For this week's Best Picture-winning archive review, we go back to October, 2016, for Adam's interview with MOONLIGHT director Barry Jenkins along with one of the film's stars, Naomie Harris. Then Adam and Josh's review of the film from the same episode.

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Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Catherine O’Hara Characters, revisiting the brilliance and range she brought to every role — from Delia and Cookie to Moira Rose and Mickey. A heartfelt tribute to a performer whose presence defined some of cinema and TV’s most hilarious moments.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:59)

Top 5 Catherine O’Hara Characters (00:02:59-01:08:17)

Filmspotting Family (01:08:18-01:14:18)

Next Week, Notes (01:14:19-01:21:07)

Massacre Theatre (01:21:08-01:29:08)

Credits / New Releases (01:29:08-01:32:37)

Notes/Links:

-O’Hara On the “Wiser Than Me” Podcast
https://lemonadamedia.com/podcast/julia-gets-wise-with-catherine-ohara/

-Catherine O’Hara’s 10 Best Roles | Consequence of Sound
https://consequence.net/list/catherine-ohara-10-best-roles/after-hours/

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Oscar‑winning filmmaker Morgan Neville joins Adam to discuss his intimate archival portrait of Paul McCartney’s turbulent and creatively explosive 1970s. Neville reflects on his own documentarian origin story, his lifelong connection to the Beatles and Wings, how he built the film from audio‑only conversations with Paul, and why McCartney’s post‑Beatles decade feels like a sequel to Get Back.

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In honor of the late Robert Duvall, we share Adam and Josh's March 2021 review of Sidney Lumet's Best Picture-nominated NETWORK, which was part of the show's ⁠7 From '76 series⁠.

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Emerald Fennell follows up her earlier provocations with one aimed at lovers of literature, "WUTHERING HEIGHTS." Marya E. Gates ("Cinema Her Way") joins Adam and Josh to unpack it all. Then, a Pantheon Project review of John Ford’s Best Picture-winning HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, and listeners advocate for the best '90s movie soundtrack.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:12)
Wuthering Heights with Marya E. Gates (00:02:13-00:48:41)
Filmspotting Family (00:48:42-00:52:32)
Robert Duvall, Frederick Wiseman (00:52:33-01:01:56)
Next Week, Notes (01:01:57-01:05:16)
Polls (01:05:17-01:19:39)
How Green Was My Valley (01:19:40-01:52:17)
Credits / New Releases (01:52:18-01:55:51)

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-Filmspotting Pantheon
https://www.filmspotting.net/pantheon

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THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS hit theaters 35 years ago this month, winning the Best Picture Oscar (along with Actor, Actress, and Director) a year later. Adam and Josh revisited the film for its 30th anniversary in February 2021.

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-"30 years in, The Silence Of The Lambs’ Jame Gumb still deserves better" | The A.V. Club
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Adam and Josh return to Danny Boyle’s drug-addled Edinburgh for TRAINSPOTTING’s 30th anniversary, then bring Producer Sam on to unveil the 2026 nominees for the Filmspotting Pantheon. Plus, Massacre Theatre.  

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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:49)

Trainspotting at 30 (00:01:50-00:47:32)

Filmspotting Family (00:47:33-00:52:41)

Next Week / Notes (00:52:42-00:56:34)

Massacre Theatre (00:56:35-01:04:43)

Pantheon Nominees (01:04:44-01:48:04)

Credits / New Releases (01:48:05-01:53:10)

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-Filmspotting Pantheon

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For Valentine's Week, we book a trip to CASABLANCA – circa 2017 – with Adam graciously welcoming critics-on-the-run Michael Phillips and Katherine Fusco to Café Filmspotting. This is the first drop in a four-week series of archive reviews featuring romantic Best Picture winners leading up to the 2026 Oscars.

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When Diane Keaton passed away last fall, Adam and Josh knew she was deserving of a tribute. A couple of months and a BABY BOOM/FIRST WIVES CLUB/SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE later, they were ready to share their Top 5 Diane Keaton Scenes. Plus, thoughts on the loss of Catherine O’Hara, listeners pick their favorite Keaton character, and a new poll demands that you Choose Life. Choose a ‘90s Movie Soundtrack.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:19)
Top 5 Diane Keaton Scenes (00:02:20-01:19:06)
Filmspotting Family (01:19:07-01:22:19)
Catherine O’Hara (01:22:20-01:27:12)
Next Week / Notes (01:27:13-01:34:50)
Polls (01:34:51-01:50:37)
Credits / New Releases (01:50:38-01:53:15)

Notes/Links:

-Yes, Adam meant to say Catherine O’Hara was nominated for “The Studio,” not “The Network.”

-Top 5 Diane Keaton Scenes
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12 years ago, Damien Chazelle's WHIPLASH left the Sundance Film Festival with the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. For this week's archive episode, we're sharing Adam and Josh's October 2014 review.

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After PTA’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER reigned supreme on the show’s Top 10 Films of 2025 roundtable, Adam and Josh vowed to give the film the Sacred Cow treatment ahead of the ‘26 Oscars. Days after it received 13 nominations – including Best Picture and Director – that’s just what they did. Plus, a few thoughts on those nominations, and the most challenging Massacre Theatre in the show’s history (or so Adam would like you to believe). (#1050)

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Intro 
One Battle After Another 
Filmspotting Family 
Oscar Nominations / Arco 
Next Week / Notes 
Massacre Theatre 
Credits / New Releases 

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-Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
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-“Like Tom Fkn Cruise” | “One Battle” Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Ds93EFtZE

-“Miss Gulch” | “Wizard of Oz” Soundtrack
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