Josh welcomes Michael Phillips to discuss Ari Aster’s divisive pandemic-set movie EDDINGTON – a review that appropriately includes the phrase, "I couldn’t agree less with you…" Plus, Michael shares thoughts on THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS; Josh gives the "non-cringe ventriloquist comedy" SUNLIGHT a Golden Brick nomination; and, from 2023, the Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, 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 (00:00:00-00:01:54) Review: “Eddington” (00:01:55-00:27:05) Spoiler Talk: “Eddington” (00:27:06-00:35:52) Filmspotting Family (00:35:53-00:38:51) Review (MP): "Fantastic Four: First Steps" (00:38:52-00:45:18) Golden Brickspotting (JL): “Sunlight” (00:45:19-00:50:55) Next Week / Notes (00:50:56-00:57:35) Poll (00:57:36-01:02:30) Top 5: Joaquin Phoenix Performances [2023] (01:02:31-01:48:44) Credits / New Releases (01:48:45-01:54:38) Links: -Josh on “Eddington” ⁠https://larsenonfilm.com/eddington⁠ -Michael Phillips on “Eddington” ⁠https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/16/eddington-joaquin-phoenix-pedro-pascal/⁠ -Cinema Interruptus: “The Player” ⁠https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus⁠ -Poll: Actresses Playing Actresses Going Through it ⁠https://poll.fm/15787235⁠ -Josh's Ari Aster Ranked ⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/list/ari-aster-ranked/⁠ -Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2023/2/24⁠ -“Soundtrack” on WFMT with Michael Phillips ⁠https://www.wfmt.com/programs/soundtrack/⁠ Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠⁠. -⁠⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm/ ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming up on episode #1024, Josh welcomes Michael Phillips for a review of Ari Aster's EDDINGTON. We'll also replay Adam and Josh's Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances from April 2023. Notably absent from that Top 5? Phoenix's Theodore from Spike Jonze's HER. That's because the 2013 film was in the 'penalty box', having been the subject of a recent bonus show shared exclusively with Filmspotting Family members. Here it is for the first time in the main feed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam and Josh reckon with James Gunn’s SUPERMAN and then consider all the Supermen for their Top 5 Superman Movie Moments. Plus Massacre Theatre and more. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, 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 (00:00:00-00:01:52) Review: “Superman” (00:01:53-00:37:29) Filmspotting Family (00:37:30-00:41:28) Next Week / Notes (00:41:29-00:49:32) Massacre Theatre (00:49:33-00:54:56) Top 5: Superman Moments (00:54:57-01:39:31) Credits / New Releases (01:39:32-01:42:55) Links: Cinema Interruptus: “The Player” https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus SNL's Space, The Infinite Frontier: Dr. Kent Wahler ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thealmanac77/video/7339217301218086149?lang=en⁠ Top 5 Batman/Superman Moments with Glen Weldon and Chris Klimek ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2016/4/1/579-batman-v-superman-top-5-batman-superman-moments-madness-elite-8⁠ https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2016/4/1/579-batman-v-superman-top-5-batman-superman-moments-madness-elite-8 Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Wong Kar-Wai's intoxicatingly romantic film returns to theaters in select cities. Adam and Josh discussed the film, which placed 4th on the New York Times' recent list of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, as part of a 2021 marathon devoted to the filmmaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, 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 The Reveal: “The Apartment” 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 Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit 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

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 ⁠Regal Unlimited⁠, 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 -Cinema Interruptus: "The Player" https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus -Filmspotting’s Steven Spielberg Episodes https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/spielberg Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit 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

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, 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 New York Times: 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century 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/ Top 5 Danny Boyle Characters with Danny Boyle 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/ Josh’s 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 Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam and Josh review Celine Song’s love-and-money triangle MATERIALISTS, the follow-up to her exquisite 2023 debut "Past Lives." Plus, reviews of Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation THE LIFE OF CHUCK and Pixar’s ELIO. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, 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 (00:00:00-00:01:37) Review: “Materialists” (00:01:38-00:36:48) Family / 20th Anniversary Messages (00:36:49-00:42:41) Review (JL): "Elio" (00:42:42-00:45:48) Next Week / Notes (00:45:49-00:52:27) Massacre Theatre (00:52:28-00:59:53) Review: "The Life of Chuck" (00:59:54-01:19:49) Credits / New Releases (01:19:50-01:22:54) Links: Cinema Interruptus: "The Player" https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus Celine Song's "Past Lives" https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2023/6/23/925-asteroid-city-past-lives Stephen King Reviews https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/stephen+king Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access. ⁠⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠ -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠⁠https://filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠ Follow: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices