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The State of Streaming: Netflix | SVU
In the first installment of a semi-regular series, Matt and Jordan take a break from reviewing a single film in order to interrogate an entire stream…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Tree of Life at 15: Malick’s Cosmic Masterpiece Revisited | #1064
15 years after its release, Adam and Josh return to the 1950s Waco of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. They discuss Malick’s bold attempt to voice…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Blue Heron: A Lyrical Debut — and an Early Golden Brick Contender
Adam and Josh review Sophy Romvari’s debut feature Blue Heron, a semi-autobiographical "memory piece" that follows a Hungarian immigrant family on Va…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Top 5 Terrence Malick Scenes | Archive
From the outlaw poetry of Badlands to the cosmic spirituality of The Tree of Life, this week's Archive episode has Adam and Josh counting down the fi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Lord of the Flies: The BBC Brings Art to Netflix | SVU
This week, Matt and Jordan flip for the conch to discuss the BBC’s new four-part adaptation of The Lord of the Flies, now streaming on Netflix. The d…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Rome, Open City: The Blueprint for Revolutionary Cinema | Dissident Cinema
Adam and Josh continue Filmspotting’s Dissident Cinema Marathon with its second entry, Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City. Made in the immediate af…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Top 5 Meryl Streep Scenes | #1063
Meryl Streep is back as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and what better way to pay tribute to the best to ever do it than with a Top 5 d…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Devil Wears Prada 2: With a Defanged Miranda, What's Left?
Adam and Josh discuss how The Devil Wears Prada 2 softens Miranda Priestly’s edges and why, despite mealy‑mouthed social commentary, the legacy seque…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Top 5 Overlooked Movies of the 2000s | Archive
As the 2019 edition of Madness – Best of the 2000s wrapped up, Adam and Josh took a break from the heavy hitters to highlight the gems that didn't ma…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
People We Meet on Vacation: Rom-Coms Have a New Star | SVU
Matt and Jordan see if Netflix’s massive rom-com hit People We Meet on Vacation (starring "generational talent" Emily Bader) lives up to its 50-milli…
5 months ago