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Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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#981: Fall Movie Preview, Rebel Ridge
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Published: September 6, 2024 05:00
Adam and Josh break out the Folie à Deux format for one more 2024 preview, with 25 of the most intriguing fall films organized into 12 head-to-head matchups. Plus, Adam’s review of REBEL RIDGE, the latest from “Green Room” director Jeremy Saulnier.
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#980: The Wizard of Oz at 85, The Pawnbroker (Lumet #3)
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Published: August 30, 2024 05:00
Adam and Josh lift the veil of nostalgia for a Pantheon Project review of “The Wizard of Oz,” which turns 85 this year. Also, Massacre Theatre, and a conversation about one of the most celebrated performances of the ‘60s, Rod Steiger in “The Pawnbroker.”…
From the Archive: Gena Rowlands in Opening Night, Paris, Texas at 40
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Published: August 23, 2024 05:00
The great Gena Rowlands passed away last week at 94. We honor the two-time Oscar nominee with a revisit of her performance in husband John Cassavetes's "Opening Night," which was part of our 2019 Cassavetes Marathon. And Wim Wenders's "Paris, Texas" turns…
#979: Apocalypse Now at 45, Alien: Romulus, Daughters, War Game
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Published: August 16, 2024 05:00
Following “The Conversation” and the massive success of the “Godfather” films, Francis Ford Coppola closed out the ‘70s with the almost disastrous “Apocalypse Now.” Adam and Josh confront “the horror,” plus reviews of “Alien: Romulus” and two new docs.…
#978: Trap, Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, National Anthem, Long Day’s Journey into Night (Lumet #2)
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Published: August 9, 2024 05:00
M. Night Shyamalan’s "doozy" of a new movie inspires Adam and Josh to share their Top 5 Bad Movie Dads, featuring a rogue’s gallery of cinema’s lousiest fathers. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for “National Anthem,” the Sidney Lumet Marathon continues with “Long…
From the Archive: The Sixth Sense
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Published: August 8, 2024 05:00
With M. Night Shyamalan's "Trap" currently in theaters, we dug into the archives for our 9 From '99 review of "The Sixth Sense." Shyamalan's box office juggernaut and Best Picture nominee turns 25 this summer.
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#977: Sing Sing, Deadpool and Wolverine, The Fugitive Kind (Lumet #1)
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Published: August 2, 2024 11:00
The new prison drama “Sing Sing” is another potent showcase for Colman Domingo and an impressive debut for director Greg Kwedar. Plus, Adam on “Deadpool and Wolverine,” and the first film in the Sidney Lumet Marathon, “The Fugitive Kind,” with Marlon…
1999 Movie Draft (Bonus Excerpt)
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Published: August 1, 2024 17:00
Family member Jake Skubish joins Adam, Josh, and producer Sam for a thrilling cinematic showdown where iconic films like The Matrix, Fight Club, The Sixth Sense, Magnolia, and Being John Malkovich are up for grabs.
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#976: Twisters, The Films of Powell and Pressburger
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Published: July 26, 2024 11:00
Does director Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”) put his stamp on”Twisters”? Adam and Josh debate. Plus, Martin Scorsese celebrates The Archers in the new doc “Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.”
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#975: Do the Right Thing at 35, Kinds of Kindness, Fly Me to the Moon
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Published: July 19, 2024 11:00
A cultural flashpoint in the summer of ‘89, Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” has lost none of its power in the last 35 years. Adam and Josh have a Pantheon review, plus thoughts on “Kinds of Kindness” and the new space-age comedy “Fly Me to the Moon.”…
From the Archive: Top 5 Spike Lee Shots
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Published: July 17, 2024 17:00
With "Do The Right Thing" celebrating its 35th anniversary this summer - and Adam and Josh's Pantheon review coming Friday - we're sharing our Top 5 Spike Lee Shots from 2018.
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#974: MaXXXine, Chinatown at 50, Longlegs, Dandelion
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Published: July 12, 2024 11:00
Reviews of Ti West’s horror trilogy-ender “MaXXXine,” Oz Perkins’s “Longlegs” with Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, and Kiki Layne in Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion.” Plus, Roman Polanski’s possibly perfect L.A. noir turns 50.
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