#1012: Revenge of the Sith at 20, The Shrouds w/Violet Lucca, Madness '25 Champ, Vulcanizadora

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Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 108 minutes

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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. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) 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 Feedback: -Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠. -⁠Ask Us Anything⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. ⁠http://filmspottingfamily.com⁠ -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠https://filmspotting.net/shop⁠ Follow: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/filmspotting⁠ ⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠ ⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠ ⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm⁠ ⁠https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Film spotting is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.
0:07.1	Sign up now in the Regal app or at the link in the show description and use code FilmSpot 25.
0:12.3	That's Film Spot 25 to receive your discount.
0:19.5	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:22.4	You're not interested in art?
0:23.5	No.
0:24.0	No, look, we're going to do this thing.
0:25.3	We're going to have a conversation.
0:28.6	From Chicago, this is Film Spotty, celebrating our 20th year.
0:32.6	I'm Josh Larson, and I'm Adam Kempinar.
0:35.8	When they lowered my wife into the coffin, I had an intense urge to get into the box with her.
0:42.0	You never considered cremation.
0:44.3	How dark are you willing to go?
0:46.5	Well, there's dark, and then there's David Cronenberg dark, which is pretty dark.
0:51.9	That's from the shrouds, the director's latest, which puts cameras right in the grave.
0:56.2	Our review, plus, how about the dark side?
0:59.3	We revisit Star Wars Episode 3 Revenge of the Sith, which turned 20 and was just back in
1:04.5	theaters.
1:05.1	And we crown a film spotting madness champion.
1:07.7	It's all ahead.
1:08.6	A new Kronenberg and Darth Vader.
1:10.8	That's a lot of heavy breathing, Josh.
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