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
Top 10 Films of 2025 (Pt. 2) with Alison Willmo...
Consensus picks and #1s.
123 min
2
Top 10 of 2025 (Pt. 1) with Alison Willmore and...
Outliers, Brick finalists, and more.
140 min
3
Eyes Wide Shut (Archive)
Fidelio!
27 min
4
Best Performances of 2025, Wake Up Dead Man and...
The year’s best supporting and lead performances.
117 min
5
Knives Out Review (Archive)
CSI KFC.
19 min
6
Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers – Live a...
If you build it, they will come.
65 min
7
Bonus: Ask Us Anything (Excerpt)
You ask, we answer.
17 min
8
Wicked: For Good Review, Train Dreams, Golden B...
No one mourns the Wicked sequel.
124 min
9
The Running Man Review, Nouvelle Vague (#1040)
Run and gun, but not a lot of fun.
107 min
10
The Next Picture Show’s 500th Episode
Our sister show celebrates 500 episodes and 10 years of podcasting.
86 min
11
Bugonia Review, Die My Love, The Mastermind, It...
Lanthimos + Stone = Misanthropy
120 min
12
Emma & Yorgos - The Favourite/Poor Things Revie...
The actor/director duo's first two collaborations.
28 min
13
Frankenstein Review, Hedda, Christy, Peter Huja...
Man made monster.
101 min
14
Tom Cruise Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
When he pours, he reigns.
20 min
15
Back to the Future Review (40th Anniv.), Delive...
OUTATIME
120 min
16
Night of the Living Dead ('68) Review (Archive)
The dead are hungry.
38 min
17
Top 5 Robert Redford Movies, Chicago Int'l Film...
How good are you, kid?
109 min
18
Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The...
Match-making and manifesting.
106 min
19
All the President's Men (Archive)
Follow the money.
45 min
20
One Battle After Another Review, Predators (#1034)
Viva la Revolución.
83 min
21
Inception (Archive)
Dream big.
42 min
22
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review, PTA Decade...
Columbus director Kogonada’s big, bold bet pays off.
78 min
23
Magnolia (Archive)
Wise up.
40 min
24
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
25
Almost Famous (Archive)
Someday you'll be cool.
58 min