At the top of the show, Adam and Matty review Bong Joon-ho’s latest film, Mother. Matty begins his commentary by complementing the nature of foreign (and in this case, Korean) film to take familiar genre and turn them on their heads. As such, Mother takes on the crime drama genre by observing lead actress Hye-ja Kim and her character’s role to defend her special needs son from his accidental, murderous crime. With fascinating, mold-breaking characters, great performances, and an unpredictable plot, Filmspotting clearly recommends Mother.
Adam got a chance to check out yet another arthouse thriller, Atom Egoyan’s Chloe. Unlike the first reviewed film this week, most of the characters in this one aren’t fully realized, which takes a toll on some of the major events throughout the plot since they tend to pivot on Amanda Seyfried’s character. However, through the performance of Julianne Moore and Egoyan’s directing in the first half of the film, Chloe demands enough attention for Adam to recommend a rental.
The Lubitsch Touches (awards for their Ernst Lubitsch marathon) help cap off the show, with the best picture award going to The Shop Around the Corner from Adam and Ninotchka from Matty. As always, Adam and Matty also pick films for the week’s top five, this week focusing on best actors of the decade. As a prelude to Filmspotting’s big 300th episode, choices including Viggo Mortensen, Russell Crowe, Christian Bale, and Johnny Depp might give a little insight into next week’s best films of the decade.
:13-13:16 – Review: “Mother”
13:17-19:01 – Review: “Chloe”
Music: Restys, “A Name For Everything”
20:08-24:45 – Massacre Theatre (Winner: J. Masden)
24:46-40:12 – Polls, Listener Feedback
Music: Restys, “Waterbound”
41:06-49:57 – New DVDs / Donations
49:58-56:05- Lubitsch Touches
56:06-1:12:32 – Top 5: Actors of the Decade
1:12:33-1:15:45 – Close / Next Show / Outtakes
Runtime – 1:15:50
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