This week on SVU, Matt and Jordan review the new Shudder Original GOODY GOODY⚠️ Alongside the usual thematically-related recs, they also respond to a listener request for horror movies you can show the kiddos to get them into the genre!
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Dive into the season's festivities with the latest slasher-themed Movie Death Match. Who will win between HALLOWEEN and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 🔪 Featuring Deirdre Barrett and Jason Zinoman
Mulholland Drive turns 25 this month, so what better time to review it as part of our Pantheon project. Now in your Filmspotting feed.
Netflix's latest bomb... Unabomber review on SVU, and recommendations for better films you could watch instead⚠️
It's Movie Racket Monday! This week, host Michael + critic and author @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social chat about the pioneering French filmmaker and their favorite performances that reflect Guy-Blaché's directive🎬
This past week on SVU, Jordan and Matt reviewed the new Netflix Original Best of the Best and recommended their favorite single-setting 'bottle' movies⚠️
Okay, so you had a dream about this place. Tell me. This week in Filmspotting🌴
For this week's Movie Racket, host Michael Phillips and film critic @aduralde.bsky.social discuss the work of Vincente Minnelli and other films with a keen eye for production design, art direction, and hidden details🎬
Your Filmspotting feed this week. Starring Matt Singer to discuss his new book Funny Business and his top 5 films from the last great era of movie comedies: the early 2000s.
Michael Phillips and crime movie historian Rachel Walther @rwalth address the origins of this famous quote while discussing the enduring appeal of risk and desire on screen. New Movie Racket out now 🎬
Crack open a Pabst Blue Ribbon! This week in Filmspotting.
I had a real blast representing Stop Making Sense in this rollicking debate. Listen to see if I did it justice?
Adam Kempenaar@filmspotting.bsky.social · last mo.The best concert film ever? The new Movie Death Match sets @eccantwell.bsky.social ("There's only one David Byrne") vs. @stevenhyden.bsky.social ("Stop Making Sense is a film about a Talking Heads concert, and The Last Waltz is a film about rock 'n' roll") to decide it. omny.fm/shows/filmsp...
The best concert film ever? The new Movie Death Match sets @eccantwell.bsky.social ("There's only one David Byrne") vs. @stevenhyden.bsky.social ("Stop Making Sense is a film about a Talking Heads concert, and The Last Waltz is a film about rock 'n' roll") to decide it. omny.fm/shows/filmsp...
@filmspotting.bsky.social, @larsenonfilm.bsky.social, @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social Gang, I spent 80 minutes screaming THE DUELLISTS and THE COUNSELOR into my podcast before getting satisfaction. Credit Roxana for that COUNSELOR/LAST DUEL snake-draft coup. Snapped up the best late Scotts IMO.
It was an Odyssean adventure floating down the Wisconsin River this weekend for the @filmspotting.bsky.social crew. (L to R: me, Sam, Adam.) Who is which character from The Odyssey?
I guess it's movie podcasts debut day. The great @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social has launched The Movie Racket under the mighty @filmspotting.bsky.social umbrella. His first guest is none other than Michael Shannon. Check it out:
"Every film about war ends up being pro-war" with Michael Shannon | The Movie Racket
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Spend Saturday, June 27 with us. Three great films, guest appearances, and thoughtful conversations. www.filmspottingfest.com
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Fellow critic and friend @ctklimek.bsky.social is hosting a new podcast called Movie Death Match, a spin-off of @filmspotting.bsky.social, and I got to be on the first episode arguing that E.T., my favorite movie, is better than CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, another great movie. Listen! omny.fm/shows/filmsp...
Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. E.T. | Movie Death Match - Filmspotting
E.T. phone his lawyer?
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New from Filmspotting: In anticipation of Disclosure Day, Spielberg’s two most beloved alien films face off in the inaugural Movie Death Match! @ctklimek.bsky.social adjudicates as @jenchaney.bsky.social and Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp go head-to-head. omny.fm/shows/filmsp...
Close Encounters of the Third Kind vs. E.T. | Movie Death Match - Filmspotting
E.T. phone his lawyer?
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Hey! If you happen to be around the Chicago area June 27 and 28, you should come to @filmspotting.bsky.social Fest! It’s going to be an amazing time! Get your tickets at the link below. www.filmspotting.net/filmspotting...
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