#1013: Top 25 Films of the Century

Filmspotting

Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

4.6 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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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. 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 (00:00:00-00:02:19) 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 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.
0:07.2	Sign up now in the Regal app or at the link in the show description and use code FilmSpot 25.
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0:49.4	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:52.4	You're not interested in art?
0:53.6	No.
0:54.0	Now look, we're going to do this thing.
0:55.4	We're going to have a conversation.
0:58.7	From Chicago, this is Film Spotting, celebrating our 20th year.
1:02.4	I'm Adam Kempinard.
1:03.5	And I'm Josh Larson.
1:05.5	In 25 years, it's a, well, it's impressive.
1:10.9	Well, you figure you sleep one-third of your life, that knocks off eight years of
1:15.7	marriage right there.
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