Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)

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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SVU #67: The Visitor / WTF Movies
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 wi
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SVU #66: Southcliffe / Small Town Movies
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 Durki
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SVU #65: Manhunter / Hannibal Lecter Onscreen
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 w
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SVU #64: They Came Together / Spoofs
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 revie
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SVU #63: Under The Skin / Aliens Walk Among Us ...
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 cre
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SVU #62: Orange Is The New Black (Season 2) / N...
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
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SVU #61: The Big Chill / Friendship Movies / Ca...
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
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SVU #60: Crocodile Dundee / Fish-out-of-Water M...
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 tha
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SVU #59: The Past / Marriage Movies
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 y
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SVU #58: Alan Partridge / British Comedy
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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SVU #57: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai / Mo...
"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. On the new SVU, Matt and
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SVU #56: Panic Room / Claustrophobic Movies
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
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SVU #55: The Counselor / Movies About Nameless ...
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 strea
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SVU #54: House of Cards / Kevin Spacey Films
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
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SVU #53: Rush / Rivalry Movies
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 on
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SVU #52: The Hunt / Wrongfully Accused Movies
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.
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SVU #51: Shoot The Piano Player / Hosts' Choice
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 recommen
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SVU #50: Prisoners / Best Films and TV of 2013 ...
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
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SVU #49: Spring Breakers / The Career of James ...
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 othe
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SVU #48: Frances Ha / 2013 Year-End Catch-up
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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SVU #47: Kaboom / Apocalyptic Movies
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
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SVU #46: The Dirties / Found Footage Movies
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 disc
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SVU #45: Carrie / Stephen King Movies
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 Ste
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SVU #44: Paris Movies / The Lovers on the Bridge
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 streamin
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SVU #43: All The Boys Love Mandy Lane / Shelf-S...
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 oth
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