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#822: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips
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Will Oscar night 2021 see Chloé Zhao crowned Best Director for "Nomadland"? Does anyone have a chance against the late Chadwick Boseman for Best Actor? And what about the Best Actress race? Will former winners Viola Davis and Frances McDormand take another statue home, or could Carey Mulligan or Andra Day surprise with the win? Adam, Josh and guest…
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EP 239: HBO' The Nevers, Thunder Force and live action Gundam
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This we take a look at CW' Kung-Fu reboot and HBO' The Nevers, plus Netflix' Thunder Force and news of a live action Gundam adaptation + moreBy Ederiece Antonio
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#821: Rocky (7 From '76) / Detour ('40s Noir #4) / '80s Madness Champ
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Whatever backlash ROCKY has received over the years for beating out the likes of "Taxi Driver," "All The President's Men" and "Network" for the 1977 Best Picture Oscar, it has largely faded as people discover - or rediscover - that the populist hit that spawned a mostly forgettable (and occasionally ridiculous) franchise has more in common with its…
This week we talk The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Ep 3 and continue Amazons Invincible plus we review Godzilla vs. KongBy Ederiece Antonio
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#820: Godzilla ('54) vs. Kong ('33)
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With the new "Godzilla vs. Kong" bringing some much-needed spectacle to long-suffering theatre chains, Adam and Josh take the opportunity to settle the question of which classic monster movie has the most to offer audiences today, the mournful and metaphor-rich GODZILLA (1954) or the effects-driven adventure of the landmark KING KONG (1933). (Tease…
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EP 237: Happily Review, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier/ Invincible
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This week we talk The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ep 2 and Amazons new adult animated show Invincible plus we review Joel McHale' HappilyBy Ederiece Antonio
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#819: Oscars Homework (Pieces of a Woman / U.S. vs Billie Holiday / My Octopus Teacher)
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Adam and Josh skipped the harrowing PIECES OF A WOMAN last fall in the lead-up to end-of-year awards, but with star Vanessa Kirby nabbing an Oscar nomination last week, they couldn't put it off any longer. (At least one of them couldn't, anyway.) They did both play biopic bingo with the U.S. VS BILLIE HOLIDAY, a film which largely fails its talente…
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EP 236: Zack Snyder's Justice League REVIEW! falcon and the winter soldier
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This week the guys Review the FINALLY released Justice League Snyder Cut and episode 1 of Disney+ falcon and the winter soldierBy Ederiece Antonio
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#818: Network (7 From '76) / Oscar Nominations / Laura ('40s Noir #3)
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A primal scream from the post-Watergate American malaise, NETWORK is a movie entirely of its time that manages to speak directly to ours. Adam and Josh continue their 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series with Sidney Lumet's Best Picture nominee, debating the effectiveness of Paddy Chayefksy's bracing, if occasionally overwritten, script and praising th…
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EP 235: Cherry and Boss Level REVIEWS!
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This week we review Apple+ Cherry starring Tom Holland and Boss Level starring Mel Gibson & Frank GrilloBy Ederiece Antonio
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#817: Top 5 Movie Meals / WandaVision / The Truffle Hunters
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Inspired by the visually striking - and slyly funny - new documentary THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS, Adam and Josh consider the greatest meals they've ever seen on screen. Plus, Josh's thoughts on Marvel's recently-concluded WANDAVISION and the Sweet 16 round of Filmspotting Madness—Best of the '80s. 0:00 - Billboard 1:22 - "The Truffle Hunters" 7:23 - Top 5…
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EP 234: Wandavision Finale, Superman reboot, J.L WhedonCut rewatch
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This week Salim our 3rd wheel joins us to talk: Marvels Wandavision Finale, J.J. Abrams Superman reboot, Netflix' Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan plus Eddie & Moe do a DC Man of Steel/ BvS and Justice League WhedonCut rewatch in preparation for the SnyderCutBy Ederiece Antonio
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#816: Taxi Driver (7 From '76) / This Gun for Hire ('40s Noir #2)
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Set post-Vietnam in a Big Apple at its filthiest, Martin Scorsese's Best Picture-nominated TAXI DRIVER is very much of its time, but the film's troubled anti-hero, "God's lonely man" Travis Bickle, is a figure we've become all too used to—on social media, at political rallies, or storming the U.S. Capitol. Adam and Josh continue the 7 From '76—Best…
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EP 233: Superman & Lois, Debris, Terminator gets animated
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This week we talk Superman & Lois, NBC' Debris, CBS' Clarice news that The Terminator is getting animated thanks to Netflix plus more Movie and TV newsBy Ederiece Antonio
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#815: Top 5 Anthony Hopkins Performances / The Father / Madness Rd. 1
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A five-time Oscar nominee, Anthony Hopkins has played a Pope, a psychopath and the most loyal of butlers. He's also killed vampires, fought a bear and banished the God of Thunder from Asgard. In fact, there's little Hopkins hasn't done over his six decades of movie acting—and he's done it all with a rare combination of delicate subtlety and volcani…
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EP 232: Justice League snydercut Review Q+A & I Care Alot Review
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This week: we have an Exclusive review Q+A of Zack Snyder's Justice League, we talk episode 7 of Wandavision and we review Amazons I Care A Lot and Promising Young WomanBy Ederiece Antonio
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#814: The Silence of the Lambs (30th Ann.) / Madness Play-Ins
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Based on Thomas Harris's grisly 1988 bestseller, Jonathan Demme's THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was, on its February 1991 release, an immediate critical and box office success. It ran for eight months and went on to be nominated for seven Oscars, winning five—for Demme, Hopkins, Foster, screenwriter Ted Tally, and Best Picture. This week on the show, Ad…
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EP 231: News of the World, Willy's Wonderland Reviews Wandavision
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This we talk the fall of Joss Whedon, review Netflix' News of the World starring Tom Hanks and Nicolas Cage' Willy's Wonderland plus the news this weeks Wandavision and we continue our MCU rewatchBy Ederiece Antonio
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#813: Judas and the Black Messiah / The Letter ('40s Noir #1)
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The new Fred Hampton biopic JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH gives as much time to the FBI informant (Lakeith Stanfield) who infiltrates his Black Panthers as it does to Hampton himself (Daniel Kaluuya). Adam and Josh debate the effectiveness of that decision, which recalls atypical biopics like “Amadeus,” “Hamilton” and “Jesus Christ Superstar.” Plus t…
Why couples can benefit from implementing the habit of weekly marriage meetings that don't have to be awkward or stuffy, but rather fun and refreshing.https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/podcast-611-how-a-weekly-marriage-meeting-can-strengthen-your-relationship/
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EP 230: Malcom & Marie, Space Sweepers, Greenland Reviews!!
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This week the guy talk Wandavision, the weeks Movie/ TV news and Review Netflix' Malcom & Marie, Space Sweepers and GreenlandBy Ederiece Antonio
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#812: All The President's Men (7 From '76) / Malcolm & Marie
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It doesn't take the investigative powers of a Woodward or Bernstein to pick up on the giddiness that Adam and Josh bring to their review of ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, the first film in the 7 From '76—Best Year Ever series. Long a favorite of both hosts - and an early entry in the Filmspotting Pantheon - they revel in the opportunity to praise the fil…
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EP: 229: Bridgerton is bloody Huge, Buck Rogers reboot
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This week Bridgerton has become Netflix's biggest show EVER!, Classic sci-fi show Buck Rogers is getting a reboot courtesy of George Clooney plus a ton more news and reviewsBy Ederiece Antonio
As goes Bond, so goes the rest of the movie year. With Bond 25 "No Time To Die" recently moving to October - along with several other high-profile spring '21 releases - the new movie year is getting off to a disappointing start. But with lots of holdovers from 2020 - "Dune"! "Maverick"! "Ghostbusters"! - and some very promising new titles on the ho…
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#810: Best Scenes of 2020 / Golden Brick Award
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It goes without saying that the best movies also have their share of great movie moments, so this year’s Wrap Party allows Adam and Josh to share more thoughts about some of their favorite 2020 films. But it also gives them a chance to celebrate memorable moments in movies that didn’t crack their Top 10s - like “Promising Young Woman,” “Da 5 Bloods…
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EP 228: Wandavision, Armie Hammer Cannibal or Kinky?
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This week the guys review the first 2 episodes of marvels Wandavision, Netflix's plan to release new movies every week this year, Armie Hammer Cannibal or Kinky? plus way moreBy Ederiece Antonio
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#809: News of the World / Wonder Woman 1984
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For the first proper show of the new year, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips joins Josh for reviews of a couple of late-2020 releases: the Tom Hanks western NEWS OF THE WORLD and Patty Jenkins' WONDER WOMAN 1984. While Josh and Michael agree that neither film quite fulfills its potential, they both prove to be great fodder for debate. 0:00 - B…
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EP 227: Deadpool is coming to the MCU & Sex returns to the City
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Deadpool is coming to the MCU, Sex and the City is set make a return, Anne Hathaway locked down and moreBy Ederiece Antonio
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EP 226: MGM goes on sale, PIxar has SOUL
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This week we talk MGM going on sale, we review PIxar' latest, SOUL plus moreBy Ederiece Antonio
Any other year that gave us new films from Kelly Reichardt and David Fincher, Sofia Coppola and Charlie Kaufman, two from Spike Lee and five from Steve McQueen, would have been considered a great one. Alas, 2020 will forever be remembered as The Worst Year Ever—that also happened to be a great year for some of our best filmmakers. The Chicago Tribu…
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EP 225: Wonder Woman 1984 + Top Five TV/Film of 2020
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Here it is the end of 2020 where we run down our Top Five TV/Film of the year plus Wonder Woman 1984 REVIEW/RANT!!By Ederiece Antonio
True to the year that kept us apart, the Filmspotting Top 10 roundtable did not meet in its usual configuration in 2020. However, the Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips and Next Picture Show's Tasha Robinson do make an appearance sharing their 10-6 picks before Zoom-ing into the ether with promises to return next week offering their #1 picks. In a …
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EP 224: That Mandalorian finale tho'
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That Mandalorian finale plus Revenge of the Nerds reboot, Pamela Anderson & Tommy Lee Sex Tape bio pic, Dungeons and Dragons + moreBy Ederiece Antonio
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#806: Best Performances (and More) of 2020
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With the deadline looming for Adam and Josh to submit their ballots for the 2020 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, they turned their homework into this week's show, sharing their favorite performances of the year - including Carrie Coon's delicious turn in Sean Durkin's "The Nest" and the final film performance from Chadwick Boseman ("Ma Rai…
