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A Film Podcast from Chicago with Adam Kempenaar and Sam Hallgren. Hear new movie reviews and insightful film talk.


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FS #230: Body of Lies / Blindness / Top 5 Soundtracks
Oct. 10: This week, Adam adopts a terrible Southern accent and Matty adds 80 pounds and a bad wig to review Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Ridley Scott's Skin-e-maxly-titled spy thriller, "Body of Lies." Plus, the boys deconstruct the latest from the director of "City of God" and "The Constant Gardener," Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness," starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. Then the lads spend the rest of the episode looking for the purple banana waiting to be put into the truck* whi...

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[ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:49:01 -0500 ]


FS #229: Religulous / Nick and Norah's / Trouble the Water / Top 5 Paul Newman Performances
Oct. 3: It's close-out week here on Filmspotting and everything must go! We're giving you three reviews, count 'em three new reviews, all on 2008 films at dealer prices. The lads will give you a polemic free discussion of "Religulous," Bill "Love Him or Hate Him" Maher's new documentary filled with some tough questions on religion's place in today's society. But that's not all! Also this week, Michael Cera and Kat Dennings try to warm Adam's cold, cold heart in "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlis...

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[ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:20:48 -0500 ]


FS #228: Miracle at St. Anna / The Lucky Ones / Neil Burger / Top 5 Spike Lee Scenes
Sept. 26: This week's Filmspotting Joint is brimming with reviews of two new disparate war films. First up, Sgt. Kempenaar and PFC Ballgame dissect Spike Lee's latest skirmish in the war movie genre with "Miracle at St. Anna."They then join Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel MacAdams for some R&R on their leave from the Iraq war in "The Lucky Ones." Plus, Adam sits down for a debriefing with "Lucky Ones" director Neil Burger... and the mission concludes with Filmspotting's Top 5 Spike Lee Scen...

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[ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:02:44 -0500 ]


FS #227: After Hours (Brief Encounter)
Sept. 23: Finally, after a hectic two months of festivals, weddings, and broken promises, the boys found time to sit down and record a long-awaited After Hours podcast. In addition to wading through your feedback on "good" films suitable for teenage audiences, After Hours also brings you the Neill Cameron Listeners Choice review of "Brief Encounter," the classic unrequited love story from director David Lean and screenwriter Noel Coward. Plus, as an added bonus, After Hours brings you a bootleg...

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[ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:48:57 -0500 ]


FS #227: Lakeview Terrace / Righteous Kill / Top 5 Actor Pairings We'd Like To See
Sept. 19: "Say hello to our little friends ..." This week, Adam and Matty perform the entire show using their best Bobby De Niro and Al Pacino impressions in honor of the legendary duo's new crime drama, "Righteous Kill." The guys might even find time to work in some of their best Samuel L. Jackson when they cover his performance in "Lakeview Terrace," the newest social commentary/thriller from director Neil Labute. Plus, in honor of Bobby and Al, Filmspotting presents the Top 5 Actor Pairings W...

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[ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:50:55 -0500 ]


FS Revisited: R. Johnson / Linklater / Winterbottom / Top 5 Coen Bros. Scenes
Sept. 5: "Clip show, clip show, CLIP SHOW!" Exhausted and relieved, Adam and Matty are performing an ad hoc Conga line around the Filmspotting studios. With Adam heading North to cover the Toronto International Film Festival and Matty fulfilling his community service... or, um, otherwise engaged... this week Filmspotting digs into the vaults to bring you some of the shows "best of" conversations with directors Rian Johnson ("Brick"), Richard Linklater (above, "Fast Food Nation") and Michael Wint...

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[ Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:51:28 -0500 ]


FS #226: Burn After Reading / Toronto Recap / Egoyan Interview / Fall Movie Preview
Sept. 12: George Clooney joins Brad Pitt for some Dumb and Dumber antics in the latest Coen Bros. comedy "Burn After Reading." Will the Brothers Coen follow up their critically-acclaimed "No Country for Old Men" with another sensational effort? Or will "Burn After Reading" leave Adam and Matty nostalgic for the likes of "The Ladykillers" and "Intolerable Cruelty" ... yikes. Plus, Matty was so excited when he heard Adam had brought him a gift from his recent trip to the Toronto International Film...

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[ Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:05:44 -0500 ]


FS #225: Vicky Cristina Barcelona / Heist Marathon Awards / Top 5 Canadian Films
August 29: Matty couldn't complete his big post-production task -- writing the clever show description that goes here -- before jetting off to scenic Wyoming, a mythic land without computers or the Internet. And since he's the creative one... This week, please enjoy our review of Woody Allen's "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," starring Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall and Javier Bardem. Plus, we hand out "The Stephies," our Classic Heist Marathon Awards, and look forward to next week's Toronto Interna...

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[ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:44:14 -0500 ]


FS #224: Hamlet 2 / Steve Coogan Interview / Top 5 Screen Teachers
August 22: "Bueller? Bueller?" Class is in session this week as Matty and Adam offer up a dialectic deconstruction of "Hamlet 2," director Andrew Fleming's 2008 Sundance sensation spoofing our collectively beloved "inspirational teacher" genre.As an added bonus, Adam sits down for a conversation with "Hamlet 2" star Steve Coogan to ask him exactly how sexy Jesus really is and why he feels the need to rock us. Plus, the boys also find themselves inspired enough to list their Top 5 Screen Teachers...

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[ Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:51:12 -0500 ]


FS #223: Tropic Thunder / Man on Wire / The Getaway / Top 5 Movies About Movies
August 15: Max Fischer: "Were you in the sh*t?" / Herman Blume: "Yeah, I was in the sh*t." As you can probably imagine, Adam and Matty have never been anywhere near the sh*t, which puts them in good company with the protagonists of Ben Stiller's latest Hollywood-war-movie parody "Tropic Thunder." Your hosts attempt to "take that hill" and wring out some much needed summer laughs alongside Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, and Kirk Lazarus. Plus, tying in with "Thunder's" movie-within-a-movie-within-a-mo...

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[ Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:38:15 -0500 ]


FS #222: Pineapple Express / Le Cercle Rouge / Top 5 'On The Run' Movies
August 8: Here's the thing about the film industry, man, are you listening, because, here's the thing, I'm just saying there's not enough movies, there's not enough movies, man, like "Pineapple Express." You know why? Do you know why? Because they're afraid. The industry is scared. The government, man. I'm telling you. Of the truth. Which is why I am so glad this week Adam and Matty are reviewing the latest smoke-filled venture from Team Apatow and director David Gordon Green, starring James Fra...

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[ Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:45:53 -0500 ]


FS #221: American Teen / The Italian Job / Top 5 Swan Songs
August 1: Glory days... while Adam and Matty may share common Midwestern roots, turns out they enjoyed quite disparate high school experiences. One of your hosts was (and still is) a dashingly handsome former class President, coasting through life; for the other, high school left him a neurotic and brooding mound of bitterness. Perhaps not surprisingly then, your in-house Zac and Screech offer (violently) differing takes on Nanette Burstein's new documentary focusing on five small-town Indiana s...

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[ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:39:57 -0500 ]


FS #220: After Hours (Scoop)
July 29: We love you, really. With all due respect, you're a beautiful listener. You're a credit to your race... Adam and Matty search for the Tarot Card Killer with Scarlett Johansson and Woody Allen in a Listener's Choice review of Allen's 2006 comedy "Scoop." (News flash: Woody used to be funnier.) Plus, reactions to more of your great Listener Feedback and a new batch of winners.NOTES ...

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[ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:02:49 -0500 ]


FS #220: The Dark Knight (Spoiler Edition!) / Top 5 Movies of the Year So Far
July 25: Prepare to be spoiled. In an unprecedented venture, the esteemed Michael Phillips of the World's Greatest Newspaper joins the boys for a spoiler edition review of "The Dark Knight." Yes, if you are one of the six people who have not seen Christopher Nolan's film and do not wish to have any of its surprises revealed... DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS REVIEW. We're serious. Everything in the film is fair game for discussion. Just forward to roughly the 23 minute mark to continue with the rest of th...

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[ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:55:45 -0500 ]


FS #219: The Dark Knight / Top 5 Performances of the Year (So Far)
July 18: Biff! Bam! Pow! It's here. It's finally here. The podcast you've been waiting months to hear has arrived... Adam and Matty, wait for it, count down their Top 5 Performances of the Year (So Far) with some help from Steve Prokopy (aka Capone) of Ain't It Cool News. Oh, and the boys squeeze in a couple minutes discussing director Christopher Nolan's latest epic Batman saga, "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, and the late Heath Ledger. Will a movie that ...

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[ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:19:46 -0500 ]


FS #218: Hellboy II / Rififi / Top 5 Movie Creatures
July 11: Time to take a Magical Journey of Mystical Wonder as we review one of Matty's most anticipated movies of the year, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," directed by Guillermo ("Pan's Labyrinth") Del Toro. Will Del Toro's Mos Eisley-esque menagerie warm Filmspotting's hearts, or leave them as cold and black as a re-imagined Jabba the Hutt circa "The Phantom Menace"? Plus, in honor of "Hellboy," the boys list their Top 5 Movie Creatures. All the while, back at the lair, Jules Dassin and company ...

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[ Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:44:38 -0500 ]


FS #217: Hancock / Gonzo / The Killing / Top 5 Movies To Teach an Alien About Earth
July 5: This week, in honor of America's celebration of its independence, Filmspotting's resident Yankee Doodles mark the Fourth of July by feting two larger-than-life paragons of the American Way. First up, the lads review Peter Berg's action comedy "Hancock," starring Will Smith as the titular anti-superhero. Then the boys get "Gonzo" with a review of director Alex Gibney's latest documentary chronicling the life and work of America's foremost psychedelic journalist rebel, Hunter S. Thompson. ...

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[ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:42:04 -0500 ]


FS #216: WALL•E / Mongol / The Lavender Hill Mob / Top 5 Movies About Loneliness
June 27: Alright campers, grab your suitcases, strap grandma to the roof, and hop into the old Griswald family station wagon... we're off to "WALL•E" world. This week Adam and Matty review the latest animated feature from director Andrew Stanton and the creative geniuses at Pixar. Will Disney's little-robot-that-could warm your hosts' cynical hearts, or leave our intrepid duo wishing they had left robots where they belong... in the 1980s, on the scrap heap of history with Johnny #5 and that an...

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[ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:48:28 -0500 ]


FS #215: Get Smart / Overlooked DVDs / '70s Sci-Fi Awards / Top 5 Actor-Director Duos
June 20: Eschewing the trend adopted by seemingly every other media outlet this week, Filmspotting steadfastly refuses to incorporate the phrase "Missed It By That Much" during its brief review of "Get Smart," the action-comedy starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Terrence Stamp and Alan Arkin. In fact, the boys practically refuse to discuss "Get Smart" at all, opting instead to bring you some Overlooked DVD Picks. It seems like only yesterday Adam and Matty were first treated to the post-apoca...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:29:53 -0500 ]


FS #214: After Hours (The Haunting)
June 18: It was an evil podcast from the beginning -- a podcast that was born bad... Adam and Matty huddle together in the dark for another bonus show featuring a Listener's Choice review of Robert Wise's 1963 horror classic "The Haunting" and more great Listener Feedback.NOTES- The next Listener's Choice winner was actually chosen from donors who were thanked between episodes #209 and #213. ...

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[ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:01:02 -0500 ]


FS #214: The Incredible Hulk / The Happening / Top 5 TV Show Adaptations
June 13: Filmspotting SMASH! It's a summer blockbuster Lollapalooza this week as Adam and Matty tackle two new releases. First up on the main stage, the boys do battle with "The Incredible Hulk," Marvel Productions' latest adaptation of their own legendary comic book series with Edward Norton in the titular role and Louis Leterrier ("The Transporter") behind the camera. Will they embrace a big green Ed Norton, or pine for the days of big green Lou Ferrigno... or even Eric Bana? Next up, M. Nigh...

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[ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:50:31 -0500 ]


FS #213: The Fall / Kung Fu Panda / Man Who Fell to Earth / Top 5 Sydney Pollack Movies
June 6: From whirling dervishes to whirling red pandas (who sound an awful lot like Dustin Hoffman), this week Matty and Adam ogle a scrumptious smorgasbord of visual feasts with reviews of Tarsem Singh's "The Fall" and the latest offering from Dreamworks Animation, "Kung Fu Panda." Not to be out done, Nicholas Roeg offers up his own complex cinematic intarsia featuring David Bowie as an alien hanging with Rip Torn, Candy Clark, and Buck Henry in 1976's "The Man Who Fell To Earth," the final mov...

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[ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:14:11 -0500 ]


FS #212: Sex and the City / Logan's Run / Top 5 Best Dressed Characters
May 30: Slip on your Manolo Blahniks, lounge about in your best Dior, and hold onto your Louis Vutton Beverly Clutch as Filmspotting boldly goes where it's never gone before... the Chicago Tribune's Jessica Reaves helps Adam and Matty find their inner-Mirandas and inner-Carries with a review of "Sex and the City." In honor of the fierce ensembles worn by the SATC gals, your hosts roll out their Top 5 Best Dressed Movie Characters. Not to be out done, Michael York drops by in his futuristic Sand...

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[ Fri, 30 May 2008 10:10:49 -0500 ]


FS #211: Indiana Jones 4 / Soylent Green / Top 5 Characters Who Need a Comeback
May 22: Dun-da-dun-daa, dun-da-daaa ... That's the sound of George Lucas, Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg teaming up to trade-in on Matty and Adam's childhood memories with the latest installment of the Indiana Jones saga, "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Will Indy battling Cate Blanchett and her cold war Russians elicit the same whimsy and excitement that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" stirred in the souls of a young Adam and Matty? Or will the film's nostalgic pandering leave your intrepid h...

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[ Thu, 22 May 2008 17:38:24 -0500 ]


FS #210: Redbelt / Son of Rambow / Silent Running / Top 5 Dialogue Scenes
May 16: "A man distracted is a man defeated." How distracted were Adam and Matty by Ricky Jay and company's performances in "Redbelt," the latest film from playwright/screenwriter/director David Mamet? Your hosts enter the Filmspotting octagon to review Chiwetel Ejiofor as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor forced to fight for his honor, his dojo and Emily Mortimer. Plus, Matty finally catches up with the little English comedy that could from director Garth Jennings, "Son of Rambow," the darling ...

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[ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:54:51 -0500 ]


FS #209: Standard Operating Procedure / Speed Racer / Andromeda Strain / Top 5 Photography Movies
May 9: With a summer movie line-up filled with the likes of Indy, Iron Man and Batman, good ol’ Arthouse Adam listed "Standard Operating Procedure," Errol Morris’ documentary on the notorious Abu Ghraib photographs, as his most anticipated summer film. This week the boys decide which was more gut-wrenching: "Standard Op’s" vivid depictions of the Abu Ghraib atrocities, or being subjected to the Wachowski brothers big-screen adaptation of "Speed Racer," starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ric...

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[ Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:19 -0500 ]


FS #208: After Hours (Love, Actually)
May 6: Cure your Cinco de Mayo hangover with some hair of the dog and a slug of Filmspotting After Hours. Adam and Matty cobble together another bonus show featuring more great Listener Feedback and the first Listener's Choice review of "Love, Actually." ...

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[ Tue, 06 May 2008 15:39:03 -0500 ]


FS #208: Iron Man / The Omega Man / Top 5 Box Office Bombs (That We Like)
May 2: This week... What is this Iron Man? A small arthouse documentary on the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath? The long awaited Cal Ripken biopic? No, director Jon Favreau treats Adam and Matty to their first taste of a summer popcorn movie with his adaptation of the popular Marvel comic starring Robert Downey, Jr. as playboy-turned-superhero Tony Stark. Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeff Bridges co-star. The original man of iron -- Charlton Heston -- stars in "The Omega Man," the opening entry...

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[ Fri, 02 May 2008 15:01:16 -0500 ]


FS #207: Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? / The Visitor / Summer Movie Preview
April 25: This week... Filmspotting previews the glorious popcorn season ahead with a countdown of their Top 5 Most Anticipated Summer Movies. And what says 'summer fun' better than a 'War on Terror' double feature? Adam rolls out his best Rumsfeld impression while Matty conjures his best Condi to chase down Public Enemy #1 with director Morgan Spurlock in his latest documentary, "Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?" Plus, Filmspotting has always admired the work of long-time supporting acto...

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[ Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:34:46 -0500 ]


FS #206: Forgetting Sarah Marshall / Sarasota Film Fest / The Visitor / Top 5 Vacation Movies
April 18: Just when you feel like you're not getting enough full frontal male nudity, ribald oral sex jokes and Paul Rudd in your life, along comes the perfect remedy in"Forgetting Sarah Marshall,"the latest comedy from producer Judd Apatow starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell. Adam and Matty take a moment to deconstruct some of the recurring themes in the Apatow canon from an auteurist perspective and laud Kunis for a breakout, Bacall-esque performance. Plus, team Filmspotting emer...

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[ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:39:00 -0500 ]

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