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With picks heavy on emerging filmmakers, Michael Phillips joins Adam and Josh to count down the best of the year so far. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for Annie Baker’s directing debut, “Janet Planet.” 
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:58)
Picks #5-3 (00:01:59-00:39:16)
Review: “Janet Planet” (00:39:16-00:45:44)
RIP Donald Sutherland, Next Week, Notes (00:45:45-00:56:09)
Massacre Theatre (00:56:10-01:04:57)
Picks #2-1 (01:04:57-01:40:05)
Notes/Links:
The People’s Joker is the Killing Blow for the Studio Superhero Movie Boom
“The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI
What You Need to Know About Nietzche to Get Richard Linklater’s Hit Man
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Austin Butler talks about how he finds a character, and director Jeff Nichols shares his favorite thing about making movies. Plus, a Golden Brick nod for “Tuesday” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. 
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:29)
Interview: Jeff Nichols (00:02:30-00:25:19)
Interview: Austin Butler (00:25:20-00:39:32)
Review: “The Bikeriders” (00:39:33-00:57:38)
Review: “Tuesday” (00:57:39-01:14:09)
Next Week, Notes, Polls (01:14:10-01:26:04)
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“The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI
https://www.slowpokelounge.com/events/peoples-joker
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Richard Linklater’s sexy gun-for-hire flick “Hit Man” just arrived on Netflix. Adam and Josh debate the merits of the film and its star, Glen Powell. Plus, Josh on “Inside Out 2” and Adam on the Chicago burbs-set “Ghostlight.”
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:30)
Review: “Hit Man” (00:02:31-00:32:43)
Reviews: “Inside Out 2” (JL), “Ghostlight” (AK) (00:32:44-00:41:51)
Next Week, Notes (00:41:52-00:48:13)
Massacre Theatre (00:48:14-00:56:07)
Spoiler Talk: “Hit Man” 00:56:07-01:11:35)
Notes/Links:
NIKKI GLASER: SOMEDAY YOU’LL DIE, now streaming on Max.
“The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI
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With Linklater's "Hit Man" currently steaming up home movie screens, we're sharing a 2016 Top 5 devoted to the director's most memorable movie moments.
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With the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy back in theaters, we share Adam and Josh’s 2018 reappraisal of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning films, including their picks for the Top 5 "Rings" Scenes.
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Opening (00:00:00-00:01:06)
Sacred Cow Review: “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy (00:01:07-00:37:51)
Top 5: “Lord of the Rings” Scenes (00:37:52-01:19:45)
Notes/Links:
Top 5 Lord of the Rings Scenes
https://www.filmspotting.net/top-5-lists-archive/2018/5/17/cykldv958gtt0gl54zm2bfw4xoia3d
“The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI
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Michael Phillips joins Adam to review “Furiosa,” director George Miller’s latest entry in the Mad Max saga starring Anya-Taylor Joy and Chris Hemsworth. Plus, a revisit of 2022’s Top 5 Movies for Graduates. 
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Opening (00:00:00-00:02:20)
Review: “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (00:02:20-00:33:15)
Next Week, Notes (00:33:16-00:41:15)
Polls, Feedback (00:41:15-00:51:38)
Top 5: Movies for Graduates (00:51:39-02:03:34)
Notes/Links:
“The People’s Joker” Screening in Spring Green, WI
https://www.slowpokelounge.com/events/peoples-joker
Thomas McAvoy’s Top 200 List
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eQyY8O_L0GruDo3ytvBLpfBgm7iGDylQ/view
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