Filmspotting: Reviews & Top 5s

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2024-11-15

  Anora, Heretic, Here

Mikey Madison’s Ani is another memorable Sean Baker hustler but one defined by her defiance. Along with a review of Baker’s euphoric and often hilarious ANORA, thoughts on Hugh Grant in HERETIC and the latest from Robert Zemeckis, HERE. This episode is...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-11-08

  Fight Club, Top 5 David Fincher Scenes

Back in 2019, Adam and Josh took another look at David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB as part of the 9 From '99 series. Well, another five years have passed and Fincher's cult film is 25. A skilled craftsman and legendary perfectionist, Fincher's films are alway...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-11-01

  Top 5 Ralph Fiennes Performances, Conclave

Along with a review of the new papal thriller CONCLAVE, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Ralph Fiennes Performances, celebrating the actor’s 30 years on screen.  This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-25

  The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at 50, Lumet Marathon Awards, Memoir of a Snail

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE still has it. 50 years later, Tobe Hooper’s seminal horror film continues to mess us up. Plus, the best of the Sidney Lumet Marathon, and Josh recommends the new stop-motion feature MEMOIR OF A SNAIL. This episode is present...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-23

  From the Archive: A Nightmare on Elm Street

With Wes Craven's A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET back in theaters for its 40th anniversary, we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2016 "Blind Cow" review of the film that Josh considers the best horror movie of all time—and Adam catches up with first the first time...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-18

  Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances, Saturday Night

Adam and Josh share their Top 5 SNL Cast Member Performances… with Kristin Wiig! Eddie Murphy! Adam Sandler! And more. Plus, Adam’s review of Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie sub...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-16

  From the Archive: Pulp Fiction

One of our very first Sacred Cow reviews was this March, 2012, revisit of PULP FICTION, which turns 30 this month. Originally paired with the Top 5 Films of 1994 (episode #390), which you can find in the Filmspotting Archive. Access to the complete Fil...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-11

  Joker Folie Ă  Deux, The Outrun, Prince of the City (Lumet #6)

It’s no joke: JOKER FOLIE À DEUX is a musical. Adam and Josh discuss whether it pays off and how the film handles its predecessor’s troubling legacy. Plus, Josh recommends THE OUTRUN, and the sixth and final film in the Sidney Lumet Marathon, 1981’s PR...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-09

  From the Archive: The Joker (2019)

Between its late-August premiere at the Venice Film Festival (where it won the festival's top prize) and its release in theaters here in the States, Todd Phillips' JOKER provoked every possible response, with some calling it among the best films of the...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author
2024-10-04

  Megalopolis, Wolfs, Chicago Int'l Film Festival, The Wild Robot, Apartment 7A

There's much to discuss (and admire) about Coppola’s MEGALOPOLIS. Plus, reviews of Pitt and Clooney in WOLFS, animated hit THE WILD ROBOT, and Rosemary’s Baby prequel APARTMENT 7A, along with some under-the-radar Chicago International Film Festival tit...
  Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen author