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
Murphy, Portman, Gosling, Moore, and… more.
Thrilling star turns from Oldman in Fincher's latest—and from Boseman and Davis in "Ma Rainey."
David Byrne's ecstatic new concert film, the latest from Aaron Sorkin—and what to see at this year's CIFF.
Director Kirsten Johnson's inventive send-off to her aging father is "a miracle of a film."
The esteemed art photographer joins Adam and Josh for a conversation about the movies that bring landscapes to vivid life.
Got new Nolan. Got new Kaufman. Need new brain.
The director of "Meek's Cutoff" and "Wendy and Lucy" talks about casting John "Cookie" Magaro and the influence of Satyajit Ray.
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
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
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
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
1. Toni Collette, HEREDITARY
2. Max Schreck, NOSFERATU
3. Lupita Nyong’o, US
4. Tippi Hedren, THE BIRDS
5. Elsa Lanchester, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
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
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
ADAM
THUNDER ROAD
Runners-Up: THE DEATH OF STALIN, FIRST MAN
JOSH
HEREDITARY
Runners-Up: FIRST REFORMED, ROMA
Matt Singer
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT
JOSH
Sharing earbuds, A QUIET PLACE
Runners-Up:
Royal Dance, THE FAVOURITE; “La Vie En Rose,” A STAR IS BORN
Michael Phillips
“Eros,” IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Runners-Up:
Judy Garland tribute, A STAR IS BORN; Zhukov’s entrance, THE DEATH OF STALIN
ADAM
Confessions / catharsis, MINDING THE GAP
Runners-Up:
“If they loved you…” SHOPLIFTERS; “Grab the reins,” THE RIDER + Nightmares, LEAN ON PETE
Angelica Bastien
Sex argument, PRIVATE LIFE
ADAM
Crib shopping / Protest, ROMA
Runners-Up:
“Black Power / White Power,” BLACKKKLANSMAN; Family showdown, IF BEALE STREET…
Tasha Robinson
“He did it,” AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS
Michael Phillips
Race to Svetlana, THE DEATH OF STALIN
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
ADAM
Green Room
Honorable Mentions: Krisha, Hell or High Water.
JOSH
La La Land
Honorable Mentions: The Witch, Kubo and the Two Strings
Joel Potrykus
The Greasy Strangler
Honorable Mention: Rogue One
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"
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
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
