Filmspotting is a weekly film podcast and radio program from Chicago hosted by Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen.

While the whole concept of podcasting at the time was relatively new, Kempenaar had gotten the idea from an article appearing in Wired, and he and Van Hallgren decided to give it a try.

[3] The fledgling show began production in 2005, initially under the title Cinecast, but was changed to Filmspotting in 2006 due to a conflict over the name.

The below table offers a brief summary of these classes: The show starts with a review of a recently released film, followed by listener feedback.

Included among them are Chicago Tribune film critic, Michael Phillips, Matt Singer of IndieWire and Alison Wilmore (formerly of the Independent Film Channel) -- the latter two hosting a spinoff podcast called Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU) For the "Movie Marathons", the hosts review six to eight movies from a particular genre or director that they haven't already seen.

Listener Nicholas Correnti from Florida State University Film School suggested the name Filmspotting and won $50 worth of DVDs for his part in renaming Cinecast.