#521: Selma / Top 5 Historic Event Movies
Adam and Josh have a dream of a biopic that doesn't worshipfully lionize its central character. Does SELMA deliver?
Read More#520: Top 5 Performances of 2014 / Mr. Turner
The Oscars are still more than a month away, but Filmspotting's ballots are in for the best performances of 2014. Plus, a review of Mike Leigh's MR TURNER.
#519: Top 10 Films of 2014 (Pt. 2)
Somehow "Left Behind" didn't make the cut in Pt. 1 of Filmspotting's Top 10 Films of 2014. But there are five picks remaining and four critics – including Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune) and Scott Tobias (The Dissolve).
Read More#518: Top 10 Films of 2014 (Pt. 1)
It's part one of Filmspotting's Top 10 Films of 2014 countdown, featuring special guests Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune and The Dissolve’s Scott Tobias. Plus, Mr. Brick himself, Rian Johnson, announces the winner of this year’s Golden Brick award.
Read More#517: Inherent Vice / Top 5 2014 "Best of the Rest"
What was the best shot of 2014? How about the best performances by actors we take granted?
Read More#516: Top 5 2014 Discoveries / Foxcatcher / The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Josh and Adam talk fake noses. And wrestling. And murder... with their review of FOXCATCHER starring Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo and Steve Carell.
Read MoreFS Extra: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Filmspotting gets meta and gives Jennifer Lawrence the movie star treatment in this review of the first part of the last part of THE HUNGER GAMES series.
Read More2014 Golden Bricks Preview Special
This Thanksgiving, be grateful for the movies you may have missed.
Read More#515: Interstellar / Top 5 Movie Sacrifices
Josh and Adam actually recorded this way-too-friendly review of Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR three months ago – it just took a detour through a wormhole to get here.
Read More#514: Top 5 Culture Clash Movies / Dear White People
Josh has some awkward moments as he tries to reconcile his cultural differences with The Dissolve's Tasha Robinson. The pair reveal their Top 5 Culture Clash Comedies, and review the provocative new film DEAR WHITE PEOPLE.
Read More#513: Nightcrawler / Top 5 Nocturnal Movies
Vampires aren't the only crazies who come out at night. Josh and Adam stay up late to share their Top 5 Nocturnal Movies, and discuss Jake Gyllenhaal's creepy turn in writer/director Dan Gilroy's NIGHTCRAWLER.
Read More#512: Top 5 Movie Costumes (We'd Wear) / Birdman
Michael Phillips couldn't convince Adam and Josh to be the Chico and Harpo to his Groucho, but that didn't stop him from helping them share the Top 5 Movie Costumes they'd actually wear for Halloween. Plus, a review of BIRDMAN, starring Michael Keaton.
Read More#511: Whiplash / Top 5 Mentor-Proteges
It's the inspirational tale of a couple down-on-their-luck podcasters who make good with the help of a crusty old radio veteran. Josh and Adam share their Top Mentor-Proteges, and review a movie about a drummer driven to madness in his pursuit of musical perfection – WHIPLASH.
Read More#510: Jason Schwartzman & Alex Ross Perry / Top 5 Narcissists
Finally, a Top 5 that Adam and Josh can relate to: Movie Narcissists. Plus, a conversation with writer/director Alex Ross Perry and actor Jason Schwartzman about their new movie LISTEN UP PHILIP.
Read More#509: Gone Girl / Top 5 Movie Missives
Inspired by their discussion of director David Fincher's GONE GIRL, Adam and Josh share their Top 5 Movie Missives... the love letters, ransom notes and dear johns that have played pivotal roles in film.
Read MoreGone Girl (Full Review w/ Spoilers)
It's a Fimspotting spoiler special! Josh and Adam go long on David Fincher's GONE GIRL. (Spoilers begin around the 19 minute mark.)
Read More#508: Chi. Film Fest Preview / Top 5 CIFF Discoveries
With the 50th annual Chicago International Film Festival kicking off Oct. 9, Josh and Adam highlight some of the films worth seeking out at the fest or putting on your radar, plus reflect on their Top 5 CIFF Discoveries.
Read More#507: Tusk / Top 5 Movie Manimals
With Adam out, Josh found a willing accomplice in Michael Phillips for a countdown of their Top 5 Movie Manimals, tying in with their review of Kevin Smith's TUSK.
Read More#506: Top 5 Lynch Scenes / Eraserhead / Skeleton Twins
It's Sociopath Week at the Filmspotting Lounge... half off Pabst Blue Ribbons and nitrous oxide chasers! The perfect combo to put you in the proper frame of mind for Josh and Adam's Top 5 David Lynch Scenes. Plus, a discussion of Lynch's creepy 1977 debut ERASERHEAD.
Read More#505: Top 5 Movie Prisoners / Starred Up
Josh and Adam head to the clink, the slammer, the Big House to name their Top 5 Movie Prisoners. Plus, a review of the acclaimed new UK prison drama STARRED UP.
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