#137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories

May 09, 2017 / Adam Kempenaar

It’s M. Night Shyamalan’s shared universe and we’re all just living in it in this episode of SVU, in which Matt and Alison debate whether SPLIT is the comeback vehicle it’s been heralded to be for the director, as well as how the movie’s late-revealed connection to another Shyamalan title changes its context. Then they offer up recommendations for some other convention-defying superhero stories on both film and television, all available to stream right now.

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Opening Break
xXx: Return of Xander Cage / The Survivalist / My Life As A Zucchini

Listeners’ Choice Review
Split

Queue Shots: Unconventional Superhero Stories
Powerless
One-Punch Man
Darkman
Spaghettiman

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Alison: Manchester By The Sea / Don’t Think Twice / Things to Come
Matt: Anvil! The Story of Anvil / Eight Men Out / Batman & Bill

2 Listener Recommendations

Alison: Tickled / Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Matt: The Fall / Sunshine Hotel

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

Alison: Small Crimes
Matt: Trouble With The Curve