#783: Top 5 Films of 2020 So Far

Adam

1. First Cow

2. The Trip to Greece

3. Blow the Man Down

4. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

5. The Painter and the Thief

Josh

1. First Cow

2. Vitalina Varela

3. The Assistant

4. Weathering with You

5. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

#782: Power Ranking Spielberg

Adam

1. 1980s

2. 1970s

3. 2000s

4. 1990s

5. 2010s

Josh

1. 1980s

2. 1970s

3. 2000s

4. 2010s

5. 1990s

#781: Top 5 Spike Lee Shots (Revisited)

ADAM

1. Opening Credits/”Fight the Power”, DO THE RIGHT THING

2. Det. Frazier’s fury, INSIDE MAN

3. Moonlight Klan ride, MALCOLM X

4. Overlooking Ground Zero, 25TH HOUR

5. Trumpet practice, MO’ BETTER BLUES

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JOSH

1. Malcolm floating down street to his death, MALCOLM X

2. “Wake up!” SCHOOL DAZE

3. Radio Raheem murdered, DO THE RIGHT THING

4. The eyes of Da Good Bishop Enoch, RED HOOK SUMMER

5. Mars Blackmon against the Brooklyn Bridge, SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT

#780: Top 5 Movies That Educated Us About Racism

Adam

1. Do the Right Thing

2. I Am Not Your Negro

3. O.J.: Made in America

4. Boyz n the Hood

5. Enemy Mine

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Josh

1. Spike Lee Triple Feature: Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, When the Levees Broke

2. Super Fly

3. Daughters of the Dust

4. Whose Streets?

5. Killer of Sheep

#778: Top 5 Trip Series Scenes

This is How Michael Caine Speaks Memorial Lists

Adam

1. “Now we glimpse the real man” (“What kind of illness?”), THE TRIP

2. Michael Parkinson, THE TRIP TO ITALY

3. David Bowie, THE TRIP TO SPAIN

4. “You look like a tentative Nazi” // “The good news is, it’s benign,” THE TRIP TO SPAIN

5. “Gentlemen to bed, for we leave at 9:30," THE TRIP

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Josh

1. Eulogy, THE TRIP

2. Final shot, THE TRIP TO SPAIN

3. “Shall I follow him?” THE TRIP TO SPAIN

4. Solitary silence, THE TRIP TO ITALY

5. Competing Banes, THE TRIP TO ITALY

#775: Top 5 Moviegoing Experiences

Adam

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Music Box Theatre, Chicago (Sept. 21, 2018)

2. Ebertfest - Virginia Theatre, Champaign - Urbana, Ill. (April 23, 2005)

3. Pulp Fiction - Billy Joe’s Pitcher Show - Des Moines, Ia. (Summer 1995)

4. Tombstone - Capitol II, Newton, Ia. (January 1993)

5. Star Wars: A New Hope - Drive-In, Grinnell, Ia. (Summer circa 1978-80*)

*Actually, it was almost certainly summer 1980 or 1981. Perhaps even a double feature with “Empire”? Confirmed that Christmas ‘81 was when I got the Falcon for Christmas.

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Josh

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark with my dad in Pentwater, Mich. (Summer 1981)

2. Miller’s Crossing date night with Debbie (October 1990)

3. Midnight showing of The Witch (Sundance 2015)

4. Jungle Fever at Harlem Corners (Summer 1991)

5. The Force Awakens with four generations (December 2015)

#773: Top 5 Things We're Streaming During Quarantine

Adam

1. Family Time – Miyazaki Marathon (SPIRITED AWAY, MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, PRINCESS MONONKE)

2. TV Show Binging – BROOKLYN NINE-NINE

3. Blind Spots – Bruce Surtees Marathon (DIRTY HARRY, LENNY, NIGHT MOVES, PALE RIDER)

4. Random Rewatches – MOLLY'S GAME / ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN

5. Comfort Food – CHEERS

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Josh

1. Curb Your Enthusiasm/Seinfeld

2. Nailed It!

3. NBA Dynasty Series: Chicago Bulls (in anticipation of ESPN’s The Last Dance)

4. World’s Most Extraordinary Homes

5. Tiger King

#769: 1930s Starter Pack

Pantheon: The Wizard of Oz

Adam

1. M (1931)

2. City Lights (1931)

3. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)

4. Top Hat (1935)

5. Ninotchka (1939)

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Josh

1. Swing Time (1936)

2. Modern Times (1936)

3. The Rules of the Game (1939)

4. King Kong (1933)

5. The Public Enemy (1931)