Filmspotting

After PTA’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER reigned supreme on the show’s Top 10 Films of 2025 roundtable, Adam and Josh vowed to give the film the Sacred Cow treatment ahead of the ‘26 Oscars. Days after it received 13 nominations – including Best Picture and Director – that’s just what they did. Plus, a few thoughts on those nominations, and the most challenging Massacre Theatre in the show’s history (or so Adam would like you to believe).
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:56)
One Battle After Another (00:01:57-01:20:46)
Filmspotting Family (1:20:47-01:25:27)
Oscar Nominations / Arco (01:25:28-01:36:30)
Next Week / Notes (01:36:31-01:38:13)
Massacre Theatre (01:38:14-01:46:57)
Credits / New Releases (01:46:58-01:49:47)
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-Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
https://www.vulture.com/article/black-actresses-are-carrying-one-battle-after-another.html
-“Like Tom Fkn Cruise” | “One Battle” Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Ds93EFtZE
-“Miss Gulch” | “Wizard of Oz” Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4g8mFVR92U&list=PL-jq4DwiS5LRVrj66z1N4advRt8XmTF7K&index=5
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Martin Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER arrived in theaters 50 years ago this February, so for this week's archive episode, we're sharing two reviews of the '77 Best Picture nominee: Adam and Josh's ⁠7 From '76—Best Year Ever⁠ review from 2021; and, from 2011, Adam with Slate critic Dana Stevens on the occasion of its 35th anniversary re-release.
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It’s Filmspotting’s 2026 Movie Preview Draft, with Adam and Josh vie for new films from Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Steven Spielberg, and more! Plus, Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi joins Adam for a review of 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:03:12)
2026 Movie Preview (00:03:13-00:56:52)
Filmspotting Family (00:56:53-01:04:18)
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (01:04:19-01:45:01)
2026 Show Preview (01:45:02-01:56:38)
Next Week / Notes (01:56:39-01:59:51)
Polls (01:59:52-02:10:26)
Credits / New Releases (02:10:27-02:14:08)
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-David Hudson's The Daily Preview
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/9027-the-most-anticipated-films-of-2026
-Brian Tallerico's RogerEbert.com Preview
https://www.rogerebert.com/features/2026-most-anticipated-movies-preview
-IndieWire’s 46 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026
https://www.indiewire.com/lists/new-movies-2026/
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Coming soon, Adam and Josh look ahead to the new movie year with a 2026 Preview Draft. Likely to go early in that draft: Christopher Nolan's THE ODYSSEY. So, we're sharing our 2020 review of Nolan's MEMENTO, a film that screened at the Sundance Film Festival 25 years ago this month.
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The year’s best movie moments: opening, funniest, most moving, and music, plus Adam and Josh’s picks for Scene of the Year. Also, the winner of the 17th annual Golden Brick Award.  
This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:46)
Opening (00:02:47-00:22:58)
Funniest (00:22:59-00:39:52)
Moving (00:39:52-00:58:22)
Filmspotting Family (00:58:21-01:04:30)
Next Week / Notes (01:04:31-01:09:27)
Golden Brick Winner (01:09:28-01:16:08)
Massacre Theatre (01:16:09-01:19:56)
Music (01:19:57-01:34:20)
Scenes of the Year (01:34:21-02:06:06)
Credits / New Releases (02:06:07-02:08:22)
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-Sirat-Related Installation at Madrid's Reina Sofia Museum (taken by Josh)
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-Eastman Museum’s Best of the ‘40s Screenings
https://www.eastman.org/filmspotting-madness-best-40s
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