Filmspotting

Director Barry Jenkins and playwright Tarell McCraney grew up in the same neighborhood in 1980s-era Miami. MOONLIGHT, based on an autobiographical story by McCraney, brought Jenkins back to his roots. And that return to his home turf has paid off: MOONLIGHT has been the toast of the festival circuit all this fall. This week, Adam's interview with Jenkins and actress Naomie Harris. Plus, quick reviews of two more new releases - Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE and TOWER, a newly minted Golden Brick nominee that Adam calls one of the best films of the year.0:00-1:06 - Billboard1:06-23:46 - Interview: Barry Jenkins and Naomie Harris23:46-36:51 - Review: "Moonlight"Anderson .Paak, "Get 'Em Up"37:59-48:40 - Notes / Polls48:40-57:35 - Reviews: "Doctor Strange," "Tower"Anderson .Paak, "The City"58:33-1:08:28 - Donations1:08:28-1:26:00 - Buñuel #3: "Death in the Garden"1:26:00-1:29:02 - Close

The clown under the bed. The shadow on the other side of the shower curtain. The elevator filled with blood. Scary movies make an impression - and never more so than when you’re a kid. This week on the show, Adam and Josh tap into their own earliest fears for this week’s Top 5: Childhood Movie Scares with special guest Ti West ("House of the Devil" "In a Valley of Violence"). Plus, a Sacred Cow review of 1984’s NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.0:00-1:08 - Billboard1:08-28:50 - Sacred Cow: "Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)Alice Cooper, "Welcome to My Nightmare"30:18-45:51 - Notes / Massacre Theatre45:51-1:14:15 - Top 5: Childhood Movie Scares w/Ti WestDio, "Dream Evil"1:15:24-1:40:48 - Top 5, cont.1:40:48-1:43:05 - Close

For certain film lovers, a new Kelly Reichardt film is an event. Spare and deliberately paced movies like WENDY AND LUCY and MEEK’S CUTOFF are treasured for their detail and observation - and for their focus on the lives of women. Reichardt’s latest - CERTAIN WOMEN - continues in that tradition, with a trio of loosely connected stories starring Laura Dern, Michelle Williams and Kristen Stewart. This week, a review of WOMEN, plus Adam's interview with Reichardt and the third film in the Luis Bunuel marathon - 1954's ROBINSON CRUSOE.0:00-1:23 - Billboard1:23-21:03 - Interview: Kelly Reichardt21:03-35:39 - Review: "Certain Women"Deap Vally, "Smile More"36:58-48:28 - Notes / Polls48:28-1:08:35 - CIFF recapDeap Vally, "Teenage Queen"1:09:41-1:15:42 - Donations1:15:42-1:32:51 - Buñuel #2: "Robinson Crusoe"1:32:51-1:47:15 - Close / Hot Mics

Back in June, IDA and Chicago's Kartemquin Films invited Adam to host a career-spanning conversation with documentary filmmaker Steve James ("Hoop Dreams," "The Interrupters"). This excerpt from that talk covers James' early life growing up in Hampton, VA, and his films STEVIE (2002) and AT THE DEATH HOUSE DOOR (2008), plus the James-produced PBS series about immigration THE NEW AMERICANS (2004).  0:00-1:11 - Billboard1:11-25:24 - Interview: Steve JamesShovels & Rope, "The Last Hawk"26:22-28:23 - Notes28:23-52:47 - Steve James, cont.52:47-54:45 - Close

Director Nate Parker came out of Sundance in January with an award-winning debut film and talk of being an Oscar front-runner. Things got more complicated over the summer when revelations about Parker’s past turned attention away from the film and onto him. Parker’s film THE BIRTH OF A NATION, about Nat Turner’s 1831 slave rebellion, opens this weekend. Adam and Josh have a review. Plus, their most anticipated titles playing this year's Chicago International Film Festival (Oct 13-27).0:00-1:15 - Billboard1:15-30:40 - Review: "Birth of a Nation"Chance the Rapper, "How Great"31:53-44:22 - Notes / Massacre Theatre44:22-47:12 - Top 5: CIFF PreviewChance the Rapper, "Blessings"48:12-55:51 - Donations55:51-1:24:02 - Top 5: CIFF Preview, cont.1:24:02-1:27:31 - Close / Outtake

Denzel Washington has been nominated for an Oscar in every decade since the ‘80s. He’s been a consistently bankable star for just about that long, too. And yet, do we still take Denzel for granted? With Washington’s THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN remake currently in theaters, special guest W. Kamau Bell joins Adam and Josh to look back on the actor’s career with the Top 5 Denzel Washington Performances. Plus, the first pair of films in the latest Filmspotting Marathon, devoted to the career of the Spanish-born surrealist Luis Bunuel - his 1929 collaboration with Salvador Dali UN CHIEN ANDALOU and 1930's L'AGE D'OR. 0:00-1:12 - Billboard1:12-35:47 - Top 5: Denzel PerformancesW. Kamau Bell, "How Did You Know It Was Racism?"36:60-51:59 - Notes / Polls51:59-1:10:51 - Review: "Magnificent Seven"Pixies, "Debaser"1:12:05-1:17:20 - Donations1:17:20-1:34:43 - Bunuel #11:334:43-1:36:59 - Close

In the 1980s and '90s, Oliver Stone was one of the most vital and high-profile directors working in Hollywood. Platoon, JFK, Natural Born Killers and more collected awards - or controversy - but were never ignored. It’s been a while since Stone has demanded that kind of attention, but a new book about Stone by critic Matt Zoller Seitz aims to revive his reputation. This week, Seitz shares his Top 5 Oliver Stone Scenes. Plus, Adam and Josh give Stone’s '89 Oscar-winner BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY the Sacred Cow treatment and review Stone's latest, SNOWDEN.0:00-1:27 - Billboard1:27-37:13 - Sacred Cow: "Born on the Fourth..."Dawes, "Picture of a Man"38:39-48:55 - Notes / Massacre Theatre48:55-1:00:02 - Review: "Snowden"Dawes, "For No Good Reason"1:01:21-1:47:53 - Top 5: Oliver Stone Scenes1:47:53-1:50:31 - Close / OuttakeLINKS-The Oliver Stone Experience-

When a couple of American movie icons pair up, it’s sometimes a little surprising to realize that they’ve never worked together before. In the case of SULLY, it’s Clint Eastwood and Tom Hanks - and if the movie becomes an Oscar favorite, you can count on Adam and Josh fighting about it from now til February as the film sparks another debate. Plus, Filmspotting rolls out the red carpet for 'The Sad Tubas', honoring the best of the show's recent Contemporary Nordic Cinema Marathon.0:00-0:59 - Billboard0:59-30:03 - Review: "Sully"Frankie Lee "American Dreamer"31:19-42:59 - Notes / Polls42:59-1:14:46 - Nordic Marathon Awards1:14:46-1:24:52 - Close / Hot Mics

Earlier this year, the BBC polled movie critics worldwide for the best films of the 21st century. The resulting list has been the subject of debate ever since. Noticeably under-represented? Comedies. On this week's show, Adam and Josh try to remedy that oversight with their Top 5 Comedies of the 21st Century. Also, in honor of the late Gene Wilder, a Sacred Cow review of one of the 20th century’s great comedies: Mel Brooks’ YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. Plus, Michael Phillips calls in from the Venice Film Festival with with some thoughts on the fest, Wilder and the BBC Top 100.0:00-1:18 - Billboard1:18-23:24 - Sacred Cow: "Young Frankenstein"Young Frankenstein, "Puttin' on the Ritz"24:38-39:59 - Notes / Massacre Theatre39:59-1:07:09 - Michael Phillips Walk Hard, "Walk Hard"1:07:44-1:13:46 - Donations1:13:46-2:09:57 - Top 5: 21st Century Comedies2:09:57-2:12:22 - CloseLINKS-Josh on "Young Frankenstein"-BBC's 21st Century's 100 Greatest Films-Comedies shut out of BBC's greatest films

Single dad moves to Germany for work bringing his reluctant, rap-obsessed teen son along with him. The Sundance-friendly plot made comic drama MORRIS FROM AMERICA a hit in Park City in January, but Chicago proves only half-friendly, with Adam and Josh splitting on director Chad Hartigan's new film. And since Josh was busy editing his book over the weekend, Adam had to turn to the Call-a-Critic line to help him with reviews of Ira Sach's LITTLE MEN (Village Voice's Alan Scherstuhl) and the Obama-first-date movie SOUTHSIDE WITH YOU (rogerebert.com's Odie Henderson). Plus, a farewell to comedy legend Gene Wilder, thoughts on the new thriller DON'T BREATHE, and the final film in the Contemporary Nordic Cinema Marathon, 2015 Cannes-winner RAMS from Iceland.  0:00-3:35 - Billboard / Donations3:35-22:13 - Review: "Morris from America"Dream Wife, "Heartbreaker"23:15-44:47 - Notes / Polls44:47-55:54 - Review: "Southside With You"55:54-1:00:21 - Review: "Don't Breathe"1:00:21-1:13:14 - Review: "Little Men"Dream Wife, "Kids"1:14:24-1:28:28 - Nordic #7: "Rams"1:28:28-1:40:18 - Close / Hot Mics

Citizen Kane, Vertigo, The Godfather. 200 years from now, will anyone even remember these movies? Or are we currently overlooking the classics of the future? Writer Chuck Klosterman joins Adam and Josh on this special 600th episode to discuss his new book "But What If We’re Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were The Past" and to take part in possibly the most challenging Top 5 in the history of the show: Movies Future Historians Will Remember. Plus, listeners help us celebrate #600 with favorite memories from our first 11+ years.0:00-3:23 - Billboard / Donations3:23-34:47 - Movies Future Historians Will Remember"I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always"35:44-1:13:59 - Top 5, cont."Last Night I Dreamed My Birthday"1:15:18-1:49:20 - Defining Show Moments1:49:20-1:52:39 - CloseMUSIC-Luke Winslow-KingLINKS-"But What If We're Wrong"-"Which Rock Star Will Historians...."-Filmspotting Reviews: The Complete List-The Cinephiliacs Episode #83

As the Summer 2016 movie season winds down, some critics are already writing it off as the worst summer ever. Ever the optimists, they look ahead to fall with their Top 5 Fall Movie Questions. Plus, reviews of the acclaimed West Texas-set heist movie HELL OR HIGH WATER and new animated feature KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS. Also, the sixth film in the Contemporary Nordic Cinema Marathon – 1001 GRAMS from Norway's Bent Hamer – and Adam nominates another Golden Brick contender.0:00-1:50 - Billboard / Donations1:50-37:03 - Fall Movie PreviewTownes Van Zandt, "Dollar Bill Blues"38:11-44:05 - Notes / Corrections44:05-51:41 - Quick Takes: "Kubo" / "The Phenom"51:41-58:15 - Massacre Theatre58:15-1:07:36 - Review: "Hell or High Water"Chris Stapleton, "Outlaw State of Mind"1:08:39-1:20:31 - Nordic #6: "1001 Grams"1:20:31-1:36:34 - Close / Hot MicsNOTES-"Disorder" director Alice Winocour wrote "Mustang," not direct it.LINKS-Josh's review of "Hell or High Water"-Josh's review of "Kubo"-Indiewire's 34 Indie Films To See This Season-Are You Ready For Mel Gibson's Comeback?

New Zealand director Taika Waititi got on a lot of people’s radars last year with his hilarious vampire mockumentary WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS. His follow-up, the charming coming of age story HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE, couldn’t be more different, but like SHADOWS is benefiting from great word of mouth. This week, Adam and guest host Tasha Robinson have a review of HUNT, and share the Top 5 Directors We'd Bankroll.0:00-1:30 - Billboard2:17-30:02 - Review: "Hunt for the Wilderpeople"Hockey Dad, "Jump the Gun"28:48-45:40 - Notes / Polls45:40-58:00 - "Don't Think Twice" / "Hell or High Water"Hockey Dad, "I Need A Woman"58:44-1:01:04 - Donations1:01:04-1:42:29 - Top 5: Directors We'd Bankroll1:42:29-1:51:05 - Close / Hot MicsLINKS-The Next Picture Show-"Charlie Kaufman Reflects On His Career"-Noel Murray's "Certain Women" review

Chicago critic and passionate comic-book fan Angelica Bastién joins Josh to consider DC's latest big-screen offering: SUICIDE SQUAD, starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto. They also take on the challenge of naming the Top 5 Women Comic Book Characters (Done Right) and play a round of Massacre Theatre. Plus, Angelica sits through Josh’s mild recommendation of JASON BOURNE. (She’s not a fan.)0:00-3:27 - Billboard / Donations3:27-27:33 - Review: "Suicide Squad"The Julie Ruin, "Hello Trust No One"28:41-36:35 - Notes / Massacre Theatre36:35-40:08 - Larsen Recommends: "Jason Bourne"The Julie Ruin, "Mr. So And So"41:03-1:09:57 - Top 5: Women Comic Book Characters1:09:57-1:12:32 - CloseLINKS-Angelica’s Keanu Reeves essay-Josh’s "Suicide Squad" review-Josh’s "Jason Bourne" review

Director Anna Rose Holmer had a Sundance hit earlier this year with her debut film THE FITS, a stunningly shot tale of a young girl coming to terms with the frightening reality of impending adolescence. On this week's show, a review of Holmer’s film, plus a 'Review Roundup' with thoughts on Michel Gondry's MICROBE & GASOLINE, the new doc NUTS! and STAR TREK BEYOND. Also the 5th film in our Contemporary Nordic Cinema Marathon - Aki Kaurismaki's "Le Havre." 0:00-1:12 - Billboard1:12-24:03 - Review: "The Fits"Lucy Dacus, "Map On A Wall"28:42-53:38 - Notes / Polls53:38-1:12:50 - Nordic #5: "Le Havre"Lucy Dacus, "I Don't Want To Be Funny Anymore"1:13:52-1:19:03 - Donations1:19:03-1:40:27 - Review Roundup1:40:27-1:57:51 - Close / Hot Mics-"The Fits" theatrical release info-Josh's review of "The Fits"-Josh's review of "Star Trek Beyond"-Matt Singer's "Star Trek Beyond" review-Josh's review of "Microbe and Gasoline"-Billy Ray Brewton's "Show Yourself"