#769: 1930s Starter Pack
Pantheon: The Wizard of Oz
Adam
Josh
2. Modern Times (1936)
3. The Rules of the Game (1939)
4. King Kong (1933)
#766-767: Top 20 Films of the 2010s
Adam
1. Inside Llewyn Davis
2. The Master
3. The Tree of Life
4. Never Let Me Go
5. Lady Bird
6. Boyhood
7. Mad Max: Fury Road
8. Parasite
9. Take Shelter
10. The Act of Killing
Josh
1. Mad Max: Fury Road
2. The Tree of Life
3. Moonlight
4. Isle of Dogs
5. Get Out
6. Meek’s Cutoff
7. Leviathan
8. The Fits
9. Cemetery of Splendor
10. Hail, Caesar!
11. Ex Machina
12. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
13. Phantom Thread
14. Roma
15. The Florida Project
16. Winter’s Bone
17. The Bling Ring
18. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
19. Chi-Raq
20. The Act of Killing
11. Under the Skin
12. Certified Copy
13. Margaret
14. Meek’s Cutoff
15. If Beale Street Could Talk
16. Dogtooth
17. The Social Network
18. BlackKklansman
19. Tower
20. The Arbor
#765: Top 10 Performers of the 2010s
Adam
Adam Driver
Honorable Mentions: Ryan Gosling, Oscar Isaac, Rooney Mara, Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong’o, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Pattinson, Michael Shannon, Emma Stone, Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron
Josh
Jennifer Lawrence
Scarlett Johansson
Joaquin Phoenix
Michael B. Jordan
Oscar Isaac
Lupita Nyong’o
Robert Pattinson
Tilda Swinton
Elisabeth Moss
Adam Driver
Honorable Mentions: Leonardo DiCaprio, Michelle Williams, Andy Serkis, Anna Paquin for MARGARET alone
#764: Live in Chicago: Top 5 Filmspotting Top 5 Lists
Adam
1. #491 – Movie Tattoos (That We’d Get)
2. #678 – Filmspotting's Avengers
3. #600 – Top 5 Movies Future Historians Will Remember
4. #680 – Top 5 Too-Real Parenting Moments
5. #400 – Top 5 Things We Learned From The Movies / #694: Top 5 Things We Learned Podcasting (About Movies)
Josh
1. #589 – (Non-Kids) Movies to Show Your Kids (with Sam Van Hallgren)
2. #512 – Movie Costumes We'd Wear (with Michael Phillips)
3. #502 – Robin Williams Scenes
4. #686 – Movie Chrises (Chris Power Rankings)
5. #745 – Judy Garland Moments (with Michael Phillips)
Honorable Mention: #507 — Top 5 Movie Manimals
#763: Top 5 Jeff Bridges Scenes
Adam
“She kidnapped herself,” THE BIG LEBOWSKI
“I got you,” HELL OR HIGH WATER
“Can I miss her now,” THE FISHER KING
“Goodbye, Carla,” FEARLESS
Stealing the car, THUNDERBOLT AND LIGHTFOOT
Josh
“I’m the Dude,” THE BIG LEBOWSKI
“We’re still here,” THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
“I bow out,” TRUE GRIT
Reacting to horrible news, THE FISHER KING
Crashing the car, FEARLESS
#762: 2020 Oscar Picks with Michael Phillips
#761: 2020 Movie Preview - Top 5 Questions
ADAM
Which sequel, 30 years in the making, will most make me feel like a kid again – GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE or TOP GUN: MAVERICK?
Will DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD be my favorite movie of 2020 or of all-time?
After “Marriage Story,” “The Irishman” and “The King,” what will be the cream of Netflix’s crop this year? (MANK, DA 5 BLOODS, I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS)
How will Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross “darken up” Pixar’s SOUL?
If a movie year doesn’t include dollops of [Adam] Driver (ANNETTE, THE LAST DUEL) and plenty of [Florence] Pugh (BLACK WIDOW), did it really happen?
Honorable Mention
Will Marvel’s artsy director choices pay off… for cinephiles (THE ETERNALS, BLACK WIDOW)?
Can Denis Villeneuve solve DUNE?
How good will Kristin Wiig be as a villain (WONDER WOMAN 1984)?
Does Ansel Elgort have the musical chops and charisma to play Tony in WEST SIDE STORY?
JOSH
Michael Stuhlbarg and Elisabeth Moss in “Shirley.”
Will DUNE bury Denis Villeneuve?
Will Elisabeth Moss be even more dominant in the 2020s than she was in the 2010s? (THE INVISIBLE MAN, THE FRENCH DISPATCH, SHIRLEY)
Will DICK JOHNSON IS DEAD be as moving as “Our Time Machine”?
Will I have the courage to watch “Candyman” (1992) in preparation for CANDYMAN?
With AFTER YANG, will Kogonada be the latest Golden Brick winner to go on and achieve even greater things?
Honorable Mention
Will there be a reason for Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY after John Chu’s IN THE HEIGHTS?
Can James Bond be saved by Ana De Armas, Lashana Lynch and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in NO TIME TO DIE?
#760: Best Scenes of 2019
Opening Scene
Adam
1. THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - "This is our home"
2. MARRIAGE STORY - "What I love about Nicole"
3. UNCUT GEMS - From Africa to colonoscopy
4. JOJO RABBIT - Hitlermania
5. AD ASTRA - Antenna disaster
Honorable Mention: US - Hall of mirrors; THE IRISHMAN, HIGH FLYING BIRD
Josh
Honorable Mention:
JOJO RABBIT - Hitlermania
QUEEN & SLIM - First date
Funniest Moment
Adam
1. MARRIAGE STORY - Serving Charlie
2. PARASITE - Making Ram-don / Kick
3. THE DEAD DON’T DIE - “Was it a wild animal?”
4. THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE - Buying a gun
5. LONG SHOT - “Like a stepmom on Pornhub.”
Honorable Mention: FORD V FERRARI - Taking “The Deuce” for a ride
Josh
Honorable Mention:
PARASITE - Making Ram-don / Kick
MARRIAGE STORY - Serving Charlie
Moving Moment
Adam
1. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Late-night drink with dad
2. MARRIAGE STORY - Charlie and Henry read Nicole’s letter
3. AD ASTRA - “We’re all we’ve got”
4. JOJO RABBIT - “You want your father”
5. TRANSIT - Dripping ice cream cone
Honorable Mention: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER - Wiping C3PO's memory; A HIDDEN LIFE - Franz's kiss(es); LITTLE WOMEN - Jo and Beth on the beach / Beth and Mr. Laurence / Jo's book
Josh
1. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Listening to Vivaldi
Honorable Mention:
THE FAREWELL - Grandson breaking down at his wedding
OUR TIME MACHINE - Father forgetting his son's play
TOY STORY 4 - "Carry me?"
A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - Minute of silence
JOJO RABBIT - “You want your father”
Music Moment
Adam
2. MARRIAGE STORY - “Being Alive”
3. BOOKSMART - “Slip Away” / Pool scene
4. WILD ROSE - “I’m Moving On'“ / Vacuuming
5. PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Bonfire
Honorable Mention: APOLLO 11 - “Mother Country”; ROLLING THUNDER REVUE - “Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll”; HUSTLERS - “Criminal”; ROCKETMAN - “Crocodile Rock”
Josh
1. DIANE - Dancing alone at the jukebox
Honorable Mention:
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - Cliff driving across L.A. with the car radio on
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Bonfire
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”
Scene of the Year
Adam
1. PARASITE - Descending home during flood
2. MARRIAGE STORY - The Argument
3. KNIVES OUT - My House, My Rules, My Coffee
4. LITTLE WOMEN - “But I’m so lonely!”
5. THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO - Directing on the street
Honorable Mentions: APOLLO 11 - “Carry with them a great many things”; THE IRISHMAN - “It is what it is” / Phone call to Jo; ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD - Sharon watches herself / Rick's acting redemption / L.A.'s neon lights flicker on
Josh
Honorable Mention:
CAPTAIN MARVEL - Captain Marvel comes into her own powers
US - Scissors ballet
THE DEAD DON’T DIE - Ending bathed in red, white and blue
A HIDDEN LIFE - Motorcycle ride
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE - Rushing to the cliff