Cooper Raiff's debut film, 2020's "Sh*thouse," put the young writer/director on the map with a tale of collegiate malaise, and was made not long after Raiff himself left college. His follow-up, the new CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH, sees Raiff exploring the existential restlessness that awaits college grads. As with his debut, Raiff is back in a starring role, this time with a legit movie star as his co-star, Dakota Johnson. Adam interviews Raiff, who talks about crying in movies, his mentor Jay Duplass, and why Michael Caine isn't right about everything. And with Buzz currently flying solo in the new "Lightyear," we revisit Adam's TOP 5 STORY STORY MOMENTS (2019) with guest Griffin Newman from the Blank Check podcast. And Adam adds to the praise that has met the latest Netflix Adam Sandler joint, HUSTLE.
0:00 - Billboard
1:24 - Interview: Cooper Raiff ("Cha Cha Real Smooth")
25:01 - Review (AK): "Hustle"
34:37 - Next Week / Notes
44:51 - Polls
54:09 - Top 5: Toy Story Moments w/Griffin Newman
1:50:40 - Outro
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#878: Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth) / Hustle / Top 5 Toy Story Moments w/Griffin Newman (2019)

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

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Film Reviews

Film History

After earning raves at Sundance and SXSW, Jane Schoenbrun’s haunting and insightful new film has made it to theaters. Adam and Josh have a review and hand out their William Wyler Marathon Awards. 
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Open (00:00:00-00:02:18)
Review: “I Saw the TV Glow” (00:02:19-00:26:29)
Next Week, Notes (00:26:30-00:31:24)
Massacre Theatre (00:31:25-00:39:20)
Wyler Marathon Awards (00:39:21-01:16:16)
Notes/Links:
Mitchell Beaupre on “I Saw the TV Glow”
https://letterboxd.com/mitchell/film/i-saw-the-tv-glow/
William Wyler Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
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#968: I Saw the TV Glow, Wyler Marathon Awards

With "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" coming to theaters this weekend, we share Adam and Josh's May 2015 review of "Mad Max: Fury Road."
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From the Archive: "Mad Max: Fury Road"

The latest “Planet of the Apes” entry isn’t without fresh ideas, but Adam and Josh still miss Andy Serkis’s Caesar. They’ve got praise, though, for Ethan Hawke’s inventive Flannery O’Connor biopic, "Wildcat," and they’re joined by Michael Phillips for a post-screening conversation about 1953’s “Roman Holiday.”   
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Open (00:00:00-00:01:57)
Review: “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” (00:01:58-00:24:54)
Review: “Wildcat” (00:24:55-00:37:24)
Chi Critics Film Fest Notes (00:37:25-00:41:24)
Next Week, Notes, Polls (00:41:25-00:54:04)
Wyler #6: “Roman Holiday” w/Michael Phillips (00:54:05-01:38:47)
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#967: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Roman Holiday (Wyler #6), Wildcat

Adam and Josh catch up with Luca Guadagnino’s exhilarating pro-tennis-set “Challengers,” plus thoughts on Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt in David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy.” 
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Open (00:00:00-00:01:48)
Review: “Challengers” (00:01:49-00:43:25)
Review (JL): “The Fall Guy” (00:43:26-00:47:47)
Next Week, Notes, Polls (00:47:48-00:57:39)
Listener Feedback (00:57:40-01:06:01)
Massacre Theatre (01:06:02-01:11:55)
Close, New Releases (01:11:56-01:15:10
Notes/Links:
William Wyler Marathon
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Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box
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#966: Challengers, The Fall Guy

With the fourth film in the series - "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" - coming to theaters this weekend, we dig into the archives for this 2014 conversation about number two in the series, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes."
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#878: Cooper Raiff (Cha Cha Real Smooth) / Hustle / Top 5 Toy Story Moments w/Griffin Newman (2019)

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