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Apr 14, 2023
#916: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, ’60s Madness Champ, Jason Isbell Doc, and Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
01:39:31
Daniel Goldhaber's "How to Blow Up a Pipeline" shows impressive craft and is fueled by real generational anxiety about the climate crisis, but does his approach answer any questions or just raise new ones?
-Review: "How To Blow Up A Pipeline" (03:48)
-Review (AK): “Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed” (34:10)
-Filmspotting Madness—Best of the ‘60s Champ (48:59)
-Marathon: “Ali: Fear Eats The Soul” (01:03:22)
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Resources/Links:
-”Daniel Goldhaber: 5 Genre Movies That Continue To Inspire Me”
#915: New Releases with Michael Phillips, Kelly Reichardt (Showing Up)
01:40:23
Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) joins Adam for reviews of Ben Affleck’s “Air” and more new releases. Plus Adam’s conversation with Kelly Reichardt about her latest starring Michelle Williams, “Showing Up.”
#914: John Wick: Chapter 4 - Endurance Test or Series’ Best, '60s Madness, Imitation of Life ('59)
01:44:57
John Wick 4's 169-minute run time could be seen as a betrayal of its lean and mean origins or a welcome embrace of its byzantine mythology and increasingly ambitious action set pieces. And maybe a little of both.
-Review: "John Wick: Chapter 4" (02:33)
-Filmspotting Madness Final 4 (41:20)
-Marathon Review: "Imitation of Life" (56:59)
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Resources/Links:
-How 'John Wick 4' Pulled Off That Incredible Stairwell Scene
#913: Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies with Kristen Lopez and ‘60s Madness Elite 8
02:04:19
The new book from film writer Kristen Lopez asks, “But Have You Read The Book?” Kristen joins Adam and Josh for a conversation about books they have read—that they also want to see adapted for the big screen.
Interview: Kristen Lopez (01:04)
Top 5: Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies (13:51)
#912: The Big Lebowski at 25 (New Sh*t Has Come To Light), '60s Madness, Rodeo, and Sansho the Bailiff
02:01:32
25 years ago, the Coen Brothers followed up their Oscar-winning "Fargo" with a stoned shaggy dog riff on film noir. It bombed at the box office only to become a beloved cult film. Also like their best, everything matters.
'Sacred Cow' Review: "The Big Lebowski" (05:04)
'Brickspotting' Review (JL): "Rodeo" (47:39)
Filmspotting Madness Rd. 3 (01:04:34)
'Marathon' Review: "Sansho the Bailiff" (01:27:24)
#911: Is Creed III Worthy of Jonathan Majors? Plus Scream VI and '60s Madness Rd. 2
01:20:48
It takes a star of great confidence to play opposite the electrifying Jonathan Majors. And while CREED III's Michael B. Jordan is up to the challenge of his rival, can the same be said about the movie itself?
#910: '23 Oscars Special with Michael Phillips and ’60s Madness Rd. 1
02:04:45
Adam and Josh compare Oscar ballots with the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips, sharing picks for who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the Supporting and Lead Actor and Actress categories (02:49). Then they introduce some of the Rd. 1 matchups in Filmspotting Madness 2023: Best of the 1960s (01:06:34) and announce the lineup for the year's first Filmspotting Marathon - Sight & Sound Top 100 Blind Spots (01:30:33) - before making their choices for Best Director and Best Picture (01:36:49). Time codes may not be precise due to dynamically-inserted ads.
#909: Mean Streets and Badlands Turn 50, plus '60s Madness Play-Ins
01:43:26
Coming on the heels of the era-defining “The Godfather” in ’72, the 1973 movie year had a lot to live up to. But if Adam and Josh’s Top 5 of 1973 (02:56) is any indication, it more than delivered. Featuring early-career masterpieces from Terrence Malick, Martin Scorsese and, yes, George Lucas, plus the decade’s most terrifying horror film, influential films from abroad, and so much more, ’73 not only met the standard set a year earlier, but makes a claim as one of the best of the decade. Also on the show, the return of Filmspotting Madness (47:53), which this year has us determining the best film of the ’60s. Then, Adam and Josh share Best of ’73 poll results (01:08:14), before returning to the Top 5 for their final two picks (01:14:18). Time codes may not be precise due to dynamically-inserted ads.
#908: Top 5 Magic-est Mike Moments, Quantumania, Magic Mike's Last Dance
01:16:53
With Steven Soderbergh's sly, sexy, and exuberant contribution to the musical genre coming to a close with the release of the third and, presumably, final film in the Magic Mike trilogy, Adam and Josh see the series off with the Top 5 Magic-est Mike Moments (01:15), a celebration of the films' many memorable dance sequences. Plus Josh's review of the new "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" (21:47), and Adam's thoughts on "The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (28:15)," the latest from former Brick nominee Robert Machoian ("The Killing of Two Lovers"). They also play some Massacre Theatre (39:50) and weigh in on "Magic Mike's Last Dance" (45:57) – with one considering it a worthy, if lightweight, follow-up to 2015's XXL; the other declaring it quite possibly the worst film Soderbergh has ever made – before sharing their final two Magic-est Mike Moments (59:26). Time codes may not be precise due to dynamically-inserted ads.
#907: Hitchcock's Psycho Still Thrills and Oscars Homework
01:24:46
After a string of lush, star-filled productions in the ‘50s, Alfred Hitchcock went small(er) and sinister with Psycho, which went on to become Hitchcock's best-known film and one of the most influential films of the last sixty years. For this Sacred Cow deep dive (02:04)—reviewed in anticipation of the upcoming Best of the '60s edition of Filmspotting Madness—Filmspotting considers a picture that remains unnerving and full of mystery even after a half-century of critical analysis. Plus, listeners weigh in on M. Night Shyamalan's hit-and-miss career (52:33), and Adam and Josh turn in their Oscars homework (1:02:08) with thoughts on ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Andrea Riseborough in TO LESLIE, and Best Documentary Feature nominee NAVALNY. Time codes may not be precise due to dynamically-inserted ads.