Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)
Filmspotting: SVU was 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.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 78 minutes
- Episodes
- 159
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2018
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 …
01:21:32 |
Tue 26 Sep 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 Mat…
01:18:23 |
Wed 13 Sep 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 des…
01:14:49 |
Tue 29 Aug 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…
01:30:44 |
Tue 15 Aug 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 t…
01:24:23 |
Tue 01 Aug 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 J…
01:20:42 |
Tue 18 Jul 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…
01:26:55 |
Tue 04 Jul 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 A…
01:23:58 |
Tue 20 Jun 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 booed…
01:22:25 |
Tue 06 Jun 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 adapta…
01:22:57 |
Tue 23 May 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 th…
01:23:01 |
Tue 09 May 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 tende…
01:17:21 |
Tue 25 Apr 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…
01:13:10 |
Tue 11 Apr 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 fa…
01:20:46 |
Tue 28 Mar 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…
01:23:15 |
Tue 14 Mar 2017
SVU #132: The Greasy Strangler / Midnight Movies
In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison decide, once and for all, which of them is the true hootie tootie disco cutie, as they talk THE GREASY STRANGLER. Then they disc…
01:17:07 |
Tue 28 Feb 2017
SVU #131: Swiss Army Man / Paul Dano Movies
Can a magical farting corpse also be a metaphor for self-acceptance? In this episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison discuss whether Swiss Army Man pulls off its attempted comb…
01:22:46 |
Tue 14 Feb 2017
SVU #130: Cameraperson / 2017 Sundance Film Festival
Fresh from Park City, and feeling anything but, Matt and Alison talk the recently concluded Sundance Film Festival on this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast — and in particula…
01:11:04 |
Tue 31 Jan 2017
SVU #129: Under the Shadow / Foreign Horror Films
With no shortage of scary stuff happening on their home turf at the moment, Matt and Alison dedicate this episode of the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast to some of the more enjoyable sort …
01:18:37 |
Tue 17 Jan 2017
SVU #128: Café Society / Love Triangle Movies
The Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast kicks off the new year with Matt and Alison trying to take refuge in the nostalgic vision of the past offered in Café Society — but Woody Allen doesn't …
01:19:26 |
Tue 03 Jan 2017
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