#1030: Columbus with Kogonada, Pather Panchali Dana Stevens at Filmspotting Fest

September 05, 2025 / Sophie Kempenaar

To celebrate 20 years of the show, we hosted Filmspotting Fest in March – six films over three days at two of Chicago’s iconic cinemas. This episode features two standout post-screening conversations: director Kogonada reflects on his Golden Brick-winning debut COLUMBUS, and Slate film critic Dana Stevens joins Josh to discuss Satyajit Ray’s indelible PATHER PANCHALI.

This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.

(Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.)

Intro (00:00:00-00:01:47)
Columbus with Kogonada (00:01:48-00:28:21)
Notes (00:28:22-00:29:31)
Pather Panchali with Dana Stevens (00:29:32-00:56:49)
Credits / New Releases (00:56:50-01:00:16)

LINKS:

Filmspotting Fest

⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/filmspotting-fest⁠

“Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the 20th Century”

⁠https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Camera-Man/Dana-Stevens/9781501134203⁠

Filmspotting Poll: Pixar or Ghibli

⁠https://poll.fm/15908981⁠

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