#468: Dallas Buyers Club / Top 5 Actor Transformations
Inspired by the ultra-slimmed down Matthew McConaughey and a transgendered Jared Leto, Josh and Adam review DALLAS BUYERS CLUB and share their Top 5 Actor Transformations.
Read More#467: Blue Is the Warmest Color / Top 5 Sexual Awakening Movies
What’s more awkward: Dustin Hoffman’s Benjamin hooking up with Mrs. Robinson, or Josh and Adam tackling their Top 5 Sexual Awakening Movies? Plus, a review of this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or winner -- and sexually explicit coming-of-age movie -- BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR.
Read More#466: 12 Years a Slave / Top 5 Movies Set in the South
Michael Phillips steps in for Adam to review one of the year’s most acclaimed films - director Steve McQueen’s 12 YEARS A SLAVE, the movie which inspired this week’s Top 5 Movies Set in the South... Plus, Adam and Josh discuss the fifth film in their Korean Auteurs Marathon, SECRET SUNSHINE.
Read More#465: The Exorcist / Chaser / Top 5 Terrifying Characters
Josh and Adam get into the Halloween spirit with a Sacred Cow discussion of 1973’s THE EXORCIST. They also revisit their Top 5 Terrifying Characters from last fall, and continue their look at contemporary Korean cinema with 2008's THE CHASER.
Read More#464: Captain Phillips / Top 5 Hostage Movies
Adam and Josh discuss CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, the new film from Paul Greengrass starring Tom Hanks. Plus, here's the deal: You give them your attention, they'll give you their Top 5 Hostage Movies.
Read More#463: Gravity / Top 5 Movie Themes
Musical heavyweights battle for top 5 primacy this week as Filmspotting shares their favorite Movie Themes. Joining Josh and Adam is movie score fanatic Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune. Plus, their review of GRAVITY, the acclaimed new sci-fi film from Alfonso Cuarón.
Read More#462: 2013 Chicago Film Fest / I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK / Don Jon
Josh and Adam preview the Chicago International Film Festival, which begins Oct. 10, by sharing their Top 5 Most Anticipated CIFF Movies. Plus, the third film in Filmspotting's Korean Auteurs Marathon, I'M A CYBORG, BUT THAT'S OK, and Larsen Recommends: DON JON.
Read More#461: Short Term 12 / Top 5 Films of 1993 / Woman on the Beach
Adam resists the urge to spend the whole show quoting "Tombstone" as he and Josh share their Top 5 Films of 1993. Plus, a review of the new indie drama SHORT TERM 12, and the Korean Auteurs Marathon continues with Hong Sang-soo’s WOMAN ON THE BEACH.
Read More#460: Sam Rockwell / 2001 Revisited / DVD Release Round-Up
Josh and Adam share results from their listener poll about their favorite Sam Rockwell performance, plus Adam's quick chat with the actor about his new movie, "A Single Shot."
Read More#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.
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