Filmspotting

Adam and Josh continue Filmspotting’s Dissident Cinema Marathon with Akira Kurosawa’s 1946 drama No Regrets for Our Youth. Released in the immediate aftermath of WWII, the film stands out as a blatantly political entry in Kurosawa's catalog — and notably, his only film featuring a sole female protagonist.
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Adam and Josh step into the uncanny world of eerie, empty spaces to ask whether 2026 is the year of liminal horror. First up: YouTube curiosity turned box office phenom Backrooms. Then, Exit 8, an inspired video game adaptation from Japan that’s equal parts Groundhog Day and The Shining. Plus, Massacre Theatre.
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.
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Intro (00:00:00-00:01:55)
Backrooms: (00:01:56-00:30:36)
Backrooms: Spoiler Talk (00:30:37-00:40:11)
Filmspotting Family (00:40:12-00:47:22)
Exit 8 (00:47:23-01:00:26)
Filmspotting Fest II / Poll (01:00:27-01:05:22)
Massacre Theatre (01:05:23-01:11:55)
Credits/Releases (01:11:56-01:15:44)
Links:
-Filmspotting Fest II: June 27-28, 2026 https://www.filmspottingfest.com
-Movie Deathmatch Podcast: Close Encounters vs. E.T. https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes
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From the manic, diaper-stealing chaos of the American Southwest, to the timeless charm of a classic fairy tale, Adam and Josh count down their Top 5 Films of 1987.
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Matt and Jordan review Prime Video’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War, a straight-to-streaming title they are branding "movie Toferky." For Rec Seg, the duo finds comfort in the Paramount Plus vaults, with Jordan revisiting the Tom Clancy masterpiece that started it all, and Matt countering with a series sequel featuring Harrison Ford's bookworm Boy Scout desk-jockey.
Then, a personalized recommendation request from listener Patrick sparks a highly volatile intra-pod war. While Jordan goes with a ‘70s screwball classic, Matt goes full "Muppet Radical" with his recommendation for a late-period Muppet movie over the Jim Henson-produced originals.
Finally, Producer Sam hosts a trivia game called The Sum of All Jack Ryans, which ignites a flurry of deep pulls, culminating with a classic Jordan anecdote featuring Star Trek's Gates McFadden desperately trying to escape a cruise ship at the outbreak of the pandemic. (Ep. #174)
Intro, Jack Ryan: Ghost War Review (00:00:00–00:34:37)
Rec Seg! (00:34:38–00:52:31)
Personalized Recs (Theater Kids, Streisand, & Muppet Radicals) (00:52:32–01:10:44)
Game: The Sum of All Jack Ryans (01:10:45–01:32:36)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:32:37–01:43:14)
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
Check out Jordan's guest spot on Keith Phipps' sci-fi podcast The Laser Age discussing the killer-bunny classic Night of the Lepus
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-laser-age-285296395/
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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In anticipation of Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s two most beloved alien films face off in the inaugural Filmspotting Movie Death Match. Representing Close Encounters of the Third Kind is Dr. Margaret A. Weitekamp, Chair of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum. Making the case for E.T. the Extra‑Terrestrial is longtime critic and author Jen Chaney. Host Chris Klimek presides.
Which film better captures Spielberg’s vision of alien contact — and his ideas about the nuclear family? Vote at ⁠moviedeathmatch.com⁠.
Movie Death Match is a new Filmspotting podcast that determines which one of a pair of linked movies — each championed by a passionate and highly credentialed advocate — shall be preserved in perpetuity, and which one shall be lost to history. Through opening statements, formal debate rounds, and closing arguments, a single cinematic judge renders an irreversible verdict. One movie survives. One is erased. Listeners may disagree — but there are no appeals.
Intro & Meeting the Advocates (00:00:00-00:04:40)
The Matchup (00:04:41-00:06:21)
Opening Statements (00:06:22-00:10:26)
Rd. 1: The Movies in Their Time (00:10:27-00:28:49)
Rd. 2: The Movies in Our Time (00:28:50-00:45:39)
Rd. 3: The Movies for All Time (00:45:40-01:01:57)
Closing Arguments & The Verdict (01:01:58-01:04:22)
Credits (01:04:23-01:08:40)
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More From Margaret Weitekamp
-Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight
-Right Stuff, Wrong Sex: America's First Women in Space Program
More From Jen Chaney
-On E.T. and Why the Spielberg Classic Endures
-As If! The Oral History of Clueless, As Told by Amy Heckerling, the Cast, and the Crew
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