#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts
Inspired by their review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, the latest and allegedly last film in the 30-year-old Tom Cruise-led franchise, Adam and guest Michael Phillips share their Top 5 Movie Stunts. Plus, what is the best M:I film anyway?
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:54)
Top 5 Movie Stunts (00:01:55-00:34:11)
Filmspotting Family (00:34:12-00:39:10)
Review: “M:I - The Final Reckoning” (00:39:11-00:57:26)
Next Week / Notes / Polls (00:57:27-01:14:29)
Top 5 cont. (01:14:30-01:42:26)
Credits / New Releases (01:42:27-01:47:34)
Notes/Links:
-Did Adam forget DIE HARD was in the Pantheon? Absolutely.
-Filmspotting Pantheon
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-pantheon/detail/
-Michael Phillips' interview with Rolf Saxon
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/27/column-in-the-new-mission-impossible-rolf-saxon-is-the-secret-weapon-a-coffee-guy-no-more/
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1:53:49
#1015: Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Nostalghia (Tarkovsky #5)
Adam and Josh revisit BEFORE SUNSET for its 20th-ish anniversary and share their conversation about BEFORE SUNRISE, which followed a 30th-anniversary screening earlier this year to close Filmspotting Fest. Scott Tobias (The Next Picture Show, The Reveal) and Producer Sam Van Hallgren joined them for that. Plus, the final film in the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon, 1983’s NOSTALGHIA.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:56)
Pantheon Project: “Before Sunset” (00:01:57-00:37:39)
Filmspotting Family (00:37:40-00:40:02)
Next Week / Notes / Massacre Theatre (00:40:03-00:50:29)
Filmspotting Fest: “Before Sunrise” (00:50:30-01:20:46)
Pantheon Induction (01:20:47-01:23:27)
Tarkovsky #5: “Nostalghia” (01:23:28-01:53:27)
Credits / New Releases (01:53:28-01:56:39)
Links:
-Filmspotting Pantheon
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-pantheon/detail/
-Filmspotting Fest
https://www.filmspotting.net/filmspotting-fest
-Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
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2:02:54
#1014: Actors of the Century Draft, Stalker (Tarkovsky #4)
The Best of the Century conversation continues with a draft of the best actors and actresses of the last 25 years, and the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon brings Adam and Josh into STALKER’s The Zone.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:43)
Actors of the Century Draft (00:01:44-00:56:24)
Filmspotting Family (00:56:25-00:59:52)
Next Week / Notes / Poll (00:59:53-01:06:45)
Tarkovsky Marathon #4: “Stalker” (01:06:46-01:47:10)
Credits / New Releases (01:47:11-01:50:58)
Links:
Top 25 Films of the Century
https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/1013-top-25-century
Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon
https://www.filmspotting.net/marathons
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1:56:13
#1013: Top 25 Films of the Century
Adam and Josh leave their Filmspotting Madness brackets behind to make their Top 25 Films of the Century picks – and they manage to do it with only a little overlap. Plus, the return of Massacre Theatre.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:19)
Top 25 - Pt. 1 (00:02:20-00:40:58)
Filmspotting Family (00:40:59-00:45:12)
Next Week / Notes (00:45:13-00:47:54)
Massacre Theatre (00:47:55-00:50:54)
Top 25 - Pt. 2 (00:50:55-01:15:56)
Credits / New Releases (01:15:57-01:20:30)
Links:
-Sam's Top 25 of the Last 25
https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/top-25-of-the-last-25/
-Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness
-"Petite Maman" Criterion Essay
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8153-petite-maman-au-revoir-l-enfance
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1:25:45
#1012: Revenge of the Sith at 20, The Shrouds w/Violet Lucca, Madness '25 Champ, Vulcanizadora
Adam sits down with film writer Violet Lucca to discuss David Cronenberg's provocative filmography and his latest foray into body horror, THE SHROUDS. Plus, he revisits STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH for the first time since his five-star review in 2005, Josh has a review of the new VULCANIZADORA from director Joel Potrykus, and a new Madness Champion is crowned.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:55)
Review: “Revenge of the Sith” at 20 (00:01:56-00:35:56)
Review (JL): “Vulcanizadora” (00:35:57-00:42:52)
Filmspotting Family (00:42:53-00:46:34)
Next Week / Notes (00:46:35-00:51:54)
Preview: Chicago Critics Film Festival (00:51:55-00:57:58)
Filmspotting Madness Champion (00:57:59-01:09:41)
Violet Lucca Interview (01:09:42-01:39:57)
Josh on “The Shrouds” (01:39:58-01:43:06)
Credits / New Releases (01:43:07-01:45:47)
Links:
-Chicago Critics Film Fest
https://www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/
-Filmspotting Madness
https://www.filmspotting.net/madness
-Madness '26 Shortlist
https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-madness-2026-best-of-the-1940s/
-Violet Lucca (“David Cronenberg: Clinical Trials”)
https://www.filmdeskbooks.com/shop/p/david-cronenberg-clinical-trials-by-violet-lucca
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