Filmspotting

Adam and Josh review Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, praising star Emily Blunt and the impeccably staged action while questioning whether Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp’s spiritual sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind captures the same sense of wonder. Then, Adam (finally) reviews the hit live-action/CGI hybrid The Sheep Detectives, plus Massacre Theatre.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:50)
Disclosure Day (00:01:51-00:45:09)
Filmspotting Family (00:45:10-00:51:34)
The Sheep Detectives (00:51:35-00:57:35)
Notes (00:57:36-00:59:40)
Massacre Theatre (00:59:41-01:03:32)
Credits / Releases (01:03:33-01:05:53)
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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In 2020, Adam and Josh used the 45th anniversary of Jaws to Power Rank the Spielberg Decades — from the Close Encounters ’70s to the Lincoln 2010s. With the release of Disclosure Day, the question now is whether it’s already time to do it again and include the 2020s.
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Matt and Jordan review HBO’s Sundance acquisition Miss You Love You. And while Jordan finds it to be a handsome, moving, and well-acted "filmed play", Matt finds too modest and predictable.
For Rec Seg, Matt revisits the grueling, ice-cold dread of corporate culture with a 2019 workplace thriller, while Jordan counters with a classic 1982 Sidney Lumet thriller packed with more twists, turns -- and smooches!
Finally, Jordan takes the reins as Dungeon Master for a game called On a Wing and a Prayer.
Chapters / Timecodes
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Intro (00:00:00–00:7:27)
Miss You Love You (00:7:28–00:26:54)
Rec Seg!: (00:26:55–00:43:49)
Personalized Recs (00:43:50–01:04:34)
Game: On a Wing and a Prayer (01:04:35–01:23:04)
Wrap-Up & Credits (01:23:05–01:35:02)
Show Notes
Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/
Matt's appearances on our sister podcast, The Next Picture Show, discussing Shogun Assassin and The Mandalorian and Grogu.
https://www.filmspotting.net/nextpictureshow
Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/
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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.
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Adam and Josh catch up with the summer's surprise hit Obsession, the “monkey’s paw” update from YouTube creator turned first-time feature-director Curry Barker. Then, it’s John Carney’s Power Ballad, with Paul Rudd as a down-on-his-luck wedding singer who has a chance encounter with a former boy band star played by Nick Jonas. Plus, poll results and listener feedback on Rudd's best supporting roles.
Intro (00:00:00-00:01:57)
Obsession (00:01:58-00:41:33)
Filmspotting Family (00:41:34-00:47:17)
Notes / New Poll (00:47:18-00:55:42)
Poll Results: Paul Rudd (00:55:43-01:01:34)
Power Ballad (01:01:35-01:22:38)
Credits / Releases (01:22:39-01:25:15)
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
Feedback:
-Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠-⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content.
Support:
-Filmspotting Shop for T-shirts and more.⁠ ⁠
⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠
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