Filmspotting

By Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

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

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August 18, 2023 #932: The Fugitive at 30 with Michael Phillips, Top 5 Movies of 1993
Not the most acclaimed film of ‘93, but maybe the most surprisingly acclaimed. Josh and guest Michael Phillips on the lasting appeal of Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, and one of the great Chicago-set movies. And from the archive, the Top 5 Movies of 1993, recorded in 2013.
-Review: “The Fugitive” at 30 (03:02)
-Next Week / Notes (28:55)
-Polls (31:45)
-Top 5 of 1993 (40:47)
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Michael Phillips interviews “Fugitive” director Andrew Davis
Rolling Stone’s Oral History of “The Fugitive”
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August 11, 2023 #931: Mailbag (Oppenheimer, Actor-Director Duos), Black Girl (African Cinema #2)
It’s an old-school Listener Feedback segment as Adam and Josh respond to recent emails. Plus, a tribute to William Friedkin, the second African Cinema Marathon installment, and Adam shares some personal and professional news.
-RIP William Friedkin (07:23)
-Mailbag (16:01)
-Adam’s Announcements (44:26)
-Next Week / Notes / Giveaway (58:05)
-Massacre Theatre (01:01:29)
-African Cinema Marathon #2: “Black Girl (01:10:38)
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Notes/Links:
Joe George on Christopher Nolan’s “Wordless Humanism”
African Cinema Marathon
African Cinema in The Film Foundation's Restoration Screening Room
Film Forum's SEMBÈNE Series Starts Sept. 8
UNESCO African Film Heritage Project Teaser
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1h 47min
August 04, 2023 #930: Top 5 Jump Scares, Talk To Me, Cairo Station (African Cinema #1)
The Top 5 Jump Scares that messed Adam and Josh up. Also, thoughts on the new horror film “Talk To Me,” Ira Sachs’s “Passages,” and a marathon review of 1958’s “Cairo Station.”
-Top 5: Jump Scares (09:15)
-Review (JL): “Talk To Me” (1:02:27)
-Review (AK): “Passages” (1:08:26)
-Next Week / Notes / Poll (1:12:40)
-African Cinema Marathon #1: “Cairo Station” (1:24:36)
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Notes:
-Josh’s Fear Not: A Christian Appreciation of Horror Movies
-“Venomous, Sexy, Queer Romance Passages Lives in the Fallout of a Narcissist’s Dalliance”
-Cairo Station on YouTube
-African Cinema Marathon
-The Filmspotting Guide to the Archives
-Filmspotting Pantheon
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1h 56min
July 28, 2023 #929: Barbie, Oppenheimer
For the most anticipated double feature in years - Greta Gerwig's BARBIE and Christopher Nolan's OPPENHEIMER - Adam and Josh praise two very different films for treating their subjects with similar complexity.
-Review: “Barbie” (03:20)
-Brickspotting (JL): “Earth Mama” (30:27)
-Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre (36:02)
-Review: “Oppenheimer” (52:03)
-”Oppenheimer” Spoiler Talk (01:09:37)
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Resources:
-Alicia Wilkinson's "Oppenheimer" review
https://www.vox.com/culture/23800888/oppenheimer-review-physics-donne-trinity-christopher-nolan-fission-fusion-manhattan-project
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1h 41min
July 21, 2023 #928: M:I - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible Ranked
With its show-stopping stunts, the long-awaited seventh film in the “Mission: Impossible” series - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE - delivers the goods. But has the series - and its star - become too meta for their own good?
-Review: M:I Dead Reckoning Part One (02:40)
-Mission: Impossible Ranked (24:55)
-Next Week / Notes / Poll (39:00)
-Christopher Nolan Oeuvre-view Awards [2020] (50:31)
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Links:
-Adam’s M:I Ranking
-Josh’s M:I Ranking
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1h 45min
July 14, 2023 #927: Top 5 Actor-Director Duos (Since 2000)
Lots of directors have favorite actors. But for their Top 5 Actor-Director Duos since 2000, Adam and Josh choose the definitive collaborations of the last 20-plus years.
-Top 5: Actor-Director Duos (02:37)
-Next Week/Notes (45:56)
-Massacre Theatre (51:31)
-Top 5, cont. (57:01)
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1h 38min
July 07, 2023 #926: Dial of Destiny, Top 5 Indiana Jones Moments
Adam and Josh praise Harrison Ford’s farewell to Indy with their review of DIAL OF DESTINY and narrow down their favorite scenes in the franchise with their Top 5 Indiana Jones Moments.
-Top 5: Indiana Jones Moments (01:52)
-Next Week/Notes/Poll (48:52)
-Review: “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (01:03:20)
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1h 38min
June 23, 2023 #925: Asteroid City, Past Lives
The space race and method acting collide in Wes Anderson’s '50s-set ASTEROID CITY, and former sweethearts reunite in Celine Song’s acclaimed debut PAST LIVES.
-Review: “Asteroid City” (01:42)
-Notes (38:21)
-Massacre Theatre (40:30)
-Review: “Past Lives” (47:42)
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1h 15min
June 16, 2023 #924: Top 5 Movie Characters Who Shaped Us with Aisha Harris, Elemental
Aisha Harris’s new book - “Wannabe: Reckoning With the Pop Culture that Shapes Me” - inspires this week’s show. Adam, Josh, and Aisha share the Top 5 Movie Characters Who Shaped Us. Plus, Josh’s take on Pixar’s ELEMENTAL.
-Interview: Aisha Harris (02:01)
-Top 5: Characters Who Shaped Us (10:13)
-Review (JL): Pixar’s “Elemental” (56:40)
-Notes/Polls (1:00:45)
-Top 5, cont. (1:17:35)
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Notes/Corrections:
Resources/Links:
“Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture that Shapes Me”
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/wannabe-aisha-harris?variant=40679574437922
Upcoming in-person events with Aisha Harris
https://twitter.com/craftingmystyle/status/1658526875629797376?s=20
"There was no one better to watch a movie with than Casey Tourangeau"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dq56B-YAhI41dBCSXgaA_9JRXDY6KF83/view
Casey Tourangeau's 5-Star Films
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1h 58min
June 09, 2023 #923: Pride Top 5 - LGBTQ+ Movies, Sight & Sound Marathon Awards, Close to Vermeer
Adam and Josh celebrate Pride Month with the Top 5 LGBTQ+ Movies that were formative in shaping their understanding of queer life. Plus, ‘The BFIs’ recognize the best of the Sight & Sound Top 100 Marathon.
-Pride Top 5: LGBTQ+ Movies (02:01)
-Next Week/Notes (31:28)
-Review (AK): “Close To Vermeer” (39:42)
-Massacre Theatre (44:42)
-Top 5, cont. (56:18)
-Sight & Sound Top 100 Awards (1:16:00)
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Notes/Corrections:
-”All That Heaven Allows” made the Sight & Sound Critcs’ Top 250 – not the Top 100.
Resources/Links:
“Garp, Forty Years Later”
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/08/23/garp-forty-years-later/
“The Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers”
https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/film/2014/06/23/top-175-essential-films-all-time-lgbt-viewers
“Kenneth Anger Never Cooled Off”
https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/kenneth-anger-filmmaker-obituary-appreciation.html
826CHI: A Nonprofit Creative Writing, Tutoring, and Publishing Center
https://www.826chi.org/
“The Grace of Keanu Reeves”
https://www.rogerebert.com/features/bright-walldark-room-february-2016-the-grace-of-keanu-reeves-by-angelica-jade-basti%C3%A9n
“Oscar Nominee Chris Sarandon Remembers His Groundbreaking Role in Dog Day Afternoon”
https://gwynnew.tumblr.com/post/129721633114/oscar-nominee-chris-sarandon-remembers-his
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