Filmspotting
Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen
New and classic movie reviews and top 5 lists.
- 20 minutes 48 secondsFrom the Archive: Past Lives
With Celine Song's MATERIALISTS now in theaters, we share our review of her remarkable 2023 debut, PAST LIVES.
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18 June 2025, 6:00 pm - 1 hour 44 minutes#1018: The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, Pavements, Tarkovsky Marathon Awards
Wes Anderson and the Anderson Players are back in theaters with THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME. Adam and Josh have a review, plus thoughts on the Philippou Brothersā BRING HER BACK and Alex Ross Perryās PAVEMENTS.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:35)
Review: āThe Phoenician Schemeā (00:02:35-00:37:48)
Filmspotting Family (00:37:49-00:41:22)
Next Week / Notes (00:41:23-00:43:45)
Polls (00:43:45-00:58:19)
Reviews: "Pavements," "Bring Her Back" (00:58:20-01:09:29)
Tarkovsky Marathon Awards (01:09:30-01:35:08)
Credits / New Releases (01:35:09-01:38:44)
Links:
Adam's Wes Anderson Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/wes-anderson-ranked/
Filmspotting Archive: Wes Anderson
ā https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/wes+anderson
Josh's Wes Anderson Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/wes-anderson-ranked/
Adam's Tarkovsky Ranked
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/andrei-tarkovsky-ranked/
Josh's Tarkovsky Ranked
ā https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/andrei-tarkovsky-ranked/ā
Filmspotting Marathons
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
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13 June 2025, 5:00 am - 37 minutes 40 secondsFrom the Archive: Asteroid City
With his latest, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, now in theaters, here's Adam and Josh's 2023 review of Wes Anderson's previous feature, ASTEROID CITY.
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11 June 2025, 6:00 pm - 1 hour 57 minutes#1017: Clueless at 30, Top 5 Movie Quotes (In Our Lexicon) with Aisha Harris
Itās CLUELESSās 30th anniversary garden party and everyoneās invited, including NPRās Aisha Harris, who joins Adam for a revisit of Amy Heckerlingās ā95 comedy and the Top 5 Movie Quotes (In Our Lexicon).Ā
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Intro (00:00:00-00:03:12)
Review: āCluelessā at 30 (00:03:13-00:46:46)
20th Anniversary Messages (00:46:47-00:51:22)
Next Week / Notes (00:51:23-00:55:42)
Massacre Theatre (00:55:43-01:02:25)
Top 5: Movie Quotes (01:02:26-01:46:56)
Credits / New Releases (01:46:57-01:51:47)
Links:
NPRās Pop Culture Happy Hour
https://www.npr.org/people/912788259/aisha-harris
The āCluelessā CD-ROM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI4jaKizt5s
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6 June 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 53 minutes#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts
Inspired by their review ofĀ MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, the latest and allegedly last film in the 30-year-old Tom Cruise-led franchise, Adam and guest Michael Phillips share their Top 5 Movie Stunts. Plus, what is the best M:I film anyway?Ā Ā
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:54)
Top 5 Movie Stunts (00:01:55-00:34:11)
20th Anniversary Messages (00:34:12-00:39:10)
Review: āM:I - The Final Reckoningā (00:39:11-00:57:26)
Next Week / Notes / Polls (00:57:27-01:14:29)
Top 5 cont. (01:14:30-01:42:26)
Credits / New Releases (01:42:27-01:47:34)
Notes/Links:
-Did Adam forget DIE HARD was in the Pantheon? Absolutely.
-Filmspotting Pantheon
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-pantheon/detail/
-Michael Phillips' interview with Rolf Saxon
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30 May 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 57 minutes#1015: Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Nostalghia (Tarkovsky #4)
Adam and Josh revisit BEFORE SUNSET for its 20th-ish anniversary and share their conversation about BEFORE SUNRISE, which followed a 30th-anniversary screening earlier this year to close Filmspotting Fest. Scott Tobias (The Next Picture Show, The Reveal) and Producer Sam Van Hallgren joined them for that. Plus, the final film in the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon, 1983ās NOSTALGHIA.Ā Ā Ā Ā
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:56)
Pantheon Project: āBefore Sunsetā (00:01:57-00:37:39)
Filmspotting Family (00:37:40-00:40:02)
Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre (00:40:03-00:50:29)
Filmspotting Fest: āBefore Sunriseā (00:50:30-01:20:46)
Pantheon Induction (01:20:47-01:23:27)
Tarkovsky #5: āNostalghiaā (01:23:28-01:53:27)
Credits / New Releases (01:53:28-01:56:39)
Links:
-Filmspotting Pantheon
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-pantheon/detail/
-Filmspotting Fest
https://www.filmspotting.net/filmspotting-fest
-Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
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23 May 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 52 minutes#1014: Actors of the Century Draft, Stalker (Tarkovsky #3)
The Best of the Century conversation continues with a draft of the best actors and actresses of the last 25 years, and the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon brings Adam and Josh into STALKERās The Zone.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:43)
Actors of the Century Draft (00:01:44-00:56:24)
Filmspotting Family (00:56:25-00:59:52)
Next Week / Notes / Poll (00:59:53-01:06:45)
Tarkovsky Marathon #4: āStalkerā (01:06:46-01:47:10)
Credits / New Releases (01:47:11-01:50:58)
Links:
Top 25 Films of the Century
https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/1013-top-25-century
Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
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16 May 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 25 minutes#1013: Top 25 Films of the Century
Adam and Josh leave their Filmspotting Madness brackets behind to make their Top 25 Films of the Century picks ā and they manage to do it with only a little overlap. Plus, the return of Massacre Theatre.Ā
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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:19)
Top 25 - Pt. 1 (00:02:20-00:40:58)
Filmspotting Family (00:40:59-00:45:12)
Next Week / Notes (00:45:13-00:47:54)
Massacre Theatre (00:47:55-00:50:54)
Top 25 - Pt. 2 (00:50:55-01:15:56)
Credits / New Releases (01:15:57-01:20:30)
Links:
-Sam's Top 25 of the Last 25
https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/top-25-of-the-last-25/
-Filmspotting Madness
ā ā ā https://www.filmspotting.net/madnessā ā ā
-"Petite Maman" Criterion Essay
ā https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8153-petite-maman-au-revoir-l-enfanceā
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9 May 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 51 minutes#1012: Revenge of the Sith at 20, The Shrouds w/Violet Lucca, Madness '25 Champ, Vulcanizadora
Adam sits down with film writer Violet Lucca to discuss David Cronenberg's provocative filmography and his latest foray into body horror, THE SHROUDS. Plus, he revisits STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH for the first time since his five-star review in 2005, Josh has a review of the new VULCANIZADORA from director Joel Potrykus, and a new Madness Champion is crowned.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:55)
Review: āRevenge of the Sithā at 20 (00:01:56-00:35:56)
Review (JL): āVulcanizadoraā (00:35:57-00:42:52)
Filmspotting Family (00:42:53-00:46:34)
Next Week / Notes (00:46:35-00:51:54)
Preview: Chicago Critics Film Festival (00:51:55-00:57:58)
Filmspotting Madness Champion (00:57:59-01:09:41)
Violet Lucca Interview (01:09:42-01:39:57)
Josh on āThe Shroudsā (01:39:58-01:43:06)
Credits / New Releases (01:43:07-01:45:47)
Links:
-Chicago Critics Film Fest
ā https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ā
-Filmspotting Madness
ā https://www.filmspotting.net/madnessā
-Madness '26 Shortlist
ā https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-madness-2026-best-of-the-1940s/ā
-Violet Lucca (āDavid Cronenberg: Clinical Trialsā)
ā https://www.filmdeskbooks.com/shop/p/david-cronenberg-clinical-trials-by-violet-luccaā
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2 May 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 41 minutes#1011: Sinners, Andrei Rublev (Tarkovsky #2), Madness ā25 - Final
Ryan Coogler puts everything, and we do mean everything, into SINNERS, his first film post-āBlack Panther.ā Adam and Josh have a review, plus ANDREI RUBLEV, THE LEGEND OF OCHI, and the Filmspotting Madness: Best of the Century Final.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:27)
Review: āSinnersā (00:02:28-00:32:07)
Filmspotting Family (00:32:08-00:36:34)
Review (JL): āThe Legend of Ochiā (00:36:35-00:40:48)
Next Week / Notes (00:40:49-00:44:23)
Filmspotting Madness Final (00:44:24-00:52:02)
Tarkovsky #2: āAndrei Rublevā (00:52:03-01:32:13)
Credits / New Releases (01:32:14-01:36:42)
Links:
-Chicago Critics Film Fest
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/
-Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness
-Scott Tobias and Keith Phipps on āAndrei Rublevā
https://thereveal.substack.com/p/67-tie-andrei-rublev-the-reveal-discusses
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25 April 2025, 5:00 am - 1 hour 56 minutes#1010: Tangerine at 10 with Alison Willmore, Ivanās Childhood (Tarkovsky #1), Madness ā25 - Final 4
The same weekend that Sean Baker won a shelf-full of Oscars, Filmspotting was screening his 2015 breakout TANGERINE as part of Filmspotting Fest. Following that screening, Vultureās Alison Willmore joined Adam and Josh to discuss the film. That conversation, plus reviews of THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND and THE FISHING PLACE, the Filmspotting Madness Final 4, and the start of the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:06:49)
Review (JL): āThe Fishing Placeā (00:06:50-00:14:15)
Review (AK): āThe Ballad of Wallis Islandā (00:14:16-00:18:28)
Filmspotting Fest: āTangerineā (00:18:29-00:52:44)
Filmspotting Family (00:52:45-00:57:08)
Next Week / Notes (00:57:09-01:03:53)
Filmspotting Madness: Final 4 (01:03:54-01:14:00)
Tarkovsky #1: āSteamroller and the Violin,ā āIvanās Childhoodā (01:14:01-01:47:28)
Credits / New Releases (01:47:29-01:50:45)
Notes/Links:
-Alison Willmore at Vulture
https://www.vulture.com/author/alison-willmore/
-Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness
-Chicago Critics Film Fest
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/
-Facets 50
https://facets.org/anniversary/
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