Filmspotting Podcast
1) Top 10 Films of 2025 (Pt. 2) with Alison Willmore and Michael Phillips (#1045)
For the second part of their Top 10 Films of 2025 conversation with Michael Phillips and Vulture critic Alison Willmore, the roundtable gets to the films that made at least two and, in one case, all f...Show More
2) Top 10 of 2025 (Pt. 1) with Alison Willmore and Michael Phillips (#1044)
Adam and Josh’s Top 10 Films of 2025 conversation with Michael Phillips and Vulture critic Alison Willmore went so long that it had to be split into two parts. In this offering, the roundtable shares ...Show More
3) Eyes Wide Shut (Archive)
Something for the holidays special from the Filmspotting Archive: Adam and Josh's 9 From '99 review of Stanley Kubrick's EYES WIDE SHUT. For full access to the archive going back to 2005, plus mont...Show More
4) Best Performances of 2025, Wake Up Dead Man and Hamnet Reviews (#1043)
Hot on the heels of submitting their Chicago Film Critics Association ballots, Adam and Josh share their favorite performances of the year, plus some thoughts on Rian Johnson’s WAKE UP DEAD MAN and Ch...Show More
5) Knives Out Review (Archive)
For this week's archive drop, we're sharing Adam and Josh's 2019 review of Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT. The third film in the series, WAKE UP DEAD MAN, is currently in theaters and comes to Netflix on D...Show More
6) Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers – Live at Refocus Film Festival (#1042)
Back in October, Michael Phillips joined Adam at Iowa City’s Refocus Film Festival for a live recording of the Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers. The town is home to the University of Iowa’s fame...Show More
7) Bonus: Ask Us Anything (Excerpt)
For November's Filmspotting Family bonus episode, Adam, Josh, and Producer Sam fielded a wide variety of questions from listeners, including how Josh ended up in Scotland, how Adam ended up (back) in ...Show More
8) Wicked: For Good Review, Train Dreams, Golden Brick Longlist (#1041)
Josh (a fan of last year’s "Wicked") and Adam (not a fan) review the sequel, WICKED: FOR GOOD, and try to get to the bottom of why it fails where the stage musical (mostly) succeeds. Plus, raves for C...Show More
9) The Running Man Review, Nouvelle Vague (#1040)
Director Edgar Wright’s latest, THE RUNNING MAN, is an update of the Schwarzenegger-starring ‘87 sci-fi action film (and the ‘82 Stephen King novella). Josh finds just enough to recommend it, but Adam...Show More
10) Bonus: The Next Picture Show’s 500th Episode
For this week's Archive episode, we celebrate our sister podcast's milestone by sharing their recently published 500th episode, which has hosts Scott Tobias, Tasha Robinson, Genevieve Koski, and Keith...Show More