GoodFellas Review, Lurker, The Roses (#1031)

Filmspotting

Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

Film Reviews, Film History, Tv & Film

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🗓️ 12 September 2025

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Adam and Josh enter the Pantheon for a welcome revisit of Martin Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece GOODFELLAS, which turns 35 this month. Plus, Josh shares thoughts on Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in THE ROSES and nominates the sinister new indie LURKER for the Golden Brick. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:02:08) GoodFellas (35th Anniv.) (00:02:09-00:57:17) Filmspotting Family (00:57:18-01:03:19) Lurker, The Roses (01:03:20-01:09:16) Notes (01:09:17-01:17:16) Polls (01:17:17-01:27:59) Credits / New Releases (01:28:00-01:31:24) Links: -Vulture's Movies Fantasy League ("Filmspotters") https://moviegame.vulture.com/ -“Towards a True Children’s Cinema: On My Neighbor Totoro” https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/03/13/towards-a-true-childrens-cinema-on-my-neighbor-totoro/ -Filmspotting Poll: 1960s Musicals https://poll.fm/15976522 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://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/larsenonfilm ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.9	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:48.9	You're not interested in art?
0:50.0	No.
0:50.5	Now look, we're going to do this thing.
0:51.8	We're going to have a conversation.
0:55.1	From Chicago, this is Film Spotting, celebrating our 20th year.
0:58.9	I'm Adam Kempinar.
1:00.0	And I'm Josh Larson.
1:01.0	To me, being a gangster was better than being president of the United States.
1:06.8	Never ran on your friends.
1:09.2	And always keep your mouth shut.
1:11.9	It meant being somebody in the neighborhood that was full of nobody's.
1:16.9	Oh, you broke your Jerry.
1:18.8	Jimmy, Tommy, Henry, Pauley.
1:20.8	The whole gang is here for our Pantheon Project Review of Goodfellas, which came to theaters 35 years ago this month.
1:27.9	Plus, I caught up with the Roses and the intriguing new indie lurker.
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