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Filmspotting

Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).

tv & film film reviews

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28:46

Interview: Josh & Benny Safdie (Archive)

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2026/01/07

With Adam and Josh's MARTY SUPREME review coming later this week, we're sharing Adam's December 2019 "Uncut Gems" interview with the Safdie Brothers.For full access to the Filmspotting Archive going back to 2005, join the Filmspotting Family. Membership includes monthly bonus shows, a weekly newsletter, access to the Filmspotting Discord, and more. Use the promo code "supreme" for 20% off thru Jan. 31. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:59

Take Shelter with Matt Singer, Lone Star with Michael...

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2026/01/02

For the first show of the New Year, we’re sharing a couple of previously unaired live conversations: Adam with Matt Singer about Jeff Nichols’s TAKE SHELTER, recorded at Filmspotting Fest; and Adam with Michael Phillips about John Sayles’s 1996 western noir LONE STAR at the City of Chicago’s Siskel & Ebert at 50 celebration.This episode is presented by⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Regal Unlimited⁠⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may

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128:05

Top 10 Films of 2025 (Pt. 2) with Alison Willmore and...

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2025/12/23

For the second part of their Top 10 Films of 2025 conversation with Michael Phillips and Vulture critic Alison Willmore, the roundtable gets to the films that made at least two and, in one case, all four of their individual lists. Plus, thoughts on Rob Reiner’s passing, and film-of-the-year picks from Aisha Harris, Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson, Marya E. Gates, David Chen, Chris Klimek, and Aaron Neuwirth. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie

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146:07

Top 10 of 2025 (Pt. 1) with Alison Willmore and...

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2025/12/19

Adam and Josh’s Top 10 Films of 2025 conversation with Michael Phillips and Vulture critic Alison Willmore went so long that it had to be split into two parts. In this offering, the roundtable shares their "outlier" choices, and we hear film of the year picks from Matt Singer⁠, Amy Nicholson⁠, Roxana Hadadi⁠, Mitchell Beaupre⁠, and more. Plus, the finalists for the 2025 Golden Brick Award⁠. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for

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28:44

Eyes Wide Shut (Archive)

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2025/12/17

Something for the holidays special from the Filmspotting Archive: Adam and Josh's ⁠9 From '99⁠ review of Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT.For full access to the archive going back to 2005, plus monthly bonus shows, a weekly newsletter, access to the Filmspotting Discord, and more, join the ⁠⁠Filmspotting Family⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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122:32

Best Performances of 2025, Wake Up Dead Man and...

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2025/12/12

Hot on the heels of submitting their Chicago Film Critics Association ballots, Adam and Josh share their favorite performances of the year, plus some thoughts on Rian Johnson’s WAKE UP DEAD MAN and Chloe Zhao’s HAMNET. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:03:26) Performances of ‘25: Supporting

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20:33

Knives Out Review (Archive)

Filmspotting ·

2025/12/10

For this week's archive drop, we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2019 review of Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT. The third film in the series, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, is currently in theaters and comes to Netflix on Dec. 12.For full access to the archive going back to 2005, plus monthly bonus shows, a weekly newsletter, access to the Filmspotting Discord, and more, join the Filmspotting Family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:49

Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers – Live at...

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2025/12/05

Back in October, Michael Phillips joined Adam at Iowa City’s Refocus Film Festival for a live recording of the Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers. The town is home to the University of Iowa’s famed Writers’ Workshop, so picks were not confined to "Field of Dreams" and "The Music Man" (but those get shout-outs, too). This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be

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19:07

Bonus: Ask Us Anything (Excerpt)

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2025/12/04

For November's Filmspotting Family bonus episode, Adam, Josh, and Producer Sam fielded a wide variety of questions from listeners, including how Josh ended up in Scotland, how Adam ended up (back) in Iowa, and the very second, circa 2005, when Sam knew that Filmspotting was something bigger than he and Adam imagined it would be. Monthly bonus episodes are just one of the benefits of becoming a Filmspotting Family member, along with early and ad-free episodes, a weekly newsletter, access to the

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129:16

Wicked: For Good Review, Train Dreams, Golden Brick...

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2025/11/26

Josh (a fan of last year’s "Wicked") and Adam (not a fan) review the sequel, WICKED: FOR GOOD, and try to get to the bottom of why it fails where the stage musical (mostly) succeeds. Plus, raves for Clint Bentley’s TRAIN DREAMS, and the Golden Brick longlist.This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:25) Wicked: For Good

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111:50

The Running Man Review, Nouvelle Vague (#1040)

Filmspotting ·

2025/11/21

Director Edgar Wright’s latest, THE RUNNING MAN, is an update of the Schwarzenegger-starring ‘87 sci-fi action film (and the ‘82 Stephen King novella). Josh finds just enough to recommend it, but Adam has a hard time finding the Wright in it all. And Michael Phillips joins Adam for a review of Richard Linklater’s Paris ‘59-set NOUVELLE VAGUE, with both agreeing that the director’s making-of-”Breathless” is “charming as hell.” Plus Massacre Theatre and more.This episode is presented by⁠ Regal

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86:56

Bonus: The Next Picture Show’s 500th Episode

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2025/11/19

For this week's Archive episode, we celebrate our sister podcast's milestone by sharing their recently published 500th episode, which has hosts Scott Tobias, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski, and Keith Phipps, reflecting on their 10 years of podcasting and doing a one-off review of their namesake film, Peter Bogdanovich's THE LAST PICTURE SHOW.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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125:19

Bugonia Review, Die My Love, The Mastermind, It Was...

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2025/11/14

For their fourth film together, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone get weird and go bald in BUGONIA with Jesse Plemons as Stone’s conspiracy-obsessed kidnapper. Adam and Josh discuss, along with reviews of Lynne Ramsay’s DIE MY LOVE starring Jennifer Lawrence, Kelly Reichardt’s THE MASTERMIND with Josh O’Connor, and film-of-the-year candidate IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, the latest from Jafar Panahi. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays

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30:52

From the Archive: Emma & Yorgos - The Favourite/Poor...

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2025/11/12

With BUGONIA in theaters - and a review coming this Friday - we're sharing Filmspotting Archive reviews of Lanthimos and Stone's first two collaborations, 2018's THE FAVOURITE and 2023's POOR THINGS.For more information about joining the Filmspotting Family, which gives you access to archives going back to 2005, plus monthly bonus shows, a weekly newsletter, and an invite to join the Filmspotting Discord, visit filmspottingfamily.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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106:10

Frankenstein Review, Hedda, Christy, Peter Hujar’s...

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2025/11/07

Adam and Josh split on Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN, but praise its star – not Oscar Isaac as the mad doctor, but Jacob Elordi’s soulful Creature. Also, reviews of Nia DaCosta’s Ibsen update HEDDA, the Sydney Sweeney-starring boxing biopic CHRISTY, and Ira Sachs’s PETER HUJAR’S DAY. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro

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22:12

Tom Cruise Draft (Bonus Excerpt)

Filmspotting ·

2025/11/06

October's Bonus episode for Filmspotting Family members was a Tom Cruise Movie Draft with Adam and Josh, Producer Sam, and Family Member Zach Cook, whose draft pitch was chosen at random.For the full draft and other Family benefits like a weekly newsletter, an invite to join the Filmspotting Discord, early access to events, and monthly bonus episodes, join the Filmspotting Family today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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125:00

Back to the Future (40th Anniv.), Deliver Me From...

Filmspotting ·

2025/10/31

With BACK TO THE FUTURE back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, Adam and Josh take the opportunity to give it Sacred Cow consideration. Plus, reviews of the Bruce Springsteen biopic DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, Richard Linklater’s BLUE MOON, and Kathryn Bigelow’s nuclear thriller A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with

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39:47

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Review (Archive)

Filmspotting ·

2025/10/22

This week's archive episode is Adam and Josh's 2017 Sacred Cow review of George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, a Top 10 Horror Movie Of All Time for both.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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112:42

Top 5 Robert Redford Movies, Chicago Int'l Film Fest...

Filmspotting ·

2025/10/17

When Robert Redford died last month at 89, he left behind a formidable legacy as an actor, director, and co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival. To honor his passing, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Redford Movies. Plus, thoughts on the late Diane Keaton, Adam’s preview of the 61st annual Chicago International Film Festival, and Massacre Theatre. This episode is presented by⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Regal Unlimited⁠⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes

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110:27

Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The...

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2025/10/10

Inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-hoped-for recent collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam and Josh share the Top 5 Actor-Director Duos They’d Like To See. Plus, Adam’s review of Benny Safdie’s THE SMASHING MACHINE, and listeners share their 5 Years/5 Movies picks. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro

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