Filmspotting

Adam and Josh celebrate the holiday weekend with a "Blind Cow" review of Independence Day, the #1 movie at the box office back in '96. Thirty summers after its release, Adam catches up with Roland Emmerich's alien-invasion spectacle, and Josh (originally a fan) sees if it holds up.
Plus, a summer-themed edition of Massacre Theatre and a recap of last weekend's 2nd annual Filmspotting Fest, which featured appearances from Trey Edward Schultz (Krisha), Marguerite Moreau (Wet Hot American Summer), Agnés Varda biographer Carrie Rickey, and Michael Phillips.
This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. Use code FILMSPOT26 to take 15% off.
(Timecodes/chapters may not be precise with ads.)
Intro (00:00:00-00:02:06)
Independence Day at 30 (00:02:07-00:52:41)
Filmspotting Family (00:52:42-00:56:03)
Filmspotting Fest II: Recap (00:56:04-01:08:26)
Notes (01:08:27-01:14:07)
Massacre Theatre (01:14:08-01:21:34)
Credits / Releases (01:21:35-01:25:07)
Links:
-Filmspotting Fest
https://www.filmspotting.net/filmspotting-fest
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As part of their 2020 Christopher Nolan "Oeuvre-view," Adam and Josh revisited 2014's Interstellar, a film they'd split on six years earlier.
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Matt and Jordan check out Julian Schnabel’s In The Hand of Dante, a rare midsummer Netflix prestige picture with a stacked cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Al Pacino, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Jason Momoa, and Martin Scorsese as a bearded medieval sage. Despite the talent and the reliably gorgeous cinematography, Schnabel’s film might be the worst thing Matt and Jordan have had to endure through the show’s first 12 episodes. Also on the show, some Dante-inspired streaming recommendations and guidance for a listener who shares little in common (movie-wise) with his spouse. Plus the debut of “What’s In A Name,” a new movie trivia game. (#012)
Intro, In The Hand of Dante (00:00:00–00:34:55)
Rec Seg (00:34:56–00:50:32)
Listener Request Recommendations (00:50:33–01:06:44)
Trivia: What’s In A Name (01:06:45–01:22:34)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:22:35–01:31:14)
Show Notes
-Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive
https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠
-The Starlog Podcast hosted by Jordan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwWNy9zLV0k⁠
-Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming Oct. 6):⁠
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠
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Is Toy Story 5 an inspired reorienting of the venerable Pixar franchise, or a tired rehash? Adam and Josh offer differing takes. Plus, Adam reviews Michael Sarnoski's bleak but intriguing The Death of Robin Hood, Josh recommends Mark Jenkin’s Rose of Nevada, an avant-garde ghost story set in a UK fishing village, and an "evil genius" ‘90s blockbuster poll question.
This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. Use code FILMSPOT26 to take 15% off.
(Timecodes/chapters may not be precise with ads.)
Intro (00:00:00-00:05:44)
Toy Story 5 (00:05:45-00:37:28)
Filmspotting Family (00:37:29-00:43:14)
Polls (00:43:15-00:57:35)
The Death of Robin Hood (00:57:36-01:22:25)
Rose of Nevada (00:57:36-01:22:25)
Credits / Releases (01:22:26-01:25:35)
Links:
-Filmspotting Fest II: June 27-28, 2026⁠ ⁠
⁠https://www.filmspottingfest.com⁠
-Movie Death Match Podcast: Close Encounters vs. E.T.⁠ ⁠
⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes⁠
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When the fourth Toy Story installment came to theaters in the summer of 2019, Adam invited the Blank Check podcast's Griffin Newman to join him for the Top 5 Toy Story Scenes.
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