With FIRST COW, Kelly Reichardt returns to the 19th century Oregon Territory of her most acclaimed film, “Meek’s Cutoff.” An early film of the year candidate, Adam and Josh praise Reichardt’s parable about capitalism and self-invention for its detail, its performances and its mouth-watering “oily cakes.”

Plus: where Pixar’s ONWARD lands in a ranking of the studio’s features; Filmspotting Madness continues with a (Coen-less) Sweet 16; and the next Filmspotting Marathon is announced.

0:00 - Billboard

0:59 - Review: “First Cow”

U.S. Girls, “4 American Dollars”

30:15 - Next Week/Notes

42:00 - Filmspotting Madness, Sweet 16

1:03:53 - Review: “Onward”

1:17:52 - Outro 

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