#1039: Bugonia Review, Die My Love, The Mastermind, It Was Just an Accident

November 14, 2025 / Sophie Kempenaar

For their fourth film together, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone get weird and go bald in BUGONIA with Jesse Plemons as Stone’s conspiracy-obsessed kidnapper. Adam and Josh discuss, along with reviews of Lynne Ramsay’s DIE MY LOVE starring Jennifer Lawrence, Kelly Reichardt’s THE MASTERMIND with Josh O’Connor, and film-of-the-year candidate IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, the latest from Jafar Panahi.

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

Intro (00:00:00-00:02:36)
Bugonia (00:02:37-00:30:40)
Die My Love (00:30:41-00:48:44)
Filmspotting Family (00:48:45-00:51:48)
The Mastermind (00:51:49-01:14:08)
Mastermind Prize (01:14:09-01:17:49)
It Was Just an Accident (01:17:50-01:34:18)
Next Week / Notes (01:34:19-01:45:55)
Polls (01:45:56-01:56:08)
Credits / New Releases (01:56:09-02:00:04)

LINKS:

-Poll: Actor/Director Duos Since 2000

https://poll.fm/16260111

-Siskel & Ebert at 50: Lone Star with Adam and Michael

https://luma.com/pwlqid75

-Fear Not! (50% Off + Free Shipping; code CONFSHIP, select Media Mail)

https://wipfandstock.com/9781666738520/fear-not/

-London Meetup w/Josh on Dec. 11

https://forms.gle/rUcgUKicTddzwFBs5

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