Elaine May Marathon Awards
Josh and Adam got so long-winded sharing their favorite Elaine May duo, funniest moment, picture and more that it's coming to you as a separate podcast.
Read More#580: Midnight Special / May Marathon #4 - Ishtar / FS Madness: Final 4
Adam and Josh review MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, plus the Filmspotting Madness Final Four and some thoughts on the much-maligned ISHTAR, the final film in their Elaine May Marathon.
Read MoreInterview: Tom Hiddleston & Marc Abraham (I Saw The Light)
Adam talks accuracy in true stories, finding a 'way in' as an actor and more with the star and writer/director of the Hank Williams biopic I SAW THE LIGHT.
Read More#579: Batman v Superman / Top 5 Batman-Superman Moments / Madness: Elite 8
Adam and Michael Phillips review BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE and sticks around to make a mockery of Filmspotting Madness. Then critics Chris Klimek and Glen Weldon drop in for the Top 5 Batman/Superman Movie Moments.
Read More#578: 10 Cloverfield Lane / Top 5 Malick Images / FS Madness: Sweet 16
10 CLOVERFIELD LANE finds a woman holed up in a bunker with John Goodman. But is the monster inside or outside? Adam and Josh review, and try to get back on Terrence Malick's good side after their KNIGHT OF CUPS dismissal by sharing their Top 5 Malick Images. Plus, the Filmspotting Madness Sweet 16 is revealed!
Read More#577: Knight of Cups / FS Madness / May Marathon #3 - Mikey and Nicky
Josh and Adam discuss (in hushed tones) Terrence Malick’s KNIGHT OF CUPS and unveil the director's edition of Filmspotting Madness. Plus, the third Elaine May Marathon movie, MIKEY AND NICKY.
Read More#576: Crouching Tiger: Sword of Destiny / Top 5 Wuxia Films
Josh and Adam discuss CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON: SWORD OF DESTINY, and are joined by critic and podcaster Sean Gilman, who shares his Top 5 Wuxia Films.
Read More#575: May Marathon #2 - The Heartbreak Kid / Top 5 Films of 1972
Adam and Josh continue their Elaine May Marathon with THE HEARTBREAK KID. Plus, the Top 5 Films of 1972.
Read More#574: The Witch / Deadpool / Top 5 Baffling Oscar Picks
Filling in for Adam and Josh this week, The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson from The Verge/Last Picture Show chat about the 17th century-set horror film THE WITCH and potty-mouthed superhero DEADPOOL - plus 2016's most baffling Oscar picks.
Read More#573: Hail. Caesar! / Top 5 Coen Bros. Characters
With their latest, HAIL, CAESAR!, Josh and Adam consider their Top 5 Coen Bros. Characters.
Read More#572: May Marathon #1 - A New Leaf / Top 5 Comedies About the Rich
Adam and Josh set off on the latest Filmspotting Marathon: a four-part look at the work of comedy legend Elaine May – a director unfortunately best known for one of the biggest box office failures of the 1980s: "Ishtar."
Read More#571: 45 Years / 2016 Movie Preview (Pt. 2)
The 2016 Movie Preview continues with Adam, Josh and special guest Genevieve Koski from The Next Picture Show podcast sharing their Top 5 Movie Questions of 2016.
Read More#570: The Hateful Eight vs. The Revenant / 2016 Movie Preview (Pt. 1)
In the tradition of their Wolf of Wall Street vs. American Hustle battle a couple years back, Adam and Josh again find themselves on opposite sides of a pair of high-profile, late-year releases: Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's THE REVENANT.
Read More#569: 2015 Wrap Party Live From Mayne Stage
Live from Mayne Stage in Chicago, it's Filmspotting’s 2015 Wrap Party presented by WBEZ!
Read MoreFilmspotting Fix: Anomalisa
In this special fix edition of Filmspotting, Adam and Josh review ANOMALISA and note the passing of legendary cinematographers Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond.
Read More#568: Top 10 Films of 2015 (Pt. 2)
For the first time in the nine years that Scott Tobias and Michael Phillips have been dropping by for Filmspotting's year-end countdown, no single film made it onto all four lists. This week, the Top 5 of 2015, plus Massacre Theatre and more.
Read More#567: Top 10 Films of 2015 (Pt. 1)
End of year movie talk is usually dominated by a few prestige pictures, but does anyone care about prestige with a new STAR WARS in theaters? Sure you do. Michael Phillips and Scott Tobias join Adam and Josh for the Top 10 Films of 2015 roundtable - and ok, a little Star Wars talk.
Read MoreStar Wars: The Force Awakens
Are you looking for "the most non-specific, superficial" review of STAR WARS: EPISODE VII - THE FORCE AWAKENS? Then step on board the Millennium Falcon with Josh and Adam for a spoiler-free conversation – until the 22 minute mark, anyway.
Read More#566: The Big Short / Top 5 Discoveries of 2015 / Chi-Raq
Every year the movies introduce us to someone – or something – we’ve never seen before. Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Discoveries of 2015 – among them: "Anchorman" director Adam McKay, great director?
Read More#565: Top 5 Film Books / Kent Jones Interview (Hitchcock/Truffaut)
It may not be quite as momentous as Hitchcock and Truffaut getting together in 1962, but on this week's show, Adam speaks with HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT director Kent Jones about the legacy of Truffaut's seminal film book about the Master of Suspense. Plus, Adam and Josh take care of the holiday shopping for the budding film snob in your life with their own Top 5 Film Books.
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