Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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#981: Fall Movie Preview, Rebel Ridge
25 of the most intriguing fall films.
96 min
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#980: The Wizard of Oz at 85, The Pawnbroker (L...
What is going on in The Wizard of Oz, anyway?
82 min
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From the Archive: Gena Rowlands in Opening Nigh...
The late Gena Rowlands in one of her greatest performances.
54 min
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#979: Apocalypse Now at 45, Alien: Romulus, Dau...
Coppola’s epic journey into the heart of darkness still astounds.
96 min
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#978: Trap, Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, National Anth...
Disappointing, deadbeat, and deadly movie dads.
132 min
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From the Archive: The Sixth Sense
Shyamalan's 1999 breakout gets the Sacred Cow treatment.
33 min
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#977: Sing Sing, Deadpool and Wolverine, The Fu...
Colman Domingo takes the stage in the new prison drama.
95 min
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1999 Movie Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
Drafting one of the best movie years of all time.
23 min
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#976: Twisters, The Films of Powell and Pressbu...
Chasin’ twisters with Glen Powell.
85 min
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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