Dog Day Afternoon at 50, Ne Zha II Review

For its 50th anniversary, Adam and Josh revisit Sidney Lumet’s Best Picture-nominated (and ⁠Filmspotting Pantheon⁠ enshrined) DOG DAY AFTERNOON. Plus, Josh recommends the Chinese animated phenomenon NE ZHA II, and a new Deeply Flawed Filmspotting Poll ⁠pits two giants of animation against each other.

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Intro (00:00:00-00:02:12)

Dog Day Afternoon at 50 (00:02:13-00:57:55)

Filmspotting Family (00:57:56-01:02:42)

Review (JL): Ne Zha II (01:02:43-01:07:05)

Notes / RIP Terrence Stamp / Michael Phillips News (01:07:06-01:34:19)

Deeply Flawed Filmspotting Polls (01:34:20-01:48:25)

Credits / New Releases (01:48:26-01:51:54)

Links:

-Michael Phillips Says So Long For Now

⁠https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/20/tribune-film-critic-goodbye/⁠

-Filmspotting Madness (Updated) List

https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting/list/filmspotting-madness-2026-best-of-the-1940s-1/

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