Best Telegraph Road Productions Podcasts (2025)

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#1019: Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Elio 1:28:09

12h ago1:28:09

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Adam and Josh review Celine Song’s love-and-money triangle MATERIALISTS, the follow-up to her exquisite 2023 debut "Past Lives." Plus, reviews of Mike Flanagan’s Stephen King adaptation THE LIFE OF CHUCK and Pixar’s ELIO. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two vi…

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From the Archive: Past Lives 20:48

2d ago20:48

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With Celine Song's MATERIALISTS now in theaters, we share our review of her remarkable 2023 debut, PAST LIVES. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

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#479: Musical Not-obiography, Pt. 2 — Pavements 1:07:49

3d ago1:07:49

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Like I’M NOT THERE, Alex Ross Perry’s new docu-like feature PAVEMENTS takes a “print the legend” approach to its subject, blurring reality and fiction to convey the significance of defining ‘90s indie rock group Pavement from a few different semi-fabricated angles. Is that approach better suited to established fans, including our returning guest an…

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#1018: The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, Pavements, Tarkovsky Marathon Awards 1:44:57

7d ago1:44:57

1:44:57

Wes Anderson and the Anderson Players are back in theaters with THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME. Adam and Josh have a review, plus thoughts on the Philippou Brothers’ BRING HER BACK and Alex Ross Perry’s PAVEMENTS. This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes …

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From the Archive: Asteroid City 37:40

9d ago37:40

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With his latest, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, now in theaters, here's Adam and Josh's 2023 review of Wes Anderson's previous feature, ASTEROID CITY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adam Kempenaar & Josh Larsen

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#478: Musical Not-obiography, Pt. 1 — I'm Not There 56:48

10d ago56:48

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Alex Ross Perry’s new hybrid documentary PAVEMENTS rejects convention in a way that’s both in keeping with the spirit of the ’90s indie-rock band at its center, and reminiscent of Todd Haynes’ deconstructed Bob Dylan biopic I’M NOT THERE. And while you arguably don’t need to be well-versed in either act to appreciate the films about them, it certai…

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#1017: Clueless at 30, Top 5 Movie Quotes (In Our Lexicon) with Aisha Harris 1:57:05

14d ago1:57:05

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It’s CLUELESS’s 30th anniversary garden party and everyone’s invited, including NPR’s Aisha Harris, who joins Adam for a revisit of Amy Heckerling’s ‘95 comedy and the Top 5 Movie Quotes (In Our Lexicon). This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes …

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#477: Pain Pals, Pt. 2 — Friendship 1:01:32

17d ago1:01:32

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We were admittedly a bit dubious going into this pairing, which was spoken into existence by writer-director Andrew DeYoung invoking THE MASTER when describing his new Tim Robinson/Paul Rudd comedy FRIENDSHIP, but it’s not the stretch we thought it would be. In fact, Paul Thomas Anderson’s discomfiting psychological drama proves such an interesting…

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#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts 1:53:49

21d ago1:53:49

1:53:49

Inspired by their review of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, the latest and allegedly last film in the 30-year-old Tom Cruise-led franchise, Adam and guest Michael Phillips share their Top 5 Movie Stunts. Plus, what is the best M:I film anyway? This episode is presented by Regal Unlimited⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass th…

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#476: Pain Pals, Pt. 1 — The Master 1:08:04

24d ago1:08:04

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We can’t say that it would have occurred to us to pair the new Tim Robinson/Paul Rudd comedy FRIENDSHIP with THE MASTER if writer-director Andrew DeYoung hadn’t specifically invoked Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2012 psychological drama, but the two films do wind up being unexpectedly complementary portraits of relationships between emotionally unstable m…

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#1015: Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Nostalghia (Tarkovsky #4) 1:57:54

28d ago1:57:54

1:57:54

Adam and Josh revisit BEFORE SUNSET for its 20th-ish anniversary and share their conversation about BEFORE SUNRISE, which followed a 30th-anniversary screening earlier this year to close Filmspotting Fest. Scott Tobias (The Next Picture Show, The Reveal) and Producer Sam Van Hallgren joined them for that. Plus, the final film in the Andrei Tarkovsk…

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#475: Less Than Hero, Pt. 2 — Thunderbolts* 1:16:35

1M ago1:16:35

1:16:35

The new THUNDERBOLTS* assembles a group of leftovers from various MCU stories to face off against their personal failings in a way that’s broadly reminiscent of, yet tonally distinct from, the wannabe superheroes of 1999’s MYSTERY MEN. It’s also tonally distinct from most recent Marvel projects in a way that we all responded to, even if we differ o…

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#1014: Actors of the Century Draft, Stalker (Tarkovsky #3) 1:52:13

1M ago1:52:13

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The Best of the Century conversation continues with a draft of the best actors and actresses of the last 25 years, and the Andrei Tarkovsky Marathon brings Adam and Josh into STALKER’s The Zone. 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 b…

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#474: Less Than Hero, Pt. 1 — Mystery Men 1:03:36

1M ago1:03:36

1:03:36

The new THUNDERBOLTS* assembles some leftovers from the Marvel Cinematic Universe who are tough to describe as superheroes but nonetheless step up to save the day when their city needs them, which reminded us of MYSTERY MEN and its negligibly powered not-so-superteam. A flop in 1999, the comedy is as chaotic and sloppy as its titular (with an aster…

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#1013: Top 25 Films of the Century 1:25:45

1M ago1:25:45

1:25:45

Adam and Josh leave their Filmspotting Madness brackets behind to make their Top 25 Films of the Century picks – and they manage to do it with only a little overlap. Plus, the return of Massacre Theatre. This episode is presented by ⁠Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes…

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#473: The Dead of Night, Pt. 2 — Sinners 1:16:52

2M ago1:16:52

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Intro: 00:00:00-00:02:03 Sinners Discussion: 00:02:04-00:28:46 Connections: 00:28:47-1:02:37 Your Next Picture Show, next pairing, and goodbyes: 1:02-38-end Director Ryan Coogler has been generous in sharing his many points of inspiration for SINNERS, including the other film in this pairing, but his exceptional new feature is refreshingly singular…

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#1012: Revenge of the Sith at 20, The Shrouds w/Violet Lucca, Madness '25 Champ, Vulcanizadora 1:51:02

2M ago1:51:02

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Adam sits down with film writer Violet Lucca to discuss David Cronenberg's provocative filmography and his latest foray into body horror, THE SHROUDS. Plus, he revisits STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH for the first time since his five-star review in 2005, Josh has a review of the new VULCANIZADORA from director Joel Potrykus, and a new…

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#472: The Dead of Night, Pt. 1 — From Dusk Till Dawn 1:08:19

2M ago1:08:19

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Comparing 1996's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN to the new SINNERS can feel a bit like, as Scott puts it, comparing “Chopsticks” to Beethoven’s Fifth. But Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s sleazy vampire flick was clearly on Ryan Coogler’s mind when crafting his own film about a pair of brothers who spend one fateful night defending a nightclub from an…

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#1019: Materialists, The Life of Chuck, Elio 1:28:09

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From the Archive: Past Lives 20:48

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#479: Musical Not-obiography, Pt. 2 — Pavements 1:07:49

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#1018: The Phoenician Scheme, Bring Her Back, Pavements, Tarkovsky Marathon Awards 1:44:57

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From the Archive: Asteroid City 37:40

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#478: Musical Not-obiography, Pt. 1 — I'm Not There 56:48

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#1017: Clueless at 30, Top 5 Movie Quotes (In Our Lexicon) with Aisha Harris 1:57:05

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#477: Pain Pals, Pt. 2 — Friendship 1:01:32

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#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts 1:53:49

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#476: Pain Pals, Pt. 1 — The Master 1:08:04

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#1015: Before Sunrise/Before Sunset, Nostalghia (Tarkovsky #4) 1:57:54

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#475: Less Than Hero, Pt. 2 — Thunderbolts* 1:16:35

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#1014: Actors of the Century Draft, Stalker (Tarkovsky #3) 1:52:13

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#474: Less Than Hero, Pt. 1 — Mystery Men 1:03:36

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#1013: Top 25 Films of the Century 1:25:45

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#473: The Dead of Night, Pt. 2 — Sinners 1:16:52

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#1012: Revenge of the Sith at 20, The Shrouds w/Violet Lucca, Madness '25 Champ, Vulcanizadora 1:51:02

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#472: The Dead of Night, Pt. 1 — From Dusk Till Dawn 1:08:19

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