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Inspired by Rian Johnson's debut movie "Brick" – and the show's near-constant chatter about it – each year Filmspotting champions their favorite overlooked/under-the-radar films with the Golden Brick awards.
Golden Brick Criteria (est. 2014):
- Was reviewed/recommended by at least one host.
- Cannot be a mainstream/highly publicized movie.
- Made by a new or newly-established filmmaker.
- Shows clear directorial vision and/or artistic ambition.
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2016
(* Finalists / Winner in bold)
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Born to Be Blue (#579-AK)
DVD Released July 26, Netflix / iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
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*The Witness (#595-AK)
Netflix Instant, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
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*The Fits (#596)
DVD Released Sept. 13 / iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
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The Phenom (#599-AK)
DVD Released Aug. 30, Netflix, Redbox / iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
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Morris from America (#601-AK)
iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
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Southside with You (#601-AK)
DVD Release Dec. 13
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Rams (#601)
Netflix DVD / Netflix Instant, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play
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*Tower (#610)
Now on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play!
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*Cameraperson (#613)
Now on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play!
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The Edge of Seventeen (#613)
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2015
(* Finalists / Winner in bold)
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The Duke of Burgundy*
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Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine
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What We Do in the Shadows* - Listener's Choice
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Wild Canaries
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Buzzard*
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Slow West
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Love & Mercy
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The Tribe
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Tangerine*
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Meru
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Phoenix
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The Mend
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Heart of a Dog
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl*
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2014
(* Finalists / Winner in bold)
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20,000 Days on Earth (AK)
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Blue Ruin*
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Calvary*
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The Congress (JL)
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Dear White People* (JL)
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The Double (JL)
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Finding Vivian Maier (AK)
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Listen Up Philip
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Locke (AK)
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| Mistaken for Strangers (AK) |
| Memphis (JL) |
| The One I Love* (AK) |
| Starred Up* |
| Whiplash |
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2013
(* Finalists / Winner in bold)
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| Short Term 12* |
| The Spectacular Now |
| Stories We Tell* |
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2012
(Winner in bold)
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Beasts of the Southern Wild
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The Color Wheel
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Cosmopolis
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The House I Live In
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The Loved Ones
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Once Upon a Time in Anatolia - Listener's Choice
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Oslo, August 31st
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Wuthering Heights
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2011
(* Finalists / Winners in bold)
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Another Earth
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The Arbor*
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Bill Cunningham New York
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Certified Copy*
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The Interrupters*
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Martha Marcy May Marlene
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Meek's Cutoff*
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Project Nim
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Take Shelter* - People's Choice
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Win Win
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2010
(Winner in bold)
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Easy A
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A Film Unfinished
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| Dogtooth |
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Four Lions
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The Freebie
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It's Kind of a Funny Story
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Please Give
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The Tillman Story
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Tiny Furniture
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Note: The 2010 list was heavy with movies that were not reviewed on the show.
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Golden Brick Nominees - 2009
(Winner in bold)
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Anvil: The Story of Anvil
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Food, Inc.
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Humpday
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Moon
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Summer Hours
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World's Greatest Dad
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