Meek’s Cutoff: Why It Belongs in the Pantheon
Adam and Josh consider the Pantheon credentials of Kelly Reichardt’s MEEK’S CUTOFF, reflecting on its spare frontier world, questions of free will, and place in Reichardt’s larger American project. Fe...
26 Mar 51min
Top 5 Things From Space (That Came To Destroy Us) | Archive
With our PROJECT HAIL MARY review coming Friday, we’re revisiting a Filmspotting blast from beyond: 2014’s Top 5 Things From Space (That Came to Destroy Us). B-movies, classic sci-fi, and Arnold Schwa...
25 Mar 34min
Stand by Me at 40: Why It Still Hits Hard and '40s Madness Round 1 | #1057
Why does STAND BY ME still resonate 40 years later? Adam and Josh revisit Rob Reiner’s classic, reflecting on its friendships, its wistfulness, and River Phoenix’s unforgettable performance. Plus: a r...
20 Mar 1h 27min
The Martian Review | Archive
Inspired by the upcoming release of PROJECT HAIL MARY, Adam and Josh beam back to October 2015 when they suited up for THE MARTIAN — Ridley Scott’s brainy, big‑hearted sci‑fi rescue mission starring M...
18 Mar 21min
Oscars Predictions and Filmspotting Madness: 1940s Play‑Ins | #1056
Adam, Josh, and Michael Phillips size up the Oscars with their annual rundown of who will win, who should win, and who was unfairly overlooked — plus the Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 1940s Play‑I...
13 Mar 2h 10min
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Review | Archive
This week’s Best Picture-winning archive pick takes us back to May 2018, when Adam and Josh returned to The Shire for a LORD OF THE RINGS reckoning. The original episode (#681) also includes a Top 5 L...
11 Mar 39min
Top 5 Unreliable Narrators and Kurosawa’s Rashomon | #1055
This week’s Top 5 explores cinema’s most unreliable narrators, characters who bend, twist, or completely invent the truth. Adam and Josh pair the list with a fresh look at Kurosawa’s RASHOMON, the fil...
6 Mar 2h
Moonlight Review + Barry Jenkins & Naomie Harris Interview | Archive
This week’s Best Picture-winning archive pick takes us back to October 2016 and Adam’s conversation with MOONLIGHT director Barry Jenkins and star Naomie Harris. Then, hear the show's original review ...
4 Mar 35min
