Filmspotting

Adam and Josh held out hope that Tasha Robinson and Dana Stevens might come crashing into the studio to share THEIR Top 5 Breaking Up the Boys' Club Movies. Alas, that didn't happen, but that didn't stop the guys from revealing their lists along with a review of SICARIO starring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-4:08 - Billboard / MUBI 4:08-33:08 - Review: "Sicario" Le Butcherettes, "Shave the Pride" 34:14-35:09 - SVU Promo 35:09-43:15 - Notes 43:15-52:34 - Massacre Theatre Le Butcherettes, "Stab My Back" 53:45-56:38 - Donations 56:38-1:24:22 - Top 5: Breaking Up the Boys' Club Movies 1:24:22-1:28:56 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Le Butcherettes LINKS - Josh's review of "Sicario" - More on Adam's issue with Sicario here (spoilers) - Adam on The Cinephiliacs - PTA's "Junjun" on MUBI - "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" Passes - Quartet Macabre info

Master of Disguise Johnny Depp goes Southie as infamous Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in the new film BLACK MASS. Josh and Adam eat some chowdah and take some pitchez of the local cullah before reviewing "Mass" and sharing their Top 5 Neighborhood Movies. Plus, Josh's take on some of the films he saw at the Toronto International Film Festival. This episode is brought to you by MUBI and Squarespace (use code FILM). :00-2:52 - Billboard / Sponsors 2:52-28:30 - Review: "Black Mass" Chuck Prophet,"Truth Will Out" 30:00-31:42 - Squarespace 31:42-46:38 - Notes / Polls 46:38-55:48 - JL: TIFF Recap Chuck Prophet, "Guilty as a Saint" 57:10-59:12 - Notes 59:12-1:29:05 - Top 5 Neighborhood Movies 1:29:05-1:31:47 - Close MUSIC - Chuck Prophet LINKS - Josh's review of "Black Mass" - "The Primary Instinct" - "How Green Was My Valley" essay - Andras' Squarespace site

For a director who was once called “The Next Spielberg,” M. Night Shyamalan has fallen on hard times. In the decade since the success of THE SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE and SIGNS, Shyamalan has seen diminishing returns at the box office and with critics. Josh and Adam assess whether Shyamalan has changed his luck with the low-budget horror film THE VISIT. Plus, the Top 5 Movie House Guests and a few thoughts on THE MEND. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-2:04 - Billboard / MUBI 2:04-27:08 - Review: "The Visit" Keith Richards, "Amnesia" 28:30-47:47 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 47:47-52:29 - AK Recommends: "The Mend" Keith Richards, "Trouble" 53:25-59:49 - Donations / SVU Promo 59:40-1:26:08 - Top 5: House Guests 1:26:08-1:29:53 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Keith Richards LINKS - Josh's review of "The Visit" - "99 Homes" Passes - Slate Culture Gabfest in Chicago - Hands of Uncle Charlie

Live from the rooftop of Nakatomi Plaza, it's Filmspotting, where Adam and Josh welcome special guests Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh, Prince Akeem of Zamunda and Chicago gang boss Jimmy Serrano. Yes, it's the Top 5 Films of 1988, plus Depp v Depp (v Depp) and a review of Alex Ross Perry's QUEEN OF EARTH. This episode is brought to you by MUBI and Harry's (use code FILMSPOTTING). :00-3:00 - Billboard / Sponsors 3:00-20:56 - Review: "Queen of Earth" Pixies, "Where is My Mind" 22:17-24:03 - Harry's 24:03-43:19 - Notes / Polls Pixies, "Bone Machine" 44:30-53:00 - Donations 53:00-1:18:33 - Top 5: Films of 1988 1:18:33-1:22:36 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - The Pixies LINKS - Josh's review of "Queen of Earth" - Adam on InSession Film podcast - "Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story"

If the summer and year-end movie seasons are all about expectation, fall… is all about surprises. Hopefully, good ones. The Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips (and his trusty light saber) joins Adam and Josh for a double dose of Top 5s this week – Most Anticipated Fall Movies and Questions about the impending season. Plus, a review roundup with thoughts on QUEEN OF EARTH, MERU, DIGGING FOR FIRE and PHOENIX. This episode is brought to you by MUBI and Audible.com. Get Matthew McConaughey’s performance of “Summer Farmer” as a free download through Sept. 30. :00-3:14 - Billboard / Audible-MUBI 3:14-32:33 - Fall Movie Preview, Pt. 1 Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, "S.O.B." 33:39-34:37 - Audible 34:37-48:12 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 48:12-1:04:21 - Review Roundup Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, "Wasting Time" 1:05:18-1:06:12 - SVU Promo 1:06:12-1:32:56 - Fall Movie Preview, Pt. 2 1:32:56-1:36:20 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweat NOTES - MT winner: Ryan Ervin LINKS - Michael Phillips on Wes Craven

Of current actor-director combos, Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are significant for their writing partnership – and for Gerwig’s impact on Baumbach’s choice of subjects. Since hooking up with the 32 year-old Gerwig, Gen-Xer Baumbach has started training his eye on 20-something millennials – first in 2012’s "Frances Ha" and with the new MISTRESS AMERICA. Adam and Josh review Baumbach and Gerwig's latest, and revisit their Top 5 Desert Island Directors. This episode is brought to you by MUBI and Squarespace (use code FILM). :00-2:35 - Billboard / MUBI 2:35-28:20 - Review: "Mistress America" The Staves, "Teeth White" 29:31-31:41 - Squarespace 31:41-46:29 - Notes / Polls The Staves, "Make It Holy" 47:48-58:35 - Donations 58:35-1:39:04 - Top 5: Desert Island Directors 1:39:04-1:41:38 - Close MUSIC - The Staves LINKS - Josh's "Mistress America" review - Michelle's Squarespace site - Ricardo's movie: "El Cumpleaños de Joaquín"

With 2012's ACT OF KILLING, director Joshua Oppenheimer delivered one of the most acclaimed, innovative - and harrowing - documentaries in recent memory. His follow-up, THE LOOK OF SILENCE, is less formally ambitious, but returns Oppenheimer to familiar territory – Indonesia's bloody anti-Communist purge that left hundreds of thousands dead in the mid-1960s. Adam and Josh review "Silence," give last week's director/muse poll another shot, and revisit their Top 5 Haunted Past Movies. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-4:17 - Billboard / MUBI 4:17-37:42 - Review: "The Look of Silence" The Aches, "Judas" 39:01-55:07 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 55:07-59:20 - Review: "M:I – Rogue Nation" The Aches, "Prodigals" 1:00:31-1:07:07 - Donations / SVU Promo 1:07:07-1:32:43 - Top 5: Haunted Past Movies 1:32:43-1:35:53 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - The Aches NOTES - MT winner: Joseph Erikson LINKS - Josh's "Look of Silence" review - Nigel's interview w/ Karina Longworth - Apu Trilogy coming to Criterion - A WALK IN THE WOODS Tickets

Since his death in 2008 at age 46, a kind of cult has developed around writer David Foster Wallace. For proof, look no further than the existence of THE END OF THE TOUR, the Sundance hit starring Jason Segel as Wallace, along with Jesse Eisenberg as Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. The film – from SPECTACULAR NOW director James Ponsoldt – documents Lipsky's five-day interview with Wallace following the celebrated publication of the author’s INFINITE JEST. Adam and Josh review THE END OF THE TOUR and revisit their Top 5 Movies About Writers. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-2:56 - Billboard / MUBI 2:56-33:08 - Review: "The End of the Tour" R.E.M., "Strange Currencies" 34:06-45:54 - Notes / Polls Tracey Ullman, "They Don't Know" 46:31-56:33 - Donations 56:33-1:21:56 - Top 5: Movies About Writers (Revisited) 1:21:56-1:26:21 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - The End of the Tour Soundtrack LINKS - Josh's "End of the Tour" review

Back in March, Adam and Josh celebrated Filmspotting's 10th anniversary with the Top 10 Blind Spots – significant oversights in their ongoing film educations. #3 on Adam's list was David Lean's 1965 epic DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, which gets a special "Blindspotting" review this week in honor of its 50th anniversary and the recent passing of star Omar Sharif. Plus, the Top 5 Small Moments in Big Movies. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-3:02 - Billboard / MUBI 3:02-37:56 - Review: "Doctor Zhivago" Wilder Embry, "Pretty Things" 39:24-53:39 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 53:39-1:04:08 - FS Recommends Wilder Embry, "It" 1:05:17-1:11:03 - Donations / SVU Promo 1:11:03-1:42:16 - Top 5 Small Moments... 1:42:16-1:45:30 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Wilder Embry NOTES - MT winner: Rance Craft, Austin LINKS - Josh's "Doctor Zhivago" review - You Must Remember This - The Cinephiliacs - "Call Me Lucky" - "Tangerine" - Harold Ramis Collaborations

Former Dissolve Managing Editor Genevieve Koski joins Scott Tobias for week #2 of The Dissolve's Filmspotting residency. It's also week #2 of putting a positive spin on the end of their former online home... Scott and Genevieve get optimistic with their Top 5 Exciting Movie Trends. Plus, a review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION and some thoughts on the new indie THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-2:32 - Billboard / MUBI 2:32-28:44 - Review: "M:I – Rogue Nation" Heartless Bastards, "Gates of Dawn" 30:05-39:12 - Notes / Polls 39:12-52:57 - Review: "Stanford Prison Exp." Heartless Bastards, "Journey" 54:22-1:10:35 - Top 5: Exciting Movie Trends 1:10:35-1:13:32 - Close LINKS - "Jurassic World" and high heels

For two years, members of The Dissolve staff put blood, sweat and tears into running their great film site – and all you get is a lousy top 5 list. Dissolvers Scott Tobias and Keith Phipps fill in for Adam and Josh, sharing the Top 5 Things We Learned At The Dissolve. Plus, reviews of SOUTHPAW with Jake Gyllenhaal and the indie transgender comedy TANGERINE. This episode is brought to you by MUBI and by Squarespace (code FILM). :00-2:32 - Billboard / MUBI 2:32-15:49 - Review: "Southpaw" Courtney Barnett, "Pedestrian at Best" 17:02-18:50 - Sponsor: Squarespace 18:50-25:14 - Notes / Massacre Theatre 25:14-36:51 - Review "Tangerine" Courtney Barnett, "Depreston" 38:10-38:59 - SVU Promo 38:59-53:34 - Top 5: Things We Learned At... 53:34-57:52 - Close MUSIC - Courtney Barnett NOTES - MT winner: Melanie Purser LINKS - The Dissolve on Facebook - Dissolve spinoff "The Solute" - Oscilliscope Labs' "Musings" Tumblr - Stanley Kubrick's favorite movies - Jessef's Squarespace site - Aaron's Squarespace site

It-Girl Amy Schumer falls for potential Manic Pixie Dream Guy Bill Hader... but will Adam and Josh swoon for the Schumer-penned/Judd Apatow-directed TRAINWRECK? Plus, the movies' Top 5 Comedy Ensembles. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-3:49 - Billboard / MUBI 3:49-25:40 - Review: "Trainwreck" Jason Isbell, "It Takes a Lifetime" 27:04-37:11 - Notes / Polls Jason Isbell, "24 Frames" 38:29-44:00 - Donations / Promo: Sound Ops 44:00-1:10:54 - Top 5: Comedy Ensembles 1:10:54-1:14:30 - Close / Outtake MUSIC - Jason Isbell LINKS - Grammar Girl on 'whole nother' - Josh's "Trainwreck" review

With nothing but "Mission Impossible" sequels and a "Vacation" reboot ahead, Adam and Josh turn back and share their Top 5 Films of 2015 (So Far). Plus, a few thoughts on LOVE & MERCY and THE TRIBE. This episode is brought to you by MUBI / Harry's (use code FILMSPOTTING). :00-3:07 - Billboard / Harry's-MUBI 3:07-25:43 - Top 5: Films of 2015 (So Far) "Main Title," It Follows 26:29-28:32 - Sponsor: Harry's 28:32-35:55 - Massacre Theatre 35:55-45:58 - "Love & Mercy," "The Tribe" "Ava," Ex Machina 46:55-55:17 - Donations / SVU Promo 55:17-1:26:25 - Top 5: Films of 2015 cont. 1:26:25-1:30:12 - Close / Outtake NOTES - Farewell to The Dissolve! News that came down the morning after we taped this episode. - MT winner: Eric McConnell LINKS - Josh's "The Tribe" review - It Follows: Anatomy of a Scene - "Man From Reno" - A.V. Club's halftime superlatives - The Music of "Ex Machina"

DOPE was a hit with audiences at this year's Sundance Film Festival... Adam and Josh, not so much. Plus, a few thoughts on David Gordon Green's latest starring Al Pacino, MANGLEHORN... and grab your box of chocolates, some hakuna matata and a little hope for the Top 5 Films of 1994 (Revisited). This episode is brought to you by MUBI / Squarespace (use code FILM). :00-2:38 - Billboard / MUBI 2:38-21:09 - Review: "Dope" Digable Planets, "9th Wonder (Blackitolism) 22:32-24:26 - Squarespace 24:26-34:28 - Polls / James Horner 34:28-44:02 - Review: "Manglehorn" Nas, "The World is Yours" 45:18-46:12 - SVU Promo 46:12-1:21:10 - Top 5: Films of 1994 1:21:10-1:25:03 - Close / Outtake LINKS - Josh's "Dope" review - Josh's "Manglehorn" review - Samuel's Squarespace site - Kagan's Squarespace site - "Jack and Jill's" final gag - Adam's "Crisis of Faith" class

Pixar has made heroes out of mute robots, anxious clown fish, a foodie rat and an irritable 80 year-old man. For their next mission, they go outside... in. Is the new INSIDE OUT a return to form for the once peerless animation studio? Josh and guest host Michael Phillips from the Chicago Tribune share their eview and revisit their Top 5 Actor-Director Pairs. This episode is brought to you by MUBI. :00-2:59 - Billboard / MUBI 2:59-28:55 - Review: "Inside Out"  Girlpool, "Ideal World" 30:22-40:54 - Notes / Massacre Theatre Girlpool, "Before the World Was Big" 42:10-1:17:44 - Top 5: Actor-Director Pairs 1:17:44-1:22:51 - Close MUSIC - Girlpool NOTES - MT winner: Adolfo Acosta LINKS - Josh's "Inside Out" review - Michael's "Inside Out" review - Michael and Heidi's "Goodfellas" video - Adam's "Crisis of Faith" class