Best of 2018: Ethan Hawke / Bo Burnham

Update: 2019-01-04

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Two of our favorite 2018 conversations.

Adam talks to Ethan Hawke about parenting, raising daughters, falling in love, the illusion of fear - oh, and his very good 2018 film BLAZE, about Texas singer-songwriter Blaze Foley. Plus, Adam's interview with EIGHTH GRADE director Bo Burnham, who reflects on what makes star Elsie Fisher so great and what motivated the successful comic to make his debut film.

0:00-1:00 - Intro
1:00-27:16 - Interview: Ethan Hawke
Blaze Foley, "Clay Pigeons"
28:08-58:29 - Interview: Bo Burnham
58:29-59:52 - Close

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Worse than a coven of witches? The 'Burbs."Suspiria" star Jessica Harper has appeared in over 20 films since the mid-'70s, but she's also had a career as a singer-songwriter and children's book author. Her latest venture has her turning to memoir in the form of a 10-part podcast called "Winnetka," named for the Chicago suburb where she and her five siblings came of age in the '50s and '60s. Harper's podcast tells the story of that suburban upbringing, in particular the darkness and secretiveness that existed below the picture-perfect appearances. Harper discusses "Winnetka," and joins Adam and Josh for the Top 5 Movies About Suburbia. Plus - 13 years in the making - the Cassavetes Marathon gets underway with 1968's "Faces," starring Gena Rowlands, John Marley and Oscar-nominees Lynn Carlin and Seymour Cassel. 0:00-1:26 - Billboard1:26-51:02 - Top 5: Movies About SuburbiaSharon Van Etten, "Seventeen"51:56-59:24 - Next Week / Notes59:24-1:04:42 - Massacre Theatre1:04:42-1:27:19 - Cassavetes Marathon #1: "Faces"1:27:19-1:29:59 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#717: Top 5 Movies About Suburbia (w/Jessica Harper) / Cassavetes #1 - Faces

2019-02-2201:33:22

Taking the red pill 20 years later.For the second film in their "9 From '99" series, Adam and Josh reconsider the Wachowski Sisters' seminal sci-fi film, which, while a popular and critical success in its release year, has only grown in estimation both as a film and as a way of thinking and talking about reality. Plus: Christopher Nolan, Todd Haynes, Rian Johnson and Lars von Trier make the Top 5 Slow-Motion Scenes (Since "The Matrix"); Best of '99 poll results; and Adam and Josh announce the matchups for the play-in round of Filmspotting Madness 2019: Best of the 2000s. (Vote here!)0:00-1:08 - Billboard1:08-33:02 - 9 From '99 #2: "The Matrix"Ex Hex, "Cosmic Cave"33:49-40:00 - Poll Results: Best of '9940:00-47:07 - Next week / Notes47:07-1:00:12 - Filmspotting Madness: Play-In RoundEx Hex, "Tough Enough"1:01:07-1:36:52 - Top 5: Slow-Motion Scenes1:36:52-1:41:53 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#716: The Matrix / Top 5 Slow-Motion Scenes (Since "The Matrix")

2019-02-1501:42:101

Jokes and gender politics in the new Lego sequel. "The Lego Movie" was Josh's #1 film of 2014. Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler" made Adam's Top 10 of the same year. Five years later, Emmet Brickowski and the rest of the master builders return for THE LEGO MOVIE 2 - and Gilroy is back, too, with the art scene satire VELVET BUZZSAW, another darkly satirical take on a Los Angeles subculture. Also on the show: Josh's thoughts on Catherine Hardwicke's MISS BALA, Massacre Theatre and an announcement about the next Filmspotting Marathon. 0:00-1:17 - Billboard1:17-15:19 - Review: "The Lego Movie 2"Beck, "Super Cool" (feat. Robyn and The Lonely Island)15:46-25:13 - Next Week / Notes25:13-35:50 - Massacre TheatreKen Nordine, "Sound Museum"36:32-41:00 - Donations41:00-59:56 - Review: "Velvet Buzzsaw"59:56-1:06:51 - Spoilers: "Velvet Buzzsaw"1:06:51-1:09:35 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#715: The Lego Movie 2 / Velvet Buzzsaw / Miss Bala

2019-02-0801:09:431

That thing where your superpower is seeing dead people.On this week's show, a double-dose of divisive auteur M. Night Shyamalan, whose new film GLASS is either "profoundly dumb" or "like opening a brand new comic book for the first time and not knowing what you're going to get." And then later, Adam and Josh kick off their "9 from '99" series with Shyamalan's blockbuster THE SIXTH SENSE, which they mostly agree has held up pretty well, thanks in large part to the Oscar-nominated performances by Toni Collette and Haley Joel Osment. Plus, a new poll question and news about the next Filmspotting Marathon (which you can help us choose). 0:00-1:11 - Billboard1:11-28:48 - Review: "Glass"28:48-39:01 - "Glass" SpoilersMichel Legrand, "Generique" (from "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg")39:32-49:06 - Next Week / Notes49:06-52:03 - New Poll: Best of 1999Michel Legrand, "Twin Song" (from "The Young Girls of Rochefort")53:00-1:25:27 - 9 from '99 #1: "The Sixth Sense"1:25:27-1:27:53 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#714: Glass / The Sixth Sense

2019-02-0101:28:031

The new movie year is all promise and possibility. Adam and Josh pose their Top 5 Questions About 2019. Plus the good, the bad and the bewildering of this week's Oscar nominations.0:00-1:13 - Billboard1:13-13:57 - 2019 Movie PreviewKing Princess, "1950"14:48-15:42 - Donations15:42-33:15 - Oscar Nominations33:15-38:53 - Next Week / "9 From '99" / Notes38:53-43:45 - Massacre Theatre43:45-48:08 - Poll results: 2019 Most Anticipated King Princess, "Femme Fatale"49:09-52:06 - Donations52:06-1:18:47 - 2019 Movie Preview, cont.1:18:47-1:21:27 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#713: 2019 Movie Preview / Oscar Nominations

2019-01-2501:21:315

The laughs, the tears, the rhapsodies and the shallows that made 2018 such a memorable movie year.Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson - and a full house at Chicago's Logan Center for the Arts - join Adam and Josh for the Live 2018 Wrap Party, celebrating the 2018 movie year with their favorite moments from the last twelve months. 0:00-0:43 - Intro0:43-23:50 - Opening Scenes23:50-47:22 - Music Moments w/Michael Phillips47:22-1:04:24 - Funniest Scenes w/Tasha Robinson1:04:24-1:18:59 - Moving MomentsThe Mountain Goats, "This Year"1:19:51-1:24:57 - Golden Brick Award1:24:57-1:44:46 - Scenes of the Year w/Michael & Tasha1:44:46-1:52:08 - Massacre Theatre / CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#712: Scenes of the Year - 2018 Wrap Party

2019-01-1801:52:192

Two of our favorite 2018 conversations. Adam talks to Ethan Hawke about parenting, raising daughters, falling in love, the illusion of fear - oh, and his very good 2018 film BLAZE, about Texas singer-songwriter Blaze Foley. Plus, Adam's interview with EIGHTH GRADE director Bo Burnham, who reflects on what makes star Elsie Fisher so great and what motivated the successful comic to make his debut film. 0:00-1:00 - Intro1:00-27:16 - Interview: Ethan HawkeBlaze Foley, "Clay Pigeons"28:08-58:29 - Interview: Bo Burnham58:29-59:52 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best of 2018: Ethan Hawke / Bo Burnham

2019-01-0401:00:03

You can't have consensus without a little misguided dissent. True of climate change research - and of the films discussed on part two of Filmspotting's Top 10 of 2018 roundtable. Adam, Josh and guests Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Tasha Robinson (The Next Picture Show) debate Paul Schrader's FIRST REFORMED (three yays, one hard nay), Alfonso Cuarón's ROMA (three yays, one "I wish I was a yay"), Spike Lee's BLACKKKLANSMAN and more, including - more dissent! - four unique #1 films of the year.0:00-1:21 - Intro1:21-52:49 - Top 10: Consensus PicksKaoru Watanabde, "Taiko Drumming"53:16-1:00:05 - Poll results: Best of '181:00:05-1:23:27 - Top 10: Consensus Picks, cont.1:23:27-1:28:17 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#711: (Pt. 2) Top 10 Films of 2018

2018-12-2701:28:272

Indie horror, broad comedy and, yes, Marvel, all among the "outlier" picks in part one.With guests Michael Phillips and Tasha Robinson filling out the roundtable, Adam and Josh start their conversation about the best films of 2018 with their "outlier" picks - films that, for the most part, only made one of their lists. Plus, Best of '18 voicemails from the directors of two of last year's best films, and the three finalists for the 2018 Golden Brick Award are announced.0:00-1:11 - Intro1:11-46:53 - Top 10: The OutliersMowg, "Burning"47:33-48:33 - Donations48:33-53:17 - Notes53:17-1:02:40 - Golden Brick Finalists1:02:40-1:32:34 - Top 10: The Outliers, cont.1:32:34-1:37:02 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#710: (Pt. 1) Top 10 Films of 2018

2018-12-2101:37:165

Barry Jenkins' follow-up to "Moonlight" has the lush romanticism of "In the Mood for Love."In the absurd rush to catch up with the best of the year before the end of the year, it's nice when a film forces you into its own patient rhythm. Even better when it looks and sounds as good as IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK, the latest from director Barry Jenkins. Along with that, Adam and Josh have a review of the Palme d'Or-winning SHOPLIFTERS from Japan's Hirokazu Kore-eda, and recommendations for Golden Brick-worthy films from directors Alice Rohrwacher ("Happy as Lazzaro"), Jennifer Fox ("The Tale"), Sandi Tan ("Shirkers") and Jim Cummings ("Thunder Road"). Plus, Massacre Theatre and Adam's thoughts on the new SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.0:00-1:05 - Billboard1:05-22:53 - Review: "If Beale Street Could Talk"Nicholas Britell, "Eden (Harlem)"23:29-24:11 - Donations24:11-40:36 - Next Week / Notes40:36-51:38 - Golden Brickspotting51:38-59:27 - AK Recommends: "Into the Spider-Verse"59:27-1:06:11 - Massacre Theatre1:06:11-1:15:58 - CFCA Awards1:15:58-1:18:38 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#709: If Beale Street Could Talk / Into the Spider-Verse / Shoplifters

2018-12-1401:19:201

Seeing the Fellini in Cuarón and the Kubrick in Lanthimos.Adam and Josh break out the high praise for their reviews of Alfonso Cuarón's ROMA and Yorgos Lanthimos's THE FAVOURITE – both films in the conversation for the best of 2018, and both departures of sorts for the directors. For "Roma," Cuarón returns to his native Mexico for the first time since 2001's "Y Tu Mama Tambien," while taking on writing, directing, shooting and co-editing jobs to tell the personal story of his middle class upbringing in early '70s Mexico City. Lanthimos, who has spent his career so far making chilly and darkly funny contemporary fables, time travels to early 18th century England and the reign of Queen Anne for his latest, a costume drama that proves to be a perfect playground for the director's bleak wit and gimlet-eyed view of humanity. Those reviews, plus Josh on Golden Brick contender HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING and the Best of 2018 listener poll. 0:00-1:10 - Billboard1:10-20:14 - Review: "The Favourite"Nino Rota, "Roma" (Theme)20:53-21:37 - Donations21:37-24:26 - Next Week / Notes24:26-35:26 - Golden Brickspotting: "Hale County This Morning..."35:26-39:47 - Polls [Best of 2018, Cuaron's Best]39:47-1:00:40 - Review: "Roma"1:00:40-1:03:43 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#708: Roma / The Favourite

2018-12-0701:03:521

The 15th best film the Coens have ever made. Or maybe the 12th best. Possibly higher.When news first broke about the new Coen brothers project for Netflix, it looked like it was going to be a limited-run series and not a proper film. This was all perfectly well and good, but how would that work with existing rankings of the Coens' filmography? Turns out we needn't have worried. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS is not a series, but an anthology film made up of six distinct stories, all set in the 19th century American west, all peppered with the Coens' trademark wordplay and all deeply concerned with death. Adam and Josh debate whether the anthology's morbid preoccupation is ultimately nihilistic or hopeful, but they agree that the film is leavened by moments of grace (and some really good jokes). Plus, Adam on CREED II and a review of Lee Chang-dong's BURNING. 0:00-1:14 - Billboard1:14-33:46 - Review: "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"Willie Watson & Tim Blake Nelson, "When A Cowboy Trades His Spurs For Wings"34:44-35:14 - Donations35:14-38:59 - Next Week / Live Show38:59-43:37 - In Memoriam: Roeg, Bertolucci, Jay43:37-52:29 - Polls [Oscar Follow-Ups, Alfonso Cuaron]52:29-58:49 - Adam Recommends: "Creed II"58:49-1:10:38 - Review: "Burning"1:10:38-1:13:45 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#707: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs / Creed II / Burning

2018-11-3001:13:503

With year-end fast approaching, Adam and Josh talk through the current crop of nominees for the show's Golden Brick Award, which goes to the overlooked or underseen film of the year. Also on the show, Adam's conversation with Bing Liu, Joshua Altman and Diane Moy Quon – the director, editor and one of the producers – of one of those Brick nominees, MINDING THE GAP. Adam and Josh also revisit their review from earlier this year of Chloe Zhao's THE RIDER, another nominee and, like "Gap," one of the standout films of the year.0:00-1:16 - Billboard1:16-31:56 - "Minding the Gap" Premiere Q&ABaker Man, "Approach"32:44-39:44 - Golden Brick Preview39:44-55:16 - Review: "The Rider"55:16-58:39 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#706: Q&A - Minding the Gap / Golden Brick Preview

2018-11-1600:58:43

Queen Viola. Queen Carey. And... Queen.Oscar-winner Viola Davis heads the ace ensemble for Steve McQueen's ("12 Years A Slave") new Chicago-set heist thriller WIDOWS, writer Gillian Flynn's adaptation of a BBC miniseries from the 80s. Adam and Josh dig McQueen's take on a corrupt Chi-town, but debate his handling of some of the performances. They're in more agreement on actor Paul Dano's assured directing debut, WILDLIFE, which stars the always-great-but-maybe-never-greater Carey Mulligan along with Jake Gyllenhaal. And while Adam can't argue with the critical consensus on the new Queen biopic BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, he can recommend the band's legendary 1985 Live Aid performance... which is available in all its glory online.0:00-2:40 - Billboard4:14-34:45 - Review: "Widows"Queen, "Killer Queen"35:25-45:31 - Next Week / Movie Passes / Notes45:31-52:37 - Massacre Theatre52:37-1:00:11 - Adam on "Bohemian Rhapsody"Queen, "I Want To Break Free"1:00:50-1:03:15 - Donations1:06:11-1:22:27 - Review: "Wildlife"1:22:27-1:25:50 - Close / Outtake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#705: Widows / Bohemian Rhapsody / Wildlife

2018-11-0901:20:422

This episode is sponsored by the color red.For his remake of the Dario Argento cult horror classic SUSPIRIA, Luca Guadagnino ("Call Me By Your Name") keeps the '70s German dance academy setting, but adds a lot of real-world political upheaval to the original's bloody witches' brew. Adam and Josh debate the effectiveness of Guadagnino and company's intellectual approach to the story's giallo origins. Plus: there are color movies and then there are movies that have color. Giants of world cinema Kurosawa, Bergman and Hitchcock knew how to flaunt it, but so do an emerging class of young filmmakers who make savvy use of the cinematic palette. 0:00-1:57 - Billboard3:25-30:01 - Review: "Suspiria"Thom Yorke, "Suspirium"30:54-41:16 - Next Week / Notes41:16-48:59 - Polls (Musical Biopics / Best Picture Follow-ups)Kay Thompson, "Think Pink" (from "Funny Face")49:38-51:38 - Donations & Thank Yous53:50-1:29:23 - Top 5: Uses of Color1:29:23-1:33:02 - Close / Outtake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#704: Suspiria / Top 5 Uses of Color

2018-11-0201:31:181

With his thoughtful takes on the revenge and violent thriller genres, "Blue Ruin" and "Green Room" director Jeremy Saulnier has emerged as one of most exciting young directors of the last decade. His latest, HOLD THE DARK, is an enigmatic thriller set in a remote Alaskan village. Skipping theaters entirely, it debuted on Netflix in September. Likewise, director Tamara Jenkins teamed with the streaming service for the long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed 2007 film, "The Savages." Adam and Josh find much to recommend in both films, along with thoughts on the latest from Nicole Holofcener (THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS, also on Netflix), Marielle Heller (CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?) and Frederick Wiseman (MONROVIA, INDIANA). 0:00-2:09 - Billboard3:54-21:44 - Review: "Hold The Dark"21:44-35:49 - "Hold The Dark" SpoilersBillie Eilish, "You Should See Me In A Crown"36:36-48:33 - Next Week / Notes48:33-55:37 - Massacre Theatre55:37-1:10:23 - Recommendations: "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" "The Land of Steady Habits" "Monrovia, Indiana"Billie Eilish, "Copycat"1:11:03-1:26:19 - Review: "Private Life"1:26:19-1:28:55 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#703: New On Netflix (Hold The Dark, Private Life)

2018-10-2601:26:141

For their Sacred Cow review of John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN, Adam and Josh took another look at a film about which they're both already on record: there's Josh's 2007 first encounter, which resulted in one of only four negative reviews logged on Rotten Tomatoes. And then there's Adam's 2005 watch, which was part of the second ever Filmspotting Marathon. He named it the best film of that eight-part Horror Marathon, which included titles like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and Dario Argento's "Suspiria." All these years later, they both had had some quibbles with those earlier takes.Also on the show, thoughts on David Gordon Green's new "Halloween" sequel, plus the Filmspotting poll and more. 0:00-2:30 - Billboard3:44-34:00 - Review: "John Carpenter's Halloween" John Carpenter, "Laurie's Theme"34:32-43:47 - Next Week / Notes43:47-50:48 - Polls [Horror Remakes / Music Biopics]50:48-1:06:54 - Review: "Halloween" (2018)1:06:54-1:09:29 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#702: Halloween ('78) / Halloween ('18)

2018-10-1901:07:05

Wunderkind director Damien Chazelle follows up his Oscar-winning "La La Land" with FIRST MAN, a Neil Armstrong biopic that avoids easy mythologizing to tell the story of an obsessive, grieving everyman who made history. This week on the show, Adam and Josh have a review of Chazelle's film and share their Top 5 Movie Flights - scenes that capture the thrill and terror (and chorus girls!) of aviation. 0:00-2:41 - Billboard4:19-35:07 - Review: "First Man"Phosphorescent, "Beautiful Boy"38:24-43:52 - Next Week / Notes43:52-51:40 - Massacre TheatrePhosphorescent, "C'est la vie"52:53-59:30 - Donations59:30-1:40:08 - Top 5: Movie Flights1:40:08-1:44:15 - Close / Hot MicsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#701: First Man / Top 5 Movie Flights

2018-10-1201:39:251

Bradley Cooper's A STAR IS BORN is the fourth adaptation of the tale - fifth if you count 1932's George Cukor-directed "What Price Hollywood." The story of a hard-drinking industry veteran discovering and grooming a young starlet (or singer) also has a strong awards pedigree, with those previous incarnations accumulating a total of 19 Oscar nominations. For his directing debut, Cooper isn't dabbling, and it seems like the gamble has paid off. Early reviews have been strong, including for Cooper's star: acting novice (if legit superstar) Lady Gaga. On this week's show, Adam and Josh join the new Star's fan club, but do they love it enough to satisfy the movie's most ardent fans? Also: the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips comes aboard for a preview of the Chicago Int'l Film Festival (Oct 10-21) and the Filmspotting Top 5: Movie Duets. 0:00-1:41 - Billboard2:57-38:40 - Review: "A Star Is Born"Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga, "Shallow"42:51-56:07 - Next Week / Notes56:07-1:05:00 - Polls [Musical Dramas / Horror Sequels & Remakes]1:05:00-1:23:09 - Preview: Chicago Int'l Film FestivalBugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd, ""What's Up Doc?"1:23:54-2:32:05 - Top 5: Movie Duets2:32:05-2:37:55 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#700: A Star Is Born / Top 5 Movie Duets

2018-10-0502:33:05

In 2003, Sofia Coppola's sophomore effort was a surprise box office hit, making over $119 million worldwide. It was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director, and won Coppola a Best Original Screenplay Oscar. By criteria that are more difficult to measure, Bob and Charlotte's platonic Tokyo romance is just really meaningful to a lot of people. While Josh takes another look and what has long been his favorite Coppola, Adam brings a fresh pair of eyes to a film that underwhelmed him a decade and a half ago. That Sacred Cow review of LOST IN TRANSLATION and a review of the new THE SISTERS BROTHERS, featuring the dream pairing of Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly as a pair of outlaw brothers in a film directed by Jacques Audiard ("A Prophet"). Plus, Josh's hearty recommendation for TEA WITH THE DAMES, and Adam's report on his rousing screening of INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE in 70mm.0:00-1:04 - Billboard2:45-28:39 - Review: "The Sisters Brothers"Caroline Rose, "Money"29:27-35:28 - Next Week / Notes35:28-42:26 - Massacre Theatre42:26-45:11 - JL Recommends: "Tea With the Dames" 45:12-51:01 - AK Recommends: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (in 70mm)Roxy Music, "More Than This"51:52-1:21:09 - Sacred Cow: "Lost In Translation"1:21:09-1:24:41 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#699: Lost In Translation 15th Anniversary / The Sisters Brothers

2018-09-2801:23:203

A new 70mm print of David Lean's 1963 Best Picture-winning epic just wrapped up a run at Chicago's Music Box Theatre. Having survived their recent "4D" screening (temperamental A/C on a blisteringly hot late-summer day), Adam and Josh return from Lean's "Arabia" in awe of the director's widescreen compositions, his revelatory transitions and the film's complicated take on hero worship and British exceptionalism. That Sacred Cow review, plus more praise for Lean with the Filmspotting Top 5: David Lean Moments. 0:00-1:26 - Billboard2:25-30:37 - Sacred Cow: "Lawrence of Arabia"Maurice Jarre, "Main Title" (Lawrence of Arabia)31:49-37:19 - Next Week / Notes37:19-47:25 - Polls (Historical Epics / Musical Dramas)Maurice Jarre, "Then It's a Gift (End Title)" (Dr. Zhivago)47:59-51:26 - Donations51:26-1:27:09 - Top 5: David Lean Moments1:27:09-1:30:01 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#698: Lawrence of Arabia / Top 5 David Lean Moments

2018-09-2101:28:312

As long as there are people to remember Burt Reynolds, they're most likely to recall the goofy, charismatic, hard-driving star of movies like "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Cannonball Run," and the benevolent despot of the late-'70s porn scene in his Oscar-nominated role in "Boogie Nights." But it's possible that none of those Reynolds performances would have existed without his star-making turn in 1972's DELIVERANCE. Reynolds' death gives Adam and Josh a chance to catch up with John Boorman's Best Picture-nominated film in a 'Blindspotting' review. Plus, a 'funny voices' edition of Massacre Theatre, and a review of the new THE PREDATOR. written and directed by Shane Black ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," "The Nice Guys"). 0:00-2:26 - Billboard5:26-23:55 - Review: "The Predator"Mountain Man, "Rang Tang Ring Toon"25:35-31:10 - Next Week / Notes31:10-42:50 - Massacre Theatre44:50-1:23:04 - Burt Reynolds Tribute: "Deliverance"1:23:04-1:26:15 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#697: The Predator / Burt Reynolds Tribute (Deliverance)

2018-09-1401:19:164

With the critical reappraisal of Ethan Hawke in full swing after a career-best performance in Paul Schrader's "First Reformed," Adam and Josh commemorate "The Hawkessance" with a consideration of the actor's long and varied career, from Todd Anderson's "sweaty-toothed madman" to Rev. Toller's existential despair (and all those Sunrises and Sunsets in between). Joining Adam and Josh for the Top 5 Ethan Hawke Moments is Keith Phipps, Next Picture Show co-host and author of his own recent reconsideration of Hawke. Plus, Adam's interview with Hawke, who talks about BLAZE, his new biopic about Texas singer-singwriter Blaze Foley, and also about the importance of letting your kids make their own mistakes. 0:00-1:39 - Billboard2:29-35:30 - Interview: Ethan HawkeBlaze Foley, "Clay Pigeons"37:10-48:18 - Next Week / Notes48:18-57:13 - Polls (Hawke's best / Historical Epics)Nina Simone, "Just in Time"1:00:02-2:05:47 - Top 5: Ethan Hawke Moments2:05:47-2:09:05 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#696: Ethan Hawke Interview / Top 5 Hawke Moments

2018-09-0702:05:243

With a lull in the late-summer movie schedule, Adam and Josh play catch-up on a few acclaimed new indie features - and Filmspotting Golden Brick candidates - including the Kartemquin Films-produced doc MINDING THE GAP, director Josephine Decker's Sundance hit MADELINE'S MADELINE and the experimental sports doc JOHN MCENROE: IN THE REALM OF PERFECTION. Plus, Josh's thoughts on the Brick-worthy NIGHT COMES ON and the critically-reviled puppet noir THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS. Also, Massacre Theatre and a clarification on that confusing Ethan Hawke poll question. 0:00-2:00 - Billboard3:13-31:19 - Review: "Minding the Gap"Taylor Janzen, "Pretend That It's Not There"33:05-36:39 - Golden Brickspotting: "Night Comes On"36:39-46:03 - Next Week / Notes46:03-53:48 - Massacre Theatre53:48-59:58 - Josh on "Happytime Murders"Taylor Janzen, "Waiting Room"1:01:14-1:07:23 - Donations1:07:23-1:35:53 - Reviews: "Madeline's Madeline," "Realm of Perfection"1:35:53-1:39:53 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#695: Minding the Gap / Madeline's Madeline / Art House Roundup

2018-08-3101:38:10

In anticipation of the show's 700th episode, Adam and Josh - and fellow podcast veteran Dave Chen from the /Filmcast - consider what a decade-plus podcasting about movies has taught them. (In short: gratitude, humility, and getting by on less sleep.) Dave also joins the conversation about the new CRAZY RICH ASIANS, a hit at the box office and the first Hollywood studio-backed film in 25 years to feature a predominantly Asian and Asian-American cast. 0:00-1:51 - Billboard1:51-30:20 - Review: "Crazy Rich Asians"Ruby Ibarra, "Us"34:00-46:21 - Next Week / Notes46:21-54:19 - Polls (Happytime Murders / Ethan Hawke)Ruby Ibarra, "Here"56:37-1:50:47 - Top 5: Things We've Learned Podcasting (About Movies)1:50:47-1:54:16 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#694: Crazy Rich Asians / Top 5 Things We've Learned Podcasting (About Movies)

2018-08-2401:49:33

Master filmmaker, trickster, provocateur, Spike Lee has been making bold and timely films for over three decades now. And with his latest, BLACKkKLANSMAN, he's also made one of his best. On this week's show, Adam and Josh give Lee the career retrospective treatment with the Filmspotting Top 5: Spike Lee Shots, along with a review of the outstanding and thought-provoking KLANSMAN. Plus, a special wish-fulfillment edition of Massacre Theatre and some listener feedback on episode 689's Top 5 Struggling Movie Adolescents. 0:00-3:10 - Billboard4:48-45:53 - Review: "Blackkklansman"Crooklyn Dodgers, "Crooklyn"49:54-58:25 - Next Week / Notes58:25-1:06:21 - Massacre Theatre / Listener FeedbackPublic Enemy, "He Got Game"1:09:01-1:51:50 - Top 5: Spike Lee Shots1:51:50-1:54:00 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#693: BlacKkKlansman / Top 5 Spike Lee Shots

2018-08-1701:45:442

THE DARK KNIGHT turns ten this summer, and in the years since it won critical raves and dominated the 2008 box office, its reputation, influence and iconic status have only grown. But what does it look like after a decade of superhero movies made in its shadow? Adam and Josh give the Sacred Cow treatment to Christopher Nolan's film and - with the help of listeners - engage in a spirited debate about which film deserves the title of "Best Superhero Movie Ever." Plus, Adam's conversation with the writer and stars of HBO's SHARP OBJECTS.0:00-2:09 - Billboard3:05- 45:56 - Sacred Cow: "The Dark Knight”Black Puma, "Black Moon Rising"49:02-1:08:31 - Next Week / Polls / Best Superhero Movie1:08:31-1:46:47 - Interview: Gillian Flynn, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina1:46:47-1:49:22 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#692: The Dark Knight 10th Anniv. / HBO's Sharp Objects

2018-08-1001:45:255

The "M:I" franchise is over 20 years old, with its sixth installment - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT - currently in theaters. But ageless star Tom Cruise and his collaborators show no signs of slowing down when it comes to being a reliable source for action movie spectacle. Adam and Josh consider the near maniacal insistence on verisimilitude of writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and his star, and whether "Fallout's" focus on humanizing Ethan Hunt makes them regret Hunt didn't get more acclaim on their Top 5 Tom Cruise Performances.0:00-3:07 - Billboard / Donations3:08- 27:10 - Review: "Mission: Impossible - Fallout”Carolina Story, “We Were Young Once Too"28:23-31:39 - Next Week / Polls [Best Superhero Movie]31:40-1:27:45 - Top 5: Cruise Performances (Revisited)1:27:45-1:32:37 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#691: Mission: Impossible - Fallout / Top 5 Tom Cruise Performances (Revisited)

2018-08-0301:32:372

At the halfway point of the year in movies, Adam and Josh agree on their two favorite movies, but share some surprising and diverse picks to round out their Top 5 Films of 2018 (So Far). Plus, listeners weigh in with their picks for the best of the year so far, and the new Filmspotting poll gives you just two options for best superhero movie... of all time. 0:00-4:34 - Billboard5:19-36:33 - Top 5: Films of 2018 (So Far)Chance the Rapper, "Work Out"37:53-44:47 - Next Week / Notes / New Poll44:47-1:11:39 - Top 5: Films of 2018 (So Far), cont.1:11:39-1:13:44 - Close*Correction: Simon Russell Beale plays Lavrenti Beria in "The Death of Stalin" not Nikita Kruschev (who is played by a very good Steve Buscemi).Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#690: Top 5 Films of 2018 (So Far)

2018-07-2701:08:56

When Bo Burnham's EIGHTH GRADE debuted at Sundance in January, the response was mostly ecstatic - but also a little perplexed. How had a 27 year-old male stand up comic pulled off such a sincere and moving depiction of a teenage girl's middle school anxiety? How - and why? This week on the show, Adam gets to ask that very question in his interview with Burnham, as the two talk about the value of seeing human stories on the big screen and the genius of the film's star, newcomer Elsie Fisher. Plus, Adam's thoughts on the new Eugene Jarecki doc THE KING and his interview with fellow Iowan Andrew Sherburne, co-director of the new doc SAVING BRINTON. All that and this week's Filmspotting Top 5: Struggling Adolescents. 0:00-1:57 - Billboard1:57-36:11 - Interview: Bo Burnham36:11-42:36 - Reaction: "Eighth Grade"Zac Clark, "Drugs"43:38-55:31 - Next Week / Notes55:31-1:01:51 - Massacre Theatre1:01:51-1:07:12 - AK Recommends: "The King"1:07:12-1:19:46 - Interview: Andrew Sherburne ("Saving Brinton")Zac Clark, "Love You Later"1:21:12-1:23:45 - Donations1:23:45-2:01:21 - Top 5: Struggling Adolescents2:01:21-2:04:06 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#689: Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade) / Top 5 Struggling Adolescents

2018-07-2002:03:332

Comedy, social satire, dystopian nightmare: rapper, producer, political activist Boots Riley's debut film SORRY TO BOTHER YOU has a lot on its mind. And that's a good thing. Adam and guest Michael Phillips have a review of Riley's film, including some spoiler talk on the movie's divisive ending. Plus, Michael's thoughts on ANT MAN AND THE WASP, a review of director Debra Granik's LEAVE NO TRACE, the long-awaited follow-up to her 2010 film "Winter's Bone," and a Top 5 first: two picks come from the same movie (bold move, Phillips). It's the Top 5 Worst Movie Jobs.0:00-2:54 - Billboard2:54-33:25 - Reviews: "Ant Man," "Sorry to Bother You"33:25-41:46 - "Sorry" Spoiler TalkCaleborate, "Soul" (feat. Big K.R.I.T.)42:42-1:00:05 - Next Week / Polls [Best Performances/Films of '18 (So Far)]1:00:05-1:13:28 - Review: "Leave No Trace"Caleborate, "Bankrobber"1:14:15-1:17:46 - Donations1:17:46-1:57:48 - Top 5: Worst Movie Jobs1:57:48-2:00:59 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#688: Sorry to Bother You / Top 5 Worst Movie Jobs / Ant Man & The Wasp

2018-07-1302:00:59

1984 was a banner year for crane kicks, mogwais and bustin' ghosts, but it also saw the debut of Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800, better known as THE TERMINATOR. On this episode from May 2017, Adam and Josh give James Cameron's seminal sci-fi thriller the Sacred Cow treatment, resulting in a heated split review. Plus, the Top 5 Films of 1984.0:00-1:14 - Billboard1:14-34:18 - Sacred Cow: "The Terminator"The Ramones, "Too Tough To Die"35:16-1:12:47 - Top 5: Films of 19841:12:47-1:13:58 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FS Revisited: The Terminator / Top 5 Films of 1984

2018-07-0601:14:34

Sure, movie westerns are mostly about dudes on horseback quick-drawing pistols in small, dusty cow-towns, but some of the best films in the genre feature memorable turns by actresses in key roles, like Grace Kelly and Katy Jurado in "High Noon," Angie Dickinson in "Rio Bravo" - and Madeline Kahn in "Blazing Saddles." This week on the show, Josh and the AV Club's Katie Rife share their Top 5 Women in Westerns along with a review of DAMSEL, the oddball new western from the Zellner Brothers ("Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter"), starring Robert Pattinson and Mia Wasikowska. 0:00-2:12 - Intro2:55-18:56 - Review: "Damsel"18:56-24:29 - "Damsel" SpoilersNikki Lane, "Companion"27:12-33:30 - Next week / Passes / Meetups33:30-40:39 - Massacre Theatre42:38-1:22:17 - Top 5: Women in Westerns1:22:17-1:25:47 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#687: Top 5 Women in Westerns / Damsel

2018-06-2901:21:25

It isn't enough that we've been blessed with four hunky dudes named Chris, all with solid acting chops and charisma to spare - we had to go ahead and rank them. On this week's show, Adam and Josh battle over the relative merits of Evans, Hemsworth, Pine and Pratt - and welcome another age-appropriate Chris to the club - as they offer a very special "Power Ranking" Top 5: Actors (between the ages of 35 and 39) Named Chris. Plus. a review of the Pratt-starring JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, directed by J.A. Bayona ("The Orphanage." "The Impossible").0:00-1:36 - Intro2:19-23:20 - Review: "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom"U.S. Girls, "A Rage of Plastics"29:47-38:50 - Next week / Passes / Meetups / SVU38:50-42:53 - Poll (Best Performances of 2018 So Far) U.S. Girls, "Pearly Gates"44:50-48:34 - Donations48:34-1:25:08 - Top 5: Movie Chrises1:25:08-1:27:00 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#686: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom / Top 5 Movie Chrises

2018-06-2201:19:03

Pixar has done a lot of things right over the past 23 years (note the studio's 80% average Metacritic rating), but among its greatest accomplishments is its consistently inspired voice casting. Tom Hanks' Woody works so well not just because of the actor's familiarity, but because Woody also taps into the decency, good humor - and occasional comic hysteria - that define Hanks's on-screen persona. On this week's show, Adam and Josh celebrate that genius ear for casting with their Top 5 Pixar Performances, along with a review of the new INCREDIBLES 2. Plus, Josh's thoughts on the new indie horror film HEREDITARY, the "Ocean's 11 spin-off" OCEAN'S 8 and Golden Brick nominee "THOROUGHBREDS." 0:00-2:26 - Intro1:11-27:06 - Review: "Incredibles 2"Neko Case, "Bad Luck"29:50-45:37 - Next week / Notes / Massacre Theatre45:37-53:58 - Larsen Recommends: "Hereditary," "Ocean's 8," "Thoroughbreds"Neko Case, "Hell-On"56:23-1:35:21 - Top 5: Pixar Performances1:35:21-1:37:31 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#685: Incredibles 2 / Top 5 Pixar Performances / Hereditary

2018-06-1501:30:27

Whether used ironically or to provide insight - or just to make characters look really, really cool - classic rock has been memorably employed by some of the best directors of the rock era. Joining Adam and Josh for their Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies is writer and critic Steven Hyden, author of the new book "Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock." 0:00-1:40 - Intro3:15-26:07 - Top 5: Classic Rock Moments in MoviesDonovan, "Atlantis"29:05-31:14 - Notes31:14-1:07:44 - Top 5: Classic Rock Moments in Movies, cont.1:07:44-1:09:42 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#684: Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies

2018-06-0801:05:39

With rock writer and cultural critic Steven Hyden dropping by to discuss his new book, "Twilight of the Gods: A Journey to the End of Classic Rock," Adam and Josh decided it was as good a time as any to revisit rock-critic-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe's ode to '70s rock ALMOST FAMOUS. As a meditation on criticism and the critic's relationship with artists, Adam and Josh agree that the movie is as authentic, moving and funny today as it was almost 20 years ago. They also agree on some minor quibbles with the film, but save their biggest debate for Billy Crudup's enigmatic guitarist Russell Hammond. Was Crowe right to pick a good actor over a good musician? Hyden makes it clear where he stands on the issue when he joins the conversation and also talks about the past, present and future of Classic Rock.And if you're wondering what happened to this week's top 5 list? It's coming. Sides 3 and 4 of this Filmspotting double album will drop next week when Hyden returns for the Top 5 Classic Rock Moments in Movies.0:00-2:28 - Intro3:11-49:33 - Sacred Cow: "Almost Famous"Elton John, "Tiny Dancer"52:35-1:02:25 - Notes / Polls (Replacing an icon / Best of Pixar)1:02:25-1:36:18 - Interview: Steven Hyden1:36:18-1:45:10 - Close / Hot MicsLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#683: Almost Famous / Steven Hyden

2018-06-0101:40:47

40 (movie) years after Han Solo first boasted about his 12-parsec Kessel Run, the new SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY finally lets us take the ride. But is it enough to justify the movie's existence? And what if your new Han isn't among the five best things about his own movie? Yes, Adam and Josh have issues with "Solo," but also some praise for the excellent supporting cast, at least one great action set-piece and Chewbacca, of course. Also on the show, recommendations for DEADPOOL 2 and the new doc CHOSEN: CUSTODY OF THE EYES, plus an interview with legendary writer/director Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull," "Affliction"), whose new film, FIRST REFORMED with Ethan Hawke, is earning him some of the best reviews of his long and storied career. (Come for Schrader's brilliant insights into "slow cinema," stay for the anecdote about his intro to Ingmar Bergman at an Ann Arbor porn theater and the movie of his that he refers to as "a piece of juvenilia and an F.U. to my dad and his religion.") 0:00-2:05 - Intro2:51-32:01 - Review: "Solo: A Star Wars Story"Mokoomba, "Mokole"35:15-46:26 - Next Week / Notes / Corrections46:26-53:09 - Massacre Theatre53:09-1:01:49 - ]"Chosen: Custody of the Eyes," "Deadpool 2"1:01:49-1:11:21 - Feedback: "Avengers: Infinity War"Mokoomba, "Njawane"1:15:55-1:17:48 - Donations1:17:48-1:53:49 - Interview: Paul Schrader1:53:49-1:56:24 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#682: Solo: A Star Wars Story / Paul Schrader / Deadpool 2

2018-05-2501:48:261

Released in consecutive Decembers beginning in 2001, Peter Jackson’s colossal adaptation of Tolkien’s LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy reached its conclusion in 2003 with "The Return of the King" which went on to win 11 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Despite enjoying the first installment just fine, Adam never made time for "Two Towers" or "Return," which didn't stop him from spending much of the last fifteen years taking digs at the films and the people who loved them (people like Josh). But with 2019's Filmspotting Madness (Best of the 2000s) on the horizon - just past the Misty Mountains, in fact - Adam agreed to knock out his Hobbity blindspots with an epic (re)consideration of the trilogy in which he and Josh discuss the horror elements in the trilogy, the care with which Jackson depicts the cost of war and the greatness of Ian McKellen (and the rest of the brilliantly cast ensemble). Plus a Top 5 Scenes from the trilogy that illustrates how Jackson, in bringing the trilogy to life, was just as attentive to the subtle, quiet moments as he was the epic battle scenes. 0:00-2:32 - Intro3:08-41:51 - "The Lord of the Rings"Howard Shore, "The End of All Things"44:07-51:32 - Next Week / Notes51:32-59:43 - Polls (Best of Brolin / Taking Over an Iconic Role)Howard Shore, "The Prophecy"1:01:54-1:42:39 - Top 5: "Lord of the Rings" Scenes1:42:39-1:46:55 - Close / Outtake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#681: Lord of the Rings 15th Anniversary / Top 5 LOTR Scenes

2018-05-1801:42:171

"It's the most terrifying day in your life, the day the first one is born." Bill Murray bringing the truth in Sofia Coppola's "Lost in Translation" - just one of the films referenced in this week's Top 5: Too-Real Parenting Moments. As real-life parents of four (Adam) and two (Josh), this week's list has a more confessional quality to it than most. And it's all inspired by TULLY, the very good new film from Diablo Copy and Jason Reitman, previous collaborators on "Juno" and "Young Adult." 0:00-2:20 - Intro2:56-38:05 - Review: "Tully"Bat Fangs, "Rock the Reaper"39:29-57:09 - Next Week / Notes57:09-1:04:04 - Massacre TheatreBat Fangs, "Wolfbite"1:07:44-1:46:45 - Top 5: Too-Real Parenting Moments1:46:45-1:51:26 - Close / OuttakeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#680: Tully / Top 5 Too-Real Parenting Moments

2018-05-1101:46:40

The massive success of "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War" may have made the concept of a “summer” blockbuster season irrelevant, but there will still be summer and there will still be summer movies. And despite Marvel's early box office dominance, big movies await in the form of high profile sequels for "Jurassic World," "Deadpool" and "The Incredibles." Oh, and a little "Star Wars Story" about Han Solo arriving on Memorial Day. For their look ahead at the upcoming slate of releases, Adam and Josh ignore (almost) all of those to pose their Top 5 Summer Movie Questions, with queries about the Pope, Mister Rogers and maybe this year's "Lady Bird"?Plus, reviews of Lynne Ramsay's YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE with Joaquin Phoenix and Chloe Zhao's acclaimed THE RIDER, and Adam recommends the new reality-is-stranger-than-fiction doc THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS.0:00-1:46 - Intro2:42-42:19 - Summer Movie PreviewLucy Dacus, "Yours & Mine"45:22-41:03 - Next Week / Notes41:03-55:20 - Poll: Best of Brolin56:30-1:27:30 - Review: "You Were Never...," "The Rider" 1:27:30-1:31:26 - Adam recommends: "Three Identical Strangers"1:31:26-1:35:25 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#679: Summer Movie Preview / You Were Never Really Here / The Rider

2018-05-0401:30:37

With the first decade of the MCU coming to a close with AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (and its 2019 sequel), Adam and Josh are forced to reckon with the fact that 19 films into Marvel's uneven series, they've developed some affection for many of its Chrises, er, characters. And, oh my, are there so many characters. And while Josh at various points refers to the film as "exhausting" and "a long con," Adam defends directors Anthony and Joe Russo ("Captain America: Civil War") for bringing discipline and sound storytelling to their massive undertaking. Also on the show, the Top 5 "Filmspotting Avengers," which has Adam and Josh assembling their own teams of cinematic heroes. (Yes, of course this Top 5 has inspired a t-shirt design contest.)0:00-2:07 - Intro2:44-27:25 - Review: "Avengers: Infinity War"Waxahatchee, "No Question"30:04-36:14 - Next Week / Notes36:14-42:16 - Massacre TheatreWaxahatchee, "Recite Remorse"43:57-46:34 - Donations46:34-1:14:55 - Top 5: Filmspotting's Avengers1:14:55-1:17:46 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#678: Avengers: Infinity War / Top 5: Filmspotting's Avengers

2018-04-2701:13:52

UK writer-director Andrew Haigh has spent the first part of his career quietly defying expectations. With his feature breakout "Weekend," he crafted an intimate tale about two young gay men spending a weekend getting to know each other. For his 2015 follow-up, "45 Years," Haigh turned his focus to an aging husband and wife haunted by the past. (Charlotte Rampling was nominated for an Oscar for her performance.) And now Haigh's latest takes another surprising turn, with his adaptation of the Willy Vlautin novel LEAN ON PETE, which chronicles the relationship between a displaced teen and a past-his-prime race horse. But true to Haigh's work to date, PETE is a clear-eyed, unsentimental piece of work that - like his other films - is still capable of delivering a punch to the gut. On this week's show, Adam and Josh have a review of LEAN ON PETE and, in the tradition of inspired Top 5 topics like Bicycle Scenes and Movie Redheads, they share their Top 5 Horse Scenes (horses on stage! horses in the jungle! ship-wrecked horses!). Plus Chicago critic Steve Prokopy drops by to share some details about the upcoming Chicago Critics Film Festival (May 4th-10th).0:00-2:05 - Intro2:43-34:21 - Review: "Lean On Pete"Hurray for the Riff Raff, "Hungry Ghost"38:13-49:28 - Milos Forman / Notes49:28-59:20 - Filmspotting Madness Recap59:20-1:15:24 - Preview: Chicago Critics Film FestivalThe Osmonds, "Crazy Horses"1:17:54-1:51:53 - Top 5: Horse Scenes1:51:53-1:55:29 - Close / Josh Recommends: Pizza Ranch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#677: Lean on Pete / Top 5 Horse Scenes

2018-04-2001:49:28

After working through six films spanning nearly two decades in the career of Vincente Minnelli, Adam, Josh and guest Nathaniel Myers roll out the red carpet for "The Garlands," the best of the marathon awards, including their favorite Supporting and Lead Performances, Scene, "Minnelli Moment" and Picture. For the full Minnelli lineup and conversations, visit the Marathons page at filmspotting.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnelli Marathon Awards - The Garlands

2018-04-1800:51:51

It's a little surprising to see nice guy "Office"-alum John Krasinski directing a monster movie, but Adam and guest-host Michael Phillips agree that his A QUIET PLACE is a tense, finely-crafted film that feels a little like a Western and a well-observed family drama – even as it's scaring the pants off you. Krasinksi's movie also exploits its smart premise to potent effect: its monsters hunt by sound, so everyone - including the audience - is on aural high alert. For this week's Top 5, Adam and Michael look to films from icons like Kubrick, Hitchcock, Coppola and Spielberg for scenes that make effective use of silence. Plus, your 2018 Filmspotting Madness Champion.0:00-1:42 - Intro2:26-32:07 - Review: "A Quiet Place"Wye Oak, "The Louder I Call, the Faster It Runs"34:10-41:52 - Notes / Next Week41:52-56:20 - Filmspotting Madness Champion56:20-1:11:45 - Top 5: Quiet ScenesDave Shire, "The Conversation" (Main Theme)1:13:43-1:36:01 - Top 5: Quiet Scenes cont.1:36:01-1:39:57 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#676: A Quiet Place / Top 5 Quiet Scenes / FS Madness Champ

2018-04-1301:36:10

Guest-host Michael Phillips says of Minnelli that no one shot better wide-screen Cinemascope compositions and calls the director's SOME CAME RUNNING - based on James Jones's 1957 novel - "one of the great adaptations of a truly lousy book." (RUNNING is based on James Jones's follow-up to "From Here To Eternity.") In the film, which was nominated for 5 Oscars, Frank Sinatra plays a slumping novelist back in his small Indiana hometown for the first time in 16 years. He's torn between two women - call girl Shirley MacLaine and sophisticated English teacher Martha Hyer. Along for the ride is Dean Martin as Sinatra's gambler pal. Michael admits to being "in the bag" for Minnelli's masterfully shot melodrama. But can Adam see his way past the movie's retrograde sexual politics?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnelli Marathon #6 - Some Came Running

2018-04-1100:42:08

Is there a four-hour cut of READY PLAYER ONE? Adam and guest host Tasha Robinson (TheVerge.com, Next Picture Show) have no idea, but it would help explain some of the narrative shortcuts in Spielberg's visually impressive adaptation of the Ernest Cline bestseller. The good news about the story's leap to the big screen is an improvement on the fun, but slight source material and some electrifying moments of nostalgia-fueled fun. Adam and Tasha also go on an Easter Egg hunt of sorts, with their Top 5 Movie Homages (that is, movies referencing other movies), including a movie-length Tarantino homage that gobsmacks Adam when Tasha points it out. All that, plus the championship round of Filmspotting Madness.0:00-2:44 - Intro3:30-41:25 - Review: "Ready Player One"The Blow, "Get Up"44:30-49:41 - Next Week / Notes49:41-58:56 - Filmspotting Madness: Final58:56-1:23:04 - Top 5: Movie HomagesThe Blow, "The Greatest Love of All"1:25:06-1:57:43 - Top 5: Movie Homages, cont1:57:43-2:01:03 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#675: Ready Player One / Top 5 Movie Homages / FS Madness Final

2018-04-0601:55:271

Vincente Minnelli's 1956 Van Gogh biopic starring Kirk Douglas as the tortured artist is as bold and emotionally vivid as one of the painter's visionary canvases. Which is to say that, yeah, it lacks a bit of subtlety now and then. But Douglas gives an intense and painfully vulnerable performance as Van Gogh, alongside memorable turns by James Donald as Vincent's long-suffering but loyal brother Theo, and Oscar-winner Anthony Quinn as a belligerent, larger-than-life Paul Gaugin.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minnelli Marathon #5 - Lust for Life

2018-04-0400:31:35

In 2007, Wes Anderson took his act overseas to India for "The Darjeeling Limited," and was accused by some of cultural insensitivity. Anderson's latest - the stop-motion animated ISLE OF DOGS - is set in Japan, and some of those same criticisms have resurfaced. While acknowledging its critics, Josh deems the setting "crucial" to the film's power and anoints it an early front-runner for his film of the year. But does (relative) Anderson-skeptic Adam follow his co-host's lead? A review of "Dogs," Josh and Michael Phillips' Top 5 Wes Anderson Scenes (from 2014) and the Filmspotting Madness: Best of the '90s Final Four revealed.0:00-2:05 - Intro3:00-37:24 - Review: "Isle of Dogs"Jack White, "Why Walk a Dog?"39:58-49:07 - Next Week / Notes49:07-1:01:11 - Filmspotting Madness: Final Four1:01:11-1:16:39 - Top 5: Wes Anderson Scenes (2014)The Ramones, "Judy Is a Punk"1:17:24-1:36:48 - Top 5: Anderson Scenes cont.1:36:48-1:39:04 - Close Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#674: Isle of Dogs / Top 5 Wes Anderson Scenes / FS Madness Final Four

2018-03-3001:35:47

When Steven Soderbergh returned to feature filmmaking last year with the low budget heist caper "Logan Lucky," it was just another chapter in the mercurial director’s career. Blockbuster filmmaker. Indie auteur. Soderbergh has done it all. He shot his latest - the psychological thriller UNSANE featuring Claire Foy ("The Crown") - on an iPhone 7. Fresh from their screening, Adam and Josh offer up some "still processing" thoughts. Plus, results from the Sweet 16 matchups - "Fargo" v "Before Sunrise"? "Big Lebowski" v "Boogie Nights"? - of Filmspotting Madness: Best of the '90s.0:00-2:01 - Intro4:06-30:02 - Review: "Unsane"Carter Burwell, "Fargo, North Dakota"32:32-41:39 - Next Week / Notes41:39-58:40 - FS Madness: Elite 858:40-1:00:00 - CloseLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#673: Unsane / FS Madness Elite 8

2018-03-2300:56:38

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Best of 2018: Ethan Hawke / Bo Burnham