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Filmspotting

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

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

 

#64

Frankenstein Review, Hedda, Christy, Peter Hujar’s Day (#1038)

Adam and Josh split on Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN, but praise its star – not Oscar ... more

11 hrs Ago

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:10

11 hrs Ago


#63

Tom Cruise Draft (Bonus Excerpt)

October's Filmspotting Family bonus episode was a Tom Cruise Movie Draft with Adam and Jos... more

Yesterday

22 MINS

22:12

Yesterday


#62

Back to the Future Review (40th Anniv.), Deliver Me From Nowhere, Blue Moon, A House of Dynamite (#1...

With BACK TO THE FUTURE back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, Adam and Josh take the ... more

31 Oct 2025

2 HR 05 MINS

2:05:00

31 Oct 2025


#61

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

Just in time for Halloween, this week's archive episode is Adam and Josh's 2017 Sacred Cow... more

22 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:47

22 Oct 2025


#60

Top 5 Robert Redford Movies, Chicago Int'l Film Fest Preview (#1036)

When Robert Redford died last month at 89, he left behind a formidable legacy as an actor,... more

17 Oct 2025

1 HR 52 MINS

1:52:42

17 Oct 2025


#59

Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The Smashing Machine Review (#1035)

Inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-hoped-for recent collaboration with Paul Thomas Ander... more

10 Oct 2025

1 HR 50 MINS

1:50:27

10 Oct 2025


#58

From the Archive: All the President's Men (7 From '76)

Next week on the show, Adam and Josh will honor the passing of Robert Redford with their T... more

08 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:50

08 Oct 2025


#57

One Battle After Another Review, Predators (#1034)

Paul Thomas Anderson is back in a big way with ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. Adam and Josh hav... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:39

03 Oct 2025


#56

From the Archive: Inception

With Leonardo DiCaprio back on the big screen in PTA's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, we're sha... more

01 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:28

01 Oct 2025


#55

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Review, PTA Decades (#1033)

Adam and Josh review the latest from Columbus and After Yang director Kogonada, A BIG BOLD... more

26 Sep 2025

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:28

26 Sep 2025


#54

From the Archive: Magnolia

With PTA's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER coming to theaters this weekend, we're sharing Adam an... more

24 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:02

24 Sep 2025


#53

5 Years / 5 Movies, Spinal Tap II, The History of Sound, RIP Robert Redford (#1032)

A Top 5 worthy of Rob Gordon and crew. You get five movies, but they must be from a consec... more

19 Sep 2025

2 HR 03 MINS

2:03:51

19 Sep 2025


#52

From the Archive: Almost Famous

Cameron Crowe's ALMOST FAMOUS turns 25 this fall, so we dig into the archive for a 2018 Sa... more

17 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:36

17 Sep 2025


#51

GoodFellas Review, Lurker, The Roses (#1031)

Adam and Josh enter the Pantheon for a welcome revisit of Martin Scorsese’s 1990 masterpie... more

12 Sep 2025

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:39

12 Sep 2025


#50

Columbus with Kogonada, Pather Panchali with Dana Stevens at Filmspotting Fest (#1030)

To celebrate 20 years of the show, we hosted Filmspotting Fest in March – six films over t... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:31

05 Sep 2025


#49

From the Archive: The Breakfast Club

The definitive '80s high school movie is 40 and back in theaters. Adam and Josh gave it th... more

03 Sep 2025

48 MINS

48:58

03 Sep 2025


#48

Highest 2 Lowest Review, Jaws Review, Weapons Feedback (#1029)

For their fifth collaboration, HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington reimagine... more

29 Aug 2025

2 HR 29 MINS

2:29:39

29 Aug 2025


#47

From the Archive: Top 5 Denzel Washington Performances with W. Kamau Bell

With a review of the new Spike Lee/Denzel Washington collaboration HIGHEST 2 LOWEST coming... more

27 Aug 2025

38 MINS

38:22

27 Aug 2025


#46

Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II Review (#1028)

For its 50th anniversary, Adam and Josh revisit Sidney Lumet’s Best Picture-nominated (and... more

22 Aug 2025

1 HR 56 MINS

1:56:09

22 Aug 2025


#45

From the Archive: Top 5 21st Century Comedies

With THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN back in theaters for its 20th anniversary, we're sharing a Top... more

20 Aug 2025

56 MINS

56:53

20 Aug 2025


#44

Weapons Review and It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (#1027)

Adam and Josh go long on Zach Cregger’s provocative horror mystery WEAPONS, and Adam recom... more

15 Aug 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:28

15 Aug 2025


#43

From the Archive: The Shining

With Zach Cregger's WEAPONS getting a review this week, we dig deep into the archive for a... more

13 Aug 2025

37 MINS

37:32

13 Aug 2025


#42

#1026: Together Review, Sunset Boulevard at 75, AngelHeaded Hipster

Adam and Josh, um, split on the Dave Franco-Alison Brie body horror movie TOGETHER, then c... more

08 Aug 2025

1 HR 50 MINS

1:50:13

08 Aug 2025


#41

#1025: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50, Top 5 Jack Nicholson Scenes

Milos Forman’s Best Picture-winning ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST turns 50 this year, wh... more

01 Aug 2025

2 HR 18 MINS

2:18:37

01 Aug 2025