#305: Splice / Top 5 Best Laid Plan Movies
Welcome back to Navy Pier's Tchotchke Arena as this exciting Stanley Cup Edition of Filmspotting rolls into overtime.
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#304: Dennis Hopper Tribute / The Lost Weekend
“I mean, what are they gonna say, man, when he’s gone, huh? ‘Cause he dies. When it dies, man. When it dies, he dies. What are they gonna say about him? What?“
Read More#301: Iron Man 2 / Summer Movie Preview
Filmspotting returns to its regularly scheduled programming this week with a discussion of the Merchant Ivory period set-piece "Iron Man 2."
Read More#299: Mother / Chloe / Lubitsch Awards / Top 5 Actors of the Decade
There have been many famous movie mothers through the years: Mrs. Bates, Mommy Dearest, Mrs. Doubtfire... V.I. Warshawski, etc... But there probably has been no better example of a doggedly doting mother than Kim Hye-Ja's turn as the over-protective matriarch at the center of Bong Joon-ho’s latest thriller, "Mother."
Read More#297: The Runaways / To Be or Not To Be / Top 5 Actresses of the Decade
Matty left for vacation without writing a clever intro, so... please enjoy this show with discussions of the new film "The Runaways" and Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 classic "To Be or Not To Be," plus our Top 5 Actresses of the Decade.
Read More#295: The Ghost Writer / The Shop Around the Corner / Top 5 Films of 1998
In honor of Filmspotting’s discussion of Roman Polanski’s "The Ghost Writer," this week’s show description is being ghostwritten by long time Filmspotting fan and regional Boggle champion, Linnea Knutsen of Yankton….
Read More#293: Shutter Island / Trouble in Paradise / Top 5 Performances That Should've Won Oscars
What do Michele Williams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Max Von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson and Jackie Earle Haley have in common?
Read More#292: Fish Tank / Ninotchka / Top 5 Teen Rebels
"Arthouse Adam" is back in his element this week as the Filmspotting duo discusses the new film "Fish Tank." No – not because Michael Fassbender spends the better part of the movie sans shirt.
Read More#284: Brothers / The Son's Room / 2009 Golden Brick Nominees
The boys find time to announce the nominees for the greatest awards ever doled out by a body completely removed from any kind of authority, governance or taste.
Read More#283: The Road / Dancer in the Dark / Top 5 DVDs of 2009
Adam and Matty try to avoid roving bands of cannibals as they travel down director John Hillcoat’s well-worn, post-apocalyptic "The Road."
Read More#282: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans / The Messenger / Ben Foster-Oren Moverman Interview / Taste of Cherry / Top 5 Turkeys of 2009
It’s a potpourri of crazy this week on Filmspotting.
Read More#281: The Men Who Stare at Goats / Farewell My Concubine / Top 5 Films of 1999
This week, in keeping with the spirit of the film they’re discussing, "The Men Who Stare at Goats," the boys are decidedly phoning it in.
Read More#280: Precious / When Father Was Away on Business / Top 5 Bad Screen Parents
O Captain! My Captain! This week, Adam and Matty make music from the heart and navigate the blackboard jungle as they stand and deliver their latest edition of Filmspotting.
Read More#278: Where the Wild Things Are / High and Low / Top 5 Nostalgia Movies (Redux)
Little Sammy and the Mystery of Filmspotting Island
By Ayn Ballgame…
#273: Extract / Yojimbo / Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF '09 Movies
Filmspotting reviews Mike Judge's latest, "Extract" ... discuss the 5th movie in their Kurosawa Marathon, "Yojimbo"
Read More#272: Taking Woodstock / The Hidden Fortress / Top 5 Fall Movie Preview
How ‘bout another hand for Sha Na Na?! Groovy.
Read More#270: Ponyo / Throne of Blood / Top 5 Films of 2000
Two American dunderheads try to sound smart talking about Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated feature "Ponyo," and Kurosawa's 1957 classic take on Macbeth, "Throne of Blood."
Read More#267: Funny People / Ikiru / Top 5 Movies About Comedy
In honor of Judd Apatow’s latest, “Funny People,” Adam and Matty count down their Top 5 Movies About Comedy.
Read More#264: Moon / Rashomon / Top 5 Moon Movies
When the moon hits your eye, be sure to grab your moon boots, chomp down on some moon pies and moonwalk over to your iPod and listen in as Filmspotting brings you a discussion of Duncan Jones' new science-fiction thriller "Moon," starring Sam Rockwell and the voice of Kevin Spacey.
Read More#263: Public Enemies / New Hollywood Marathon Awards / Top 5 Films of 2001
Adam and Matty consider Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," announce the winners of Filmspotting's New Hollywood Marathon Awards (The Plastics) and share their Top 5 Films of 2001.
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