"The Flagship Film Podcast"
“The flagship film podcast” featuring in-depth reviews, top 5 lists and interviews.
Celebrating 20 years of podcasting with special guests Rian Johnson, Kogonada, Alison Willmore, Matt Singer, Dana Stevens and Scott Tobias. For complete details and to buy passes, visit filmspottingfest.com.
Filmspotting's 2024 Wrap Party Live at Regal City North
Celebrate the best movie moments of 2024 with the "flagship film podcast" (IndieWire) and the '#1 podcast for the movie buff' (The New York Times). Join Filmspotting hosts, guests and fellow cinema lovers at Regal City North in Chicago on Saturday, Jan. 11.
Filmspotting's 2024 Wrap Party Live at Regal City North is presented by Regal Unlimited, the only truly unlimited movie subscription pass. See endless movies, all the time.
A unique movie tradition comes to the Gene Siskel Film Center with Cinema Interruptus: four days of communal film criticism centered around a single movie. For decades, legendary critic Roger Ebert led Interruptus at the Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado. After screening a film in its entirety, the audience spent multiple days working through the movie scene by scene, interrupting with comments and questions along the way. Josh Larsen—critic, author, and co-host of the Chicago-based podcast and radio program Filmspotting—has been leading Interruptus in Boulder since 2017 and is thrilled to bring it to the Film Center. “With the help of sharp, observant moviegoers, we always discover something new and enlightening about the movie during Interruptus,” Larsen said.
This Mother’s Day, take the woman who gave you everything on a Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck!
The Music Box Theatre is pleased to welcome back a Chicago podcast institution for a showing of William Wyler’s 1953 romantic comedy classic starring Hepburn in her American debut as European Princess Ann. Regular contributor Michael Phillips will join Adam and Josh on stage for the post-screening discussion, concluding Filmspotting’s six-film podcast series examining the filmmaker who earned the most Oscar nominations for Best Director ever (12).
Turning out “affable, insightful film analysis since 2005” and called the #1 podcast for the movie buff by The New York Times, Filmspotting can be heard weekly on WBEZ Chicago.
Join Josh, Adam, and guests as they reveal their favorite movie moments of 2023. Info/Tickets>>
The Saturday, Oct. 28 screening of Talk to Me will feature an introduction + Q&A from local film critic and Filmspotting co-host, Josh Larsen.
Josh and Adam will record a live discussion about the work of Werner Herzog, who will appear later that night at the fest.
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An Evening with Film Critic Josh Larsen: The Chair of Christian Thought Iwaasa Lecture on Urban Theology
Be the first to see a screening of the new film OF AN AGE.
Join Adam and Josh, along with special guests, as they reveal their favorite movie moments of 2022. Info/tickets>>
Adam will be in London for a Filmspotting Meetup at BFI Southbank on Jan. 2. Click here to RSVP! Stop by any time during the meetup window.
The #1 podcast for the movie buff according to the New York Times, Chicago’s Filmspotting has provided in-depth movie discussions, interviews, and Top 5 lists since 2005. In this conversation, host Adam Kempenaar and producer Sam Van Hallgren share their picks for some of the best recent films adapted from fiction, plays, musicals, and more.
Join Filmspotting patrons in this pub-style quiz and compete to see who knows their MacGuffins from their MacGrubers. Each player will be assigned randomly to a team of 6-8 captained by a Filmspotting cast member or a special 'friend of the show'. Info/Tickets>>
Join Joe Reid, Katey Rich, and their film podcast nerd friends (including our own Adam Kempenaar) for a night of movie trivia on Zoom that doubles as a fundraiser to expand abortion access across the United States. Anyone who donates at least $5 to an abortion fund will be entered with a chance to play the game. Info>>
Join Filmspotting patrons in this pub-style quiz and compete to see who knows their MacGuffins from their MacGrubers. Each player will be assigned randomly to a team of 6-8 captained by a Filmspotting cast member or a special 'friend of the show'. Info/Tickets>>
Meet Adam, Josh, and guest Dana Stevens, followed by a screening with live accompaniment, a podcast recording, and a signing of Dana's book! Info
RSVP to receive an Indee.TV screener link to view Netflix's Tick...tick..BOOM! on Monday, November 15!
Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on the NY Times best-selling memoir “Guantánamo Diary” by Mohamedou Ould Slahi. This is the inspiring true story of Slahi’s fight for freedom after being detained and imprisoned without charge by the U.S. Government for years. Alone and afraid, Slahi (Tahar Rahim) finds allies in defense attorney Nancy Hollander (Jodie Foster) and her associate Teri Duncan (Shailene Woodley) who battle the U.S. Government in a fight for justice that tests their commitment to the law and their client at every turn. Their controversial advocacy, along with evidence uncovered by a formidable military prosecutor, Lt. Colonel Stuart Couch (Benedict Cumberbatch), uncovers shocking truths and ultimately proves that the human spirit cannot be locked up.
Filmspotting is giving away digital download codes for “Antebellum”! Enter for the chance to win a digital copy of “Antebellum” to watch at home. Enter here.
Filmspotting is giving away 50 admit-two passes to an advance screening of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” at AMC River East 21 in Chicago. Enter here.
Filmspotting is giving away admit-two passes to an advance screening of “The Way Back” at ArcLight Chicago. Enter here.
Filmspotting is giving away admit-two passes to an advance screening of “The Invisible Man” at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago. Enter here.
Filmspotting is giving away admit-two passes to an advance screening of “Emma.” at the AMC River East 21 in Chicago. Enter here.
Filmspotting is giving away admit-two passes to an advance screening of “Burden” at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago. Enter here.
Filmspotting is giving away passes to an advance screening of “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago. Enter here.
Join Adam, Josh, Sam and guests for a podcast conversation and special 35mm screening of RIO BRAVO, a highlight from the show's first-ever Marathon in 2005. Info
Filmspotting’s Chicago tour stop is presented by MUBI – a curated streaming service showing exceptional films from around the globe. Try MUBI free for 30 days – and by WBEZ.
