Podcast · 198 episodes
Filmspotting, page 8
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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Back to the Future Review (40th Anniv.), Deliver Me From Nowhere, Blue Moon, A House of DynamiteAdam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen31 Oct 2025 · 2 h 3 min
Night of the Living Dead (1968) Review (Archive)Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen22 Oct 2025 · 39 min
Top 5 Robert Redford Movies, Chicago Int'l Film Fest Preview, Diane KeatonIn this episode, Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen pay tribute to Robert Redford following his recent passing at age 89.17 Oct 2025 · 1 h 53 min
Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The Smashing Machine ReviewIn this episode, hosts Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen celebrate the long-awaited collaboration between Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson.10 Oct 2025 · 1 h 47 min
All the President's Men (Archive)All the President's Men (Archive)8 Oct 2025 · 46 min
One Battle After Another Review, PredatorsIn this episode, Adam and Josh delve into Paul Thomas Anderson's latest film One Battle After Another and discuss the documentary Predators, which explores the legacy of the reality series "To Catch…3 Oct 2025 · 1 h 25 min
Inception (Archive)Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen1 Oct 2025 · 43 min
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review, PTA DecadesFilmSpotting reviews A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie) by director Kogonada (writer: Seth Rees).26 Sep 2025 · 1 h 20 min · 24 chapters
Magnolia (Archive)This episode is a Film Spotting “9 from 99” revisit of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia (2019 rewatch; originally reviewed in 1999).24 Sep 2025 · 41 min · 20 chapters
5 Years / 5 Movies, Spinal Tap II, The History of Sound, RIP Robert RedfordFilmSpotting’s “Five Years, Five Movies” challenge plus reviews/discussion of Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues and The History of Sound, a Venice Film Festival report, and a remembrance of Robert…19 Sep 2025 · 2 h · 39 chapters
Almost Famous (Archive)A FilmSpotting Archive discussion of Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous (25th anniversary), focusing on its “passionately naive” coming-of-age story, the role of music criticism, and what still holds up…17 Sep 2025 · 59 min · 24 chapters
GoodFellas Review, Lurker, The RosesFilmSpotting’s 35-years-later review of Goodfellas, focused on its kinetic filmmaking, Henry Hill’s moral certainty/amoral worldview, and how Scorsese uses point-of-view and irony to avoid…12 Sep 2025 · 1 h 32 min · 38 chapters
Columbus with Kogonada, Pather Panchali with Dana Stevens at Filmspotting FestFilm Spotting Fest 20th anniversary episode featuring Q&As about Kogonada’s Columbus (2017) and Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955), with discussion of modernity, meaning, space/architecture, and…5 Sep 2025 · 1 h 1 min · 29 chapters
The Breakfast Club (Archive)A FilmSpotting “Sacred Cow” archive review of The Breakfast Club (1985) for its 40th anniversary, focusing on why it still resonates: teenage fear, identity, parental failure, bullying, and the…3 Sep 2025 · 48 min · 18 chapters
Highest 2 Lowest Review, Jaws Review, Weapons FeedbackFilmSpotting episode “Highest 2 Lowest, Jaws Review, Weapons Feedback” is about two things: a spoiler-heavy discussion of Spike Lee’s Highest to Lowest (a High and Low remake/reinterpretation) and a…29 Aug 2025 · 2 h 26 min · 57 chapters
Top 5 Denzel Washington Performances with W. Kamau Bell (Archive)FilmSpotting Archive (May 2017) conversation with W. Kamau Bell about his top five Denzel Washington performances (highest to lowest), plus how the list evolved into broader discussions of diversity…27 Aug 2025 · 37 min · 15 chapters
Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II ReviewFilm Spotting revisits Dog Day Afternoon’s 50th anniversary (1975) and reviews Ne Zha 2 (Nezha II), focusing on performance, filmmaking choices, and political/anti-authoritarian themes.22 Aug 2025 · 1 h 53 min · 43 chapters
Top 5 21st Century Comedies (Archive)FilmSpotting revisits a listener-voicemail-driven “Top 5 21st Century Comedies” list (inspired by a BBC greatest-movies-of-the-21st-century controversy about comedy being shut out).20 Aug 2025 · 55 min · 27 chapters
Weapons Review and It’s Never Over, Jeff BuckleyFilmSpotting reviews Zach Krager’s horror mystery Weapons (about 17 children disappearing from a single classroom in Maybrook, Pennsylvania) and discusses the documentary It’s Never Over: Jeff…15 Aug 2025 · 1 h 19 min · 26 chapters
The Shining (Archive)Film Spotting “Archive” episode reviewing Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (and its influence on Zach Krager), plus discussion of Room 237’s fan theories and why the film still disturbs viewers.13 Aug 2025 · 36 min · 17 chapters
Together Review, Sunset Boulevard at 75, AngelHeaded HipsterFilm Spotting episode reviewing the new body-horror film Together (Alison Brie and James Franco), marking the 75th anniversary of Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard, and discussing the documentary Angel…8 Aug 2025 · 1 h 47 min · 33 chapters
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50, Top 5 Jack Nicholson ScenesFilm Spotting celebrates One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s 50th anniversary (premiered Nov.1 Aug 2025 · 2 h 16 min · 45 chapters
Eddington, The Fantastic Four, Sunlight, Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances (2023)Film Spotting discusses Ari Aster’s Eddington (wide release), debating whether it’s a “COVID movie” time capsule or too soon/too late; then reviews trailers/films Fantastic Four First Steps and…25 Jul 2025 · 1 h 56 min · 32 chapters
Her (Archive)A 10th-anniversary rewatch review of Spike Jonze’s Her, focusing on how it portrays “soft sci-fi” AI, relational authenticity, embodiment, and Joaquin Phoenix/Scarlett Johansson’s performances; also…23 Jul 2025 · 44 min · 15 chapters