#459: 2001: A Space Odyssey / Top 5 Kubrick Scenes
Open the pod bay doors. Michael Phillips fills in for Adam on this week's mission: the Sacred Cow review of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Plus, the Top 5 Stanley Kubrick Scenes.
Read More#458: Fall Movie Preview / The Grandmaster / 3-Iron
Josh and Adam turn their attention to the change of season with their Top 5 Most Anticipated Fall Movies. Plus, a review of the new martial arts biopic THE GRANDMASTER from director Wong Kar-wai, and the first film in Filmspotting's six-part Korean Auteurs Marathon, 2004’s 3-IRON.
Read More#457: The World's End / Top 5 Elmore Leonard Characters
Adam and Josh pay tribute to Elmore Leonard, whose work inspired some great movie adaptations including "Get Shorty" and "Out of Sight." Plus, the guys drop in for a pint with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and company to discuss the latest from director Edgar Wright, "The World's End."
Read More#456: Top 5 Nature Films / Prince Avalanche / Fruitvale Station
Josh and Adam round up their banjos, bows and arrows and irrational fear of sadistic mountain men in order to pull off this week's Top 5: Nature Movies. Plus, a discussion of David Gordon Green's PRINCE AVALANCHE.
Read MoreFilmspotting Review: The Act of Killing
A standalone discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's powerful new documentary "The Act of Killing," about Indonesian death squad leaders who re-stage their most infamous crimes as cinema.
Read More#455: Elysium / The Spectacular Now / Top 5 Dangerous Missions
Inspired by Matt Damon in Neill Blomkamp's ELYSIUM, Josh and Adam have one hour to complete their Top 5 Dangerous Missions, or else microscopic explosives will rupture their carotid arteries. Plus, Josh's take on the aptly named THE SPECTACULAR NOW.
Read MoreFS Revisited (Fights): Josh vs. Adam
Take a not-so-friendly trip down Filmspotting memory lane... The Adam-Josh divide over "Prometheus" was fairly tame, but their first major disagreement set the table for the all-out blood feuds of "Argo" and "The Impossible."
Read More#454: James Cromwell / Blue Jasmine / Top 5 Supporting Players in Lead Roles
Mr. Lundegaard, we're just here to talk about this week's Top 5: Supporting Players in Lead Roles. Plus, Adam’s chat with longtime supporting player James Cromwell about his starring role in the new film STILL MINE.
Read More#453: Pacific Rim / Top 5 Movie Robots
Adam tries to convince Josh that he has no knowledge of Sarah Connor’s whereabouts -- whatever it takes to stay alive in order to share this week’s Filmspotting Top 5: Movie Robots. Plus, it's Kaiju vs. Jaeger in Guillermo del Toro's PACIFIC RIM.
Read More#452: Only God Forgives / Top 5 Anthology Movies (available online)
Matt Singer and Alison Willmore fill in and invite 10 filmmakers to make their own short movies about each one of their Top 5 Anthology Films (available online). Plus, a discussion of the horror anthology "The ABCs of Death," and a trip to Bangkok to review "Only God Forgives," starring Ryan Gosling.
Read More#451: Top 5 Movies of 2013 (So Far)
I got Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. In Greece... Adam does his best James Franco as he and Josh reveal their Top 5 Films of 2013 (So Far). Plus, the worst films of the year and more.
Read MoreFS Revisited: Blaxploitation Marathon
Can you dig it? With the help of producer Sam Van Hallgren, Filmspotting revisits its recent six-week Blaxploitation Marathon, including discussions of "Shaft" and "Superfly."
Read More#450: Man of Steel / Top 5 Christ Figures
Michael Phillips is Filmspotting's savior this week, sitting in for Adam for a discussion of "Man of Steel" and a countdown of the Top 5 Movie Christ Figures.
Read More#449: Before Midnight / Top 5 Americans Abroad
On a whim, Josh and Adam stumble off a train together to see where things go with a (long) discussion of BEFORE MIDNIGHT. Then Filmspotting pops into a smoky Parisian cafe to share the Top 5 Americans Abroad.
Read MoreBest Film You've Never Seen / Overlooked Movies
Adam talks to Chicago writer Robert K. Elder about his new book, "The Best Film You’ve Never Seen," featuring interviews with Richard Linklater, Edgar Wright and 33 other directors talking about the movies they adore that have been critically reviled, forgotten or otherwise overlooked.
Read More#448: Frances Ha / Top 5 Contemporary Black & White Movies
In 1979, Diane Keaton was the quirky star of Woody Allen’s B&W love letter to New York City, "Manhattan." 35 years later, the city is the same -- and so is the black and white photography -- but the quirky star is Greta Gerwig, in director Noah Baumbach's "Frances Ha."
Read More#447: Star Trek Into Darkness / Top 5 Small Moments in Big Movies
This week, Filmspotting boldly reviews "Star Trek Into Darkness". Plus, the Top 5 Small Moments in Big Movies.
Read MoreFilmspotting Extra: Stories We Tell
Filmspotting discusses Sarah Polley's autobiographical doc "Stories We Tell."
Read More#446: The Great Gatsby / Top 5 Movies About the Rich
Adam and Josh have their minds on the money and money on their minds. Inspired by Gatsby’s return to the silver screen, they share their Top 5 Movies About the Rich and discuss Baz Lurhmann’s, uh, re-imagining, of the classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Read More#445: Iron Man 3 / Top 5 Movie Geniuses
Inspired by the brilliant mind of Tony Stark, Filmspotting crunches the numbers to come up with the Top 5 Movie Geniuses. Plus, a review of co-writer/director Shane Black's "Iron Man 3" and more.
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