Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See, The Smashing Machine Review (#1035)

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Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 109 minutes

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Inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio’s long-hoped-for recent collaboration with Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam and Josh share the Top 5 Actor-Director Duos They’d Like To See. Plus, Adam’s review of Benny Safdie’s THE SMASHING MACHINE, and listeners share their 5 Years/5 Movies picks. 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 (00:00:00-00:03:06) Top 5 Actor-Director Duos We’d Like To See (00:03:07-00:58:08) Filmspotting Family (00:58:09-01:06:28) The Smashing Machine (01:06:29-01:17:06) Next Week / Notes (01:17:07-01:23:58) Polls (01:23:59-01:31:17) 5 Years/5 Movies Feedback (01:31:18-01:41:48) Credits / New Releases (01:41:49-01:46:12) Links: -Redford’s Best https://poll.fm/16120054 -Refocus Film Festival https://refocusfilmfestival.org/ 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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0:00.0	Film spotting is presented by Regal Unlimited, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits.
0:07.1	Sign up now in the Regal app or at the link in the show description and use code FilmSpot 25.
0:12.3	That's Film Spot 25 to receive your discount.
0:19.7	What kind of a show are you guys putting on here today?
0:22.6	You're not interested in art?
0:23.8	No.
0:24.2	Now look, we're going to do this thing. We're going to have a conversation.
0:29.0	From Chicago, this is film spotting. I'm Adam Kempinar.
0:32.3	And I'm Josh Larson.
0:33.6	I could go ahead and turn back into my normal self right now, if you like.
0:37.4	It's not that different from how you see me already.
0:40.3	When Michael Serra joined the Wes Anderson players this year in the Phoenician scheme, there was much rejoicing as the two had long seemed destined to work together.
0:49.7	There may have been a little bit more rejoicing when Leonardo DiCaprio appeared in his first Paul Thomas Anderson film.
0:55.8	Of course, one battle after another.
0:57.7	This week, we'll try to manifest more pairings like that with the top five actor-director combos we'd like to see.
1:04.5	Plus, Benny Safdi's The Smashing Machine, and more ahead on film spotting.
1:08.7	See what I mean?
1:09.9	Basically the same person.
1:13.5	No, you're different.
1:16.0	Welcome to film spotting.
1:17.3	It's a new movie week, Josh,
1:18.8	but one battle after another
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