The Immigrant / Top 5 Immigrant Movies

The Immigrant / Top 5 Immigrant Movies

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Josh and Michael Phillips — along with their respective gangs of New York — leave the Five Points for an exploration of immigration in the movies. They’ve got a review of James Gray’s THE IMMIGRANT, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Marion Cotillard, and their Top 5 Immigrant Movies. Plus, recommendations for EDGE OF TOMORROW and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2.

This episode is presented by Shutterstock (FILM614).

0:00-1:40 - Billboard / Shutterstock
1:40-26:44 - Review: “The Immigrant”
Music: Rodney Crowell, “Oh What a Beautiful World”
27:51-30:02 - Shutterstock
30:02-47:15 - Notes / Polls / “Fault in Our Stars”
47:15-54:36 - “Edge of Tomorrow” / “How to Train Your Dragon 2”
Music: Rodney Crowell, “The Long Journey Home”
55:40-1:28:04 - Top 5: Immigrant Movies
1:28:04-1:31:36 - Close

BONUS CONTENT

- None this week, sorry

MUSIC

- Rodney Crowell

UPCOMING

- Filmspotting #500 Live

- Adam’s Ebert class

LINKS

- Chicken Wing Hunt at Siskel

- Josh on “The Immigrant”

- Adam on “The Immigrant”

- “We Are the Best” passes

- “The Rover” passes

- Michael on “Fault in Our Stars”

Josh on “Edge of Tomorrow”

PARTNERS

- Backstory