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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.

Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU‪)‬ Filmspotting Network

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 420 Ratings

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.

    Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping / Ultimate Listener's Choice

    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 2012, they take a look at a movie that owes a lot to that documentary — Lonely Island's POPSTAR: NEVER STOP NEVER STOPPING. Then they devote the rest of the podcast to answering listener questions about everything from the future of the film industry to THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE. Thanks for listening, everyone!
    Hosts' Choice Review: "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping"
    Useful Links:
    Older Filmspotting: SVU Episodes
    Remnants of the IFC News Podcast
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    • 1 hr 45 min
    It (1990) / Clown Movies

    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 the 1990 TV miniseries version of Stephen King's IT, now available on Hulu, and then recommend some other clown movies, scary and otherwise, available to rent or stream right now. They also share some important (and sad) news about the future of the podcast.
    Listener's Choice Review: "It" (1990)
    Queue Shots: Clown Movies
    Behind the 8-Ball:
    3 New Streaming Releases
    Alison: The Young Karl Marx / A Star Is Born / Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
    Matt: Lady Bird / Yellow Submarine / Paramount2 Listener Recommendations
    1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"
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    • 1 hr 9 min
    I, Tonya / Movies (And One TV Show) Involving Ice Skating

    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 (before The Incident made her infamous), they recommend some other movies (and one television series) that feature ice skating, all available to rent or stream.
    Listener's Choice Review: "I, Tonya"
    Queue Shots: Movies (And One TV Show) Involving Ice Skating
    Behind the 8-Ball:
    3 New Streaming Releases
    Alison: The Chinese Exclusion Act / Bad Genius / Boarding Gate
    Matt: The Disaster Artist / The Quick and the Dead / The Debt Collector
    2 Listener Recommendations1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"
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    • 1 hr 16 min
    Manhunt / Hong Kong Action Movies

    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 as a Netflix original. Then, despite MANHUNT taking place in Japan, they use Woo's place as an influential force in Hong Kong film to recommend some other Hong Kong action movies, all available to rent or stream.
    Listener's Choice Review: "Manunt"
    Queue Shots: Hong Kong Action Movies
    Behind the 8-Ball:
    3 New Streaming Releases
    Alison: Beatriz at Dinner / The Student / Shanghai JoeMatt: Evil Genius / Ace in the Hole / The Toys That Made Us2 Listener Recommendations
    1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"
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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Thelma / Supernatural Coming of Age Movies

    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 wander through the genre of the supernatural coming of age story, recommending some titles to rent or stream right now. It's all the better to accompany their main review of Joachim Trier's 2017 THELMA, about a teenager from a strict, repressed background who discovers a lot about herself — a lot more than fits into the expected definition of reality — when she goes off to college.
    Listener's Choice Review: "Thelma"
    Queue Shots: Supernatural Coming of Age Movies
    Behind the 8-Ball:
    3 New Streaming Releases
    Alison: BPM (Beats per Minute) / Psychokinesis / Murder on the Orient Express
    Matt: Last Flag Flying / Planet of the Apes / Manhunt
    2 Listener Recommendations
    1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"
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    • 1 hr 18 min
    The Iron Giant / And More Movies Referenced in "Ready Player One"

    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 Spielberg's latest, READY PLAYER ONE, as an excuse to talk about all sorts of movies that turn up in the reference-heavy dystopian adventure, including their main review of Brad Bird's beloved 1999 THE IRON GIANT. And as always, the titles they talk about are all available for rental or streaming right now.
    Listener's Choice Review: "The Iron Giant"
    Queue Shots: Movies Referenced in Ready Player One
    Behind the 8-Ball:
    3 New Streaming Releases
    Alison:  24 Hour Party People / Saturday Church / Lost in Space
    Matt: Kodachrome / Lust for Life / The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story
    2 Listener Recommendations
    1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"
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    • 1 hr 11 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
420 Ratings

420 Ratings

lamotteskiddalyboomboom ,

Good Bye but listen to the old episodes

They have broken our hearts by leaving. However, I plan to listen to the old episodes and catch up. This was the best movie review cast. 😭

SpeedyGrayRaucous ,

Jesus, watch the movie and pay attention.

The hosts admit that they can’t even remember the lot of a movie they just watched.

stigabe ,

My favorite film podcast

I love this show for a few reasons: Alison and Matt have great insights about the films they watch without being pretentious about it. Their taste in flim covers every thing from horror to 80s action to Asian cinema to the more common critically acclaimed films. They have great banter, are rarely snarky or mean, and the podcast is well paced and well edited. Highly recommended. I listen to it every other week the day it comes out.

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