#1022: Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), The Apartment at 65

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Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Film Reviews, Film History, Tv & Film

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🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Adam and Josh take stock of the movie year with their Top 5 Films of 2025 (So Far), and take another look at Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT, which took home the Best Picture and Best Director prize 65 years ago. 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 (00:00:00-00:01:32) Top 5: Films of 2025 So Far (00:01:33-00:52:35) Filmspotting Family (00:52:36-00:58:59) Next Week / Notes / Poll (00:59:00-01:09:12) Pantheon Project: “The Apartment” (01:09:13-01:48:47) Credits / New Releases (01:48:48-01:50:54) Links: Cinema Interruptus: “The Player” https://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/interruptus The Reveal: “The Apartment” https://thereveal.film/54-tie-the-apartment-the-reveal-discusses-all-100-of-sight-sounds-greatest-films-of-all-time/ Filmspotting’s Billy Wilder Marathon https://www.filmspotting.net/wilder Feedback: -Email us at ⁠⁠feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠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 available at the Filmspotting Shop. ⁠https://www.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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0:49.3	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:52.3	You're not interested in art?
0:53.3	No. No. well look we're
0:54.5	going to do this thing we're going to have a conversation from chicago this is film spot
1:00.8	celebrating our 20th year i'm josh larsen and i'm adam kempanar you may not realize it was
1:06.1	kublich but i am in the top 10 efficiency, and this may be the day promotion-wise.
1:12.1	You're forgetting to sound like Mr. Kirk could be already.
1:14.6	That's Shirley McLean and Jack Lemon in the apartment, one of the all-time greats, you know, movie-wise.
1:20.4	Billy Wilder's best picture-winning film turned 65 this year. We give it another look.
1:26.1	And our top five films of 2025 so far. That and more.
1:30.4	I think Kiki Palmer and Siza are both due for promotions. Why are you still trying to be in
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