#1019: Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Elio

Filmspotting

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Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Film History

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🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Adam and Josh review Celine Song’s love-and-money triangle MATERIALISTS, the follow-up to her exquisite 2023 debut "Past Lives." Plus, reviews of Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation THE LIFE OF CHUCK and Pixar’s ELIO. 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 (00:00:00-00:01:37) Review: “Materialists” (00:01:38-00:36:48) Family / 20th Anniversary Messages (00:36:49-00:42:41) Review (JL): "Elio" (00:42:42-00:45:48) Next Week / Notes (00:45:49-00:52:27) Massacre Theatre (00:52:28-00:59:53) Review: "The Life of Chuck" (00:59:54-01:19:49) Credits / New Releases (01:19:50-01:22:54) Links: Cinema Interruptus: "The Player" https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus Celine Song's "Past Lives" https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/2023/6/23/925-asteroid-city-past-lives Stephen King Reviews https://www.filmspotting.net/episodes-archive/tag/stephen+king 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 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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0:16.3	Exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:18.3	It's hard and it's brutal and that's what makes it special.
0:21.6	The multi-award winning series FX's The Bear is back for a brand new season.
0:26.6	Upon my signal, unleash hell.
0:30.6	And every second counts.
0:33.6	When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.
0:37.7	FX is the bear.
0:39.0	New season streaming June 26th exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:43.3	18 plus subscription required season C's apply.
0:49.5	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:52.5	You're not interested in art?
0:53.7	No.
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0:56.5	We're going to have a conversation.
1:02.3	From Chicago, this is Film Spotting, celebrating our 20th year.
1:03.4	I'm Adam Kempinar.
1:04.7	And I'm Josh Larson.
1:09.8	I'm probably not someone you want to date.
1:12.5	Because the next person I date, I'm going to marry.
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