Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)

With Godzilla Minus Zero coming to theaters this weekend, Matt and Jordan took it upon themselves to brush up on the “King of the Monsters.” Helping them out is guest Aaron Neuwirth, co-host of the 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla podcast. Between them, they recommend five Godzilla titles that are available to stream. Plus, a listener request for whimsical - but still informative! - documentaries. And Matt hosts this week’s game: Letterboxd-ing — Roland With the Punches Edition.

Intro (00:00:00–00:03:07)

Streaming Godzilla movies w/Aaron Neuwirth (00:03:08–01:00:34)

Listener Request Seg: Whimsical Docs (01:00:35–01:23:33)

Game: Letterboxd-ing — “Roland With the Punches Edition” (01:23:34–01:40:25)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:40:26–01:51:08)

Show Notes

2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla

https://2blackguystalkgodzilla.substack.com/

“Stomping Through “Godzilla” History: Where to Begin & What To Watch | Aaron Neuwirth

https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/stomping-through-godzilla-history-where-to-begin-what-to-watch/

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (available now!):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

Matt’s book tour!

http://matt-singer.net

Bazooga jingle by Dave Van Hallgren

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For the final episode in Spook-tober, Jordan and Matt share the defining scares of their childhoods and respond to listener requests for campy and creeping dread horror movies. And then — the horror! — Jordan takes a turn hosting America’s fastest growing game show: Portmanteau-To-Toe.

Intro (00:00:00–00:03:07)

The Movies That (De)Formed Us (00:03:08–00:39:56)

Listener Request Seg: Campy and Creeping Dread Horror Movies (00:39:57–01:09:09)

Notes / Game: Portmanteau-To-Toe (01:09:09–01:24:09)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:24:10–01:32:31)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (available now!):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

Matt’s book tour!

http://matt-singer.net

Bazooga jingle by Andy Wilkowske

https://www.andrewwilkowske.com/

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From none of the people who brought you Barbie comes a new film inspired by (or mandated by?) the Mattel corporation. It’s Matchbox: The Movie! And it stinks. But in what ways exactly does it stink? The answers may surprise you. Matt and Jordan discuss. Plus, Jordan’s thoughts on the conclusion of Prime Video’s Carrie limited series, which was reviewed on last week’s show; a Rec Seg featuring titles — one adapted from a video game, the other from a toy — that fare better than Matchbox; a listener request for slow-burn horror movies; and the return of Portmanteau-to-Toe: a Movie Trivia Game.

Intro / Carrie recap (00:00:00–00:08:41)

Matchbox: The Movie (Apple TV) (00:08:42–00:33:42)

Rec Seg! (00:33:43–00:47:41)

Listener Request Seg: Slow-Burn Horror Movies (00:47:42–01:05:33)

Game: Portmanteau-To-Toe (01:05:34–01:24:55)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:24:56–01:34:08)

Show Notes

Jordan: “What 6 Different Versions of This Sex Comedy Say About the Countries That Made Them”

https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/04/review-the-invite-film-international-versions/

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

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Stephen King’s Carrie has been adapted for film twice, has endured a sequel and even a Broadway musical, and now Mike Flanagan has brought the writer’s debut novel to the small screen in a limited series for Prime Video. Flanagan is a peerless adapter of King’s work, but does any version of Carrie need to be eight hours? Matt and Jordan discuss. In the Rec Seg, recommendations for a classic of ‘70s German cinema and an underseen King adaptation from the ‘90s. Plus, a listener writes in for some under-the-radar horror comedies, and Producer Sam hosts a King-themed movie game.

Intro (00:00:00–00:02:26)

Carrie (Prime Video) (00:02:27–00:31:45)

Rec Seg! (00:31:46–00:50:55)

Listener Req Seg! (00:50:56–01:06:42)

Game: If You Come at the King, You Better Not Miss (01:06:43–01:26:40)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:26:41–01:38:55)

Show Notes

Stephen King Wants You To Watch Maximum Overdrive (Trailer)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IniwjSfs4fs

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Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (available now):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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For the first show of Scare-tober, Jordan and Matt take a look at the Shudder Original Goody Goody, a low-budget home-birth horror tale from first-time feature director Raymond Creamer. For a seasonally appropriate streaming watch, you could do worse. You could also do better, which is why Matt and Jordan use this week’s “Rec Seg” to suggest a couple of titles inspired by Goody Goody — one which exploits the very real horror of childbirth for laughs, and another which brilliantly captures the horror of being the only one who knows something terrible has happened. Then, listener Matt (no relation to host Matt) writes in asking for an entry-level horror film for his 9-year-old. And Matt hosts another round of Portmanteau-to-Toe for this week’s game

Intro (00:00:00–00:04:32)

Goody Goody (00:04:33–00:22:03)

Rec Seg! (00:22:04–00:36:55)

Listener Req Seg! (00:36:56–00:57:18)

Game: Portmanteau-to-Toe (00:57:19–01:11:15)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:11:16–01:25:08)

Show Notes

Bazooga jingle by Andy Wilkowske

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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Starring Russell Crowe and an all-grown-up Jacob Tremblay (“Room” “”Wonder”), Netflix’s Unabomber was a promising title on the fall streaming slate. Unfortunately, director Janus Metz’s exploitative biopic about the notorious domestic terrorist (and manifesto author) comes up well short of expectations. But Matt and Jordan use the film as an excuse to recommend a couple of films as alternatives—one, an underseen, decade-old indie about a controversial mid-20th century social scientist; the other a stone-cold classic from the ‘90s. Plus, a listener request for contemporary films that look like the period in which they take place. And a ‘90s crime thriller game hosted by Jordan.

Intro / Blumhouse Cheetos (00:00:00–00:07:44)

Unabomber (00:07:45–00:32:46)

Rec Seg! (00:32:47–00:51:27)

Listener Req Seg! (00:51:28–01:06:25)

Game: LLLE (01:06:26–01:23:58)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:23:59–01:39:02)

Show Notes

Bazooga jingle by Andy Wilkowske

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/%E2%81%A0https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

Matt’s book tour!

http://matt-singer.net

For what film should Alison Willmore make her triumphant return to SVU?

https://poll.fm/17448084

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The new Netflix comedy Best of the Best introduced Matt and Jordan to the world of collegiate competitive Bollywood dance, and they left converts: to the dancing, to stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia, and to director Lena Khan’s winning movie (which has a joke-filled script written by comedian Hassan Minhaj and writing partner Prashanth Venkataramanujam). In the Best of the Best-inspired Rec Seg, Matt and Jordan recommend an entry-level Bollywood classic and an obscure NYC-set dance movie. And then it’s a pair of single-setting (“bottle”) movies for listener Steven. And Producer Sam hosts a “Let’s Dance!” round of trivia.

Intro (00:00:00–00:02:28)

Best of the Best (00:02:29–00:20:55)

Rec Seg! (00:20:56–00:36:45)

Listener Req Seg! “Bottle Movies” (00:36:46–00:52:14)

Game: Let’s Dance! (00:52:15–01:08:55)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:08:56–01:26:39)

Show Notes

For what film should Alison Willmore make her triumphant return to SVU?

https://poll.fm/17448084

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For a few days in the summer of 2024, the world’s attention was focused on Dr. Rachel Gunn — and not for anything good. Gunn, aka “Raygun”, was representing Australia at the Paris Olympics in the inaugural breakdancing competition, when her infamous performance became the subject of mockery, outrage, and even conspiracy theories. That’s the subject of the new Netflix documentary Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly. Matt and Jordan have a review, and use the film as an opportunity to recommend a film from the dawn of on-screen breakdancing and a sports doc about a ‘90s-era rivalry. Plus, streaming recommendations for a listener looking for movies with adrenaline-rush-inducing twists.

Intro (00:00:00–00:07:20)

Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly (00:07:21–00:23:38)

Rec Seg! (00:23:39–00:40:27)

Listener Req Seg: Movies With Twists (00:40:28–00:52:47)

New to Streaming / Credits (00:52:48–01:00:16)

Show Notes

For what film should Alison Willmore make her triumphant return to SVU?

https://poll.fm/17448084

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Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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From the writer/directors of Game Night and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Apple TV’s Cold War comedy Mayday was a promising title on the 2026 streaming movie calendar. Unfortunately, Matt and Jordan agree that the film isn’t the equal to those earlier films (no thanks to a phoned-in performance from Ryan Reynolds), despite a clever premise and the presence of Kenneth Branagh, who is having the time of his life. Matt digs into Branagh’s strange career in the Rec Seg, suggesting an early Branagh effort (as both director and star) as an alternative, and Jordan answers with a film that finds Christian Bale as a fighter pilot caught behind enemy lines. Plus, Bran-agh Flakes!, a Jordan-hosted game.

(Timecodes will not be precise with ads.)

Intro (00:00:00–00:05:43)

Mayday (00:05:44–00:26:32)

Rec Seg! (00:26:33–00:44:40)

Game: Bran-agh Flakes (00:44:41–01:02:24)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:02:25–01:11:29)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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When the story of a movie’s financing and troubled post-production are more compelling than the movie itself, you’ve got problems. And in this case, you’ve got Desert Warrior, a 7th-century, Saudi Arabia-set — and financed — epic starring Anthony Mackie along with Sir Ben Kingsley and Sharlto Copley. Matt and Jordan review the Rupert Wyatt-directed curiosity, and use the film to recommend an American desert-set indie from the early 2000s and another (undeservedly) unloved Rupert Wyatt film. Plus, a listener request for “sad man” movies on the Criterion Channel, and a game that has Matt and Jordan remembering - or trying to remember - summer movies from the year 2012.

Intro (00:00:00–00:04:10)

Desert Warrior (00:04:11–00:31:57)

Rec Seg! (00:31:58–00:48:14)

Listener Request Seg! (00:48:15–01:08:01)

Game: Mark My Words! (01:08:02–01:32:32)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:32:33–01:42:15)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/%E2%81%A0https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

The Best and Worst Movies of Summer 2012 (According to Us)

https://screencrush.com/best-worst-movies-summer-2012/

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Happy Madison Productions is now cranking out movies starring two generations of Sandlers: paterfamilias Adam and daughters Sadie and Sunny. Earlier this year, Sadie starred in Netflix’s college-set Roommates, and now it’s Sunny’s turn in Don’t Say Good Luck, a tear-jerker that pairs family drama with high school musical drama. And it’s a pairing that Matt and Jordan agree works pretty well, thanks to the director Julia Hart (Fast Color, I’m Your Woman), solid work from Sandler, and a great performance by Melanie Lynskey as Sunny’s mom. Plus, a “Nepo Baby” streaming rec from Matt, and one from Jordan for a forgotten Oscar-winning Canadian film from the early 2000s. And Matt hosts another round of Portmanteau-to-Toe.

Intro (00:00:00–00:03:16)

Don’t Say Good Luck (00:03:17–00:24:27)

Rec Seg! Nepo Babies and Canadian Oscar-winners (00:24:28–00:39:07)

Game: Portmanteau-to-Toe (00:39:08–00:58:57)

Mailbag / New to Streaming / Credits (00:58:58–01:11:25)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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It’s all fine and good to be sealed up in a house with Wagner Moura and Greta Lee, but the longer Netflix’s new The Last House keeps us there, the more time Matt and Jordan have for questions about the why and the how and… is that broccoli you’re growing in the floorboards, Greta? Matt and Jordan also discuss Netflix’s curious fascination with apocalyptic tales. Then, some Last House-inspired streaming recommendations (Universal Monsters! H.P. Lovecraft!) and a listener streaming request inspires recommendations for a forgotten Emma Thompson movie from the early 90s and a literary adaptation from Roger Corman. And Jordan hosts this week’s game: The Gaul of These People!

Welcome/Intro (00:00:00–00:2:54)

The Last House (00:2:55–00:27:17)

H.P. Lovecraft and Universal Monsters (Rec Seg!) (00:27:18–00:44:30)

Emma Thompson, Roger Corman, and Vincent Price (Listener Request Seg!) (00:44:31–01:03:16)

MLB's Field of Dreams Game on Netflix (01:03:17–01:09:26)

Game: The Gaul of these People! (01:09:27–01:26:10)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:26:11–01:31:04)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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When the author of “Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular” is the co-host of your show, you don’t avoid talking about the new Spidey movie Brand New Day just because it’s not streaming. So Matt and Jordan use the release of the movie to theorize about its massive box office, and to share some related steaming recommendations. Plus, listener requests for an unsentimental Italian film and a film that offers the same unique pleasures as Leos Carax’s uncategorizable 2012 film Holy Motors. And Producer Sam tests Matt and Jordan’s knowledge of Spider-Man villains with a game called “A Vile Menagerie.”

Matt’s Spider-Man Bona Fides + Brand New Day (00:00:00–00:25:27)

Rec Seg! Brand New Day-inspired recommendations (00:25:28–00:38:45)

Listener Requests: Italian Films, Movies like Holy Motors (00:38:46–00:50:16)

Game: A Vile Menagerie (00:50:17–01:08:45)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:08:46–01:15:33)

Outtake: Jordan In Hawaii with the cast of Battleship (01:15:34–01:24:24)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

“Marvel’s Spider-Man: from Amazing to Spectacular”

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Marvels-Spider-Man-From-Amazing-to-Spectacular/Matt-Singer/9781683837442

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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Jordan and Matt break format - and Zeus’s Law? - for an Odyssey-themed episode, including thoughts on the new blockbuster film, favorite Christopher Nolan films, and streaming recommendations inspired by the Homeric epic. And then a game, which Jordan dubs "My Big Fat Greek Filmspotting Game."

The Odyssey (00:00:00–00:23:33)

#1 Nolans (00:23:34–00:47:08)

Rec Seg: Odyssey-inspired recommendations (00:47:09–01:04:23)

Game: My Big Fat Greek Filmspotting Game (01:04:24–01:24:05)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:24:05–01:31:47)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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Matt and Jordan give Hulu’s new multiverse revenge thriller Redux Redux a spin, crediting Kevin and Matthew McManus’s film for its low-budget stylishness and its central performance (by another McManus, sister Michaela). Then some Redux-inspired streaming recommendations, answers to a listener request for off-the-grid heist movies, and a game (“Multi-Box Letter-Verse”) hosted by Producer Sam.

Intro / The Odyssey (00:00:00–00:11:36)

Redux Redux (0:11:37–00:28:27)

Rec Seg (00:28:28–00:45:35)

Listener Request Recs: Off-the-Grid Heist Movies (00:45:36–01:02:42)

Game: Multi-box Letter-verse (01:02:43–01:29:32)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:29:33–01:38:12)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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Matt and Jordan deep-dive into the free, ad-supported streaming platform Tubi. They evaluate the platform across five distinct categories: library; playback/interface; reliability; originals; and price. Plus, recommended titles to watch on Tubi, and a recommendations for a listener who is looking for a hangout comedy like semi-obscure 2005 comedy. And Producer Sam hosts this week’s game: Tubi or Not Tubi.

The State of Streaming: Tubi (00:00:00–00:49:36)

Rec Seg: Watch on Tubi (00:49:37–01:01:23)

Listener Request Recs: Hangout Comedies (01:01:24–01:17:23)

Game: Tubi or Not Tubi (01:17:24–01:38:35)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:38:36–01:45:49)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

Alissa Quart’s “Hyperlink Cinema” in Film Forum

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/549355e2e4b0a309c8cef596/t/556ca8c0e4b0ca905b2d74ef/1433184448821/QuartonHyperlink%281%29.pdf

Hyperlink Cinema, a Letterboxd List
https://letterboxd.com/sc_elly/list/hyperlink-films/

Handmade Films, a Letterboxd List

https://letterboxd.com/studio/handmade-films/

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Matt and Jordan review Netflix’s new comedy Little Brother, which stars Eric Andre as a chaos agent who disrupts the life of a tightly wound real estate agent played by John Cena. Hijinx, nudity, and parabolas of urine ensue. Then, in Rec Seg, they offer some related streaming titles, including a musical dramedy about brothers and a classic ‘70s comedy. And in reply to a listener streaming request, a pair of international films from the early ‘60s. And Producer Sam hosts a John Cena-inspired round of trivia.

Intro, Little Brother (00:00:00–00:24:16)

Rec Seg: Little Brother-Inspired Streaming Recs (00:24:17–00:39:27)

Listener Request Recs for an Artsy Down Under Movie Club (00:39:28–01:00:06)

Trivia: So You’ve Cen-a Lotta Movies, Have You? (01:00:07–01:24:51)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:24:52–01:32:35)

Show Notes

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Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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Matt and Jordan check out Julian Schnabel’s In The Hand of Dante, a rare midsummer Netflix prestige picture with a stacked cast that includes Oscar Isaac, Al Pacino, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Jason Momoa, and Martin Scorsese as a bearded medieval sage. Despite the talent and the reliably gorgeous cinematography, Schnabel’s film might be the worst thing Matt and Jordan have had to endure through the show’s first twelve episodes. Also on the show, some Dante-inspired streaming recommendations and streaming recs for a listener who shares little in common (movie-wise) with his spouse. And the debut of “What’s In A Name,” a new movie trivia game. (#012)

Intro, In The Hand of Dante (00:00:00–00:34:55)

Rec Seg: Dante-Inspired Streaming Recommendations (00:34:56–00:50:32)

Listener Request Recommendations (00:50:33–01:06:44)

Trivia: What’s In A Name (01:06:45–01:22:34)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:22:35–01:31:14)

Show Notes

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The Starlog Podcast hosted by Jordan

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwWNy9zLV0k⁠

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):⁠ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠

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Matt and Jordan review Netflix’s generically titled, but surprisingly witty Office Romance. Co-written by and starring Brett Goldstein alongside JLo, the workplace rom-com rises just above the streaming giant’s usual output by delivering actual jokes, real talent, and a surprising level of NSFW content. Plus, some deep cut streaming recommendations, this week’s streaming releases, and a new game courtesy of Matt called “Portmanteau to Toe.” (Ep. #177)

Intro, Office Romance (00:00:00–00:29:37)

Streaming Recommendations (00:29:38–00:43:53)

Personalized Recs (00:43:54–01:00:33)

Game: Portmanteau To Toe (01:00:34–01:15:41)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:15:42–01:26:30)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archivehttps://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/

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Matt and Jordan review HBO’s Sundance acquisition Miss You Love You. And while Jordan finds it to be a handsome, moving, and well-acted "filmed play", Matt finds too modest and predictable.

For Rec Seg, Matt revisits the grueling, ice-cold dread of corporate culture with a 2019 workplace thriller, while Jordan counters with a classic 1982 Sidney Lumet thriller packed with more twists, turns -- and smooches!

Finally, Jordan takes the reins as Dungeon Master for a game called On a Wing and a Prayer.

Chapters / Timecodes

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Intro (00:00:00–00:7:27)

Miss You Love You (00:7:28–00:26:54)

Rec Seg!: (00:26:55–00:43:49)

Personalized Recs (00:43:50–01:04:34)

Game: On a Wing and a Prayer (01:04:35–01:23:04)

Wrap-Up & Credits (01:23:05–01:35:02)

Show Notes

Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archivehttps://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/

Matt's appearances on our sister podcast, The Next Picture Show, discussing Shogun Assassin and The Mandalorian and Grogu.

https://www.filmspotting.net/nextpictureshow

Pre-Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (Coming October 6th):https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/

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