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 #127: The Lobster / The 2016 SVUvie Awards
It’s that time of year on the Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit podcast in which Matt and Alison come up with arbitrary categories in order to hand out nonexistent prizes to movies that will never h…
01:19:13 |
Tue 20 Dec 2016
SVU #126: Creed / Follow-Ups to Breakthrough Sundance Hits
After a year packed with unwanted sequels and underwhelming big-budget studio movies, Matt and Alison take solace in last year’s pop-perfect CREED, then recommend some other second films from Sundanc…
01:25:17 |
Tue 06 Dec 2016
SVU #125: Live at Chicago Podcast Festival / The SVUvotron 5000
In their first ever Chicago live appearance at the first ever Chicago Podcast Festival, Matt and Alison take the stage at Schubas Tavern to recommend some streaming films to go to for a little comfor…
00:53:47 |
Wed 23 Nov 2016
SVU #124: The Neon Demon / Notable 2016 Movies Available To Stream
This week on a new Filmspotting: SVU, Alison and Matt head to Los Angeles, where Nicolas Winding Refn tells a tale of the fashion industry gone mad in THE NEON DEMON. Plus with awards season almost u…
01:20:33 |
Tue 08 Nov 2016
SVU #123: 13th / Documentaries By Fiction Filmmakers
Ava DuVernay may be hard at work on Disney's $100 million "A Wrinkle in Time now, but the first thing she did after directing the Oscar-nominated 2014 Selma was to quietly make 13TH, a documentary ab…
01:25:34 |
Tue 25 Oct 2016
SVU #122: Fleabag / Movies That Break The Fourth Wall
On the new SVU, Matt and Alison review the new Amazon Prime series FLEABAG. And since the show’s main character frequently breaks the fourth wall to talk to viewers, they’re also recommending fourth-…
01:25:46 |
Wed 12 Oct 2016
SVU #121: The Witch / 2016 Toronto Film Festival Highlights
Matt Singer and Alison Willmore just returned from a week at the Toronto Film Festival, and they're discussing all of the highlights from LA LA LAND to MOONLIGHT. Plus, Alison and Matt break down the…
01:23:53 |
Tue 27 Sep 2016
SVU #120: Amazon Pilot Season / Further Viewing Recommendations
Matt and Alison took time out from their trip to the Toronto International Film Festival to discuss the offerings from Amazon Prime's latest Pilot Season: THE TICK, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN JOHNSON and I LOVE…
01:25:17 |
Tue 13 Sep 2016
SVU #119: Weiner / Political Documentaries
With America in the midst of one of the craziest elections in recent memory, it's the perfect time to watch a political documentary and on the new episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt …
01:07:41 |
Tue 30 Aug 2016
SVU #118: The Little Prince / Stop-Motion Animated Movies / Stranger Things Feedback
Acclaimed at the Cannes Film Festival, and an award winner and huge box office hit in France, THE LITTLE PRINCE was nonetheless dropped by its original U.S. distributor. Instead of a theatrical relea…
01:18:13 |
Tue 16 Aug 2016
SVU #117: Stranger Things / Spielbergian Movies
Netflix’s latest original series is STRANGER THINGS, an 8-episode homage to the horror and sci-fi classics of the 1980s. On this week's show, Matt and Alison turn things upside down with a review of…
01:16:10 |
Tue 02 Aug 2016
SVU #116: Sorcerer / Ghostbusters (2016) / Movies About Dangerous Jobs
With a tip of the cap to dynamite-hauling truck drivers everywhere, this week’s Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit features Matt and Alison's review of William Friedkin’s SORCERER. And inspired by "S…
01:14:04 |
Tue 19 Jul 2016
SVU #115: O.J.: Made in America / 30 For 30 Documentaries
On the new Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison watch and discuss all 7.5 hours of the docuseries O.J. MADE IN AMERICA. Plus, they recommend other films from ESPN's outstanding 30 FOR …
01:26:34 |
Tue 05 Jul 2016
SVU #114: Swingers / The Movies of 1996
This episode of SVU is so money and it doesn't even know it. That’s because Matt and Alison review Doug Liman's SWINGERS and recommend some other movies from 1996 that are celebrating their 20th anni…
01:16:55 |
Wed 22 Jun 2016
SVU #113: Lady Dynamite / Mental Illness Movies
Alison and Matt break down the new Netflix series LADY DYNAMITE starring Maria Bamford. Plus, they recommend some movies about mental illness you can rent or stream at home right now.
Opening Break
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01:22:14 |
Tue 07 Jun 2016
SVU #112: Cannes Film Festival Review / Mustang
Freshly returned from the Cannes Film Festival, Alison joins Matt to review the highlights and lowlights of the fest. Plus, a review of MUSTANG, last year's Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language fi…
01:16:32 |
Wed 25 May 2016
SVU #111: The Keeping Room / Captain America: Civil War / Home Invasion Movies
Lock the doors. Close the windows. The latest episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit is invading your home with an episode all about home invasion thrillers. Plus, Matt and Alison review the C…
01:08:17 |
Wed 11 May 2016
SVU #110: Look Who's Back / Controversial Comedies
What if Adolf Hitler woke up in 2016? That's the provocative subject of the new German comedy Look Who’s Back, which is the subject of this week’s Listeners’ Choice Review on Filmspotting: Streaming …
01:18:22 |
Tue 26 Apr 2016
SVU #109: The Assassin / Martial Arts Movies
Matt and Alison discuss Hou Hsiao-Hsien's gorgeous wuxia movie THE ASSASSIN and recommend some other martial arts movies you can rent or stream at home right now. Their picks may or may not be fast a…
01:20:40 |
Tue 12 Apr 2016
SVU #108: Pee-wee’s Big Holiday / Road Trip Movies
Get read to hit the road with Matt and Alison for a Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit road trip! In addition to recommending some great road trip movies you can watch at home right now, they also re…
01:19:13 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
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