FS Extra: Marx Bros. Awards
Michael Phillips continues his comedy education of Filmspotting during “The Gookies,” The Marx Bros. Marathon Awards, including Best Groucher One-Liner and Best Gag.
Read More#434: Oscar Picks / A Night at the Opera
The Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh for a special Oscars edition of Filmspotting to discuss who will win, who should win… and who should get their name on the side of a plane. Plus, the fourth and final Marx Bros. Marathon movie, "A Night at the Opera.
Read More#433: Top 5 Romantic Gestures / Side Effects / Duck Soup
Cue up "In Your Eyes"... in honor of Valentine's Day, it's Filmspotting's Lloyd Dobler Memorial List of the screen's Top 5 Romantic Gestures.
Read More#432: Top 5 Director Comebacks / Charles Swan / Monkey Business
Adam and Josh review of Roman Coppola's first film in 12 years, "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III," starring Charlie Sheen and Bill Murray, and the second Marx Bros. Marathon movie, "Monkey Business."
Read More#431: Top 5 Survival Movies / The Impossible / Animal Crackers
Everybody knows the first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. But Filmspotting joins Tyler Durden in exploring their primal selves with a countdown of the Top 5 Survival Movies.
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#429: 2013 Movie Preview (Pt. 1) / Amour
Last year, two of Josh's most anticipated films didn’t even end up getting released. Find out who he cursed this year as he and Adam reveal their Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2013.
Read More#428 Live: 2012 Wrap Party From Mayne Stage
Live from Mayne Stage in Chicago, it's Filmspotting's 2012 Wrap Party sponsored by WBEZ!
Read More#427: Django Unchained / Ed Burns / Blaxploitation Awards
Quentin Tarantino’s ode to Spaghetti Westerns "Django Unchained" brought Josh and Adam together over the holidays. Was it a fortuitous turn of events?
Read More#426 (Pt. 2): Top 10 Films of 2012
Filmspotting assembles the film critic Avengers -- Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Scott Tobias (A.V. Club) -- to finish off the Top 10 Films of 2012 countdown and reflect on the year in cinema.
Read More#426 (Pt. 1): Top 10 Films of 2012
Josh and Adam didn't set out to meet their makers, but they do tackle the Promethean task of counting down their Top 10 Films of 2012 with the help of some special guest contributors.
Read More#425: Zero Dark Thirty / The Hobbit / 2012 Golden Bricks
The end-of-year onslaught begins as Josh and Adam announce their eight Golden Brick nominees for 2012. Plus, an unexpected journey with "The Hobbit" and an early review of "Zero Dark Thirty."
Read More#424: Killing Them Softly / Top 5 Inept Criminals / Cooley High
Like Nic Cage in "Raising Arizona," last night Josh had a dream... a dream he and Adam were going to discuss the H.I. McDonnough Memorial List of the Top 5 Inept Movie Criminals, inspired by the new Brad Pitt crime drama "Killing Them Softly."
Read More#423: Silver Linings Playbook / Skyfall / Top 5 Credit Sequences
Is manic depression a frustrating mess, or a fascinating one? It's a Nov. release round-up as Adam and Josh discuss "Silver Linings Playbook," plus "Skyfall" and "Anna Karenina."
Read MoreGolden Bricks Preview Special
Filmspotting celebrates Thanksgiving this week with a look back at some of the under-the-radar cinematic gems that Adam and Josh are most grateful for this year... movies that might just earn a spot among the nominees for Filmspotting's coveted Golden Brick award.
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#421: Tim Heidecker / Top 5 Dramatic Performances by Comic Actors
Filmspotting pays respect to the performers who decided they were no longer satisfied simply being clowns here to amuse with a countdown of the Top 5 Dramatic Performances by Comic Actors
Read More#420: Cloud Atlas / Top 5 Multiple Role Performances / Super Fly
Filmspotting crosses continents and generations in search of the true-true with a discussion of "Cloud Atlas."
Read More#419: The Shining / Terrifying Characters / Room 237
Heeeeere's Michael Phillips!
Read More#418: Argo / Top 5 Movies Directed by Their Stars / Shaft
Filmspotting likes reviewing movies, but what the hosts really want to do is direct. Themselves. Inspired by their discussion of Ben Affleck's "Argo," Adam and Josh countdown the Top 5 Movies Directed by Their Stars.
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