Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg: How Success Changed the System — and Them
Michael Phillips talks with author Paul Fischer about The Last Kings of Hollywood and the fragile, collaborative moment that brought Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg together before success hardened into...
13 Apr 46min
The Drama: A Split Decision and '40s Madness Elite 8 | #1059
Adam and Josh review The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s provocative relationship experiment starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, and split on whether its formal games around perception, narrative, and m...
10 Apr 1h 24min
Pantheon Inductions and Dissident Cinema Marathon Announcement
Adam and Josh officially induct two films into the Filmspotting Pantheon, the show’s eclectic movie Hall of Fame, welcoming a pair of foreign‑language classics from two of the show’s most admired film...
9 Apr 39min
Top 5 Horror Movies of the 21st Century | Archive
Originally recorded ten years ago during a conversation sparked by David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows, Adam is joined by Michael Phillips for a Top 5 about standout horror films from the 21st century....
8 Apr 43min
'40s Madness Sweet 16: An Upset Brewing?
After two rounds entirely dominated by top seeds, could the first upset of ’40s Madness be brewing between Bicycle Thieves and Brief Encounter? Plus — thanks to the Filmspotting Bump™ — does The Best ...
3 Apr 53min
Top 5 Movies About Marriage | Archive
With THE DRAMA unfolding this weekend, we’re revisiting 2019’s Top 5 Movies About Marriage — a tour through the cracks and complexities of on‑screen commitments. Unlock the full archive, Filmspotting ...
1 Apr 43min
Project Hail Mary: Sensitivity in Space and '40s Madness Round 2 | #1058
Adam and Josh review PROJECT HAIL MARY, exploring Ryan Gosling’s blend of humor, melancholy, and middle‑school‑teacher energy. They also discuss the practical effects approach that makes it all work b...
27 Mars 1h 19min
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 Mars 51min
