Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)

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Filmspotting: SVU is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Alison Willmore and Matt Singer focusing on the world of online movies. Part of the Filmspotting family of podcasts.

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Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU) episodes:

07.03.2018
SVU #167: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping / Ultimate Listener's Choice
It's been six (mostly) wonderful years of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, but on this episode, Matt and Alison say goodbye. First, in honor of JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER, which they talked about in their first episode (yup) back in...
06.19.2018
SVU #166: It (1990) / Clown Movies
Remember how when we were kids we battled a nightmare clown terrorizing our small town and devouring children? No? Maybe it was just us then. On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at...
06.05.2018
SVU #165: I, Tonya / Movies (And One TV Show) Involving Ice Skating
Get your skates straight and put out that cigarette, because on this week's show, Matt and Alison are talking 2017's Tonya Harding biopic I, TONYA, which was recently added to Hulu. Then, inspired by the sport that made Harding famous...
05.22.2018
SVU #164: Manhunt / Hong Kong Action Movies
Is John Woo's latest movie a return to form for the director, or something closer to self-parody? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison debate the merits of MANHUNT, Woo's 2017 thriller, which was recently released...
05.08.2018
SVU #163: Thelma / Supernatural Coming of Age Movies
There comes a time when a young girl blossoms into a woman, and sometimes that woman turns out to possess terrifying powers that are some kind of allegory for the female sexuality. On this episode, Matt and Alison take a...
04.24.2018
SVU #162: The Iron Giant / And More Movies Referenced in Ready Player One
"People come to the Oasis for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be." Presuming, that is, those things are licensable bits of IP. On this episode, Matt and Alison use Steven...
04.10.2018
SVU #161: Wild Wild Country / Movies Made By Brothers
On this episode, Matt and Alison talk cults versus communes, xenophobia, sexual liberation, immigration fraud, religious freedom, and also putting beavers into blenders in order to use the resulting goo to taint the water supply. Yes, they're going deep into...
03.27.2018
SVU #160: The Thin Man / Movies About Drinking
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...
03.13.2018
SVU #159: Babylon Berlin / Berlin Movies
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...
02.27.2018
SVU #158: Good Time / Movies That Take Place In One Night
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...
02.13.2018
SVU #157: On Body and Soul / The Cloverfield Paradox
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...
01.30.2018
SVU #156: Brawl in Cell Block 99 / Neo-Exploitation Films
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....
01.16.2018
SVU #155: A Ghost Story / Ghostly Movies
Ghosts — not just good for scares! In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at A GHOST STORY, David Lowery's exploration of grief, time, and the afterlife as represented by a sheet with...
01.02.2018
SVU #154: Bright / Will Smith
Orcs, elves, fairies, and racial allegories — on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison delve into the deceptively muddled waters of BRIGHT, Netflix's first homegrown attempt at a blockbuster. Then, in honor of the film's (human)...
12.19.2017
SVU #153: The 2017 SVUvie Awards
2017. It was... quite a year. But at least there were some good films? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison look back at the past 12 months of movies by way of their annual, unconventional,...
12.06.2017
SVU #152: A Very Special Flopspotting Live
Alison gets to take a break this time around as Matt makes his triumphant return by stepping up to the (live) mic for a very special episode recorded on stage at the inaugural Brooklyn Podcast Festival on November 18. Matt...
11.21.2017
SVU #151: Mudbound/Black Female Filmmakers
Eric Kohn of IndieWire and the Screen Talk podcast joins Alison while on the road in the Florida Keys to discuss Dee Rees’ Netflix original MUDBOUND. Matt is still off on paternity leave, so this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video...
11.07.2017
SVU #150: The Meyerowitz Stories / Movies About Grown-up Brothers
While Matt is off on paternity leave, this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit turns the responsibility for picking the main review to our guest host, who opts for the Netflix original movie THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED). Then,...
10.24.2017
SVU #149: Raw / College Movies
Freshmeeeeen! On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison haze each other with drunken parties and rabbit kidneys in preparation for talking Julia Ducournau’s body horror/coming of age movie RAW. Then they reminisce about their long-ago undergrad...
10.10.2017
SVU #148: The Bad Batch / Cannibalism Movies
On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison run off to the desert to start their own Keanu Reeves-centric rave cult in preparation for their discussion of Ana Lily Amirpour’s dystopian drama THE BAD BATCH. Then, in...
09.26.2017
SVU #147: TIFF 2017 / Graduation
On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison talk moral compromises and modern Romania in their review of Cristian Mungiu’s GRADUATION. Then, having entirely failed to find the time to watch more streaming Romanian New Wave films,...
09.26.2017
SVU #147: TIFF 2017 / Graduation
On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison talk moral compromises and modern Romania in their review of Cristian Mungiu’s GRADUATION. Then, having entirely failed to find the time to watch more streaming Romanian New Wave films,...
09.13.2017
SVU #146: Inside No. 9 / Anthology Shows
Anthology television series mean you can have a brand new cast and story in each new installment. Alas, when it comes to listening to Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, you’ll have to settle for Matt and Alison every time. On this...
09.13.2017
SVU #146: Inside No. 9 / Anthology Shows
Anthology television series mean you can have a brand new cast and story in each new installment. Alas, when it comes to listening to Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, you’ll have to settle for Matt and Alison every time. On this...
08.29.2017
SVU #145: Death Note / Anime Starter Kit
Shall we begin? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison dissect Adam Wingard’s Netflix original movie DEATH NOTE, based on the popular manga and anime series. After despairing at there ever being a great American anime...
08.29.2017
SVU #145: Death Note / Anime Starter Kit
Shall we begin? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison dissect Adam Wingard’s Netflix original movie DEATH NOTE, based on the popular manga and anime series. After despairing at there ever being a great American anime...
08.15.2017
SVU #144: Hudson Hawk / Vanity Projects
Would you like to swing on a star? How about listen to Bruce Willis sing pop standards while stealing artifacts? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison consider 1991’s notorious HUDSON HAWK and whether it deserves...
08.15.2017
SVU #144: Hudson Hawk / Vanity Projects
Would you like to swing on a star? How about listen to Bruce Willis sing pop standards while stealing artifacts? On this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison consider 1991’s notorious HUDSON HAWK and whether it deserves...
08.01.2017
SVU #143: To The Bone / When TV Creators Make Movies
In the era of Peak TV, it’s become increasingly common to see filmmakers crossing over to work on the small screen. But what about when it’s the other way around? This week, Matt and Alison look at the film debuts...
08.01.2017
SVU #143: To The Bone / When TV Creators Make Movies
In the era of Peak TV, it’s become increasingly common to see filmmakers crossing over to work on the small screen. But what about when it’s the other way around? This week, Matt and Alison look at the film debuts...
07.18.2017
SVU #142: The Lost City of Z / Movies About Explorers
To think what people could accomplish, were it not for the pesky families they love! On this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast, Matt and Alison talk ambition, sacrifice, and James Gray’s THE LOST CITY OF Z. Then,...
07.18.2017
SVU #142: The Lost City of Z / Movies About Explorers
To think what people could accomplish, were it not for the pesky families they love! On this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast, Matt and Alison talk ambition, sacrifice, and James Gray’s THE LOST CITY OF Z. Then,...
07.04.2017
SVU #141: Okja / Multilingual Movies
What do you call a fictional animal that’s adorable, intelligent, and looks like a giant pig crossed with a hippo? In the world of Bong Joon-ho’s OKJA: lunch. On this episode, Matt and Alison discuss the South Korean director’s continent-crossing,...
07.04.2017
SVU #141: Okja / Multilingual Movies
What do you call a fictional animal that’s adorable, intelligent, and looks like a giant pig crossed with a hippo? In the world of Bong Joon-ho’s OKJA: lunch. On this episode, Matt and Alison discuss the South Korean director’s continent-crossing,...
06.20.2017
SVU #140: Long Strange Trip / Music Docs
Wo, oh, what we want to know, are you willing to watch a nearly four-hour documentary about the Grateful Dead? Matt and Alison did, and talk all about it on this episode of SVU, which takes on both Amir Bar-lev’s...
06.20.2017
SVU #140: Long Strange Trip / Music Docs
Wo, oh, what we want to know, are you willing to watch a nearly four-hour documentary about the Grateful Dead? Matt and Alison did, and talk all about it on this episode of SVU, which takes on both Amir Bar-lev’s...
06.06.2017
SVU #139: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me / The Tradition of The Beautiful Dead Girl
With TWIN PEAKS back on the air after 26 years, Matt and Alison start this episode of SVU by taking a look at the film with which TWIN PEAKS last left off — prequel FIRE WALK WITH ME, which was...
06.06.2017
SVU #139: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me / The Tradition of The Beautiful Dead Girl
With TWIN PEAKS back on the air after 26 years, Matt and Alison start this episode of SVU by taking a look at the film with which TWIN PEAKS last left off — prequel FIRE WALK WITH ME, which was...
05.23.2017
SVU #138: The Handmaid’s Tale / Female Cinematographers
Does Hulu’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE deserve the hype it’s been getting as the most frighteningly timely series on streaming? In this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison discuss the new Margaret Atwood adaptation and how it attempts, via its visuals,...
05.23.2017
SVU #138: The Handmaid’s Tale / Female Cinematographers
Does Hulu’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE deserve the hype it’s been getting as the most frighteningly timely series on streaming? In this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison discuss the new Margaret Atwood adaptation and how it attempts, via its visuals,...
05.09.2017
SVU #137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories
It’s M. Night Shyamalan’s shared universe and we’re all just living in it in this episode of SVU, in which Matt and Alison debate whether SPLIT is the comeback vehicle it’s been heralded to be for the director, as well...
05.09.2017
SVU #137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories
It’s M. Night Shyamalan’s shared universe and we’re all just living in it in this episode of SVU, in which Matt and Alison debate whether SPLIT is the comeback vehicle it’s been heralded to be for the director, as well...
04.25.2017
SVU #136: The Love Witch / Technicolor Classics
On this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison consider the enchantments of Anna Biller’s retro-styled THE LOVE WITCH, in which Samantha Robinson plays a troubled witch whose romantic escapades have a tendency to turn deadly. Then, inspired by the film’s...
04.25.2017
SVU #136: The Love Witch / Technicolor Classics
On this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison consider the enchantments of Anna Biller’s retro-styled THE LOVE WITCH, in which Samantha Robinson plays a troubled witch whose romantic escapades have a tendency to turn deadly. Then, inspired by the film’s...
04.11.2017
SVU #135: The Devils / Religious Horror
Ken Russell’s famous/infamous 1971 horror drama THE DEVILS is available to stream for the first time ever, and so on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at the film (available in its US...
04.11.2017
SVU #135: The Devils / Religious Horror
Ken Russell’s famous/infamous 1971 horror drama THE DEVILS is available to stream for the first time ever, and so on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison take a look at the film (available in its US...
03.28.2017
SVU #134: Frailty / Bill Paxton
In honor of the recent passing of Bill Paxton, on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison look at the career of the actor and filmmaker. In addition to offering up some favorite roles in movies available...
03.28.2017
SVU #134: Frailty / Bill Paxton
In honor of the recent passing of Bill Paxton, on this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison look at the career of the actor and filmmaker. In addition to offering up some favorite roles in movies available...
03.14.2017
SVU #133: I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore / Amateur Detective Movies
Grab your magnifying glasses and your fake badges — in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison do some sleuthing into the surprisingly sprawling genre of amateur detective movies. It’s all inspired by their main review of...
03.14.2017
SVU #133: I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore / Amateur Detective Movies
Grab your magnifying glasses and your fake badges — in this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison do some sleuthing into the surprisingly sprawling genre of amateur detective movies. It’s all inspired by their main review of...

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Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU) episodes:

SVU #167: Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping / Ultimate Listener's Choice

SVU #166: It (1990) / Clown Movies

SVU #165: I, Tonya / Movies (And One TV Show) Involving Ice Skating

SVU #164: Manhunt / Hong Kong Action Movies

SVU #163: Thelma / Supernatural Coming of Age Movies

SVU #162: The Iron Giant / And More Movies Referenced in Ready Player One

SVU #161: Wild Wild Country / Movies Made By Brothers

SVU #160: The Thin Man / Movies About Drinking

SVU #159: Babylon Berlin / Berlin Movies

SVU #158: Good Time / Movies That Take Place In One Night

SVU #157: On Body and Soul / The Cloverfield Paradox

SVU #156: Brawl in Cell Block 99 / Neo-Exploitation Films

SVU #155: A Ghost Story / Ghostly Movies

SVU #154: Bright / Will Smith

SVU #153: The 2017 SVUvie Awards

SVU #152: A Very Special Flopspotting Live

SVU #151: Mudbound/Black Female Filmmakers

SVU #150: The Meyerowitz Stories / Movies About Grown-up Brothers

SVU #149: Raw / College Movies

SVU #148: The Bad Batch / Cannibalism Movies

SVU #147: TIFF 2017 / Graduation

SVU #147: TIFF 2017 / Graduation

SVU #146: Inside No. 9 / Anthology Shows

SVU #146: Inside No. 9 / Anthology Shows

SVU #145: Death Note / Anime Starter Kit

SVU #145: Death Note / Anime Starter Kit

SVU #144: Hudson Hawk / Vanity Projects

SVU #144: Hudson Hawk / Vanity Projects

SVU #143: To The Bone / When TV Creators Make Movies

SVU #143: To The Bone / When TV Creators Make Movies

SVU #142: The Lost City of Z / Movies About Explorers

SVU #142: The Lost City of Z / Movies About Explorers

SVU #141: Okja / Multilingual Movies

SVU #141: Okja / Multilingual Movies

SVU #140: Long Strange Trip / Music Docs

SVU #140: Long Strange Trip / Music Docs

SVU #139: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me / The Tradition of The Beautiful Dead Girl

SVU #139: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me / The Tradition of The Beautiful Dead Girl

SVU #138: The Handmaid’s Tale / Female Cinematographers

SVU #138: The Handmaid’s Tale / Female Cinematographers

SVU #137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories

SVU #137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories

SVU #136: The Love Witch / Technicolor Classics

SVU #136: The Love Witch / Technicolor Classics

SVU #135: The Devils / Religious Horror

SVU #135: The Devils / Religious Horror

SVU #134: Frailty / Bill Paxton

SVU #134: Frailty / Bill Paxton

SVU #133: I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore / Amateur Detective Movies

SVU #133: I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore / Amateur Detective Movies

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