#979: Apocalypse Now at 45, Alien: Romulus, Daughters, War Game

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🗓️ 16 August 2024

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Following “The Conversation” and the massive success of the “Godfather” films, Francis Ford Coppola closed out the ‘70s with the almost disastrous “Apocalypse Now.” Adam and Josh confront “the horror,” plus reviews of “Alien: Romulus” and two new docs. 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.) Opening (00:00:00-00:01:51) Pantheon Review: “Apocalypse Now” (00:01:51-01:01:05) Review (JL): “Alien: Romulus” (01:01:06-01:06:34) Review (AK): “War Game” (01:06:35-01:11:50) Next Week, Polls (01:11:51-01:20:58) Review: “Daughters” (01:20:59-01:36:41) Notes/Links: -"In the Blink of an Eye" by Walter Murch https://www.silmanjamespress.com/shop/filmmaking-directing/in-the-blink-of-an-eye2nd-edition/ -"Unspooled" with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/ Feedback: Email us at [email protected]. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -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	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:06.4	You're not interested in aren't?
0:07.7	No.
0:08.7	Now look, we're going to do this thing.
0:09.4	We're going to have a conversation.
0:12.1	From Chicago, this is film spotting.
0:15.0	I'm Josh Larson.
0:16.0	And I'm Adam Kempinar.
0:17.0	He's out there operating without any decent restraint,
0:22.0	totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct, and he is still
0:29.0	in the field commanding troops.
0:32.0	Terminate, with extreme prejudice.
0:35.4	Apocalypse now turns 45 this year Josh our mission discuss with extreme prejudice.
0:41.6	A real choice mission Adam. When it's over we might not want another except
0:46.6	I will have thoughts on Alien Romulus which comes to theaters this weekend and then we'll talk about
0:51.7	the new Netflix Doc Daughters. It's all ahead.
0:54.8	I'm gonna go get some mangoes on film spotting.
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