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Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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Looking at cinema's present via its past. The Next Picture Show is a biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy in the first half, then compare and contrast that film with a modern successor in the second. Hosted and produced by Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson and Scott Tobias.
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Filmspotting: SVU is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Alison Willmore and Matt Singer focusing on the world of online movies. Part of the Filmspotting family of podcasts.
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#453: The Witch Is Back, Pt. 1 — The Wizard of Oz
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The new movie musical WICKED, along with the Broadway show and novel that preceded it, is specifically out to subvert the version of the magical land of Oz that was codified in 1939’s THE WIZARD OF OZ, making it the perfect time to consider what made that film a phenomenon to be subverted in the first place. So this week we wade into the vast, vari…
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#992: Gladiator II w/Rico Gagliano, Moana 2, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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MUBI’s Rico Gagliano joins Adam and Josh for a review of Ridley Scott’s GLADIATOR II, plus Josh’s take on MOANA 2 and Adam on the new political thriller from Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two vis…
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#452: Cinde-F***ing-Rella, Pt. 2 — Anora
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Sean Baker’s ANORA takes the fairy-tale premise of 1990’s PRETTY WOMAN as its starting point, but ends up on a very different route to a very different sort of happy ending. It’s also a best-of-the year contender for most of us, so we spend some time discussing what makes it so before bringing its romcom predecessor back in to consider how these tw…
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#991: Wicked, Blitz, The Piano Lesson, All We Imagine as Light
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It’s review roundup time as Adam and Josh cover several releases new to theaters and streaming, including the screen adaptation of Broadway’s WICKED, Steve McQueen’s WWII-set BLITZ, John David Washington in THE PIANO LESSON, and Brick nominee ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscrip…
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#451: Cinde-F***ing-Rella, Pt. 1 — Pretty Woman
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Sean Baker’s new ANORA takes its initial cues from 1990’s PRETTY WOMAN, but its story of a sex worker who develops romantic feelings for a client in spite of class difference and social stigma soon peels off in a vastly different direction. So this week we’re focusing on that shared starting point to determine what makes PRETTY WOMAN both a deeply …
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Mikey Madison’s Ani is another memorable Sean Baker hustler but one defined by her defiance. Along with a review of Baker’s euphoric and often hilarious ANORA, thoughts on Hugh Grant in HERETIC and the latest from Robert Zemeckis, HERE. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself …
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#450: Ballot Wounds, Pt. 2 — Conclave
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Edward Berger’s new CONCLAVE is a low-key, intimate political thriller full of unexpected reveals, but fundamentally about power, purity, belief, compromise, perception, and committee decisions. This week we share our thoughts on CONCLAVE’s insular focus and messaging around religion and politics before considering how its power brokers and kingmak…
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From the Archive: Fight Club, Top 5 David Fincher Scenes
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Back in 2019, Adam and Josh took another look at David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB as part of the 9 From '99 series. Well, another five years have passed and Fincher's cult film is 25. A skilled craftsman and legendary perfectionist, Fincher's films are always a pleasure to look at, but for their Top 5 Fincher Scenes, Adam and Josh focus on how the direct…
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#449: Ballot Wounds, Pt. 1 — The Best Man
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While the new CONCLAVE concerns the election of a new pope, its intrigue, backstabbing, and backroom deals have many echoes in secular politics, in particular those found in 1964’s THE BEST MAN. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and written by Gore Vidal adapting his own stage play, the film’s depiction of the behind-the-scenes machinations involve…
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#989: Top 5 Ralph Fiennes Performances, Conclave
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Along with a review of the new papal thriller CONCLAVE, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Ralph Fiennes Performances, celebrating the actor’s 30 years on screen. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may sta…
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#448: One Night Only, Pt. 2 — Saturday Night
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In its attempt to capture the chaotic comedic alchemy leading up to the first-ever SNL broadcast, Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT is carrying the weight of the show’s nearly 50-year legacy and its personification in protagonist Lorne Michaels. Whether it manages to get off the ground despite that is up for debate in the first half of this week’s dis…
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#988: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at 50, Lumet Marathon Awards, Memoir of a Snail
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THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE still has it. 50 years later, Tobe Hooper’s seminal horror film continues to mess us up. Plus, the best of the Sidney Lumet Marathon, and Josh recommends the new stop-motion feature MEMOIR OF A SNAIL. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just …
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From the Archive: A Nightmare on Elm Street
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With Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2016 "Blind Cow" review of the film that Josh considers the best horror movie of all time—and Adam catches up with first the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#447: One Night Only, Pt. 1 — Original Cast Album: Company
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Capturing the tense hours leading to a pivotal moment in live TV history, the new SATURDAY NIGHT is defined by a looming deadline that reminded us of another New York-based all-nighter captured on film: D.A. Pennebaker’s 1970 TV pilot turned documentary film ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: COMPANY. Despite being less than an hour long, the fly-on-the-wall doc…
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#987: Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances, Saturday Night
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Adam and Josh share their Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances… with Kristin Wiig! Eddie Murphy! Adam Sandler! And more. Plus, Adam’s review of Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; ch…
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Our very first Sacred Cow review was this March 2012 revisit of PULP FICTION, which turns 30 this month. Originally paired with the Top 5 Films of 1994 (episode #390), which you can find in the Filmspotting Archive. Access to the complete archive going back to 2005 is one of the perks of being a Filmspotting Family member. Learn more about your ad …
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#446: Machine Learning, Pt. 2 — The Wild Robot
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The new Dreamworks animated feature THE WILD ROBOT is partially about the struggles of parenthood, partially about the joys of community, and the larger idea bridging those two parts — that of being more than you were “programmed” to be — is also what links it most directly to Brad Bird’s THE IRON GIANT. But there’s a lot more going on in THE WILD …
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