#627: Top 5 Kristen Stewart Scenes
1. Reading lines, CLOUDS OF SILS MARIA
2. Trying on dresses, PERSONAL SHOPPER
3. "It was about love," STILL ALICE
4. Horseback ride, CERTAIN WOMEN
5. Chris and Tracy's goodbye, INTO THE WILD
#626: Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters
Danny Boyle
(Chronological)
Juliet Miller (Kelly Fox), SHALLOW GRAVE
Diane (Kelly Macdonald), TRAINSPOTTING
Selena (Naomie Harris), 28 DAYS LATER...
Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), STEVE JOBS
Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson), TRANCE
Adam
1. Begbie (Robert Carlyle), TRAINSPOTTING
2. Frank (Brendan Gleeson), 28 DAYS LATER...
3. Cassie (Rose Byrne), SUNSHINE
4. Alex Law (Ewan McGregor), SHALLOW GRAVE
5. Aron Ralston (James Franco), 127 HOURS
Josh
1. Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson), TRANCE
2. Begbie (Robert Carlyle), TRAINSPOTTING
3. Damian (Alex Etel), MILLIONS
4. Renton (Ewan McGregor), TRAINSPOTTING
5. Celine (Cameron Diaz), A LIFE LESS ORDINARY
#624: Top 5 Pantheon Contenders
Adam
1. Pather Panchali
2. Rio Bravo
3. The Tree of Life
4. The Master
5. Singin' in the Rain
Josh
1. Pather Panchali
2. Back to the Future
3. Au Hasard Balthazar
4. Punch-Drunk Love
5. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
#621: Top 5 Political Resistance Movies
ADAM
"A Man Escaped" Memorial List
1. Army of Shadows
2. This Is Not a Film / Taxi
3. Hunger
4. Bloody Sunday
5. They Live
JOSH
1. Battleship Potemkin
2. Offside
3. Malcolm X
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
5. The Adventures of Robin Hood
MICHAEL SICINSKI
In chronological order
1. Fireworks (Kenneth Anger, 1947)
2. Daisies (Vera Chytilova, 1966)
3. Clockers (Spike Lee, 1995)
4. Regular Lovers (Philippe Garrel, 2005)
5. Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)
#620: 2017 Preview / Top 5 Questions
ADAM
1. What movie will best capture our post-Trump election socio-political climate? (UNTITLED DETROIT PROJECT, THE SHAPE OF WATER, etc...)
2. Which sci-fi flick will mark its second-time director as my new favorite – THE DISCOVERY or ANNIHILATION?
3. Can [insert title or director’s name here] make me care about fantasy? (THE DARK TOWER)
4. With all due respect to “THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS,” will THE TRIP remain the “best current movie franchise on the planet,” or will that title pass to PITCH PERFECT?
5. Which crime comedy ensemble will be guilty of being funniest – THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI or LOGAN LUCKY?
Josh
1. How will a Clint Eastwood Western look through Sofia Coppola’s gauzy lens? (THE BEGUILED)
2. Will A GHOST STORY be this year’s "Boyhood" or "Birth of a Nation"?
3. Who will get my 2017 comeback award – Terrence Malick (SONG TO SONG) or Duncan Jones? (MUTE)
4. Which intriguing director-actress pairing will be more fruitful – THE SQUARE or MOTHER?
5. Is there any way that the rebooted "Apes" franchise goes 3-for-3? (WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES)
#619: Best Scenes of 2016
Opening Scene
ADAM
Green Room
Honorable Mentions: Krisha, Hell or High Water.
Joel Potrykus
The Greasy Strangler
Honorable Mention: Rogue One
Funniest Moment
JOSH
Popstar: Never Stop Neverstopping - Limo window and marriage proposal
Honorable Mentions: Balloon, Pee-wee's Big Holiday; Meeting with religious leaders, Hail, Caesar!
ADAM
Hail, Caesar! - "Would that it were so simple,"
Honorable Mention: All Tom Bennett, Love & Friendship; Bathroom fumbling, The Nice Guy
Michael Phillips
Music Moment
JOSH
Hail, Caesar! - "No Dames"
Honorable Mentions: "You're welcome," Moana; Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
ADAM
Toni Erdmann - "The Greatest Love of All"
Honorable Mentions: Sabotage, Star Trek Beyond; Nazi Punks, Green Room; My Funny Valentine, Born to Be Blue
MICHAEL PHILLIPS
Krisha - "Just in Time"
Moving Moment
ADAM
Tower - "Strange guilt"
Honorable Mentions: Teen at abortion clinic, Cameraperson; Murder re-enacted, The Witness; Father and son, Midnight SpecialXX
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JOSH
Cameraperson - Boxer looking for mom
Honorable Mentions: Hug, Pete's Dragon; Learning to swim, Moonlight
Dave Chen and Joanna Robinson
Moonlight - Chiron and Kevin
Honorable Mentions: Lee's confession, Manchester by the Sea; End toast, Star Trek Beyond; Final sequence, Rogue One; Final scene, La La Land
Scene of the Year
ADAM
Sing Street - "Drive It Like You Stole It"
Honorable Mentions: Bill and Steven, The Witness; Horse ride, Certain Women
JOSH
The Fits - Bridge transformation
Honorable Mentions: Breathing machines, Cemetery of Splendor; Narcissus sequence, The Neon Demon
Tasha Robinson
Honorable Mentions: "Get Back Up Again," Trolls; Seizure captured on phones, The Fits; Final confrontation with bully, Moonlight; Brunch scene, Toni Erdmann; final scene, La La Land
#616-617: Top 10 Films of 2016
Josh
2. The Fits
3. The Lobster
4. Cemetery of Splendour
5. La La Land
7. Moonlight
8. Cameraperson
9. Toni Erdmann
10. Loving
Scott Tobias
1. Manchester by the Sea
2. Toni Erdmann
3. Silence
4. The Handmaiden
5. Paterson
6. Right Now, Wrong Then
7. Moonlight
8. Jackie
9. Elle
10. Aquarius
Genevieve Koski
1. The Handmaiden
2. Moonlight
3. Moana
4. Manchester by the Sea
5. 13th
6. The Fits
7. Loving
8. American Honey
9. Cloverfield Lane
10. Popstar
Guest #1 Films
Pt. 1
Rian Johnson
Christine
Josh Youngerman (Listener)
Toni Erdmann
Tasha Robinson
La La Land
Sam Smith
Cameraperson / Dekalog (Poster)
Ben Haworth (Listener)
A Monster Calls
Peter Labuza
O.J. Made In America / Cameraperson
Katey Rich
Jackie
Trey Shults
Arrival
Alissa Wilkinson
Moonlight
Max O'Connell
Happy Hour
Tina Hassannia
Certain Women
Pt. 2
Jim Pallini (Listener)
Green Room
Marya E. Gates
Moonlight
Randy Grimshaw (Listener)
The Handmaiden
Melissa Tamminga
Certain Women
Matt Singer
O.J.: Made In America
Odie Henderson
Fences
Alison Willmore
Toni Erdmann
Billy Ray Brewton (Listener)
Sing Street
Steven Hyden
The Nice Guys
#614: Top 5 Musical Numbers
1. “Bouncin’ the Blues,” THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY
2. “On Broadway,” ALL THAT JAZZ
3. “Trouble,” THE MUSIC MAN
4. Opening overture, THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT
5. The stair dance, THE LITTLE COLONEL
Michael Phillips
1. “Singin’ in the Rain,” SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
2. “I’ll Be Hard to Handle,” ROBERTA
3. “The Man That Got Away,” A STAR IS BORN
4. “Isn’t It Romantic," LOVE ME TONIGHT
5. Jim Henry’s Paradise, CABIN IN THE SKY
