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“The flagship film podcast” featuring in-depth reviews, top 5 lists and interviews.

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Family Bonus #48: Filmspotting Madness - Best of the '50s Preview

With the play-in round of Filmspotting Madness - Best of the ‘50s starting this week and the first round only a week away, Adam, Josh, and producer Sam fired up Zoom for a chat with members of the Filmspotting Advisory Board, giving them a first glance at the tourney’s top 20 seeds. What resulted was a very thoughtful discussion that threw the existing bracket into some disarray. Also on the agenda: finalizing titles for our 2024 Marathons.

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categories / Bonus, 2024
tags / madness, marathon

Family Bonus #47: Oscar Nominations Reaction

Adam and Josh talk “Barbie” snubs, surprise noms, and the mystery of Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” shutout.

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categories / Bonus, 2024
tags / oscars

Family Bonus #46: '23 Chicago Film Critics Ballots

December 19, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Adam and Josh follow up their Performances of the Year episode with more from their Chicago Film Critics Association ballots, including picks from 2023’s best cinematography, editing, adapted and original screenplay, most promising performer, and more.

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categories / Bonus, 2023
tags / best of

Family Bonus #45: Marathon 2024 Pitches with the Filmspotting Advisory Board (Copy)

November 26, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Adam, Josh, and Sam make their 2024 Marathon pitches and solicit input from the Filmspotting Advisory Board. Plus, Filmspotting Family Feud, the future of Triviaspotting, and a final appeal for the Golden Brick nominations.

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categories / Bonus, 2023
tags / marathon, golden brick

Family Bonus #44: Horror Draft

October 30, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Is "Jaws" a horror movie?

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categories / Bonus, 2023
tags / horror, guest

Family Bonus #43: '50s Madness Preview

September 30, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Adam, Josh, and producer Sam talk through '50s Madness titles.

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categories / Bonus, 2023
tags / madness, 1950s

Family Bonus #41: Barbenheimer Draft

July 22, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Drafting the Nolan and Gerwig filmographies.

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categories / Bonus, 2023
tags / nolan, gerwig

Family Bonus: Ask Us Anything Vol. 5, Best Film and TV Since '98

June 30, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Answering your questions and the best movies and TV shows of the last 25 years.

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categories / Bonus, 2023

Family Bonus: 1998 Movie Draft with Brett Merryman

May 31, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

Lebowski, Foley or Fischer.

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categories / Bonus, 2023
tags / draft

Family Bonus: Spike Jonze's Her at 10

May 03, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

A 10th anniversary look at “Her.”

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categories / Bonus, 2023, Sacred Cow
tags / Joaquin Phoenix

Family Bonus: 1993 Movie Draft

March 26, 2023  /  Adam Kempenaar

When Josh gets dazed and confused.

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categories / Bonus, 2023

Bonus: 2022's Best Cinematography, Most Promising Performers and More

December 16, 2022  /  Adam Kempenaar

A deeper dive into Adam and Josh’s Chicago Film Critics Association ballots.

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categories / 2022, Bonus

Avatar: The Way of Water

December 13, 2022  /  Adam Kempenaar

A recommendation - and a hard pass - on James Cameron's return to Pandora.

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categories / 2022
tags / cameron

#835: Pig / Old / Chungking Express (Wong Kar Wai #3)

July 30, 2021  /  Adam Kempenaar

“Truffle pig revenge tale” is the kind of late period Nic Cage picture you’ve come to expect, except for one thing: it’s really good.

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#833: A Clockwork Orange at 50 / Roadrunner / As Tears Go By (Wong Kar Wai #1)

July 15, 2021  /  Adam Kempenaar

Kubrick’s divisive masterpiece still provokes a half century after its ’71 debut.

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categories / 2021, Marathon, Sacred Cow
tags / kubrick, wong kar-wai

#803: 2020 Golden Brick Nominees / The Nest

November 27, 2020  /  Adam Kempenaar

Eleven titles from emerging directors who are vying for this year's Golden Brick Award.

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categories / 2020
tags / golden brick

#782: Jaws (45th Anniversary) / Power Ranking Spielberg Decades

June 19, 2020  /  Adam Kempenaar

The technical brilliance - and bracing relevance - of Spielberg's early masterpiece.

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#779: The Prestige (Nolan #5) / The Vast of Night / The Painter and the Thief

May 29, 2020  /  Adam Kempenaar

If not the best Nolan, arguably the most Nolan.

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categories / 2020, Oeuvre-view
tags / golden brick, nolan, top 10

#778: Top 5 Trip Series Scenes / Trip to Greece

May 22, 2020  /  Adam Kempenaar

“Gentlemen, to bed!”

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categories / 2020
tags / trip, top 10