SVU #147: Graduation / TIFF 2017
Highlights (and a lowlight) from the Toronto Int'l Film Fest and the latest from Romania's Cristian Mungiu.
Read MoreSVU #146: Inside No. 9 / Anthology Shows
The new British anthology series ranges from comedy to horror, but all episodes are set at a location numbered “9.”
Read MoreSVU #145: Death Note / Anime Starter Kit
Will there ever be a great American anime adaptation?
Read MoreSVU #144: Hudson Hawk / Vanity Projects
Is the Bruce Willis-starring "Hawk" the epic disaster its reputation suggests? And what makes a vanity project anyway?
Read MoreSVU #143: To The Bone / When TV Creators Make Movies
Matt and Alison discuss writer/director Marti Noxon's ("Buffy" "UnREAL") latest project, the Netflix original about a young woman battling anorexia.
Read MoreSVU #142: The Lost City of Z / Movies About Explorers
A recommendation for James Gray's new jungle adventure - and more movies about dashing, daring adventurers available to rent or stream.
Read MoreSVU #141: Okja / Multilingual Movies
Matt and Alison discuss the genre-defying Netflix original "Okja" and recommend some other multilingual movies available to rent or stream right now.
Read MoreSVU #140: Long Strange Trip / Music Docs
Matt and Alison take on both Amir Bar-lev’s Amazon original doc LONG STRANGE TRIP and the larger question of what makes a music doc worthwhile for audiences beyond the hardcore fans.
Read MoreSVU #139: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me / The Tradition of The Beautiful Dead Girl
Matt and Alison take a look at 1992's TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME and discuss the not-always-grand movie tradition of the "the beautiful dead girl."
Read MoreSVU #138: The Handmaid’s Tale / Female Cinematographers
Matt and Alison discuss THE HANDMAID'S TALE and how the new Margaret Atwood adaptation depicts its horrors as experience rather than spectacle.
Read More#137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories
Matt and Alison debate whether SPLIT is the Shyamalan comeback vehicle it’s been heralded to be, then offer up recs for some other convention-defying superhero stories available to stream.
Read MoreSVU #136: The Love Witch / Technicolor Movies
Matt and Alison consider the enchantments of Anna Biller’s retro-styled THE LOVE WITCH, and recommend some Technicolor classics available to rent or stream.
Read MoreSVU #135: The Devils / Religious Horror
Matt and Alison celebrate the streaming debut of Ken Russell's infamous THE DEVILS (1971) with a review and recommendations for other streaming Religious Horror movies.
Read MoreSVU #134: Frailty / Bill Paxton Movies
Matt and Alison offer up some favorite Bill Paxton roles in movies available to rent or stream and do a deeper dive into the actor's 2001 directorial debut FRAILTY.
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