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
Knives Out Review (Archive)
CSI KFC.
19 min
2
Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers – Live a...
If you build it, they will come.
65 min
3
Bonus: Ask Us Anything (Excerpt)
You ask, we answer.
17 min
4
Wicked: For Good Review, Train Dreams, Golden B...
No one mourns the Wicked sequel.
124 min
5
The Running Man Review, Nouvelle Vague (#1040)
Run and gun, but not a lot of fun.
107 min
6
The Next Picture Show’s 500th Episode
Our sister show celebrates 500 episodes and 10 years of podcasting.
86 min
7
Bugonia Review, Die My Love, The Mastermind, It...
Lanthimos + Stone = Misanthropy
120 min
8
Emma & Yorgos - The Favourite/Poor Things Revie...
The actor/director duo's first two collaborations.
28 min
9
Frankenstein Review, Hedda, Christy, Peter Huja...
Man made monster.
101 min
10
Tom Cruise Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
When he pours, he reigns.
20 min
11
Back to the Future Review (40th Anniv.), Delive...
OUTATIME
120 min
12
Night of the Living Dead ('68) Review (Archive)
The dead are hungry.
38 min
13
Top 5 Robert Redford Movies, Chicago Int'l Film...
How good are you, kid?
109 min
14
Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The...
Match-making and manifesting.
106 min
15
All the President's Men (Archive)
Follow the money.
45 min
16
One Battle After Another Review, Predators (#1034)
Viva la Revolución.
83 min
17
Inception (Archive)
Dream big.
42 min
18
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review, PTA Decade...
Columbus director Kogonada’s big, bold bet pays off.
78 min
19
Magnolia (Archive)
Wise up.
40 min
20
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
21
Almost Famous (Archive)
Someday you'll be cool.
58 min
22
GoodFellas Review, Lurker, The Roses (#1031)
Scorsese’s gangster masterpiece turns 35
91 min
23
Columbus with Kogonada, Pather Panchali with Da...
Best of the fest.
60 min
24
The Breakfast Club (Archive)
You mess with the bull, you get the horns.
46 min
25
Highest 2 Lowest Review, Jaws Review, Weapons F...
The return of Spike and Denzel.
145 min