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/ 

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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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s thoughts on the conclusion of Prime Video&rsquo;s Carrie limited series, which was reviewed on last week&rsquo;s show; a Rec Seg featuring titles &mdash; one adapted from a video game, the other from a toy &mdash; that fare better than Matchbox; a listener request for slow-burn horror movies; and the return of&nbsp;Portmanteau-to-Toe: a Movie Trivia Game.&nbsp;
Intro / Carrie recap (00:00:00&ndash;00:08:41)
Matchbox: The Movie (Apple TV) (00:08:42&ndash;00:33:42)
Rec Seg! (00:33:43&ndash;00:47:41)
Listener Request Seg: Slow-Burn Horror Movies (00:47:42&ndash;01:05:33)
Game: Portmanteau-To-Toe (01:05:34&ndash;01:24:55)
New to Streaming / Credits (01:24:56&ndash;01:34:08)
Show Notes
Jordan: &ldquo;What 6 Different Versions of This Sex Comedy Say About the Countries That Made Them&rdquo;
<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/04/review-the-invite-film-international-versions/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/04/review-the-invite-film-international-versions/&nbsp;</a>
Now Streaming on Bazooga - A Filmspotting: SVU Archive<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fletterboxd.com%2Fsamvanhallgren%2Flist%2Fnow-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu%2F">⁠ https://letterboxd.com/samvanhallgren/list/now-streaming-on-bazooga-a-filmspotting-svu/⁠</a>
Order Matt's book "Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever" (available now!):<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.penguinrandomhouse.com%2Fbooks%2F790241%2Ffunny-business-by-matt-singer%2F">⁠</a><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/%E2%81%A0"> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790241/funny-business-by-matt-singer/⁠</a>
Matt&rsquo;s book tour!
<a href="http://matt-singer.net">matt-singer.net</a>
Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspottingSVU.com
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The Mattel Corp. follows up Barbie with not-Barbie.

Apple TV’s Matchbox The Movie Is a Movie For No One, plus Slow-Burn Horror Movies | SVU

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