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#723: Top 5 Overlooked Movies of the 2000s

ADAM

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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


JOSH

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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

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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


MICHAEL PHILLIPS

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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

#713: Top 5 Questions About 2019

JOSH

Kelly Reichardt

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


ADAM

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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

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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


 
 

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