The 1991 movie year turns 35 this year. T2, Barton Fink, Boys in the Hood. In 2014, Adam and Josh looked back a mere 23 years for their Top 5 of '91.

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The 1991 movie year turns 35 this year. T2, Barton Fink, Boys in the Hood. In 2014, Adam and Josh looked back a mere 23 years for their Top 5 of '91.
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Since 2005, Filmspotting has featured Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen's in-depth movie reviews and Top 5 lists, delivering "weekly installments of affable, insightful film analysis" (The New York Times). Today, the Filmspotting feed also offers an expanded lineup of original movie and pop culture shows.

Top 5 of 1991 | Archive

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With Godzilla Minus Zero coming to theaters this weekend, Matt and Jordan took it upon themselves to brush up on the “King of the Monsters.” Helping them out is guest Aaron Neuwirth, co-host of the 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla podcast. Between them, they recommend five Godzilla titles that are available to stream. Plus, a listener request for whimsical - but still informative! - documentaries. And Matt hosts this week’s game: Letterboxd-ing — Roland With the Punches Edition. 

Intro (00:00:00–00:03:07)

Streaming Godzilla movies w/Aaron Neuwirth (00:03:08–01:00:34)

Listener Request Seg: Whimsical Docs (01:00:35–01:23:33)

Game: Letterboxd-ing — “Roland With the Punches Edition” (01:23:34–01:40:25)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:40:26–01:51:08)

Show Notes

2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla

https://2blackguystalkgodzilla.substack.com/

“Stomping Through “Godzilla” History: Where to Begin & What To Watch | Aaron Neuwirth

https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/stomping-through-godzilla-history-where-to-begin-what-to-watch/

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (available now!):⁠ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

Matt’s book tour!

matt-singer.net

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With Godzilla Minus Zero coming to theaters this weekend, Matt and Jordan took it upon themselves to brush up on the &ldquo;King of the Monsters.&rdquo; Helping them out is guest Aaron Neuwirth, co-host of the 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla podcast. Between them, they recommend five Godzilla titles that are available to stream. Plus, a listener request for whimsical - but still informative! - documentaries. And Matt hosts this week&rsquo;s game: Letterboxd-ing &mdash; Roland With the Punches Edition.&nbsp;
Intro (00:00:00&ndash;00:03:07)
Streaming Godzilla movies w/Aaron Neuwirth (00:03:08&ndash;01:00:34)
Listener Request Seg: Whimsical Docs (01:00:35&ndash;01:23:33)
Game: Letterboxd-ing &mdash; &ldquo;Roland With the Punches Edition&rdquo; (01:23:34&ndash;01:40:25)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:40:26&ndash;01:51:08)
Show Notes
2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla
<a href="https://2blackguystalkgodzilla.substack.com/">https://2blackguystalkgodzilla.substack.com/</a>
&ldquo;Stomping Through &ldquo;Godzilla&rdquo; History: Where to Begin &amp; What To Watch | Aaron Neuwirth
<a href="https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/stomping-through-godzilla-history-where-to-begin-what-to-watch/">https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/stomping-through-godzilla-history-where-to-begin-what-to-watch/</a>
Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fletterboxd.com%2Fsamvanhallgren%2Flist%2Fnow-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu%2F">⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠</a>
Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (available now!):<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F790241%2Ffunny-business-by-matt-singer%2F">⁠</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/%E2%81%A0"> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠</a>
Matt&rsquo;s book tour!
<a href="http://matt-singer.net">matt-singer.net</a>
Bazooga jingle by Dave Van Hallgren
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The Godzilla Show! | SVU 

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For our Noirvember edition, Chris Klimek convenes a showdown between two noir classics featuring unforgettable Orson Welles villains: Carol Reed's The Third Man and Welles's own Touch of Evil.

One is a postwar mystery set amid the shattered streets and shadows of occupied Vienna, featuring Welles as the charmingly monstrous Harry Lime. The other is a feverish border-town nightmare with the filmmaker buried beneath prosthetics as corrupt police captain Hank Quinlan.

Arguing for The Third Man is Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, With Gourley and Rust, James Bonding), who contends that Reed's masterpiece transcends noir, combining unforgettable atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and one of cinema's greatest endings. Representing Touch of Evil is Anne Thompson (IndieWire, Screen Talk), who makes the case that Welles's final Hollywood film is a singular feat of visual storytelling and one of the boldest achievements ever produced within the studio system.

Which Welles villain casts the longer shadow, and which film deserves to survive? Choose your winner at moviedeathmatch.com.

(Times will not be precise with ads.)

Intro / Meet the Advocates (00:00:00-00:12:01)

Rd. 1 – The Movies in Their Time (00:12:02-00:24:14)

Rd. 2 – The Movies in Our Time (00:24:15-00:46:49)

Rd. 3 – The Movies for All Time (00:46:50-01:05:33)

The Verdict / Credits (01:05:34-01:13:04)

More From Anne:

-IndieWire

https://www.indiewire.com/author/anne-thompson/

-Sight & Sound: Who voted for Touch of Evil?

https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/829f71c1-8c9d-5294-b77d-93de81913c9d/touch-of-evil

-The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars…

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062218018

More From Matt:

-“Normal Like Me”

https://deathbed.ghost.io/normal-like-me/

-Superego

https://www.gosuperego.com/

Follow Chris:

-Instagram | Bluesky | X

For our Noirvember edition, Chris Klimek convenes a showdown between two noir classics featuring unforgettable Orson Welles villains: Carol Reed's The Third Man and Welles's own Touch of Evil.
One is a postwar mystery set amid the shattered streets and shadows of occupied Vienna, featuring Welles as the charmingly monstrous Harry Lime. The other is a feverish border-town nightmare with the filmmaker buried beneath prosthetics as corrupt police captain Hank Quinlan.
Arguing for&nbsp;The Third Man is Matt Gourley (Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, With Gourley and Rust, James Bonding), who contends that Reed's masterpiece transcends noir, combining unforgettable atmosphere, moral ambiguity, and one of cinema's greatest endings. Representing Touch of Evil is Anne Thompson (IndieWire, Screen Talk), who makes the case that Welles's final Hollywood film is a singular feat of visual storytelling and one of the boldest achievements ever produced within the studio system.
Which Welles villain casts the longer shadow, and which film deserves to survive? Choose your winner at<a href="http://moviedeathmatch.com"> moviedeathmatch.com</a>.
(Times will not be precise with ads.)
Intro / Meet the Advocates (00:00:00-00:12:01)
Rd. 1 &ndash; The Movies in Their Time (00:12:02-00:24:14)
Rd. 2 &ndash; The Movies in Our Time (00:24:15-00:46:49)
Rd. 3 &ndash; The Movies for All Time (00:46:50-01:05:33)
The Verdict / Credits (01:05:34-01:13:04)
More From Anne:
-IndieWire
<a href="https://www.indiewire.com/author/anne-thompson/">https://www.indiewire.com/author/anne-thompson/</a>
-Sight &amp; Sound: Who voted for Touch of Evil?
<a href="https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/829f71c1-8c9d-5294-b77d-93de81913c9d/touch-of-evil">https://www.bfi.org.uk/film/829f71c1-8c9d-5294-b77d-93de81913c9d/touch-of-evil</a>
-The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars&hellip;
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062218018">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062218018</a>
More From Matt:
-&ldquo;Normal Like Me&rdquo;
<a href="https://deathbed.ghost.io/normal-like-me/">https://deathbed.ghost.io/normal-like-me/</a>
-Superego
<a href="https://www.gosuperego.com/">https://www.gosuperego.com/</a>
Follow Chris:
-<a href="https://www.instagram.com/snakeoilck">Instagram</a> |<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ctklimek.bsky.social/"> Bluesky</a> |<a href="https://x.com/ctklimek"> X</a>

The Third Man vs. Touch of Evil with Matt Gourley and Anne Thompson | Movie Death Match

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Adam and Travis welcome Samantha N. Sheppard, PhD, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Cornell University, to discuss Steve James's landmark 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams.

Drawing on research from her new book, The Basketball Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History, Sheppard explains why Hoop Dreams stands as the defining work of the basketball film genre. The conversation explores the film's complicated relationship to competition, bell hooks' famous critique, and why the stories of Arthur Agee and William Gates continue to resonate more than three decades later.

Along the way, Sheppard reflects on her own path to becoming one of the leading scholars of sports cinema and shares some personal favorites from the basketball movie canon.

Next Episode:

–The Hurricane with Grant Wiedenfeld, Ph.D., MFA (University of Toronto)

Links:

–Email the show at fos@filmspotting.net.

-Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen

Theme Music:

–King of the Corpse Flowers by Oxykitten | Spotify

Adam and Travis welcome <a href="https://pma.cornell.edu/samantha-noelle-sheppard">Samantha N. Sheppard, PhD</a>, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at Cornell University, to discuss Steve James's landmark 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams.
Drawing on research from her new book, <a href="https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-basketball-film/9781978806269">The Basketball Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History</a>, Sheppard explains why Hoop Dreams stands as the defining work of the basketball film genre. The conversation explores the film's complicated relationship to competition, bell hooks' famous critique, and why the stories of Arthur Agee and William Gates continue to resonate more than three decades later.
Along the way, Sheppard reflects on her own path to becoming one of the leading scholars of sports cinema and shares some personal favorites from the basketball movie canon.
Next Episode:
&ndash;The Hurricane with Grant Wiedenfeld, Ph.D., MFA (University of Toronto)
Links:
&ndash;Email the show at <a href="mailto:fos@filmspotting.net">fos@filmspotting.net</a>.
-<a href="https://www.ucpress.edu/books/sporting-blackness/paper">Sporting Blackness: Race, Embodiment, and Critical Muscle Memory on Screen</a>
Theme Music:
&ndash;King of the Corpse Flowers by Oxykitten | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tSTBObVBSHlIBxULaiYJe?si=h7H6dGQdQpSVpjjFaBbxSw">Spotify</a>

The basketball film that changed the game.

Hoop Dreams (1994) with Samantha N. Sheppard | Field of Scenes

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