bikeride...
Interviews with the star and director of the 60s-set biker film.
91 min
24
#970: Hit Man, Inside Out 2, Ghostlight
Glen Powell and Adria Arjona get close in Richard LInklater’s latest.
74 min
25
From the Archive: Top 5 Richard Linklater Scenes
Baby, you're gonna miss that plane.
33 min