Filmspotting: Reviews & Top 5s   /     Civil War, Ben-Hur (Wyler #4), ‘50s Madness Champ

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Is Alex Garland’s new film a warning or mere provocation? Adam and Josh discuss. Plus, the William Wyler Marathon continues with the 1959 biblical epic “Ben-Hur” and we crown a ‘50s Madness Champ.  (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Open (00:00:00-00:02:19) Review: “Civil War” (00:01:58-00:34:16) Next Week / Notes (00:34:17-00:42:28) ‘50s Madness Champ (00:42:29-01:01:51) Wyler #4: “Ben-Hur” (01:01:52-01:27:06) Close, New Releases (01:27:07-01:31:40) Notes/Links: Filmspotting Madness https://www.filmspotting.net/madness William Wyler Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons Filmspotting Presents Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday Chicago Critics Film Fest https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting @filmspotting on Threads https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm @larsenonfilm on Threads https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subtitle
America is at war in Alex Garland’s latest.
Duration
5725
Publishing date
2024-04-19 05:00
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Is Alex Garland’s new film a warning or mere provocation? Adam and Josh discuss. Plus, the William Wyler Marathon continues with the 1959 biblical epic “Ben-Hur” and we crown a ‘50s Madness Champ. 

(Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.)

Open (00:00:00-00:02:19)

Review: “Civil War” (00:01:58-00:34:16)

Next Week / Notes (00:34:17-00:42:28)

‘50s Madness Champ (00:42:29-01:01:51)

Wyler #4: “Ben-Hur” (01:01:52-01:27:06)

Close, New Releases (01:27:07-01:31:40)

Notes/Links:

Filmspotting Madness

https://www.filmspotting.net/madness

William Wyler Marathon

https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons

Filmspotting Presents Mother’s Day with “Roman Holiday” at The Music Box

https://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/roman-holiday

Chicago Critics Film Fest

https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/

Feedback:

Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net.

Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content.

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-Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access.

http://filmspottingfamily.com

-T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop.

https://filmspotting.net/shop

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https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting

@filmspotting on Threads

https://twitter.com/filmspotting

https://facebook.com/filmspotting

https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm

@larsenonfilm on Threads

https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm

https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices