Filmspotting
Filmspotting
A weekly podcast from Chicago featuring reintertop 5 lists and insightful film talk with Adam Kempenaar and Matty Robinson
FS #282: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans / The Messenger / Ben Foster-Oren Moverman ...
Nov. 20: It’s a potpourri of crazy this week on Filmspotting. First, Matty heads down to the French Quarter to grab some beignets at Café Du Monde and split a muffuletta with the venerable Werner Herzog and Nic Cage as he takes in the bizarre genius ...
FS #281: The Men Who Stare at Goats / Farewell My Concubine / Top 5 Films of 1999
Nov. 13: Usually Filmspotting trots out an elaborate, creative, highly over-written show description. This week, however, in keeping with the spirit of the film they’re discussing, "The Men Who Stare at Goats," the boys are decidedly phoning it in. ...
FS #280: Precious / When Father Was Away on Business / Top 5 Bad Screen Parents
Nov. 6: O Captain! My Captain! This week, Adam and Matty make music from the heart and navigate the blackboard jungle as they stand and deliver their latest edition of Filmspotting featuring a discussion of the Sundance sensation, "Precious: Based on the ...
FS #279: An Education / Antichrist / Top 5 Taboo Relationships
Oct. 30: Yes, we are obviously trying to seduce you. This week, Adam and Matty decide to forgo their spot at Oxford next semester and instead fall head over heels for the much older Peter Sarsgaard's fast car, cool jazz and French cigarettes. The lads ...
FS #278: Where the Wild Things Are / High and Low / Top 5 Nostalgia Movies (Redux)
Oct. 23: Little Sammy and the Mystery of Filmspotting IslandBy Ayn BallgameSammy was a little boy who loved making mischief (many would argue his acting out stemmed from Sammy’s lack of a relationship with his estranged father).One day, young Sammy was ...
FS #277: Zombieland / Capitalism: A Love Story / Top 5 Bad Day Movies
Oct. 16: This week Filmspotting celebrates Matty's 100th episode by playing catch-up and sitting down with two films currently creating a lot of buzz at the box office. First up, our heroes hole up in the abandoned Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois ...
FS #276: A Serious Man / Michael Stuhlbarg Interview / Top 5 Chicago Film Fest Preview
Oct. 9: Dean WermerAdam, Matty, thank you so much for coming in today. As you both are well aware, the tenure committee is in its final stages of making its decision on whether or not to grant the both of you tenure here at Grinyon Online University. ...
Filmspotting Revisited w/ Guest Host Matt Singer
October 2: With the guys off this week, Adam and Matty welcome in special guest host Matt Singer from IFC News and the IFC News Podcast as he takes a look back at some of his favorite Filmspotting segments.Note: The file size for this show is about twice ...
FS After Hours #11: Wait Until Dark
September 29: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1967 thriller "Wait Until Dark," starring Audrey Hepburn in an Oscar nominated turn. Plus, another provocative batch of Listener Feedback on John Hughes, ...
FS# 275: Overlooked DVD Picks / Top 5 Tearjerkers
Sept. 25: It’s alive! Not to be outdone by Netflix's crack team of engineers and mathematicians who recently revamped the efficacy of the company's online DVD recommendation system, Adam and Matty roll out a high-powered movie recommendation machine of ...
FS #274: The Informant! / Top 5 2009 Toronto Film Fest Movies
Sept. 18: LIVE from a makeshift dais outside the original Maple Leaf GardensQ: Ballgame, you’re coming off a tough road trip to the Toronto International Film Fest -- over 30 films in four days -- how do you think team Filmspotting held up?A: Well, ...
FS #273: Extract / Yojimbo / Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF '09 Movies
Sept. 11: Filmspotting reMike Judge's latest, "Extract" ... discuss the 5th movie in their Kurosawa Marathon, "Yojimbo" ... and preview their trip to the Toronto International Film Festival with their Top 5 Most Anticipated TIFF Movies.Also on the show: ...
FS# 272: Taking Woodstock / The Hidden Fortress / Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies
Sept. 4: How ‘bout another hand for Sha Na Na?! Groovy. Okay, cats. Just a reminder, please avoid the Sluggo and Nancy tabs, man. They’re no good. All right, up next, we’ve got a great act, all the way from Richard J. Daley’s cow palace on the ...
FS #271: Inglourious Basterds / Top 5 Quentin Tarantino Scenes
August 28: EXT. FILMSPOTTING STUDIOS. DAYTIME. LOS ANGELES. TWO HITMEN SIT IN A WHITE HONDA CIVIC.KAHUNAYou really think you should be drinking while we’re casing a joint?NEIL VEGAWhat is this an intervention? You’re gonna get all Betty Ford on ...
FS #270: Ponyo / Throne of Blood / Top 5 Films of 2000
August 21: 今週のfilmspottingは、日本editionです! まずAdamとMattyは、宮崎 ...
FS #269: District 9 / Top 5 John Hughes Characters
August 14: Do I just start talking? Do I look at you or at the camera? Oh, okay. Well, uh, my name is Jeroen Van Der Rohe, and I am the Chief Cultural Administer to the aliens currently living in District 9 here in Johannesburg. The aliens are unique ...
FS #268: Julie and Julia / Humpday / Top 5 Food Movies
August 7: Hellooooooooo my lovelies! This week we’re going to be making Filmspotting a la Awesome. To begin, please find yourself a suitable receptacle, an iPod or a radio station; then find yourself two charming, pedantic cinephiles: a nice ripe ...
FS After Hours #10: Our Man Flint
August 5: On this edition of Filmspotting After Hours... Our Listener's Choice discussion of the 1966 James Coburn Bond parody "Our Man Flint." Plus, a provocative batch of Listener Feedback on Moon Movies, the Best Films of 2001 and more.Thanks again to ...
FS #267: Funny People / Ikiru / Top 5 Movies About Comedy
July 31: What’s up Cleveland?! So nice to be back in the City of Lights. What’s the deal with these iPods? You see these things? Everywhere I go, people have iPods clipped to their arms or hanging from their belts. Not me. I still rock the Walkman. ...

