Yes, this summer promises pleasures like the return of the MCU, a new Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, and Dev Patel in David Lowery's "The Green Knight"; but, in their SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW, Adam and Josh invite you to consider less conspicuous summer releases like a Fellini-inspired animated film; a new doc from the director of 2016's "Rat Film;" a resurrected concert film from Questlove; and a tweet-thread-inspired road trip comedy. Plus, the '40s Noir Awards ("The Savages") and Josh's Golden Brick-spotting recommendation of Emma Seligman's SHIVA BABY.

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1:08 - Summer Movie Preview

Tim Garland, "Brush With The Law"

27:37 - Golden Brick-spotting: "Shiva Baby"

31:08 - R.I.P. Charles Grodin

34:54 - Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre

48:33 - '40s Noir Marathon Awards ("The Savages")

1:14:27 - Summer Movie Preview, cont.

1:29:51 - Outro 

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Historically set but featuring flourishes of magical realism, Barry Jenkins's adaptation of Colson Whitehead's THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD is not quite what it first appears to be. All ten parts come to Amazon Prime this weekend. This week, Adam and Josh review the series' first couple of episodes, full of admiration for the Jenkins aesthetic, the cast and the score from regular Jenkins collaborator Nicholas Britell. Plus a conversation about 1949's WHITE HEAT, the final film in the '40s Noir Marathon, which features a dynamic performance from James Cagney as a psycho crime boss with a mother complex.

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1:22 - Review: "The Underground Railroad"

Nicholas Britell, "Bessie"

36:18 - Next week / Notes

45:25 - Poll

53:13 - '40s Noir #6: "White Heat"

1:16:23 - Outro

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Sandwiched between the '60s sexual revolution and the reactionary conservatism of the '80s, the '70s was an anxious decade, and as that anxiety played out on movie screens, it did not spare mothers. This week, Adam and Josh–sons of '70s moms themselves–share their TOP 5 '70s MOVIE MOMS and continue the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with Chantal Akerman's NEWS FROM HOME. Plus, Josh's thoughts on the new WRATH OF MAN, starring Jason Statham, and ABOUT ENDLESSNESS from Swedish auteur Roy Andersson ("Songs From The Second Floor").

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1:27 - Top 5: '70s Movie Moms

31:51 - Next Week

36:49 - Josh reviews "Wrath of Man," "About Endlessness"

46:07 - Olympia Dukakis / Notes / Massacre Theatre

57:49 - 7 From '76: "News From Home"

1:15:01 - Top 5: '70s Movie Moms, cont.

1:38:54 - Outro 

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It's a pair of uneasy couples on this week's show: first up, comedian Patti Harrison as a 20-something surrogate mom to Ed Helms' single 40-something dad in Nikole Beckwith's TOGETHER TOGETHER; and then real-life couple Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in the '47 noir THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, with Welles as an Irish drifter who gets caught up in a murder plot when he falls for the seductive Hayworth. Beckwith's movie - her second - is smarter and more satisfying than its high concept suggests; and Welles' formal invention almost makes up for the lack of heat between the married stars, its confounding plot, and its ill-treatment of Hayworth's troubled Elsa. Plus, Josh fills Adam in on what he missed with the Soderbergh-produced Oscars.

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1:08 - Oscars

9:35 - Review: "Together Together"

Anita Ellis, "Please Don't Kiss Me"

28:52 - Next Week / Notes / Poll

47:06 - '40s Noir #5: "The Lady From Shanghai"

1:11:54 - Outro 

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Will Oscar night 2021 see Chloé Zhao crowned Best Director for "Nomadland"? Does anyone have a chance against the late Chadwick Boseman for Best Actor? And what about the Best Actress race? Will former winners Viola Davis and Frances McDormand take another statue home, or could Carey Mulligan or Andra Day surprise with the win? Adam, Josh and guest Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune don't really have the answers, but that doesn't stop them from taking some guesses, along with making a few final cases for 2020 films and performances that the Academy failed to recognize. (This should have been your year, Kelly Reichardt!)

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1:08 - Oscars: Supporting Actor/Actress

34:05 - Oscars: Lead Actor/Actress

Anthony Willis, "Toxic"

59:26 - Next Week / Notes

1:22:57 - Massacre Theatre

1:26:05 - Oscars: Documentary/Director

1:37:12 - Oscars: Picture

1:51:27 - Outro

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Whatever backlash ROCKY has received over the years for beating out the likes of "Taxi Driver," "All The President's Men" and "Network" for the 1977 Best Picture Oscar, it has largely faded as people discover - or rediscover - that the populist hit that spawned a mostly forgettable (and occasionally ridiculous) franchise has more in common with its gritty '70s peers than it gets credit for. Among those who remain unconvinced, however, is Josh. Thankfully, Adam comes to Rocky's defense and the two go 15 rounds before ending the review in a split decision. Plus, raves for the nasty '45 Noir DETOUR - part of the '40s Noir Marathon - and the winner of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s.

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1:24 - 7 From '76—Best Year Ever: "Rocky"

Bill Conti, "Gonna Fly Now"

43:45 - Josh: "Godzilla vs. Kong"

49:01 - Next Week / Poll / Notes

54:29 - Filmspotting Madness '80s Champion

1:05:13 - 40s Noir #4: "Detour"

1:29:08 - Outro

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With the new "Godzilla vs. Kong" bringing some much-needed spectacle to long-suffering theatre chains, Adam and Josh take the opportunity to settle the question of which classic monster movie has the most to offer audiences today, the mournful and metaphor-rich GODZILLA (1954) or the effects-driven adventure of the landmark KING KONG (1933). (Tease: it's a split decision.) Plus, results from the Final 4 round of Filmspotting Madness.

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1:17 - Review: "Godzilla" ('54) vs. "King Kong" ('33)

Blue Oyster Cult, "Godzilla"

33:49 - Next Week / Notes

45:20 - Filmspotting Madness: Final 4

46:15 - "Godzilla" vs. "King Kong", cont.

1:30:18 - Outro 

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Adam and Josh skipped the harrowing PIECES OF A WOMAN last fall in the lead-up to end-of-year awards, but with star Vanessa Kirby nabbing an Oscar nomination last week, they couldn't put it off any longer. (At least one of them couldn't, anyway.) They did both play biopic bingo with the U.S. VS BILLIE HOLIDAY, a film which largely fails its talented star Andra Day, who also received a nomination. Plus thoughts on the Oscar-nominated docs MY OCTOPUS TEACHER and THE MOLE AGENT.

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1:15 - "The United States vs Billie Holiday"

18:35 - "Pieces of a Woman"

Billie Holiday, "Everything I Have Is Yours"

22:36 - Next Week / Notes

34:14 - Filmspotting Madness: Final 4

49:24 - "My Octopus Teacher," "The Mole Agent"

1:14:15 - Outro

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A primal scream from the post-Watergate American malaise, NETWORK is a movie entirely of its time that manages to speak directly to ours. Adam and Josh continue their 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with Sidney Lumet's Best Picture nominee, debating the effectiveness of Paddy Chayefksy's bracing, if occasionally overwritten, script and praising the extraordinary cast (which received five Oscar noms). Plus, Otto Preminger's LAURA, the third film in the '40s Noir Marathon; and Filmspotting Madness Elite 8 matchups.

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1:31 - 7 From '76—Best Year Ever: "Network"

"San Simeon Waltz" (from "Mank")

49:43 - Oscar Nominations

57:46 - Next Week / Notes / Giveaways

1:11:55 - Filmspotting Madness, Elite 8

1:28:46 - '40s Noir #3: "Laura"

1:48:13 - Outro 

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Inspired by the visually striking - and slyly funny - new documentary THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS, Adam and Josh consider the greatest meals they've ever seen on screen. Plus, Josh's thoughts on Marvel's recently-concluded WANDAVISION and the Sweet 16 round of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s.

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1:22 - "The Truffle Hunters"

7:23 - Top 5: Movie Meals

37:47 - Josh reviews: "WandaVision"

42:42 - Next Week / Notes

52:12 - Filmspotting Madness Sweet 16

1:10:27 - Top 5, cont.

1:32:41 - Outro

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