This week, Josh and Adam take the Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips through the special kitchen entrance to the best seats in the house for the Filmspotting Top 5: Tracking Shots. Plus, a Sacred Cow review of Sam Raimi’s 1981 horror classic “The Evil Dead” and the majestic third Max Ophuls’ Marathon film, “The Earrings of Madame de…”

This episode is presented by Squarespace (code FILM4) and Audible.

:00-4:14 - Billboard / Audible

1:19-28:37 - Review: “The Evil Dead” (‘81)

Music: David Ford, “Isn’t It Strange”

30:01-31:27 - Squarespace

33:31-40:25 - Massacre Theatre

40:38-52:22 - Polls / Notes

52:22-1:12:32 - Ophuls #3: “Earrings of Madame de…”

Music: David Ford, “Moving On”

1:13:57-1:21:29 - Donations

Music: David Ford, “Go to Hell”

1:22:19-2:03:29 - Top 5: Tracking Shots

2:03:04-2:07:11 - Close / Outtake

BONUS CONTENT

- Nothing this week, sorry!

MUSIC

- David Ford

NOTES

- Audible recs: Lush Life, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Life Itself

- Massacre Theatre winner: Carmen Nowka

LINKS

- Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

- Josh’s review of “The Evil Dead”

- FS #62: “Evil Dead 2”

- Chicago Critics Film Festival

- David Ford’s “Go To Hell” video

- Hitchcock’s “Young and Innocent” - Eye Twitch

- FS #339: Top 5 Long Takes

- FS #419: Room 237

PARTNERS

- MoviePass

- Fandor.com/Filmspotting

- The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith- iTunes