Filmspotting

Adam and Josh take stock of the movie year with their Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), and take another look at Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT, which took home the Best Picture and Best Director prize 65 years ago. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠ [https://experience.regmovies.com/join-unlimited?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=filmspotting], the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Intro (00:00:00-00:01:32) Top 5: Films of 2025 So Far (00:01:33-00:52:35) Filmspotting Family (00:52:36-00:58:59) Next Week / Notes / Poll (00:59:00-01:09:12) Pantheon Project: “The Apartment” (01:09:13-01:48:47) Credits / New Releases (01:48:48-01:50:54) Links: Cinema Interruptus: “The Player” https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus [https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus] The Reveal: “The Apartment” https://thereveal.film/54-tie-the-apartment-the-reveal-discusses-all-100-of-sight-sounds-greatest-films-of-all-time/ [https://thereveal.film/54-tie-the-apartment-the-reveal-discusses-all-100-of-sight-sounds-greatest-films-of-all-time/] Filmspotting’s Billy Wilder Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/wilder [https://www.filmspotting.net/wilder] Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠ [feedback@filmspotting.net]. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/WvPUi3nm1N7tEQ5YA] and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ [http://filmspottingfamily.com/] -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠ [https://www.filmspotting.net/shop] Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm] ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm] ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ [https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

With a new SUPERMAN coming to theaters, we're sharing a Top 5 from the Zack Snyder era: "Batman/Superman Moments" featuring Adam joined by Pop Culture Happy Hour's Glen Weldon and Chris Klimek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Adam and Josh decided they could and should give Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster JURASSIC PARK the Sacred Cow treatment, along with a review of the franchise’s latest (and best since ‘93?) installment JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH. Plus, Josh recommends M3GAN 2.0 and SORRY, BABY. This episode is presented by https://experience.regmovies.com/join-unlimited?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=filmspotting⁠Regal Unlimited⁠ [https://experience.regmovies.com/join-unlimited?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=filmspotting], the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:02) Review: "Jurassic World Rebirth" (00:02:03-00:35:05) Review (JL): "M3GAN 2.0" (00:35:06-00:41:15) Filmspotting Family (00:41:16-00:44:45) Golden Brickspotting: "Sorry, Baby" (00:44:46-00:50:44) Next Week / Notes (00:50:45-00:53:06) Massacre Theatre (00:53:07-01:00:11) Sacred Cow: "Jurassic Park" (01:00:12-01:47:58) Credits / New Releases (01:47:59-01:52:56) Correction: -The R rating existed in 1975; PG-13 didn't. Links: -July 4th Merch Sale ⁠⁠⁠https://filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ [https://filmspotting.net/shop] -Cinema Interruptus: "The Player" https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus [https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus] -Filmspotting’s Steven Spielberg Episodes https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/spielberg [https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/spielberg] Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠ [feedback@filmspotting.net]. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/WvPUi3nm1N7tEQ5YA] and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ [http://filmspottingfamily.com/] Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm] ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm] ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ [https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

With THIS IS SPINAL TAP back in theaters for its 41st anniversary, we're sharing our 8 From '84 review of the mock rock doc classic. Also from '84, the Talking Heads' classic concert film directed by Jonathan Demme, STOP MAKING SENSE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Whether you agree 28 YEARS LATER has too many ideas “smooshed” together or that it all coheres around a single compelling one, Adam and Josh are both eager to see how these rage zombies evolve. Plus, a revisit of the Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠ [https://experience.regmovies.com/join-unlimited?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=filmspotting], the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:12) Review: “28 Years Later” (00:02:13-00:36:01) Review: “Familiar Touch” (00:36:02-00:46:00) Filmspotting Family (00:46:01-00:50:07) Next Week / Polls / Promos (00:50:08-01:09:06) Listener Feedback (01:09:07-01:23:02) Top 5: Danny Boyle Characters Pt. 1 (01:23:02-01:45:21) Danny Boyle Characters Pt. 2 (01:45:22-01:59:11) Credits / New Releases (01:59:12-02:03:22) Links: Cinema Interruptus: “The Player” https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus [https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus] New York Times: 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html] LBX: Films That Inspired Celine Song’s “Materialists” https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/films-that-inspired-celine-songs-materialists/ [https://letterboxd.com/crew/list/films-that-inspired-celine-songs-materialists/] Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2017/4/12/626-danny-boyle-characters [https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2017/4/12/626-danny-boyle-characters] Adam’s Danny Boyle Ranked https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/danny-boyle-ranked/ [https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/danny-boyle-ranked/] Josh’s Danny Boyle Ranked https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/danny-boyle-ranked/ [https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/danny-boyle-ranked/] Filmspotting’s Danny Boyle Episodes https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/danny+boyle [https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/danny+boyle] Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠ [feedback@filmspotting.net]. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/WvPUi3nm1N7tEQ5YA] and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ [http://filmspottingfamily.com/] -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ [https://filmspotting.net/shop] Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ [https://facebook.com/filmspotting] ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ [https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm] ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm] ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ [https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]