Adam and Josh reach a definitive milestone in Filmspotting’s Dissident Cinema Marathon with Costa-Gavras’s Oscar-winning 1969 masterpiece, Z. A thinly veiled account of a political assassination and subsequent government cover-up in Greece, the film stands as a foundational text for the modern paranoid thriller.

Adam and Josh reach a definitive milestone in Filmspotting&rsquo;s Dissident Cinema Marathon with Costa-Gavras&rsquo;s Oscar-winning 1969 masterpiece, Z. A thinly veiled account of a political assassination and subsequent government cover-up in Greece, the film stands as a foundational text for the modern paranoid thriller.

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The 1969 political thriller helped create the grammar for modern movie paranoia.

Z: Costa-Gavras’s Jolting Anti-Fascist Thriller | Dissident Cinema

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In 2015, Adam and Josh welcomed poster designer Sam's Myth on the show to talk shop and share their Top 5 Movie Posters.

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In 2015, Adam and Josh welcomed poster designer <a href="https://www.samsmyth.net/">Sam's Myth</a>&nbsp;on the show to talk shop and share their Top 5 Movie Posters.
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Top 5 Movie Posters | Archive

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When the author of “Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular” is the co-host of your show, you don’t avoid talking about the new Spidey movie Brand New Day just because it’s not streaming. So Matt and Jordan use the release of the movie to theorize about its massive box office, and to share some related steaming recommendations. Plus, listener requests for an unsentimental Italian film and a film that offers the same unique pleasures as Leos Carax’s uncategorizable 2012 film Holy Motors. And Producer Sam tests Matt and Jordan’s knowledge of Spider-Man villains with a game called “A Vile Menagerie.”      

Matt’s Spider-Man Bona Fides + Brand New Day (00:00:00–00:25:27)

Rec Seg! Brand New Day-inspired recommendations (00:25:28–00:38:45)

Listener Requests: Italian Films, Movies like Holy Motors (00:38:46–00:50:16)

Game: A Vile Menagerie (00:50:17–01:08:45)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:08:46–01:15:33)

Outtake: Jordan In Hawaii with the cast of Battleship (01:15:34–01:24:24)

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“Marvel’s Spider-Man: from Amazing to Spectacular”

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When the author of &ldquo;Marvel&rsquo;s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular&rdquo; is the co-host of your show, you don&rsquo;t avoid talking about the new Spidey movie Brand New Day just because it&rsquo;s not streaming. So Matt and Jordan use the release of the movie to theorize about its massive box office, and to share some related steaming recommendations. Plus, listener requests for an unsentimental Italian film and a film that offers the same unique pleasures as Leos Carax&rsquo;s uncategorizable 2012 film Holy Motors. And Producer Sam tests Matt and Jordan&rsquo;s knowledge of Spider-Man villains with a game called &ldquo;A Vile Menagerie.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Matt&rsquo;s Spider-Man Bona Fides + Brand New Day (00:00:00&ndash;00:25:27)
Rec Seg! Brand New Day-inspired recommendations (00:25:28&ndash;00:38:45)
Listener Requests: Italian Films, Movies like Holy Motors (00:38:46&ndash;00:50:16)
Game: A Vile Menagerie (00:50:17&ndash;01:08:45)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:08:46&ndash;01:15:33)
Outtake: Jordan In Hawaii with the cast of Battleship (01:15:34&ndash;01:24:24)
Show Notes
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>
&ldquo;Marvel&rsquo;s Spider-Man: from Amazing to Spectacular&rdquo;
<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvels-Spider-Man-From-Amazing-to-Spectacular/Matt-Singer/9781683837442">https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvels-Spider-Man-From-Amazing-to-Spectacular/Matt-Singer/9781683837442</a>
Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):<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>
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Making Spidey Sense of Brand New Day’s Historic Box Office Haul | SVU

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What can your body tell you about a movie? According to legendary Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn, everything.

This week's Movie Racket explores Cohn's infamous rule for separating hits from flops. Joining Michael Phillips is Slate film critic Dana Stevens (Camera Man), who helps unpack what that deceptively simple dictum reveals about audiences, critics, attention spans, and streaming culture. Along the way, they cover The Odyssey, Jeanne Dielman, Citizen Kane, and whether laughter, tears, gasps, or simple restlessness can ever be trusted as measures of a film's success.

What can your body tell you about a movie? According to legendary Columbia Pictures chief Harry Cohn, everything. This week's Movie Racket explores Cohn's infamous rule for separating hits from flops. Joining Michael Phillips is <a href="https://slate.com/author/dana-stevens">Slate film critic Dana Stevens</a> (Camera Man), who helps unpack what that deceptively simple dictum reveals about audiences, critics, attention spans, and streaming culture. Along the way, they cover The Odyssey, Jeanne Dielman, Citizen Kane, and whether laughter, tears, gasps, or simple restlessness can ever be trusted as measures of a film's success.

"If my fanny squirms, it's bad. If my fanny doesn't squirm, it's good" with Dana Stevens | The Movie Racket

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Z: Costa-Gavras’s Jolting Anti-Fascist Thriller | Dissident Cinema

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