In this bonus episode about the world of film festivals, your co-hosts Scott Phillips and Eddie O'Blivion take a look at the lineup for the 2026 Fantasia International Film Festival kicking off in Montreal on July 16th and cranking out amazing genre cinema until August 2nd. They discuss new films from Jane Schoenbrun (Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma), the Adams family (The Glorious Dead), Kyoshi Kurosawa (The Samurai and the Prisoner) and a number of other potential gems playing at Fantasia 2026. Stay tuned for a follow-up episode in early August where your co-hosts will discuss their faves from the fest after their two-plus weeks of binge watching.

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This time around your co-hosts, Scott Phillips and Eddie O'Blivion, take a look at a pair of science fiction Needles: the 2006 Cannes Film Festival disaster from Richard Kelly, Southland Tales, and James Ward Byrkit's 2013 mindbender Coherence. During their wide-ranging discussion they touch on two more non-science fiction Needles: David Robert Mitchell's trippy 2018 L.A. crime film, Under the Silver Lake, and John Carroll Lynch's 2017 dramedy, Lucky.

Southland Tales can be rented on Amazon and Apple TV ($ 3.99).

Coherence can be found on Amazon Prime, Peacock, Hoopla, Kanopy, Philo, Pluto TV and various VOD platforms.

Under the Silver Lake can be on Netflix, The Roku Channel, Kanopy and various VOD platforms.

Lucky can be found on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, Kanopy and various VOD platforms.

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You can reach Scott and Eddie at theneedlefilmpodcast@gmail.com with your questions or suggestions for Needles they should discuss on future episodes.

Thanks to songwriter Burt Perryman for the theme of The Needle and the various music bumpers that were taken from his song "Faded Memory" with his express permission.

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This week former Forbes.com film critic Scott Phillips and filmmaker Eddie O'Blivion take a look at the musicial Needles hidden in the digital haystacks of your streaming services. Eddie leads off the discussion with John Carney's homage to the music of the 1980's with his 2016 gem Sing Street. Scott takes a look at Born to Be Blue, the stunning 2015 Ethan Hawke biopic of singer-trumpeter Chet Baker. For the third Needle of the show, Andrew asks: "Can a punk song save the world?" as he discusses the Japanese genre mash-up Fish Story. Things take a darker turn when your hosts discuss the 2025 film Lurker about online music stardom and the toxic fandom that often accompanies it.

Sing Street can be found on Starz, Philo and various VOD platforms.

Born to Be Blue can be found on AMC+, Kanopy, Philo, Sundance Now and various VOD platforms.

Fish Story can only be found on physical media (DVD) at the moment, but keep it on your watch list. It's sure to hit streaming sometime soon.

Lurker can be found on MUBI, HBO Max and various rental platforms.

Remember that streaming contracts come and go, so when in doubt, consult the JustWatch app for the up-to-the-minute whereabouts of the films mentioned on the show. (No. They're not a sponsor. We just love their app.)

You can reach Scott and Eddie at theneedlefilmpodcast@gmail.com with your questions or suggestions for Needles they should discuss on future episodes.

Thanks to songwriter Burt Perryman for the theme for The Needle and the various music bumpers that were taken from his song "Faded Memory" with his express permission.

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