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“The flagship film podcast” featuring in-depth reviews, top 5 lists and interviews.

#626: Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters

Danny Boyle

(Chronological)

Juliet Miller (Kelly Fox), SHALLOW GRAVE

Diane (Kelly Macdonald), TRAINSPOTTING

Selena (Naomie Harris), 28 DAYS LATER...

Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), STEVE JOBS

Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson), TRANCE


Adam

1. Begbie (Robert Carlyle), TRAINSPOTTING

2. Frank (Brendan Gleeson), 28 DAYS LATER...

3. Cassie (Rose Byrne), SUNSHINE

4. Alex Law (Ewan McGregor), SHALLOW GRAVE

5. Aron Ralston (James Franco), 127 HOURS


Josh

1. Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson), TRANCE

2. Begbie (Robert Carlyle), TRAINSPOTTING

3. Damian (Alex Etel), MILLIONS

4. Renton (Ewan McGregor), TRAINSPOTTING

5. Celine (Cameron Diaz), A LIFE LESS ORDINARY

#621: Top 5 Political Resistance Movies

ADAM

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"A Man Escaped" Memorial List

1. Army of Shadows

2. This Is Not a Film / Taxi

3. Hunger

4. Bloody Sunday

5. They Live


JOSH

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1. Battleship Potemkin

2. Offside

3. Malcolm X

4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

5. The Adventures of Robin Hood


MICHAEL SICINSKI

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In chronological order

1. Fireworks (Kenneth Anger, 1947)

2. Daisies (Vera Chytilova, 1966)

3. Clockers (Spike Lee, 1995)

4. Regular Lovers (Philippe Garrel, 2005)

5. Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako, 2006)

#620: 2017 Preview / Top 5 Questions

ADAM

1. What movie will best capture our post-Trump election socio-political climate? (UNTITLED DETROIT PROJECT, THE SHAPE OF WATER, etc...)

2. Which sci-fi flick will mark its second-time director as my new favorite – THE DISCOVERY or ANNIHILATION?

3. Can [insert title or director’s name here] make me care about fantasy? (THE DARK TOWER)

4. With all due respect to “THE FATE OF THE FURIOUS,” will THE TRIP remain the “best current movie franchise on the planet,” or will that title pass to PITCH PERFECT?

5. Which crime comedy ensemble will be guilty of being funniest – THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI or LOGAN LUCKY? 


Josh

1. How will a Clint Eastwood Western look through Sofia Coppola’s gauzy lens? (THE BEGUILED)

2. Will A GHOST STORY be this year’s "Boyhood" or "Birth of a Nation"?

3. Who will get my 2017 comeback award – Terrence Malick (SONG TO SONG) or Duncan Jones? (MUTE)

4. Which intriguing director-actress pairing will be more fruitful – THE SQUARE or MOTHER?

5. Is there any way that the rebooted "Apes" franchise goes 3-for-3? (WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES)

#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

#616-617: Top 10 Films of 2016

Adam

1. Tower

2. Sing Street

3. O.J.: Made In America

4. Everybody Wants Some!!

5. Moonlight

6. The Handmaiden

7. Krisha

8. Born to Be Blue

9. La La Land

10. Sully

Josh

1. Hail, Caesar!

2. The Fits

3. The Lobster

4. Cemetery of Splendour

5. La La Land 

6. The Neon Demon

7. Moonlight

8. Cameraperson

9. Toni Erdmann

10. Loving


Scott Tobias

1. Manchester by the Sea

2. Toni Erdmann

3. Silence

4. The Handmaiden

5. Paterson

6. Right Now, Wrong Then

7. Moonlight

8. Jackie

9. Elle

10. Aquarius

Genevieve Koski

1. The Handmaiden

2. Moonlight

3. Moana

4. Manchester by the Sea

5. 13th

6. The Fits

7. Loving

8. American Honey

9. Cloverfield Lane

10. Popstar


Guest #1 Films

Pt. 1

Rian Johnson
Christine

Josh Youngerman (Listener)
Toni Erdmann

Tasha Robinson 
La La Land

Sam Smith
Cameraperson / Dekalog (Poster)

Ben Haworth (Listener)
A Monster Calls

Peter Labuza
O.J. Made In America / Cameraperson

Katey Rich
Jackie

Trey Shults
Arrival

Alissa Wilkinson
Moonlight

Max O'Connell
Happy Hour

Tina Hassannia
Certain Women

Pt. 2

Jim Pallini (Listener)
Green Room

Marya E. Gates
Moonlight

Randy Grimshaw (Listener)
The Handmaiden

Melissa Tamminga
Certain Women

Matt Singer
O.J.: Made In America

Odie Henderson
Fences

Alison Willmore
Toni Erdmann

Billy Ray Brewton (Listener)
Sing Street

Steven Hyden
The Nice Guys

#614: Top 5 Musical Numbers

1. “Bouncin’ the Blues,” THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY

2. “On Broadway,” ALL THAT JAZZ

3. “Trouble,” THE MUSIC MAN

4. Opening overture, THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT

5. The stair dance, THE LITTLE COLONEL


Michael Phillips

1. “Singin’ in the Rain,” SINGIN' IN THE RAIN

2. “I’ll Be Hard to Handle,” ROBERTA

3. “The Man That Got Away,” A STAR IS BORN

4. “Isn’t It Romantic," LOVE ME TONIGHT

5. Jim Henry’s Paradise, CABIN IN THE SKY


Adam

#613: Top 5 Teen Girl Movies Directed by Women

ADAM

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1. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

2. The Diary of a Teenage Girl

3. Eve's Bayou

4. The Edge of Seventeen

5. Fat Girl


JOSH

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1. Winter's Bone

2. An Education

3. Clueless

4. Sweetie/Holy Smoke

5. The Virgin Suicides


MARYA E. GATES

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1. Fish Tank

2. The Virgin Suicides

3. Clueless

4. Pariah

5. Bend It Like Beckham


 
 

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