Don't Stop Recording

Tape #17 - Halloween 2025 Special: It is fulfilled. Don't Stop Recording returns (sort of)! As another spooky season rolls around, Jacob and Matt reunite to discuss the next instalment in the V/H/S franchise, a sequel that cuts down on one short but amplifies the trademark gore and problematic nudity. Jacob reflects on the childhood trauma conjured by a Satanic birth sequence. Matt sets his storyt...

Halloween Special - Tape #5: We're just here for the party. Let out that fresh sigh of relief for the long-awaited day is finally here: the release of Don't Stop Recording's final V/H/S tape. It also happens to be Halloween. In the spirit of the season, Jacob and Matt sit down one last time (for now) to discuss Radio Silence's playfully timely treat 10/31/98. Jacob steers the conversation back ont...

Halloween Special - Tape #4: I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation. What could possibly be sicker than a fourth consecutive new episode of Don't Stop Recording in your podcast inboxes? Well, don't get us started on the fifth one tomorrow. On the fourth tape, Jacob and Matt take great admiration in Joe Swanberg's elaborately titled yet formally ambitious desktop thriller. Jacob applauds (and st...

Halloween Special - Tape #3: I'm scared of getting the fear. It's not often a podcast gets to synchronise a Tuesday-centric film with a Tuesday release. For the third tape of their Halloween Special, Jacob and Matt brave the glitch-infused woodland of Glenn McQuaid's cheekily derivative slasher short. Jacob finally gets to interpret the idea of the camera as a weapon literally. Matt stands up for...

Halloween Special - Tape #2: Are you afraid of your future? On the second day of the DSR Halloween special, a Second Honeymoon was foretold. Jacob and Matt's analog anthology odyssey (blimey) continues at speed with this brisk journey into Ti West's voyeuristic segment. Spouses searching for a lost spark find themselves at the mercy of an enigmatic stalker - not to mention the grimy Route 66 motel...

Halloween Special - Tape #1: I like you. Something wicked - and analog - this way comes. This Halloween season, Jacob and Matt are embarking on an ill-advised odyssey through the first instalment of the storied V/H/S franchise, unpacking each and every musty short film within. In the first episode, the pair review the history of the series thus far whilst also reviewing the oft-celebrated debut se...

Tape #11: So the Blair Witch. Who is she really? The 25th-anniversary Blair Witch celebrations continue on Don't Stop Recording's season finale. This week, we fast-forward to 2016 and discuss the misguided attempt to reboot the franchise under the helm of seasoned genre filmmaker Adam Wingard. Jacob mourns the loss of fake film The Woods and hypothesises an alternate reality in which it asserted d...

Tape #10: I'm scared to close my eyes. I'm scared to open them. It's finally time to tackle the definitive found footage film in the first part of Don't Stop Recording's season finale: The Blair Witch Project. As the seminal film approachs its 25th anniversary, Jacob and Matt return to the Black Hills Forest to discuss its one-of-a-kind production and why this no-frills mockumentary still has such...

Tape #9: Abandon all hope ye who enter here. Jacob and Matt find themselves on the defensive this week as they descend into the critically maligned catacombs of John Erick Dowdle's As Above So Below. Jacob delivers a quick-fire lecture on navigating film criticism in the age of Rotten Tomatoes. Matt ponders whether a camera can hallucinate. An unexpected returning character haunts the podcast. Als...

Tape #8: Fate has ordained the men who went to the moon to explore in peace, remain on the moon to rest in peace. Are you ready to rock 'n' roll? Our latest tape is an encore voyage to the lunar surface as Jacob and Matt dig up the truth behind Apollo 18. Jacob reveals the unlikely connection between this film and David Lynch's filmography. Matt lambasts inaccurate lunar lander representation. Bot...

Tape #7: TROLL! We're doing away with ghosts and ghouls on this week's edition of Don't Stop Recording; it's time to shine the spotlight on Jotnars and Raglefants as we venture onto a fantastical expedition in Troll Hunter. Jacob imparts his sleepover film curation expertise. Matt hypes up fairytale easter eggs. Both consider the film's value as a piece of Norway tourism propaganda. Check your blo...

Tape #6: Hou ho xiu yi, si sei wu ma Cover your ears - we're in the business of breaking taboos on this week's DSR instalment as we discuss the eerie Taiwanese horror film Incantation. Jacob questions the purpose of Arial font in cinema. Matt finds himself the victim of a curse after hauling a pane of glass across London. Both debate whether found footage films are allowed to exceed 90-m...

Tape #5: I feel like something bad is going to happen to me. Podcast, enhance! Ghosts haunt every image of this week's film Lake Mungo - a horror mockumentary that is as magnifying as it is magnificent. Jacob struggles to articulate the passage of time. Matt's sleuthing lands him in hot water. Twin Peaks is finally mentioned in passing. Don't Stop Recording's fifth tape is slowly approaching into...

Tape #4: If I die, I'm going to haunt you myself. Malicious meetings and cyberspace spirits run amok in this week's episode as Jacob and Matt make their first foray into desktop films with pandemic Zoom horror Host. Jacob tries to call Matt but finds out he's currently engaged. Matt considers the art of parody and satisfying jump-scares. We discuss Savage's filmmaking career from Vimeo breakout hi...

Tape #3: No one is going to think this is fake, because how insane would that be? This week, Wii Shop songwriter and copyright law provocateur Matt Johnson shoots his moonshot. Jacob unpacks an impressive London bus montage. Matt steps on the gas. Both threaten to turn this into an episode on 2001: A Space Odyssey. The third tape of Don't Stop Recording has landed. Be the first to hear updates on...

Tape #2: Oh my God. Today's going to be a great day. One innocent Craigslist post goes awry (and fuzzy) in this episode's film: Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass' peculiar two-hander. Jacob discusses the benefits of burying the hatchet. Matt finds his inner wolf. Both learn how to harmonise. Does this found-footage chiller creep into our nightmares or is it all bark and no bite? Don't Stop Recording'...

Tape #1: People are gonna want to know how it all went down. Jacob and Matt kick off their debut season with a deep dive into Matt Reeves' monster movie homage. Jacob attempts to recap a TV show he's never seen. Matt defends the integrity of tie-in manga. Both spiral into an ARG-induced stupor. Additionally, we interrogate the mind of J.J. Abrams. Does the found footage format prove to be a lucky...

The camera never lies. Don't Stop Recording premieres its first season of found footage film discussion on May 1st with a two-episode premiere. Keep updated on each episode as soon as they release by following us on socials: Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/DSRPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dsrpod/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.