#727: Top 5 Summer Movie Questions

ADAM

1. Can BOOKSMART possibly live up to my “Lady Bird”-level expectations?

2. Will JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM continue the mythologizing of “Chapter 2” or get back to the mystery of “John Wick?”

3. Will POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU provide sweet father-son bonding or be our next “Penguins of Madagascar?”

4. With the great closure of “Avengers: Endgame,” will I feel a great desire or only a responsibility to see SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME?

5. Which beloved British thespian (who starred together in “Henry V”) will play a talented failure best (ALL IS TRUE, LATE NIGHT)?

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JOSH

1. Will I be Team Hobbs or Team Shaw with FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW?

2. Can Octavia Spencer do mean in MA?

3. Via production assistant Andy Mitchell: Should our Golden Brick senses be tingling for THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO?

4. Which Disney reheat will make me sigh more: ALADDIN or THE LION KING?

5. Can Mindy Kaling build her big-screen presence with LATE NIGHT?

#723: Top 5 Overlooked Movies of the 2000s

ADAM

1. Humpday

2. At the Death House Door

3. My Winnipeg

4. Extraordinary Stories

5. Matchstick Men

Honorable Mentions: Man Push Cart, Mysterious Skin, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus, Shotgun Stories, Enemies of the People, Fast Food Nation, Black Snake Moan, Son of Rambow

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JOSH

1. The Promotion

2. What Lies Beneath

3. My Life Without Me

4. Baby Boy

5. Nacho Libre

Honorable Mentions: Dinosaur, Unfaithful, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Auto Focus, Roll Bounce, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

#722: Top 5 Movie Circus Acts

JOSH

1 The Tramp’s high-wire act, THE CIRCUS

2. Prince Randian lighting a cigarette, FREAKS

3. Dumbo’s flight, DUMBO

4. The “Terrible Elephant Man” unveiled, THE ELEPHANT MAN

5. Il Matto on the tightrope, La Strada

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MICHAEL PHILLIPS

1. Guilded cage, LOLA MONTEZ

2. The tunnel of love, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

3. Circus geek, NIGHTMARE ALLEY

4. Lon Chaney’s titular circus act, HE WHO GETS SLAPPED

5. W.C Fields, SALLY OF THE SAWDUST

#717: Top 5 Movies About Suburbia

JESSICA HARPER - Official Site

1. Ordinary People

2. The Ice Storm

3. Far From Heaven

4. Bye Bye Birdie

5. Revolutionary Road

ADAM & JOSH

1. Ordinary People

2. Poltergeist

3. All That Heaven Allows

4. Donnie Darko

5. A Serious Man

#716: Top 5 Slow-Motion Scenes (Since "The Matrix")

ADAM

1. Elevator Beatdown, DRIVE

2. Prologue, ANTICHRIST

3. Holdo’s Sacrifice, THE LAST JEDI

4. Therese and Carol lock eyes, CAROL

5. Triple Axel, I, TONYA

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JOSH

1. The cafeteria explosion, INCEPTION

2. The opening scene, THE FALL

3. The opening credits, WATCHMEN

4. Running for the train, THE DARJEELING LIMITED

5. The opening sequence, MELANCHOLIA

#713: Top 5 Questions About 2019

JOSH

Kelly Reichardt

1. What movie will be my No. 1 of 2019? (FIRST COW)

2. Will WENDY prove that Benh Zeitlin is a true talent, or expose BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD as a fluke?

3. Should we trust that Regina Hall makes smart choices and knows how to make questionable premises sparkle? (LITTLE)

4. Can Pedro Almodovar’s PAIN & GLORY possibly be as good as Michael Bay’s PAIN & GAIN?

5. Will zombies be as good for Jim Jarmusch as vampires? (THE DEAD DON’T DIE)

Most Anticipated
1. First Cow
2. Wendy
3. The Nightingale
4. Us
5. Knives Out

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ADAM

Josephine Decker (left) and “Madeline’s Madeline” star Helena Howard

1. What movie will be my No. 1 of 2019? (SHIRLEY)

2. Will the 5th woman ever nominated for Best Director also become the 6th? (Greta Gerwig, LITTLE WOMEN)

3. The Hawkesance will resume most resoundingly with which film (THE TRUTH, THE KID, TONIGHT AT NOON, ADOPT A HIGHWAY, STOCKHOLM)?

4. What will the world’s greatest living actor - sorry, Daniel Day-Lewis - do with JOKER?

5. Which movie about industry disruptors playing on industry-disrupting platform Netflix will be better, HIGH FLYING BIRD or VELVET BUZZSAW?

Most Anticipated
1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. The Irishman
3. Knives Out
4. Us
5. Toy Story 4

#712: Best Scenes of 2018

Opening Scene

ADAM

THUNDER ROAD

Runners-Up: THE DEATH OF STALIN, FIRST MAN

JOSH

HEREDITARY

Runners-Up: FIRST REFORMED, ROMA

Matt Singer

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT

Alison Willmore

CAM

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Music Moment

ADAM

“Helplessly Hoping,” ANNIHILATION

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

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

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Funniest Moment

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

Tasha Robinson

“Profitable for Frito Lay?,” GAME NIGHT

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

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Moving Moment

ADAM

Confessions / catharsis, MINDING THE GAP

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

JOSH

“Black and beautiful,” BLACKKKLANSMAN

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

Angelica Bastien

Sex argument, PRIVATE LIFE

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Scene of the Year

ADAM

Crib shopping / Protest, ROMA

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

JOSH

“Fetch it,” ISLE OF DOGS

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

Tasha Robinson

“He did it,” AVENGERS: INFINITY WARS

Michael Phillips

Race to Svetlana, THE DEATH OF STALIN

Angelica Bastien

Bear scene, ANNIHILATION

#602: Top 5 21st Century Comedies

adam

5. WHILE WE’RE YOUNG
4. THE TRIP
3. ROLE MODELS
2. SHAUN OF THE DEAD
1. THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN

Honorable Mentions: KNOCKED UP, JUNO, EN BRUGES, EASY A, BEST IN SHOW, TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE

JOSH

5. TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY
4. MEAN GIRLS
3. SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR
2. CEDAR RAPIDS
1. BORAT

Honorable Mentions: TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, THE PROMOTION, BARBERSHOP, I HEART HUCKABEES, NACHO LIBRE, YEAR OF THE DOG, BAMBOOZLED