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    Inception vs. Interstellar | Movie Death Match

    06/07/2026 | 1h 30 mins.
    Welcome to the sophomore installment of Movie Death Match. Host Chris Klimek presides as two Christopher Nolan films go head to head in anticipation of The Odyssey. Arguing for Inception is Bilge Ebiri (Vulture), while Abigail James (@popculturescientist) advocates for Interstellar.
    Which film offers the more emotionally resonant lead performance and better captures Nolan’s vision of time — its dilation and psychological weight? Vote now at moviedeathmatch.com.
    Intro (00:00:00-00:12:22)
    Opening Statements (00:12:23-00:23:21)
    In Their Time (00:23:22-00:48:11)
    In Our Time (00:48:12-01:07:36)
    For All Time (01:07:37-01:22:20)
    The Verdict / Close (01:22:21-01:29:45)
    LINKS – ABI
    -The biggest plot hole in Interstellar?
    -Can We Escape Gravity? | Interstellar’s Biggest Lie Explained
    LINKS – BILGE
    -The Hidden ‘Inception’ Within Inception
    -When to hit the Bathroom During Inception
    -Six New Things We Learned From the Inception Blu-ray
    -How Many Times Each Inception Character Dies
    -You Can Hate Inception All You Want
    LINKS – CHRIS
    -'Interstellar': Stunning And Bold, With Lots Of Corn | NPR, Nov. 6, 2014)
    -Interstellar’s Scientific Fact-Checker | Air & Space / Smithsonian, Nov. 13, 2014)
    -Wartime Terror And Valor Thread Together In Nolan's Gripping 'Dunkirk' | NPR, July 20, 2017)
    -A Degree Absolute! | An Entire Podcast Series About The Prisoner, the cult British spy-fi series Nolan has periodically threatened to adapt for the [very] big screen.)
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    Introducing: Black True Crime | Teddy Pendergrass & The Murder of Taaz Lang (Network Drop)

    05/07/2026 | 39 mins.
    Teddy Pendergrass was a legendary singer and songwriter from the 60s and 70s that attracted the attention of women world wide. But when one of the closest women to him is murdered, and then he suffers a near fatal accident years later.. Are people wrong to suggest that the two may be connected? JOIN US as we discuss Teddy Pendegrass and the murder of Taaz Lang.
    RIP to the victims 💔
    Black True Crime Podcast
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    Independence Day at 30: America Saves the Universe | #1071

    03/07/2026 | 1h 26 mins.
    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)
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    -Filmspotting Fest
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    Interstellar | Archive

    01/07/2026 | 42 mins.
    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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    In The Hand of Dante: Pussycats and Purple Prose | SVU

    30/06/2026 | 1h 31 mins.
    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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Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen review new and classic movies, offering "affable, insightful film analysis since 2005" (NY Times).
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