#589: The Royal Tenenbaums / Top 5 (Non-Kids) Movies To Show Your Kids
Adam, Josh, and Sam consider how THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS holds up 15 years after its release.
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#582: Alien / Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) / FS Madness Champion
Adam and Josh give a Sacred Cow review of Ridley Scott's 1979 classic ALIEN. Plus, a conversation with GREEN ROOM writer/director Jeremy Saulnier, and the 2016 Filmspotting Madness champion is crowned.
Read More#561: Edward Scissorhands / Top 5 Films of 1990
Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Films of 1990, plus a "Blind Cow" review of Tim Burton's cult classic EDWARD SCISSORHANDS.
Read More#541: Say Anything... / Aloha / Top 5 Movies of 1989 (Revisited)
Josh and Adam ponder Cameron Crowe’s latest, ALOHA, with a Sacred Cow review of the movie that solidified John Cusack as an '80s icon, SAY ANYTHING. Plus, a replay of the Top 5 Movies of 1989.
Read More#536: Reservoir Dogs / Top 5 Films of 1992
When RESERVOIR DOGS came out in 1992, Josh and Adam were movie geek teenagers – bound by their DNA to love it. But does Quentin Tarantino's debut hold up more than 20 years later? Plus, the Top 5 Films of 1992.
Read More#531: The Breakfast Club / Top 5 Films of 1985
Filmspotting commemorates the 30th anniversary of John Hughes' classic THE BREAKFAST CLUB with a Sacred Cow discussion. Plus, the Elite Eight of Filmspotting Madness is revealed, and the guys hit 88 mph in the DeLorean to share their Top 5 Films of 1985.
Read More#525: 2015 Oscar Picks / Sacred Cow: Unforgiven
With the divisive "American Sniper" a surprise awards season success, Filmspotting takes a trip back a couple of decades for a Sacred Cow review of Clint Eastwood’s Best Picture-winning UNFORGIVEN.
Read More#502: Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes / Dead Poets Society
O Captain! My Captain! if Robin Williams ever failed to seize the day, it wasn't on camera. Filmspotting celebrates the life of the late actor and comedian with a Sacred Cow review of 1989's DEAD POETS SOCIETY. Plus, Josh and Adam share their Top 5 Robin Williams Scenes.
Read More#497: Batman ('89) / Top 5 Films of 1989
Josh and Adam really carpe the diem this week: they find the holy grail, ask out Diane Cort and fake orgasms at the Carnegie Deli — all on the hottest day of the year in Bed-Stuy. Get a Sacred Cow review of Tim Burton's BATMAN, plus the Top 5 Films of 1989.
Read More#488: Top 5 Films of 1991 / My Own Private Idaho
Adam and Josh go back to their high school days for a countdown of the Top 5 Films of 1991, inspired by a Sacred Cow discussion of Gus Van Sant's Shakespeare-inspired MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO.
Read More#480: Groundhog Day / Top 5 Harold Ramis Moments
CADDYSHACK, STRIPES, GHOSTBUSTERS… as an actor, a writer and a director, Harold Ramis left an indelible mark on the last three decades of movie comedies. Josh and Michael Phillips honor the passing of the Chicago native with their Top 5 Ramis Moments. Plus, a Sacred Cow review of arguably his defining work, GROUNDHOG DAY.
Read More#479: 2014 Oscar Preview with Kyle Buchanan / Blazing Saddles
Filmspotting recruits Kyle Buchanan, senior editor at New York Magazine's Vulture, to get the inside scoop on this weekend's Academy Awards. Plus, Adam and Josh celebrate the 40th anniversary of BLAZING SADDLES with a ‘Stampeding’ Sacred Cow review.
Read MoreFS Revisited: Raiders of the Lost Ark / Top 5 Films of 1981
With Josh and Adam off furiously prepping for their Jan. 11 live show, it's time for another Filmspotting Revisited featuring a Sacred Cow discussion of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and the Top 5 Films of 1981.
Read More#465: The Exorcist / Chaser / Top 5 Terrifying Characters
Josh and Adam get into the Halloween spirit with a Sacred Cow discussion of 1973’s THE EXORCIST. They also revisit their Top 5 Terrifying Characters from last fall, and continue their look at contemporary Korean cinema with 2008's THE CHASER.
Read More#459: 2001: A Space Odyssey / Top 5 Kubrick Scenes
Open the pod bay doors. Michael Phillips fills in for Adam on this week's mission: the Sacred Cow review of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Plus, the Top 5 Stanley Kubrick Scenes.
Read More#440: Evil Dead ('81) / Top 5 Tracking Shots / The Earrings of Madame de...
Josh and Adam take Michael Phillips through the special kitchen entrance to the best seats in the house for the Filmspotting Top 5: Tracking Shots. Plus, a Sacred Cow review of Sam Raimi’s "The Evil Dead," and the majestic third Max Ophuls' Marathon film, "The Earrings of Madame de..."
Read More#430: 2013 Movie Preview (Pt. 2 ) / Die Hard
In 1988, our action heroes looked like Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger... then we met a barefoot Bruce Willis.
Read More#422: Spielberg Spectacular! Lincoln / Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Michael Phillips drops by to select the Top 5 Spielberg Scenes and review the director's latest, "Lincoln." Plus, cook up those mashed potatoes for a Sacred Cow discussion of 1977’s "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
Read More#419: The Shining / Terrifying Characters / Room 237
Heeeeere's Michael Phillips!
Read More#413: Top 5 Films of 1981 / Raiders of the Lost Ark
Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) plays the role of Belloq for this 'Sacred Cow' discussion of Steven Spielberg's action-adventure classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
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