This week on Filmspotting: SVU, Matt and Jordan tackle the new Netflix action-thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron and Taryn Egerton. Inspired by Matt Damon’s recent comments on "the Netflix note," the duo investigates whether this Australia-set survival story is better than the average streaming title or another victim of Netflix's "house style" that caters to people doing the dishes.

Plus, Jordan uncovers a bizarre cinematic trend involving beef jerky, Matt pays homage to the "undisputed queen of Netflix action," and the guys launch their first-ever Personalized Recommendation segment to help a listener find some deep-cut noirs. The episode wraps with a high-stakes, all-Charlize edition of "Letterboxd-ing," where producer Sam attempts to break his losing streak. (Ep. #170)

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Apex (00:02:01-00:27:10)

Rec Seg! (00:27:11-00:39:35)

Radical Streaming Honesty (00:39:36-00:53:33)

Personalize Recommendations: Deep Cut Noir (00:53:34-01:03:58)

Game: Letterboxd-ing (01:03:59-01:22:40)

New to Streaming / Credits (01:22:41-01:31:03)

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Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive

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Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" comes to bookstores everywhere in October

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Matt and Jordan return with a review of Balls Up, debating if the Peter Farrelly formula still works on the small screen and whether they can actually recommend a movie involving cocaine-addicted crocodiles. Later, Matt revisits Empire Records, Jordan goes back to 1935 with The 39 Steps, and the team plays the first-ever round of "Key Chain." (Ep. #169)

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Pour a row of martinis and ready your finest 1930s repartee, because on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison sample THE THIN MAN, available via TCM's new partnership with FilmStruck. And, in honor of Nick and Nora Charles making constant alcohol consumption look so good, they spend the second half of the episode recommending some other movies about drinking that are available to rent or stream right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "The Thin Man"

Queue Shots: Movies About Drinking

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3 New Streaming Releases

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The new Filmspotting SVU is all about the new flesh -- and the films of David Cronenberg. Matt and Alison review Cronenberg's 1981 film SCANNERS, and recommend other Cronenberg movies you can rent or stream at home right now. If you're looking for a podcast that will give you unsettling nightmares about mental powers and bodily trauma, you've come to the right place!

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Get ready for the holiest (or maybe the most blasphemous) episode of SVU yet, as noted heathens Matt and Alison recommend biblical movies you can rent or stream at home right now, in honor of this week's Listeners Choice Review of Darren Aronofsky's NOAH. We promise this is one episode you won't want to pass over. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Chef White Bird In A Blizzard Open Windows Queue Shots: Biblical Movies Jesus Christ Superstar The Robe The Passion Of The Christ The Ten Commandments Listeners Choice Review Noah Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Scanners Hoop Dreams Alison: The Double Saturday Night Transparent: Season 1 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: I Know That Voice Too Much Johnson Alison: Harmontown Return From The Ashes 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Magic Trip Alison: Jet Li’s Fearless

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Let's go to prison! Alison and Matt review STARRED UP. Plus, inspired by the new British prison drama (and only three months late for Father's Day 2014!), they recommend other movies about fathers and sons that you can rent or stream at home right now. Don't miss out on Matt's family recipe for prison-grade toilet wine!

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You wanna get nuts? Let's get nuts! On the new SVU, Matt and Alison recommend some of the craziest, weirdest, most WTF movies you can watch at home right now. Plus, their Listeners Choice Review of the trippy sci-fi/horror oddity THE VISITOR. Then they will use their mind powers to unleash devil birds on one another. You don't want to miss this one. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Night Moves The Zero Theorem Starred Up Queue Shots: WTF Movies Even Dwarfs Started Small The Apple Dune House Listeners Choice Review The Visitor Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Spanish Prisoner The Unknown Known Zero Hour! Alison: The Cosmopolitans Blue Ruin Mars 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: A Touch Of Sin Side Effected Alison: The One I Love Rectify: Season 1 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Wish You Were Here Alison: Adore

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Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world, listening to the new Filmspotting: SVU, as Matt and Alison recommend some movies set in small towns. Plus, a review of the Netflix miniseries SOUTHCLIFFE from "Martha Marcy May Marlene" director Sean Durkin. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Coherence Locke Frankie & Alice Queue Shots: Small Town Movies Show Me Love Bernie Waiting For Guffman Shadow Of A Doubt Listeners Choice Review Southcliffe Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: A Hard Day's Night Mud Midnight Run Alison: You're Next Nancy, Please Lyle 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Paradise Lost Trilogy Pilgrim Song Alison: Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Ping Pong: The Animation 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Basquiat Alison: Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?

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Hello, Clarice... and SVU listeners with other names. Matt and Alison review Michael Mann's MANHUNTER, and go film-by-film (and TV show) through the Hannibal Lecter franchise, picking their favorites that you can rent or stream at home while considering why the series has aged better than a nice chianti. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

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Surely they can't be serious: a whole episode about spoofs? They are serious--and don't call them Shirley. They're Matt and Alison, and on the latest episode of Filmspotting: SVU, they're recommending some spoofs you can watch at home right now, and reviewing the new David Wain rom-com spoof THEY CAME TOGETHER.

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Scarlett Johansson prowls the streets of Scotland looking for men in UNDER THE SKIN, this week's Listeners Choice pick on Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit. After reviewing the latest film from director Jonathan Glazer (and vowing never to get into a creepy white van with Scarlett Johansson), Matt and Alison also recommend some other movies about aliens walking among us on Earth you can rent or stream at home right now.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa! Put down that prison shank you made out of a toothbrush! The new episode of Streaming Video Unit is here! Matt and Alison review the second season of Netflix's ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK and recommend some other recent television shows you can rent or stream at home (or in jail) right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Ernest & Celestine The Final Member Hellion Queue Shots: Recent TV Recommendations Fargo Last Week Tonight Terriers Review Listeners Choice Review Orange Is The New Black: Season 2 Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: World War Z The Girlfriend Experience Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Alison: Burning Bush The Missing Picture Ishtar 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Intouchables  The Trouble With Harry As The Palaces Burn Alison: Bob's Burgers The Borgias Robinson Crusoe On Mars 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Frozen Ground Alison: Drinking Buddies

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You just call out Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit's name, and you know wherever you are, we will be there (assuming you've downloaded the podcast to your smartphone). On the new SVU, Matt and Allison review THE BIG CHILL and recommend some other movies about friendship you can rent or stream at home. Plus, Alison's report on the recent Cannes Film Festival. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Tim's Vermeer Ping Pong Summer The Pretty One Queue Shots: Friendship Movies The Wood Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid The Kings Of Summer Sideways Listeners Choice Review The Big Chill Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Annie Hall Escape From Tomorrow Birth Of The Living Dead Alison: Big Bad Wolves My Own Love Song God Loves Uganda 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Fatal Attraction The Rocket Alison: Ravenous Show Me Love 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 Alison: I Killed My Mother

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Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome — in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison pay a visit to Weimar-era Berlin by way of the German period drama BABYLON BERLIN, co-created by Tom Tykwer and streaming on Netflix. Then they talk about how the city tends to be portrayed on screen, recommending some other Berlin-set titles that are available to rent or stream.

Listener's Choice Review: "Babylon Berlin"

Queue Shots: Berlin Movies

Behind the 8-Ball: 

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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Copy: That's not a podcast. THIS is a podcast. Matt and guest host Mike Ryan from ScreenCrush.com review the 1980s comedy CROCODILE DUNDEE. And inspired by everyone's favorite Australian bushman, they also recommend some other fish-out-of-water movies that you can rent or stream at home right now.

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Matt and Alison review Asghar Farhadi's powerful domestic drama THE PAST. Plus, the SVU team recommends some more movies about marriage that you can rent or stream at home right now. If you're thinking about skipping this podcast, just remember that vow you took to listen to us until death do us part.

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Alison and Matt get to know comedy alpha papa Steve Coogan as they review ALAN PARTRIDGE. Inspired by the film, they'll also recommend some other British comedies from film and television you can rent or stream at home right now.

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"The way of the Samurai is found in death. Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily." Also recommended: listening to Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit's review of Jim Jarmusch's GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI. Matt and Alison also recommend some of their favorite films and TV shows featuring swords and sword fights that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break The Invisible Woman Hateship Loveship Wolf Creek 2 Queue Shots: Sword Fight Movies Rob Roy The Adventures of Robin Hood Samurai Champloo The Tale of Zatoichi Listeners Choice Review Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Close Encounters of the Third Kind Death Wish 3 Alison: The Lady In Number 6 Night Tide Angel Heart 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Beauty & the Briefcase Wrong Alison: Damages MTV's Wuthering Heights 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Slacker Alison: Bridegroom

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We're on lockdown on the new episode of Filmspotting: SVU, as Matt and Alison review PANIC ROOM. Plus, inspired by the David Fincher film, they'll recommend more claustrophobic movies you can rent or stream at home right now — and, if time permits, stab each other in the back with insulin needles. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Mistaken For Strangers Afflicted Goodbye World Queue Shots: Claustrophobic Movies Exam Devil Red Eye Lifeboat Listeners Choice Review Panic Room Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Gattaca Inside Llewyn Davis Watch TCM Alison: Mud Frankenhooker 20 Feet From Stardom 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Surface NZ On Screen Alison: Blow Up Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries And Mentors Of Ricky Jay 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Vernon, Florida Alison:Kevin

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Matt and Alison, the most luscious podcasters in all of Internetdom, review Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy's THE COUNSELOR. Plus, inspired by the movie's nameless protagonist, they'll recommend more movies about nameless characters you can rent or stream at home right now -- all while referring to each other only as "The Podcaster" and "The Other Podcaster."

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Welcome back to Washington, and to the second season of Netflix's HOUSE OF CARDS, the subject of Matt and Alison's Listeners Choice Review on the new episode of Filmspotting: SVU. Plus, they examine the career of actor Kevin Spacey, and recommend some of his films you can stream or rent at home right now.

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Buckle up, SVU listeners! On this episode, Alison and Matt review Ron Howard's racing movie RUSH. As they compete to determine who is the best podcaster in the world, they'll also recommend some movies about rivalries available for streaming and rental online. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Wadjda Knights Of Badassdom Adult World Queue Shots: Rivalry MoviesTalladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby Reprise The Trip The Last Days Of Disco Listeners Choice Review Rush Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: 30 For 30: The Price Of Gold The Lone Ranger A Fistful Of Dollars Alison: Jack Goes Boating Sun Don't Shine Amazon Pilot Season 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Story Of Film: An Odyssey Shock Corridor Alison: The Jerk The Time That Remains 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Le Professionne Alison: Toad Road

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Matt and Alison review Thomas Vinterberg's THE HUNT, an Oscar nominee this year for Best Foreign Language Film. Plus, the SVU team recommends some streaming and rental titles featuring characters who are accused of crimes they didn't commit. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Grand PianoMetallica Through The NeverThe Fifth Estate Queue Shots: Wrongfully Accused Movies Red Rock WestIn A Lonely PlaceThe FugitiveThe Warriors Listeners Choice Review The Hunt Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Bling RingNetworkGymkata Alison: Cockneys Vs. ZombiesMittLive Like A Cop, Die Like A Man 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Woman Who Wasn't ThereNewlyweeds Alison: Vamp UThe Keep 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Alison: Supporting Characters

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Matt and Alison put on their berets, eat some baguettes and prove that they clearly know nothing about French culture beyond stereotypes from Pepe Le Pew cartoons as they review Francois Truffaut's SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER. Plus, some hosts' choice recommendations for movies currently available via streaming and on demand.

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It's no sleep 'til Rego Park, Queens, in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, in which Matt and Alison consider the uneasy charms of the Safdie brothers' New York set-thriller GOOD TIME, starring Robert Pattinson and currently streaming on Amazon. Then they recommend some other staying-up-all-night movies that are available to rent or stream, from the romantic to the nostalgic to the dystopian. 

Listener's Choice Review: "Good Time"

Queue Shots: Movies That Take Place In One Night

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3 New Streaming Releases

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This is 50! On this golden anniversary episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison celebrate the best of 2013 with the Second Annual SVUvie Awards. Plus, the Listeners' Choice Review of PRISONERS sparks one of the biggest disagreements in the first 50 episodes of SVU.

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Spring break forever, y'all. On this dark tanning oil-soaked edition of SVU, Matt and Alison head to St. Petersburg for a little fun (and crime and maybe a Britney Spears cover or two) to review Harmony Korine's SPRING BREAKERS. Plus, their picks for other James Franco movies and TV shows you can stream or rent at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break We Are What We Are Hours Wrong Cops Queue Shots: James Franco Movies & TV As I Lay Dying General Hospital 30 Rock This Is The End Listeners Choice Review Spring Breakers Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Prince Avalanche GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Our Nixon Alison: The Angels' Share Sightseers A Film Unfinished 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Hard Times Alison: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Drug War 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Iceman Alison: Citizen Ruth

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Matt and Alison are making their year-end lists and checking them twice, and they're going to tell you which films you can watch online right now are worthing tracking down. Plus, their listener's choice review is Noah Baumbach's latest film, FRANCES HA.

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The end is nigh! Nigh means "on this week's Filmspotting: SVU" right? That's what I thought. With evil omens and portends of doom everywhere they look, Matt and Alison recommend some apocalyptic movies available on streaming and rental. Plus, their review of Gregg Araki's Kaboom.

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On Nov. 3, 2013, film critics Matt Singer and Alison Willmore went into the studio to record a podcast. Two days later, this podcast was uploaded to their server. Out of respect for their families, it has not been altered in any way. Along with their discussion of found footage movies, Matt and Alison also discussed the provocative new indie "The Dirties."

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Let Matt and Alison be your prom dates (but make sure they're not bringing any buckets of pig's blood) during a Listeners' Choice review of Brian De Palma's Carrie. Plus, the Streaming Video Unit recommends other movies adapted from the work of author Stephen King. If you don't listen, they're all gonna laugh at you.

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Sacrebleu! This week the Streaming Video Unit investigators travel to The City of Light for a Paris-themed episode. Plus, Matt and Alison review "The Lovers on the Bridge," the cult film from "Holy Motors" director Leos Carax, and provide lots of streaming and rental commendations for your home viewing pleasure.

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A podcast seven years in the making! On this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison discuss "All The Boys Love Mandy Lane," which premiered way back in 2006, but just came to on demand and digital earlier this month. In honor of Mandy Lane, they also discuss other movies that sat on the shelf for a while.

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but it's never too late for podcasters -- or movie characters -- to start over. Inspired by the new indie movie THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, which is now streaming on Netflix Instant, Alison Willmore and Matt Singer recommend some other movies about starting over now available to rent or stream online. Plus they'll make their, and, wait, shoot, I messed that up. Is it too late to start this again? Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU9). Opening Break Stories We TellSharknado: Special EditionThe Iceman Queue Shots: Movies About Starting Over Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymorePsycho IIEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindThe House Bunny Listeners Choice Review This Is Martin Bonner Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Parker, King Kelly, Get Shorty Alison: Rize, To the Wonder, The New Year 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, The Details / Tell No One Alison: Portlandia, The Take 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Knuckleball! Alison: Doctor Detroit

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Long live the new flesh! Alison and Matt share an infectious conversation about the best body horror movies available to rent or stream online. Plus, a review of Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL. Find out whether it's the germ of a great movie or something more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU8). Opening BreakI Declare WarAt Any PriceBad Milo! Queue Shots: Body Horror MoviesThe Thing, From Beyond, Freaks,Splice Listeners Choice ReviewAntiviral Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Dredd, The Rundown, Greenberg Alison: Shopping, The Road, Tony Manero 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days; My Amityville Horror Alison: This Is Martin Bonner, Hombre 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch Alison: Johnny Suede 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days; My Amityville Horror Alison: This Is Martin Bonner, Hombre 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

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What is the future for original movies on the world's largest streaming service? In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison wonder where Netflix is headed as they take longer looks at two recent acquisitions — the Hungarian Best Foreign Language Film nominee ON BODY AND SOUL and the studio-discard-turned-Super-Bowl-stunt movie THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX.

Listener's Choice Review: "On Body and Soul"

A Special Occasion Second Longer Review: "The Cloverfield Paradox"

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3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

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No touching! On this week's SVU, Alison Willmore and Matt Singer spend some quality time in the SHU while discussing the best prison movies available to rent or stream online. Plus, a long conversation about Netflix's new original series, "Orange Is the New Black," and more streaming recommendations. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU8). Opening Break West of Memphis The Sapphires What Maisie Knew Queue Shots: Prison Movies Hunger Brute Force Bronson Escape from Alcatraz Listeners Choice Review Orange Is The New Black Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Zodiac Swimming with Sharks Prince Avalanche Alison: Tabloid Prozac Nation The Sapphires 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Batman Beyond Jeeves and Wooster Alison: The Truman Show Sex House 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Days of Heaven Alison: John Hodgman: RAGNAROK

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Jordan Hoffman from ScreenCrush fills in for Alison to help Matt geek out and share some of their favorite comic book movies currently available via streaming and on demand... Plus, they revisit a little indie movie from last summer, "The Avengers." This episode is presented by Movies On Demand On Cable and Shutterstock (code SVU7). SVU #39 ...

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Matt and Alison invite 10 filmmakers to make their own short movies about each one of their Top 5 Anthology Films (available online). Plus, a discussion of the horror anthology "The ABCs of Death," and a trip to Bangkok to review "Only God Forgives," starring Ryan Gosling. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (code SVU7). :00-1:19 - Billboard 1:20-19:12 - Review: "Only God Forgives" Music: Cliff Martinez 20:29-22:08 - Shutterstock 22:23-36:40 - Review: "The ABCs of Death" 36:41-39:27 - Listener's Choice Options Music: Cliff Martinez 40:43-1:08:05 - Top 5 Anthology Movies 1:08:06-1:10:46 - Close MUSIC - Cliff Martinez LINKS - Top 5 Anthology Movies

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Alison and Matt examine murderous impulses and incestuous longings... you know, the normal coming-of-age stuff... as they discuss Park Chan-wook's "Stoker," starring Mia Wasikowska. Plus, much more from the world of streaming and on demand movies. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break NoRedemptionThe Look of Love

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Alison and Matt engage in their deepest conversation yet... literally... as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow's K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER, and share their favorite Cold War Movies available via on demand and streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU6). Opening Break How to Make Money Selling Drugs Twixt Maniac (2012) Queue Shots: Cold War Films Red Dawn The Hunt For Red October The Man Nobody Knew The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Americans Spies Like Us Listeners Choice Review K-19: The Widowmaker Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Longest Yard (1974) Nancy, Please Miami Connection Alison: Upstream Color Marketa Lazarova Diner 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Machete Maidens Unleashed Alison: Weekend Battle Royale 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Vengeance Alison: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

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Matt and Alison have readied their chicken impressions and paid a visit to the Method One Acting Clinic in prep for their review of Netflix's new episodes of "Arrested Development." Plus, some of their favorite cult comedies currently available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break VHS 2 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Vehicle 19 Queue Shots: Cult Comedies Half Baked Wet Hot American Summer Visioneers Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie The Fearless Vampire Killers Cannibal! The Musical Listeners Choice Review Arrested Development Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Wayne's World A Band Called Death A Horrible Way to Die Alison: American Movie Daylight Imitation of Life 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Pi Alison: Comedy Bang Bang Mystery Men 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Rampart Alison: Skins

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Matt and Alison put the, uh, streaming in Streaming Video Unit with a discussion of "The Paperboy," starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. Plus, your hosts chew the scenery as they highlight some of their favorite movies that feature over-the-top acting and are available now via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Kid-Thing Lore Black Rock Queue Shots: Over-the-Top Acting Bad Lieutenant Blue Chips Blue Velvet Female Trouble Con Air Mommie Dearest Listeners Choice Review The Paperboy Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Dictator Ride With the Devil Psycho II Alison: Another Country My Sassy Girl Step Up to the Plate 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Red Lights Alison: Funny Games

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SVU is on the case of a missing 12-year-old girl as they discuss the New Zealand filmed and set miniseries from co-creator Jane Campion, "Top of the Lake." Plus, a rundown of some of the best movies shot in New Zealand or made by Kiwi filmmakers that available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey Aftershock Sightseers Queue Shots: New Zealand Films and Filmmakers Heavenly Creatures The Frighteners Good For Nothing The Game

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Matt and Alison were going to call the theme of this show 'animated adult films' but that just seemed wrong... So instead they'll hand-draw you their picks for some of their favorite animated movies currently available via streaming and on demand. Plus, their review of Don Hertzfeldt's "It's a Beautiful Day." Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Greetings From Tim Buckley What Richard Did Fresh Meat Queue Shots: Animation For Grownups Tatsumi Yellow Submarine Heavy Metal Who Framed Roger Rabbit South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut The Films of Ralph Bakshi Listeners Choice Review It's Such a Beautiful Day Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Safe The Short Films of David Lynch The Ballad of Narayama Alison: Top of the Lake Harlan County U.S.A. Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: J.D.'s Revenge (5/1) She (5/1) Alison: Barb Wire (5/1) Cul-De-Sac 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Terror Alison: Black Sunday

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Matt gets Alison out on a weekend pass for a Walter Hill double feature of "48 Hrs." and "Streets of Fire." Plus, a look at Eddie Murphy movies currently available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Django Unchained Antiviral To the Wonder Queue Shots: Eddie Murphy Movies Raw Saturday Night Live: The 1980s Harlem Nights Coming to America Shrek The Nutty Professor Listeners Choice Review 48 Hrs / Streets of Fire Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Goldfinger Play It Again, Sam Young Mr. Lincoln Alison: Peppermint Candy Another Day in Paradise Cat People 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Southern Comfort (4/15) Donnie Darko (4/15) Alison: Armadillo (4/18) The Robber (4/18) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Blithe Spirit Alison: Wallander

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Sometimes you've got to talk your pain and frustration out — and sometimes you've got to punch a car. In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison consider a film that tries to do both — S. Craig Zahler's brawny, wry, brutal Vince Vaughn-goes-to-prison drama BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99. Then they offer some recommendations of other movies that could also be considered neo-exploitation, all available to rent or stream right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "Brawl in Cell Block 99"

Queue Shots: Neo-Exploitation Movies

Behind the 8-Ball: 

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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Alison fires up the Delorean powered by Doc Singer's flux capacitor and treks back to 2005 for a discussion Shane Carruth's "Primer" ... then the pair comes back to the present to share some of their favorite time travel movies currently available via streaming and VOD. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Starlet On the Road LUV Queue Shots: Time Travel Movies Timecrimes Somewhere in Time Happy Accidents Timecop The Twilight Zone Listeners Choice Review Primer Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Passione Neighbors You Don't Know Bo Alison: Hunger Don't Look in the Basement Cosmopolis 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: The Last Exorcism (4/3) Xanadu (4/1) Alison: Gattaca (4/1) Shadowboxer (4/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Law of Desire Alison: Somersault

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From the streets of Philadelphia to the steel mills of Pittsburgh, Alison and Matt share their favorite movies set in Pennsylvania currently available via streaming and on demand -- inspired by their Listener's Choice review of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and Audible.com. Opening BreakWuthering Heights This Must Be The Place

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No, that isn't a prank Skype caller... Live From Videology in Brookyln, Alison and Matt talk to "Compliance" writer/director Craig Zobel and star Pat Healy, plus share some interesting titles currently available via VOD and streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Holy Motors The Master Chicken With Plums Listeners Choice Review House of Cards Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Sacrifice Dirty Work The Man From Beyond Alison: Army of Shadows Side By Side 9.79* 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Drugstore Cowboy / Cutthroat Island (3/1) Half Nelson (3/1) Alison: The Color of Pomegranates (3/1) Layer Cake 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Dark Backward Alison: The United States of Tara

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