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#807-808: Top 10 Films of 2020

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Josh

1. Lover’s Rock
2. Soul
3. First Cow
4. Vitalina Varela
5. Relic
6. Dick Johnson Is Dead
7. The Assistant
8. The Forty-Year-Old Version
9. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
10. Mangrove

Adam

1. Lover's Rock
2. First Cow
3. One Night in Miami
4. Sound of Metal
5. The Painter and the Thief
6. The Truffle Hunters
7. Mank
8. The Trip to Greece
9. I’m Thinking of Ending Things
10. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom


MICHAEL PHILLIPS

1. Lover’s Rock
2. First Cow
3. David Byrne’s American Utopia
4. Nomadland
5. City So Real
6. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
7. The Assistant
8. Mangrove
9. The Vast of Night
10. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

TASHA ROBINSON

1. Small Axe
2. Boys State
3. Nomadland
4. The Trial of the Chicago 7
5. The Platform
6. Wolfwalkers
7. David Byrne’s American Utopia
8. First Cow
9. Dick Johnson Is Dead
10. Kajillionaire


Special Guest Picks

Chris Klimek: Tenet
Cat Sullivan: The Invisible Man
Melissa Tamminga: The Assistant
Scott Tobias: Dick Johnson Is Dead
Alison Willmore: Bacarau
Dave Chen: Sound of Metal
Mekado Murphy: Soul
Josh Youngerman (Listener): Nomadland
Aisha Harris: Lover's Rock


Summary

1 List: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets; Boys State; City So Real; The Forty-Year-Old Version; I'm Thinking of Ending Things; Kajillionaire; Mank; Never Rarely Sometimes Always; One Night in Miami; The Painter and the Thief; The Platform; Relic; Soul; Sound of Metal; The Trial of the Chicago 7; The Trip to Greece; The Truffle Hunters; The Vast of Night; Vitalina Varela; Wolfwalkers
2 Lists: The Assistant; David Byrne's American Utopia; Dick Johnson Is Dead; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; Mangrove; Nomadland
3 Lists: n/a
4 Lists: First Cow, Lover's Rock/Small Axe


#758-759: Top 10 Films of 2019

ADAM

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1. Parasite

2. Little Women

3. Marriage Story

4. The Irishman

5. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

6. Ad Astra

7. Her Smell

8. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

9. Uncut Gems

10. Knives Out

Adam’s Top 30 on Letterboxd

JOSH

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1. Us

2. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

3. Parasite

4. The Irishman

5. A Hidden Life

6. Pain and Glory

7. Jojo Rabbit

8. The Souvenir

9. Knives Out

10. High Life

Josh’s Top 30 on Letterboxd


TASHA ROBINSON

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1. Parasite

2. The Farewell

3. A Hidden Life

4. The Nightingale

5. Honey Boy

6. Hail, Satan?

7. The Last Black Man in San Francisco

8. I Lost My Body

9. Wild Rose

10. Knives Out

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

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1. Parasite

2. Marriage Story

3. Ash Is Purest White

4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire

5. The Irishman

6. One Child Nation

7. Waves

8. Present. Perfect.

9. The Last Black Man in San Francisco

10. Little Women


Summary

Films that made 2 lists: Little Women, Marriage Story, A Hidden Life, The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Films that made 3 lists: The Irishman, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Knives Out
Film that made all 4 lists: Parasite


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GUEST #1 Films

Rian Johnson (Writer/Director, "Knives Out") - The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Alison Willmore (Vulture) - Uncut Gems / The Hottest August

Andy Mitchell (outgoing Filmspotting PA) - Homecoming

Jim Pallini (FS Listener) - Marriage Story

Cat Sullivan (incoming Filmspotting PA) - Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Alissa Wilkinson (Vox) - Parasite / The Hottest August

Sean Gilman (Seattle Screen Scene) - First Love

Matt Singer (ScreenCrush.com) - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Nick E. (FS Listener) - The Farewell

Sarah Welch-Larson (Think Christian, Bright Wall/Dark Room) - The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Aisha Harris (New York Times) - Us

Sam Van Hallgren (FS Producer) - Marriage Story / The Dead Don't Die

Dave Chen (/Filmcast, Culturally Relevant) - Parasite

Daniel Nava (Chicago Cinema Circuit) - Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Scott Tobias (The Next Picture Show) - The Irishman

Griffin Newman (Blank Check) - Parasite, Us

#736: Top 5 Horror Performances

JOSH

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1. Toni Collette, HEREDITARY

2. Max Schreck, NOSFERATU

3. Lupita Nyong’o, US

4. Tippi Hedren, THE BIRDS

5. Elsa Lanchester, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN


TASHA ROBINSON

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1. Ensemble, ALIEN

2. Anthony Perkins, PSYCHO

3. Elena Anaya, THE SKIN I LIVE IN

4. Belén Rueda, THE ORPHANAGE

5. Edward Woodward, THE WICKER MAN


ANGELICA JADE BASTIEN

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1. Isabelle Adjani, POSSESSION

2. Bette Davis, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?

3. Tony Todd, CANDYMAN

4. Jada Pinkett Smith, DEMON KNIGHT

5. Natalie Portman, JACKIE

#712: Best Scenes of 2018

Opening Scene

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ADAM

THUNDER ROAD

Runners-Up: THE DEATH OF STALIN, FIRST MAN

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JOSH

HEREDITARY

Runners-Up: FIRST REFORMED, ROMA

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Matt Singer

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT

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Alison Willmore

CAM


Music Moment

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ADAM

“Helplessly Hoping,” ANNIHILATION

Runners-Up:
Sunset dance, BURNING; “Hearts Beat Loud,” HEARTS BEAT LOUD

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JOSH

Sharing earbuds, A QUIET PLACE

Runners-Up:
Royal Dance, THE FAVOURITE; “La Vie En Rose,” A STAR IS BORN

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Michael Phillips

“Eros,” IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

Runners-Up:
Judy Garland tribute, A STAR IS BORN; Zhukov’s entrance, THE DEATH OF STALIN


Funniest Moment

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ADAM

“Not with that ass” + "Oh no, he died", GAME NIGHT

Runners-Up:
X-Force, DEADPOOL 2; Most Quiet, EIGHTH GRADE

JOSH

Removing the bullet, GAME NIGHT

Runners-Up:
Truth serum, ANT-MAN & THE WASP; Bikini contest, I FEEL PRETTY

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Tasha Robinson

“Profitable for Frito Lay?,” GAME NIGHT

Runners-Up:
Martha Wayne’s Pearl Necklace, TEEN TITANS GO TO THE MOVIES; “Sawzall!,” MOM & DAD


Moving Moment

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ADAM

Confessions / catharsis, MINDING THE GAP

Runners-Up:
“If they loved you…” SHOPLIFTERS; “Grab the reins,” THE RIDER + Nightmares, LEAN ON PETE

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JOSH

“Black and beautiful,” BLACKKKLANSMAN

Runners-Up:
“Dad!”, A WRINKLE IN TIME; Duet with Jeff, WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

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Angelica Bastien

Sex argument, PRIVATE LIFE


Scene of the Year

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ADAM

Crib shopping / Protest, ROMA

Runners-Up:
“Black Power / White Power,” BLACKKKLANSMAN; Family showdown, IF BEALE STREET…

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JOSH

“Fetch it,” ISLE OF DOGS

Runners-Up:
Doppelganger dance, ANNIHILATION; Pop-up book, PADDINGTON 2

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Tasha Robinson

“He did it,” AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS

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Michael Phillips

Race to Svetlana, THE DEATH OF STALIN

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Angelica Bastien

Bear scene, ANNIHILATION

#710-711: Top 10 Films of 2018

ADAM

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1. If Beale Street Could Talk

2. Minding the Gap

3. The Rider

4. First Reformed

5. Roma

6. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

7. BlackKklansman

8. Isle of Dogs

9. Can You Ever Forgive Me?

10. The Death of Stalin

View Adam’s Top 35 on Letterboxd

JOSH

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1. Isle of Dogs

2. Roma

3. First Reformed

4. Sorry to Bother You

5. Zama

6. BlacKkKlansman

7. Private Life

8. Game Night

9. Hale County This Morning, This Evening

10. Leave No Trace

View Josh’s Top 25 on Letterboxd


TASHA ROBINSON

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1. BlacKkKlansman

2. The Death of Stalin

3. The Favourite

4. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

5. Bad Times at the El Royale

6. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

7. Mid90s

8. Marrowbone

9. Apostle

10. If Beale Street Could Talk

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

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1. The Rider

2. Roma

3. Can You Ever Forgive Me?

4. The Favourite

5. Minding the Gap

6. Widows

7. First Reformed

8. Sorry to Bother You

9. Zama

10. Black Panther


Summary

Films that made 2 lists: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Death of Stalin, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk, Isle of Dogs, Minding the Gap, The Rider, Sorry to Bother You
Films that made 3 lists: BlacKkKlansman, First Reformed, Roma
Film that made all 4 lists: n/a


Guest #1 Films

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Rian Johnson - Roma

Daniel Nava - First Reformed

Sean Baker - Border / Vox Lux / Let the Corpses Tan

Aisha Harris - The Favourite

Dave Chen - The Favourite

Amy Nicholson - The Favourite

Christopher Harris - First Reformed

Scott Tobias - Roma

Alison Willmore - The Rider

Nathaniel Myers - Minding the Gap

#675: Top 5 Movie Homages

ADAM

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1. “Touch of Evil’s” opening tracking shot, THE PLAYER

2. “Night of the Hunter’s” Love vs. hate monologue, DO THE RIGHT THING

3. “Battleship Potemkin’s” Odessa steps sequence, THE UNTOUCHABLES

4. “Nights of Cabiria’s” final shot, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO

5. “2001: A Space Odyssey’s” bone toss, BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY


TASHA ROBINSON

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#661-662: Top 10 Films of 2017

Adam

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1. Lady Bird

2. The Florida Project

3. Columbus

4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

5. Faces Places

6. Get Out

7. Dunkirk

8. The Big Sick

9. Wonderstruck

10. Personal Shopper

Josh

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1. Dunkirk

2. Get Out

3. The Florida Project

4. Raw

5. The Beguiled

6. The Shape of Water

7. The Breadwinner

8. Blade Runner 2049

9. Your Name

10. A Ghost Story


Tasha Robinson

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1. Get Out

2. Phantom Thread

3. A Ghost Story

4. Brigsby Bear

5. I, Tonya

6. mother!

7. Mary and the Witch's Flower

8. The Breadwinner

9. Lady Bird

10. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Michael Phillips

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1. Lady Bird

2. A Ghost Story

3. Get Out

4. Phantom Thread

5. Rat Film

6. Mudbound

7. Good Time

8. Raw

9. The Florida Project

10. Call Me By Your Name


Summary

Films that made 2 lists: The Breadwinner, Dunkirk, Phantom Thread, Raw
Films that made 3 lists: The Florida Project, A Ghost Story, Lady Bird
Film that made all 4 lists: Get Out


Guest #1 Films

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David Ehrlich - Call Me By Your Name

K. Austin Collins - Good Time

Alissa Wilkinson - The Work

Vikram Murthi - Nocturama

Genevieve Koski - Lady Bird

Dana Stevens - Phantom Thread / BPM

Jeff Milo (Listener) - The Big Sick

David Chen - I, Tonya

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Rian Johnson - Phantom Thread

Sean Baker - BPM

Scott Tobias and Keith Phipps - Phantom Thread

Alicia Malone - Call Me By Your Name

Amy Nicholson - Casting Jon Benet

Mekado Murphy - The Florida Project

Matt Singer - Lady Bird

Alison Willmore - The Florida Project

Aisha Harris - Get Out

#619: Best Scenes of 2016

Opening Scene

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ADAM

Green Room

Honorable Mentions: Krisha, Hell or High Water.

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JOSH

La La Land

Honorable Mentions: The Witch, Kubo and the Two Strings

Joel Potrykus

The Greasy Strangler

Honorable Mention: Rogue One


Funniest Moment

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JOSH

Popstar: Never Stop Neverstopping - Limo window and marriage proposal

Honorable Mentions: Balloon, Pee-wee's Big Holiday; Meeting with religious leaders, Hail, Caesar!

ADAM

Hail, Caesar! - "Would that it were so simple,"

Honorable Mention: All Tom Bennett, Love & Friendship; Bathroom fumbling, The Nice Guy

Michael Phillips

Love & Friendship: "Churchill"  


Music Moment

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JOSH

Hail, Caesar! - "No Dames"

Honorable Mentions: "You're welcome," Moana; Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids

ADAM

Toni Erdmann - "The Greatest Love of All"

Honorable Mentions: Sabotage, Star Trek Beyond; Nazi Punks, Green Room; My Funny Valentine, Born to Be Blue

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

Krisha - "Just in Time"


Moving Moment

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ADAM

Tower - "Strange guilt" 

Honorable Mentions: Teen at abortion clinic, Cameraperson; Murder re-enacted, The Witness; Father and son, Midnight SpecialXX
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JOSH

Cameraperson - Boxer looking for mom

Honorable Mentions: Hug, Pete's Dragon; Learning to swim, Moonlight

Dave Chen and Joanna Robinson

Moonlight - Chiron and Kevin

Honorable Mentions: Lee's confession, Manchester by the Sea; End toast, Star Trek Beyond; Final sequence, Rogue One; Final scene, La La Land


Scene of the Year

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ADAM

Sing Street - "Drive It Like You Stole It

Honorable Mentions: Bill and Steven, The Witness; Horse ride, Certain Women

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JOSH

The Fits - Bridge transformation

Honorable Mentions: Breathing machines, Cemetery of Splendor; Narcissus sequence, The Neon Demon

Tasha Robinson

Hidden Figures

Honorable Mentions: "Get Back Up Again," Trolls; Seizure captured on phones, The Fits; Final confrontation with bully, Moonlight; Brunch scene, Toni Erdmann; final scene, La La Land


 
 

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