Filmspotting

Reviews of Ti West’s horror trilogy-ender “MaXXXine,” Oz Perkins’s “Longlegs” with Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage, and Kiki Layne in Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion.” Plus, Roman Polanski’s possibly perfect L.A. noir turns 50. (Timecodes will not be precise with ads; chapters may start early.) Opening (00:00:00-00:02:29) Review: “MaXXXine” (00:02:30-00:36:42) Review (JL): “Longlegs” (00:36:43-00:41:44) Review (AK): “Dandelion” (00:41:45-00:45:21) Next Week, Notes (00:45:22-00:51:53) Massacre Theatre (00:51:54-01:01:06) Pantheon Review: “Chinatown” at 50 (01:01:07-01:59:31) Notes/Links: “Unspooled” with Amy Nicholson and Paul Scheer https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/ ‘The Filmspotting Guide to the Archives’ on Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/wjmclaughlin/list/the-filmspotting-guide-to-the-archives/ Film Genre Reader II https://www.amazon.com/Film-Genre-Reader-II-v/dp/029272778X Josh’s MaXXXine review https://larsenonfilm.com/maxxxine Josh’s Longlegs review https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm/film/longlegs/ Robert T