Podcast · 198 episodes
Filmspotting, page 5
by Filmspotting · English
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times). This show includes AI-generated content.
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Top 5 Superhero Costumes | ArchiveThe hosts and callers rank “top five” superhero (and one villain) movie costumes, using criteria like visual appeal, character fit (“costume is character”), and staying power; they also debate capes…20 May 2026 · 45 min · 25 chapters
The State of Streaming: Netflix | SVUThe “State of Streaming” episode reviews Netflix across five categories: library/search, playback interface, reliability, original content, and price.19 May 2026 · 1 h 24 min · 33 chapters
The Tree of Life at 15: Malick’s Cosmic Masterpiece Revisited | #1064A revisit of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (15 years later), focusing on how it triggers Proustian childhood memories, how its “innocence” sequence fits into the film’s Job-and-Genesis…15 May 2026 · 1 h 20 min · 25 chapters
Blue Heron: A Lyrical Debut — and an Early Golden Brick ContenderFilm Spotting’s Golden Brick nominee discussion of Sophie Ramvari’s Blue Heron, a memory-driven family drama.14 May 2026 · 37 min · 15 chapters
Top 5 Terrence Malick Scenes | ArchiveThe FilmSpotting Archive episode is a “Top 5 Terrence Malick scenes” list, revisiting favorites from 2016 and re-evaluating them for a Friday rewatch discussion.13 May 2026 · 31 min · 11 chapters
Lord of the Flies: The BBC Brings Art to Netflix | SVUReview of BBC’s four-part Netflix miniseries adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, plus discussion of streaming titles and recommendations.12 May 2026 · 1 h 50 min · 36 chapters
Rome, Open City: The Blueprint for Revolutionary Cinema | Dissident CinemaFilmspotting’s “dissident cinema marathon” episode on Roberto Rossellini’s 1945 Rome, Open City, set in 1944 Nazi-occupied Rome, arguing it blends neorealism with thriller/melodrama and becomes a…11 May 2026 · 43 min · 21 chapters
Top 5 Meryl Streep Scenes | #1063FilmSpotting episode ranking “Top 5 Meryl Streep Scenes,” framed as a tribute to her range and consistency across decades, with scenes discussed from multiple films (including The Post, Postcards…8 May 2026 · 1 h 46 min · 21 chapters
The Devil Wears Prada 2: With a Defanged Miranda, What's Left?A Film Spotting review of The Devil Wears Prada 2, focusing on how the sequel updates the 2006 story for a new media/clickbait era, and whether Meryl Streep’s “defanged” Miranda Priestly still works.7 May 2026 · 41 min · 16 chapters
Top 5 Overlooked Movies of the 2000s | ArchiveFilmSpotting “Archive” episode revisiting the hosts’ 2019 list “Top 5 Overlooked Movies of the 2000s,” framed by the theatrical return of The Devil Wears Prada 2.6 May 2026 · 50 min · 21 chapters
People We Meet on Vacation: Rom-Coms Have a New Star | SVUFilmSpotting SVU reviews the Netflix rom-com People We Meet on Vacation, then recommends related streaming picks and games.5 May 2026 · 1 h 35 min · 33 chapters
The Great Dictator: Chaplin’s Act of Artistic Nobility | Dissident CinemaFilmSpotting’s “Dissident Cinema” marathon opener, Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 The Great Dictator, focusing on how Chaplin uses comedy plus a direct anti-fascist speech to lampoon Hitler-style…4 May 2026 · 40 min · 18 chapters
Summer Movie Preview 2026 and ’40s Madness Champion | #1062Film Spotting episode #1062 is a summer movie preview draft where hosts Josh Larson and Adam Kempinar pick 10 anticipated 2026 summer releases (5 each), alternating first pick.1 May 2026 · 1 h 32 min · 32 chapters
Mother Mary: More Than Religio-Goth Gestures?FilmSpotting hosts Adam and Josh discuss David Lowery’s Mother Mary, a genre-bending film blending ghost story, love story, and a “making art” chamber drama, with religious/“religio-goth” imagery and…30 Apr 2026 · 35 min · 8 chapters
Top 5 Movie Summers | ArchiveThe Film Spotting “Archive Drop” episode ranks the best “movie summers” by actual release years (roughly May–August), debating how to measure them (poster-like “top five” vs depth/quantity) and…29 Apr 2026 · 50 min · 25 chapters
Apex and The Netflix House Style | SVUReview and discussion of Netflix action thriller Apex, including how Netflix “house style” may affect storytelling (more exposition/plot reminders), plus critiques of the film’s realism, pacing, and…28 Apr 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 37 chapters
Steven Soderbergh's The ChristophersFilmspotting end-of-year discussion of Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers, focusing on its themes of legacy, forgery vs authenticity, aging artists, and the ethics of imitation (including…27 Apr 2026 · 38 min · 18 chapters
Introducing: Laugh With Me Podcast | Tiger King Joe Exotic (Network Drop)Jeremy Odom’s Laugh With Me drops a network promo and features Tiger King Joe Exotic, speaking by phone from federal prison about his case, pardon efforts, and his legacy.26 Apr 2026 · 31 min · 9 chapters
Citizen Kane vs. Casablanca and '40s Madness Final | #1061The Film Spotting “Kane vs. Casablanca” episode compares Citizen Kane (1941) and Casablanca (1942) to decide the best film of the 1940s, framing both as competing visions of “America,” then discusses…24 Apr 2026 · 1 h 16 min · 27 chapters
A24 Draft | ArchiveFilmSpotting’s “A24 Draft” (made for A24’s 10th anniversary) where hosts Josh Larson and Adam (with producer Sam) each draft 10 A24 films; they argue about strategy, then pick movies that they love…22 Apr 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 23 chapters
Balls Up: The High Stakes of Low-Brow Comedy | SVUReview and discussion of Prime Video’s Balls Up (Peter Farrelly), a vulgar “low-brow” World Cup comedy about inventing a condom that covers the penis and scrotum/gonads, then getting swept into chaos…21 Apr 2026 · 1 h 38 min · 37 chapters
Top 5 Robert Duvall Scenes and '40s Madness Final 4 | #1060Film Spotting (#1060) honors Robert Duvall (died at 95) with a “Top 5 Robert Duvall Scenes” list, framed around a recurring character trait the hosts call “irredeemable bastards” who resist…17 Apr 2026 · 2 h 5 min · 43 chapters
The Godfather Part II Review | ArchiveA Film Spotting bonus/archived review of The Godfather Part II (after their 1972 Godfather review), focusing on whether it’s better than the first film and, more centrally, Michael Corleone’s…15 Apr 2026 · 53 min · 19 chapters
Apple TV’s Outcome: Testing the Limits of Keanu’s Likability | SVUFilmSpotting Streaming Video Unit reviews Apple TV+’s Outcome (starring Keanu Reeves as “Reef Hawk,” a washed-up former child actor recovering from heroin addiction and obsessively managing his…14 Apr 2026 · 1 h 37 min · 38 chapters