Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit (SVU)

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

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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"

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SVU #166: It (1990) / Clown Movies

Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 04:00:00 -0000

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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SVU #164: Manhunt / Hong Kong Action Movies

Tue, 22 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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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SVU #163: Thelma / Supernatural Coming of Age Movies

Tue, 08 May 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 24 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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 WILD WILD COUNTRY, Netflix's stranger-than-fiction docuseries about the 1980s clash between the followers of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and the locals in Oregon area where they attempted to build a utopian community. Then, as a nod to the series' sibling filmmaking team, Chapman and MacLain Way, they recommend some other brother-director titles available to rent or stream.

Listener's Choice Review: "Wild Wild Country"

Queue Shots: Movies Made By Brothers

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

Alison: AMO / The Killing of a Sacred Deer / The Florida Project

Matt: Reservoir Dogs / You Don't Mess With the Zohan / Nailed It

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #160: The Thin Man / Movies About Drinking

Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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 Nora Charles making constant alcohol consumption look so good, they spend the second half of the episode recommending some other movies about drinking that are available to rent or stream right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "The Thin Man"

Queue Shots: Movies About Drinking

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #159: Babylon Berlin / Berlin Movies

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:00:00 -0000

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 talk about how the city tends to be portrayed on screen, recommending some other Berlin-set titles that are available to rent or stream.

Listener's Choice Review: "Babylon Berlin"

Queue Shots: Berlin Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 27 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0000

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 Amazon. Then they recommend some other staying-up-all-night movies that are available to rent or stream, from the romantic to the nostalgic to the dystopian.

Listener's Choice Review: "Good Time"

Queue Shots: Movies That Take Place In One Night

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 06:00:00 -0000

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 Hungarian Best Foreign Language Film nominee ON BODY AND SOUL and the studio-discard-turned-Super-Bowl-stunt movie THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX.

Listener's Choice Review: "On Body and Soul"

A Special Occasion Second Longer Review: "The Cloverfield Paradox"

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0000

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. Craig Zahler's brawny, wry, brutal Vince Vaughn-goes-to-prison drama BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99. Then they offer some recommendations of other movies that could also be considered neo-exploitation, all available to rent or stream right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "Brawl in Cell Block 99"

Queue Shots: Neo-Exploitation Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #155: A Ghost Story / Ghostly Movies

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 06:00:00 -0000

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 two eye holes cut in it. Then they run with the theme to recommend some other good ghost stories, spooky and otherwise, that are currently available to rent or stream right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "A Ghost Story"

Queue Shots: Ghostly Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #154: Bright / Will Smith

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:00:00 -0000

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) lead, they look at the hit-laden career of BRIGHT star Will Smith, highlighting titles you can rent or stream right now, from early obscurities to the big successes that may or may not hold up.

Listener's Choice Review: "Bright"

Queue Shots: Will Smith Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #153: The 2017 SVUvie Awards

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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, and highly personal year-end awards. Yes, it's the SVUvies, in which the cinematic year gets broken down by way of categories like "We Didn't Get It," "Best Music Moment," and, of course, "Best Film of 2017." Then Matt and Alison offer up some recommendations of titles that are new to streaming, and a few from SVU listeners.

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New ReleasesAlison: Free In Deed / Dawson City: Frozen Time / Better Watch OutMatt: Ash vs Evil Dead / Step / Total Recall

2 Listener Recommendations

Alison: Bad Lucky Goat / Rat Film

Matt: Star Treks Deep Space Nine and Voyager / Taxi

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

Alison: Lagaan

Matt: The Twilight Zone

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SVU #152: A Very Special Flopspotting Live

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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 is joined by Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington of The Flop House to create a hideous one-night-only mutant movie-talking creation — Flopspotting: SVU! And, for this momentus occasion, they’ve settled on a feature worthy of the talents of two podcasts — TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, from one Michael Benjamin Bay.

This episode of Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Tribeca Shortlist and Showstopper.

Live! One! Night! Only! Review:Transformers: The Last Knight

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SVU #151: Mudbound/Black Female Filmmakers

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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 Unit has turned the responsibility for picking the main review to our guest host. In addition to talking Rees’ ensemble period drama (an Oscar contender with an outside chance of making history) Eric and Alison recommend other films directed by black women available to rent or stream, some of whom Rees has cited as influences.

This episode of Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Tribeca Shortlist and Showstopper.

Guest Host’s Choice Review: Mudbound

Queue Shots: Films Directed By Black Women:

A Dry White Season

Daughters of the Dust

The Watermelon Woman

Whose Streets?

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Alison: Allied / Search Party / Their Finest

Eric: The Persian Connection / Landline / The Dinner

2 Listener Recommendations

Alison: Patton Oswalt: Annihilation / Neal Brennan: 3 Mics

Eric: Life / Parents

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

Alison: Boys in the Trees

Eric: Narcos

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

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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, in honor of the complicated relationship between the half-siblings played by Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller in the film, they offer up some streaming recs about what happens when brothers grow up.

Guest Critic's Choice Review: "The Meyerowitz Stories"

Queue Shots: Movies About Grown-up Brothers

In Theaters: "Thor: Ragnarok"

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #149: Raw / College Movies

Tue, 24 Oct 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 years with some recs of other college movies and TV series, (mostly) available to stream or rent.

Listener's Choice Review: "Raw"

Queue Shots: College Movies

In Theaters: "The Snowman"

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #148: The Bad Batch / Cannibalism Movies

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 23:00:00 -0000

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 honor of THE BAD BATCH’s truly disturbing scenes of human flesh-consumption (set to Ace of Base!), they recommend some other movies in which cannibalism is featured — as an allegory, a total gross-out, or both. And, of course, they’re all available to stream or rent.

Listener's Choice Review: "The Bad Batch"

Queue Shots: Cannibalism Movies

In Theaters: "Blade Runner 2049"

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Streaming Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #147: TIFF 2017 / Graduation

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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, as was the original plan, they instead delve into the Toronto International Film Festival. Yes, Matt and Alison both recently returned from the event that typically kicks off awards season, and each are ready to offer their top five highlights (and one lowlight) from the fest.

Listener's Choice Review: "Graduation"

Queue Shots: TIFF 2017

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #146: Inside No. 9 / Anthology Shows

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0000

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 episode of Filmspotting: SVU, they discuss the British series INSIDE NO. 9, a collection of standalone episodes ranging from comedy to horror, but all set at a location numbered “9.” Then they talk about how episodic anthology series are a kind of intersection between TV and short films, and offer some new and classic recs, all available to stream right now.

Listener's Choice Review: "Inside No. 9"

Queue Shots: Anthology Shows

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #145: Death Note / Anime Starter Kit

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:00:00 -0000

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 adaptation, they offer up four anime features available to rent or stream at home right now — a kind of anime movie starter pack.

Listener's Choice Review: "Death Note"

Queue Shots: Anime Starter Kit

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #144: Hudson Hawk / Vanity Projects

Tue, 15 Aug 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 its reputation as an epic disaster. Then they talk vanity projects and what makes a film deserve that designation, recommending some fascinating failures available to rent or stream at home right now.

Opening Break: "Alien" Covenant" "Chuck" "Unleashed"

Listener's Choice Review: "Hudson Hawk"

Queue Shots: Vanity Projects

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 of some famous television creators and talk about how well their approach ends up translating. It’s all inspired by their main review, of Netflix’s original movie TO THE BONE, the directorial debut of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Unreal"'s Marti Noxon.

Opening Break: "Colossal" "The Circle" "Fun Mom Dinner"

Listener's Choice Review: "To the Bone"

Queue Shots: When TV Creators Make Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 18 Jul 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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, in honor of Charlie Hunnam’s career-best turn as the dashing Percy Fawcett, they recommend some other movies about explorers (of various sorts), all available to rent or stream right now.

Opening Break: "A Cure For Wellness" "Kong: Skull Island" "The Last Face"

Listener's Choice Review: "The Lost City of Z"

Queue Shots: Movies About Explorers

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #141: Okja / Multilingual Movies

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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, genre-defying Netflix original, and what it signals for the streaming giant’s future in movie-making. Then they recommend some other multilingual movies available to rent or stream right now.

Opening Break: "Song to Song" "Certain Women" "A Quiet Passion"

Listener's Choice Review: "Okja"

Queue Shots: Multilingual Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #140: Long Strange Trip / Music Docs

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 Amazon original doc LONG STRANGE TRIP and the larger question of what makes a music doc worthwhile for audiences beyond the hardcore fans. Then they recommend some other music docs worth checking out, all available to rent or stream right now.

Opening Break: "T2 Trainspotting" "Life" "John Wick: Chapter 2"

Listener's Choice Review: "Long Strange Trip"

Queue Shots: Music Docs

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 at Cannes back in 1992, but has since been reevaluated as a David Lynch classic. Then, in honor of the way FIRE WALK WITH ME gives the spotlight to Laura Palmer, TWIN PEAKS’ murder victim, they discuss the not-always-grand tradition of the beautiful dead girl on screen, offering examples that established or subverted this trend, all available to rent or stream right now.

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Opening Break: "A Cure For Wellness" "I, Daniel Blake" "Band Aid"

Listener's Choice Review: "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me"

Queue Shots: The Beautiful Dead Girl

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 23 May 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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, to depict its horrors as experience rather than spectacle. Then, in honor of the show’s main director, cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Reed Morano, they recommend work featuring other female cinematographers, all of it available to rent or stream right now.

Opening Break: "Get Out" "Logan" "Berlin Syndrome"

Listener's Choice Review: "The Handmaid's Tale"

Queue Shots: Films With Female Cinematographers

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #137: Split / Unconventional Superhero Stories

Tue, 09 May 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 as how the movie’s late-revealed connection to another Shyamalan title changes its context. Then they offer up recommendations for some other convention-defying superhero stories on both film and television, all available to stream right now.

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SVU #136: The Love Witch / Technicolor Classics

Tue, 25 Apr 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 throwback color saturation, they recommend some Technicolor classics available to rent or stream at home, and discuss whether the full glory of Technicolor translates when it’s not being shown on a big screen.

Opening Break: "The Salesman" "La La Land" "The Red Turtle"

Listener's Choice Review: "The Love Witch"

Queue Shots: Technicolor Classics

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #135: The Devils / Religious Horror

Tue, 11 Apr 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 cut) and discuss how its provocations hold up. Then, with minimal rending of garments and speaking in demonic voices, they offer up some other religious horror recommendations available to rent or stream right now.

Opening Break: "Lion" "Queen of the Desert" "Split"

Listener's Choice Review: "The Devils"

Queue Shots: Religious Horror

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #134: Frailty / Bill Paxton

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 to rent or stream right now, they do a deeper dive into his 2001 directorial debut FRAILTY, in which Paxton also stars as a single dad convinced that God has chosen him to kill demons.

Opening Break: "Aftermath" "Hidden Figures" "Assassin's Creed"

Listener's Choice Review: "Frailty"

Queue Shots: Bill Paxton Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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

Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:00:00 -0000

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 Macon Blair’s I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, in which a lonely, decidedly non-law-enforcement-professional Melanie Lynskey teams up with Elijah Wood to figure out who robbed her house.

Opening Break: "Fences" "Allied" "Mean Dreams"

Listener's Choice Review: "I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore"

Queue Shots: Amateur Detective Movies

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #132: The Greasy Strangler / Midnight Movies

Tue, 28 Feb 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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 discuss what makes a midnight movie and offer some midnight movie recs, all available to rent or stream right now.

Opening Break: "Manchester By The Sea" / "Jackie" / "Catfight"

Listener's Choice Review: "The Greasy Strangler"

Queue Shots: Paul Dano

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #131: Swiss Army Man / Paul Dano Movies

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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 combination of body function humor and therapeutic messaging. Then they look at the filmography of one of its stars, Paul Dano, recommending some highlights from the 32-year-old actor's career that are available to rent or stream.

Opening Break: "The Edge of Seventeen" / "Moonlight" / "The Girl With All The Gifts"

Listener's Choice Review: "Swiss Army Man"

Queue Shots: Paul Dano

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #130: Cameraperson / 2017 Sundance Film Festival

Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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 particular, why the dominance of Netflix and Amazon means you'll be able to stream some of the fest's most talked-about titles very soon. They also delve into cinematographer-turned-director Kirsten Johnson's beautiful meditation on what it means to make a documentary, Cameraperson.

Opening Break: "Loving" / "War on Everyone" "Ouija: Origin of Evil

Listener's Choice Review: "Cameraperson"

Queue Shots: Sundance 2017

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #129: Under the Shadow / Foreign Horror Films

Tue, 17 Jan 2017 06:00:00 -0000

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 of horror, all from international sources. After discussion the Iranian UNDER THE SHADOW and its "Babadook"-like qualities, they recommend some other foreign horror available to be rented or streamed right now.

Opening Break: "Trespass Against Us" / "Claire In Motion" / "Nerdland"Listener's Choice Review: "Under the Shadow"Queue Shots: Foreign Horror FilmsBehind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #128: Café Society / Love Triangle Movies

Tue, 03 Jan 2017 15:00:00 -0000

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 make this easy. Then they take a look at some other movies featuring love triangles, all available to be streamed or rented right now.

Opening Break: "American Honey" "Sully" "Operation Avalanche"

Listener's Choice Review: "Café Society"

Queue Shots: Films Featuring Love Triangles

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #127: The Lobster / The 2016 SVUvie Awards

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 06:00:00 -0000

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 hear about them — yes, it’s the 2016 SVUvie Awards. But first, a discussion of The Lobster, as well as that all important question of which animal we’d choose to spend the rest of our lives as.

Opening Break: "Train to Busan" "Equity" "Southside With You"

Listeners Choice Review: "The Lobster"

The 2016 SVUvie Awards

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #126: Creed / Follow-Ups to Breakthrough Sundance Hits

Tue, 06 Dec 2016 06:00:00 -0000

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 Sundance breakout directors that you can stream at home right now.

Opening Break: "Demon" "Don’t Think Twice" "The Eyes of My Mother"Listeners Choice Review: "Creed"Queue Shots: What Directors of Sundance Breakout Debuts Did For Their Follow-up Film Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations1 Random Film From Our Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #125: Live at Chicago Podcast Festival / The SVUvotron 5000

Wed, 23 Nov 2016 18:00:00 -0000

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 comfort in tough times. And witness the debut of the awe-inspiring SVUvotron 5000!

Opening Break

Queue Shots: Cinematic Comfort Food

The SVUvotron 5000

Behind the 8-Ball:

3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #124: The Neon Demon / Notable 2016 Movies Available To Stream

Tue, 08 Nov 2016 07:00:00 -0000

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 upon us, Matt and Alison catch up with some great movies from 2016 that are already available to rent or stream at home.

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SVU #123: 13th / Documentaries By Fiction Filmmakers

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 about mass incarceration and racial injustice in the U.S. that is painfully timely. This week, Matt and Alison talk about the Netflix original and about form versus content, and recommend some other nonfiction work from directors best known for their fiction films, available right now on rental and streaming.

Opening Break: "In a Valley of Violence" "Our Kind of Traitor" "USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage"

Listeners Choice Review: "13th"

Queue Shots: Nonfiction Films From Directors Known For Fiction

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

2 Listener Recommendations

1 Random Film From Netflix "My Lists"

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SVU #122: Fleabag / Movies That Break The Fourth Wall

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 20:00:00 -0000

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-wall-breaking movies available to rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #121: The Witch / 2016 Toronto Film Festival Highlights

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 arthouse horror hit The Witch, which is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime.

Opening Break: Goat / The Shallows

Listeners Choice Review: The Witch

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Matt: Raiders! / The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years / Roman Holiday

Alison: Fleabag / Nuts! / Sunset Song

2 Listener Recommendations

Matt: Kill Zone 2 / Sleeping Giant

Alison: The Last Panthers / Today’s Special

1 Random Film From Our Queues

Matt: I’ll Have What Phil’s Having

Alison: Cleverman

Listeners Choice Options:

Crisis in Six Scenes (Amazon Prime)

Easy (Netflix)

Fleabag (Amazon Prime)

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SVU #120: Amazon Pilot Season / Further Viewing Recommendations

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:00:00 -0000

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 DICK. Plus, if you like these pilots, they have some other recommendations for films you might enjoy that are available to rent or stream right now.

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SVU #119: Weiner / Political Documentaries

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 Singer and Alison Willmore recommend some of their favorites that are available right now on rental and streaming. And speaking of crazy elections and political documentaries, they also review the recent doc WEINER about the rise and fall (sorry) of former Congressman and New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner.

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SVU #118: The Little Prince / Stop-Motion Animated Movies / Stranger Things Feedback

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:00:00 -0000

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 release, it went straight to Netflix, which is where Matt and Alison watched it for their review on the new episode of SVU. Plus, they recommend other stop-motion animated movies you can watch at home right now, and respond to your feedback about their controversial review of STRANGER THINGS.

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SVU #117: Stranger Things / Spielbergian Movies

Tue, 02 Aug 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 the show, and some recommendations of other movies heavily influenced by the films of Steven Spielberg.

See the complete list of titles discussed on this episode at filmspottingsvu.com.

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SVU #116: Sorcerer / Ghostbusters (2016) / Movies About Dangerous Jobs

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 "Sorcerer’s" dynamite-hauling truck drivers, Matt and Alison recommend some other movies about men and women with dangerous jobs available to rent or stream right now. Plus, they debate Paul Feig’s controversial GHOSTBUSTERS reboot.

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SVU #115: O.J.: Made in America / 30 For 30 Documentaries

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 30 documentary series that you can rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #114: Swingers / The Movies of 1996

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 02:00:00 -0000

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 anniversary this year, all of which are available to rent or stream at home right now.

Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

Opening Break

The Clan

Songs My Brothers Taught Me

Careful What You Wish For

Listeners Choice Review

Swingers

Queue Shots: 1996 Movies

Eve's Bayou

Independence Day

The Craft

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Matt: Orange Is the New Black / The Trials of Muhammad Ali / Spotlight

Alison: Dark Horse / Mr. Robot / Spider Baby

2 Listener Recommendations

Matt: Tab Hunter Confidential / Sunspring

Alison: The Returned/a> / The Adderall Diaries

1 Random Film From Our Queues

Matt: The ’Burbs

Alison: The God of Cookery

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SVU #113: Lady Dynamite / Mental Illness Movies

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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

Dead 7

Touched With Fire

Urge

Listeners Choice Review

Lady Dynamite

Queue Shots: Mental Illness Movies

Clean, Shaven

Keane

First Blood

Sweetie

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SVU #112: Cannes Film Festival Review / Mustang

Wed, 25 May 2016 04:00:00 -0000

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 film, and more.

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SVU #111: The Keeping Room / Captain America: Civil War / Home Invasion Movies

Wed, 11 May 2016 16:30:25 -0000

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 Civil War-set Western (and home invasion thriller) THE KEEPING ROOM. And speaking of Civil Wars, they also give their thoughts on the latest CAPTAIN AMERICA movie.

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SVU #110: Look Who's Back / Controversial Comedies

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 Video Unit. In honor of Look Who’s Back, Matt and Alison also recommend some other provocative or controversial comedies you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

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SVU #109: The Assassin / Martial Arts Movies

Tue, 12 Apr 2016 05:00:00 -0000

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 as lightning. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

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SVU #108: Pee-wee’s Big Holiday / Road Trip Movies

Tue, 29 Mar 2016 16:24:50 -0000

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 review the new Netflix original movie PEE-WEE'S BIG HOLIDAY.

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SVU #107: Mortdecai / The Films of Johnny Depp

Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:57:25 -0000

Do you think mustaches are inherently hilarious? Then you are going to love the new episode of Filmspotting: SVU, where Alison and Matt discuss the art heist caper (and mustache comedy) MORTDECAI. Plus, they discuss the fascinating and frustrating career of its star, Johnny Depp, and recommend a few more of his movies you can rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #106: Love (Netflix) / Unromantic Romantic Comedies

Tue, 01 Mar 2016 21:36:23 -0000

Love is in the air on the new Filmspotting: SVU... like literally, as Matt and Alison discuss the new Netflix original series LOVE starring Paul Rust and Gillian Jacobs, and co-created by Judd Apatow. Inspired by this unusual show, Matt and Alison also recommend some other unusual romantic comedies you can rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #105: Lady Snowblood / New Release Roundup (And Streaming Alternatives)

Tue, 16 Feb 2016 06:00:00 -0000

Quentin Tarantino's a huge fan, but what did Matt and Alison think of the Japanese revenge movie LADY SNOWBLOOD? Find out in the latest episode of SVU. Plus, Matt and Alison discuss all the week's big new releases, and offer some movies you can watch at home right now in their place. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break 99 HomesGrandmaSouthbound Listeners Choice Review Lady Snowblood Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Experimenter / Meru / American Graffiti Alison: Unreal / Love / Amy 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Night Gallery / The Missing Alison: June 17th, 1994 / Black Mountain Side 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: iZombie Alison: Meet the Patels

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SVU #104: Chi-Raq / 2016 Sundance Highlights / 2016 Oscar Shorts

Tue, 02 Feb 2016 06:00:00 -0000

Matt and Alison head to the Windy City for a serious discussion of Spike Lee’s hip-hop sex comedy CHI-RAQ. Plus, fresh from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, Alison shares the highlights of her trip, while Matt helps you win your Oscar pool by handicapping all three Oscar shorts categories. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Lamb A Perfect DayStonewall Listeners Choice Review Chi-Raq Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Man of Tai Chi / The Dead Zone / The Jacques Tati Collection Alison: Kal Ho Naa Ho / Mommy / Our Nixon 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Misery Loves Comedy / The Overnight Alison: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflection on Existence / RocketJump: The Show 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Black Mirror Alison: Incompresa

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SVU #103: Bone Tomahawk / 2016 Sundance Film Festival Preview

Tue, 19 Jan 2016 06:00:00 -0000

Matt is back from paternity leave, just in time for for Alison to leave for the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Before she goes, though, she's got a preview of some of the most exciting titles at this year's fest. Hopefully her trip out West will go better than the one in this episode's main review, the indie horror Western BONE TOMAHAWK. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Freeheld Irrational Man The Condemned 2 Queue Shots: Paternity Leave Viewing An Honest Liar Men, Women, & Children Outcast Election Listeners Choice Review Bone Tomahawk Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Serenity / Duck, You Sucker / Super Sentai Zyuranger Marathon Alison: Goodnight Mommy / When Animals Dream / World of Tomorrow 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Coherence / The Resurrection of Jake the Snake Alison: The Overnighters / In the Basement 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Major League Alison: Jessica Jones

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SVU #102: The Ridiculous 6 / The Highs and Lows of Adam Sandler

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 01:14:20 -0000

Alison is joined by special guest Amy Nicholson from LA Weekly and The Canon podcast while Matt’s on leave... Together they brave Adam Sandler’s first (and apparently wildly successful) Netflix original movie THE RIDICULOUS 6, then recommend some Sandler films that are either actually good or interestingly awful and available to rent or stream. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Sleeping With Other PeopleThe Keeping RoomCaptive Guest Host’s Choice Review The Ridiculous 6 Queue Shots The CobblerFunny PeopleClickGoing Overboard Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Amy: Chi-raq / Victoria / The Final Girls Alison: Dazed and Confused / Black Mirror: White Christmas / The Mend 2 Listener Recommendations Amy: Careful / Scarlet Street Alison: Peace Officer / Pay the Ghost 1 Random Film From Our Queues Amy: The Jewel of the Nile Alison: Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

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SVU #101: The Force Awakens Spoiler Special / Innovative Sequels

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 06:00:00 -0000

With Matt away on paternity leave, Alison is joined by special guest from The Daily Beast to bust into the multiplex and talk about the new Star Wars movie in all its spoilerific glory. Then they discuss some other noteworthy sequels and franchise continuations available to rent or stream.

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SVU #100: 2015 SVUvie Awards / Inglourious Basterds

Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:00:00 -0000

On the 100th episode of Filmspotting: SVU, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore celebrate the best (and worst) of 2015 with the latest installment of their annual SVUvie Awards. Plus with THE HATEFUL EIGHT on the horizon, they're reviewing Quentin Tarantino's war movie INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break BreatheGoodnight MommyMI-5 2015 SVUvie Award Winners Jurassic World The Walk We Are Your Friends Cinderella Spy Chappie I Smile Back The End of the Tour The Duke of Burgundy Ex Machina Fifty Shades of Grey Listeners Choice Review Inglorious Basterds Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Friday the 13th, Part VI: Jason Lives / Manhunter / Shout! Factory TV Alison: Tangerine / Black Coal, Thin Ice / Christmas, Again 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Birdman / Hit Record on TV Alison: Elevator to the Gallows / Medicine for Melancholy 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Bushido Man: Seven Deadly Battles Alison: Cheatin'

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SVU #99: Master of None: (Season 1) / Great 2015 Movies You Might Have Missed

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:47:15 -0000

Ladies and gentlemen, on the new Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore discuss all ten episodes of Aziz Ansari's new Netflix series, MASTER OF NONE. We think you'll find the discussion as soothing as a robotic therapy seal. Plus, Matt and Alison are deep into their year-end movie research, hunting for the best movies of 2015 they might have missed, and they recommend some of the gems they've discovered that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break American UltraMan UpHeist Queue Shots: Notable 2015 Movies You Might Have Missed TangerineExperimenterBlindBest of Enemies Listeners Choice Review Master of None Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Midnight in Paris / Desk Set / JCVD Alison: Out 1 / The We and the I / Call Me Lucky 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Pentatonix: On My Way Home / Ask Me Anything Alison: W/ Bob & David / Tubi TV 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus Alison: Creep

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SVU #98: Project Greenlight / The Leisure Class / The Films of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 22:40:28 -0000

Film or digital, digital or film? On the new SVU, Matt and Alison follow Jason Mann as he tries to make THE LEISURE CLASS on the latest season of PROJECT GREENLIGHT and then recommend some other films from producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Entertainment Bleeding Heart The Hallow Queue Shots: Films Starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Good Will Hunting The Adjustment Bureau Paycheck Che Listeners Choice Review Project Greenlight Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The James Bond Collection / The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai / Awakenings Alison: Amour Fou / Happy Valley / Doomsdays 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Lives of Others / iZombie Alison: A Simple Plan / Kingdom 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Twinsters Alison: I Touched All Your Stuff

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SVU #97: Beasts of No Nation / African Films and TV

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:24:27 -0000

The latest episode of SVU takes a trip across the world, as Matt and Alison review the new Netflix Original Movie BEASTS OF NO NATION and recommend some more films and television shows set across Africa that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Bone TomahawkThe Vatican TapesNasty Baby Queue Shots: Movies and TV Shows Set in Africa Viva Riva!The Gods Must Be CrazyThe No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyThe Battle of Algiers Listeners Choice Review Beasts of No Nation Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Back to the Future Trilogy / Boxcar Bertha / Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Film Collection Alison: Results / While We're Young / The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Boogie Nights / Buck Alison: The Duke of Burgundy / You, The Living 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Rosewater Alison: Appropriate Adult

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SVU #96: Iris / Great Movie Fashion

Tue, 13 Oct 2015 06:15:06 -0000

Strike a pose, Filmspotting: SVU listeners! On the latest episode of Streaming Video Unit, Matt and Alison dive deep into the world of fashion. First they review the new documentary IRIS from filmmaker Albert Maysles. Then they share some of their own personal fashion heroes of the screen – the men and women whose particular sartorial style has driven them mad with envy. Opening Break A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence When Marnie Was There Mississippi Grind Queue Shots: Great Movie Fashion The Ocean's Movies A Single Man Shaft Blade Runner Listeners Choice Review Iris Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Kingpin / The Odd Couple / 2001: A Space Odyssey Alison: Beasts of No Nation / The Nightmare / The Decline of Western Civilization 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: BoJack Horseman / Sherman's March Alison: Man From Reno / 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Escapist Alison: Horns

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SVU #95: Fall Festival Highlights / Mandingo

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:01:28 -0000

A review of Richard Fleischer's infamous MANDINGO, plus – with Matt and Alison traveling around the continent to cover various film festivals – they discuss some of the best movies they've seen from Toronto, New York and Fantastic Fest. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Finders Keepers Knock Knock Ashby Listeners Choice Review Mandingo Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Duke of Burgundy / On the Town / The Chair Alison: About Elly / We Got Way Back / Junun 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: This Ain't No Mouse Music! / Captain Ron Alison: Tracks / Betty Blue 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Stretch Alison: Hjordis

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SVU #94: Queen of Earth / Mental Breakdown Movies

Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:00:00 -0000

Matt and Alison review Alex Ross Perry's QUEEN OF EARTH, starring Elisabeth Moss. Then they try to hold things together long enough to recommend some other movies about characters in the midst of mental breakdowns you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Love & Mercy Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Time Out of Mind Queue Shots: Movies About Mental Breakdowns Repulsion Sunset Boulevard The Ruling Class Gaslight Listeners Choice Review Queen of Earth Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Weather Man / Cobra / The Blair Witch Project Alison: Dear White People / Blind / Borgen 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Talhotblond / Lilting Alison: Mind Game / White Reindeer 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Detropia Alison: The Dead Lands

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SVU #93: Two Days, One Night / Workplace Movies

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 04:05:33 -0000

Yeah, hi. We're going to have to ask you to come in on Saturday? And listen to Matt and Alison review Marion Cotillard in TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT, and then recommend some other movies about work and jobs that you can rent or stream at home right now? If you could do that, that'd be great. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break When Animals Dream Digging For Fire Z For Zachariah Queue Shots: Movies About the Workplace Last Train Home 9 to 5 Zero Motivation Compliance Listeners Choice Review Two Days, One Night Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: In the Line of Fire / Jiro Dreams of Sushi / Apocalypse Soon: The Making of Citizen Toxie Alison: White God / Timbuktu / Mikey and Nicky 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Love in a Puff / Belle de Jour Alison: The Primary Instinct / First Period 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The X-Files Alison: Like Someone in Love 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Alison: Rich Hill

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SVU #92: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp / The Works of The State Alumni

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 05:12:12 -0000

Just as entertaining as monkey torture, far more valuable than $240 worth of pudding, it's the latest episode of Filmspotting: SVU! Matt and Alison discuss the brand-new Netflix series WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP and recommend some other movies from the show's cast and creators you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break She's Funny That Way Some Kind of Beautiful Being Evel Queue Shots: The Post-The-State Works of The State The Baxter Wet Hot American Summer Party Down Diggers Listeners Choice Review Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Behind the Candelabra / The Skeleton Twins / The Lie Alison: A Most Violent Year / Trouble Every Day / Polytechnique 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead / Rajneesh A Go Go Alison: Rick and Morty / On the Road 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Alison: Rich Hill

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SVU #91: Beyond the Lights / Music Industry Movies

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 05:00:00 -0000

On the latest episode of Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit, Alison and Matt discuss the music industry melodrama BEYOND THE LIGHTS, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Plus, inspired by BEYOND THE LIGHTS, they'll also recommend some other movies set in and around the music business that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Cop CarFort TildenDark Places Queue Shots: Movies About the Music Business Jimi: All Is By My Side20 Feet From StardomI'm Still Here24 Hour Party People Listeners Choice Review Beyond the Lights Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Guest / Hercules / Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys Alison: Shudder.com / Escobar: Paradise Lost / Comet 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Green Girl / Eastern Boys Alison: An Honest Liar / Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Apocalypse Now Redux Alison: Inseparable

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SVU #90: Faults / Movies About Cults

Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:14:08 -0000

No, not cult movies. (Sorry ROCKY HORROR fans!) This week’s new Filmspotting: SVU is all about movies about religious cults. Matt and Alison review the new deprogramming drama FAULTS starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and then recommend some other movies about cults that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break It Follows Lila & Eve A Lego Brickumentary Queue Shots: Movies About Religious Cults The Source Family Holy Smoke! Sound of My Voice Martyrs Listeners Choice Review Faults Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Lost Soul / The Search For General Tso / The Expendables 3 Alison: Da Sweet Blood of Jesus / Tig / Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Grey / Way Down East Alison: The Last Unicorn / Evolution of a Criminal 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Mind of a Chef Alison: Agnes Varda: From Here to There

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SVU #89: Sense8 / The Films of the Wachowskis

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 03:26:25 -0000

No, you're not hallucinating; the Wachowskis have come to television, or at least streaming TV, with SENSE8. Matt and Alison have a review of the ambitious new Netflix series. Plus they'll discuss the full careers of Andy and Lana Wachowski, whose movies are all available to rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break '71Ex MachinaClouds of Sils Maria Queue Shots: The Wachowskis The AnimatrixBoundCloud AtlasJupiter Ascending Listeners Choice Review Sense8 Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: 48 Hrs. / Conan the Barbarian / Cave of Forgotten Dreams Alison: Faults / Slow West / Hard to Be a God 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: I, Claudius / Society Alison: Dhoom / The Hunt 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Teenage Alison: How I Live Now

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SVU #88: Winter Sleep / Hotel Movies

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The calendar may say summer but Matt and Alison are bundling up for the latest episode of SVU, where they travel to the snowy peaks of Anatolia for a discussion of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or-winning film WINTER SLEEP. Plus they recommend some other movies set in and around hotels you can rent or stream at home (or while you're staying in a hotel) right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Manglehorn The Face of an Angel Big Game Queue Shots: Hotel Movies Vacancy Death in Venice Dirty Pretty Things Force Majeure Listeners Choice Review Winter Sleep Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: High Fidelity / Orange Is the New Black: Season 3 / Troll 2 Alison: A Most Wanted Man / Point and Shoot / The Cobbler 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Sense8 / Antarctica: A Year on Ice Alison: Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon / Zombeavers 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Bird People Alison: Summer of Blood

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SVU #87: Big Trouble in Little China / '80s Movies That Are Being Remade

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 05:00:00 -0000

With Alison missing somewhere in the back alleys of San Francisco, Matt co-hosts this week's SVU with special guest Matt Patches from Esquire.com and the FIGHTING IN THE WAR ROOM podcast. They discuss BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and – inspired by the news this week that Dwayne Johnson is going to remake the John Carpenter classic – talk about Hollywood's current obsession with '80s reboots and recommend a few of the movies targeted for remakes you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and SundanceNow Doc Club. Opening Break The Nightmare Results Timbuktu Queue Shots: ’80s Movies That Are Being Remade Kickboxer Flight of the Navigator National Lampoon's Vacation The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad Listeners Choice Review Big Trouble in Little China Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Aviator / Seven Psychopaths / Sense8 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Tinga Tinga Tales and Rastamouse / The Brain Hack and C (299,792 km/s) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Another Woman

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SVU #86: Tomorrowland / Top 5 Streaming Sci-Fi Movies

Fri, 29 May 2015 06:05:36 -0000

Director Brad Bird has given us an Iron Giant, a Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, and a Rat Chef… what awaits in TOMORROWLAND? Matt and Alison do a little SVU/Filmspotting "Original Recipe" crossover to review Bird's latest and share their Top 5 Streaming Sci-Fi Movies. This episode is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. :00-0:39 - Sponsor:39-27:09 - Review: "Tomorrowland"Hot Chip, "Love is the Future"28:27-33:22 - Movies On Demand33:22-48:59 - Cannes Recap48:59-56:48 - PollsHot Chip, "Huarache Lights"57:59-1:40:40 - Top 5: Streaming Sci-Fi1:40:40-1:44:49 - Close / Outtake LINKS - Alison at Cannes

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SVU #85: All Good Things / The Jinx / True Crime Movies

Tue, 12 May 2015 05:00:00 -0000

Don't blink or you'll miss all the fun; on the latest episode, Alison and Matt get down and Durst-y by reviewing ALL GOOD THINGS, director Andrew Jarecki’s fiction film about the life of real-estate heir Robert Durst, and THE JINX, Jarecki’s documentary mini-series of the same story. Plus, they also recommend more true crime movies you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Maggie 5 Flights Up Welcome to Me Queue Shots: True Crime Movies Serpico Auto Focus Catch Me If You Can The Snowtown Murders Listeners Choice Review All Good Things Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Exit Through the Gift Shop / Wes Craven's New Nightmare / 8 1/2 Alison: The Homesman / Winter Sleep / Closed Curtain 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Oculus / Resident Advisors Alison: The Lizzie McGuire Movie / Charlie Victor Romeo 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Punk Singer Alison: Beyond Clueless

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SVU #84: Starry Eyes / Avengers: Age of Ultron / Movies About Hollywood

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 05:00:00 -0000

Filmspotting: SVU *is* big! It's the streaming movies that got small! And on this episode of SVU, we take a journey to the dark side of show business for a podcast recommending movies about Hollywood. That's inspired by Matt and Alison's Listeners' Choice review of the Hollywood horror movie STARRY EYES. All right Mr. DeMille, we're ready for our close-up. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Mommy Adult Beginners Lost River Queue Shots: Movies About Hollywood Ellie Parker The Running Man The Player Maps to the Stars Listeners Choice Review Starry Eyes Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: They Came Together / FUBAR: Balls to the Wall / Nurse Alison: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / The Babadook / The Substitute 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Mondo Hollywood / Short Film Masterpieces Alison: 10 Years / The Spirit of the Beehive 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Explorers Alison: The Honourable Woman

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SVU #83: Marvel's Daredevil / Movies About Blindness

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:43:36 -0000

They are the podcasters without fear: Matt and Alison. And this week on SVU, they dive into Marvel's new DAREDEVIL series for Netflix. Plus, they'll recommend other films featuring blind protagonists that you should have on your radar, all of which are available now to rent or stream at home. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Big EyesAlex of VeniceFar From Men Queue Shots: Movies About Blindness Zatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalsProofBlind FuryThe Eye Listeners Choice Review Marvel’s Daredevil Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Actress / Stop Making Sense / Hercules in New York Alison: Tracks / Starry Eyes / Tusk 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Parallax View / The Noah Alison: DiG! / Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: 30 For 30: Broke Alison: The Heart Machine

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SVU #82: Conspiracy Thrillers / Three Days of the Condor

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:16:17 -0000

Did you hear that clicking in your earbuds? Yep, your iPhone has been bugged by forces far greater and more dangerous than you could possibly imagine. Conspiracies are real – at least on the new episode of SVU, where Alison and Matt review THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, and recommend other classic paranoid thrillers you can watch at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break The Riot ClubBluebirdLast Knights Queue Shots: Conspiracy Thrillers SecondsCapricorn OneWorld on a WireThe Conversation Listeners Choice Review 3 Days of the Condor Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Life Itself / Memories of Murder / Mad Men: Season 7, Part 1 Alison: World of Tomorrow / Clean / The Zero Theorem 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night / Los Angeles Plays Itself Alison: It's Such a Beautiful Day / The Bletchley Circle 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Labyrinth Alison: Wetlands

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SVU #81: House of Cards (Season 3) / Recent TV Recs

Wed, 18 Mar 2015 05:00:00 -0000

My fellow Americans, it's time to go back to the White House, where President Frank Underwood and First Lady Claire Underwood fend off rivals both foreign and domestic in the third season of HOUSE OF CARDS. Matt and Alison review Netflix’s hit show, and then recommend some more current and recent television shows you can watch online right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Spring Tracers The Cobbler Queue Shots: Recent Television Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries The Jinx Dead Like Me The Last Man on Earth Listeners Choice Review House of Cards: Season 3 Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Listen Up Philip / Roger & Me / Eurocrime! Alison: Force Majeure / The Puffy Chair / Mary, Mother of Jesus 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Of Miracles and Men / Undead Alison: Women Aren’t Funny / The Mule 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Alison: Boy Meets Girl

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SVU #80: Predestination / Ethan Hawke Movies

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 02:21:10 -0000

Prepare for a journey to the past, all the way back to last weekend, when Matt and Alison convened to record their review of the time-travel thriller PREDESTINATION. Plus, your hosts travel back into the history of Ethan Hawke's work onscreen, recommending some of his other genre movies available to rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #79: 50 Shades of Grey / Joe (2013) / Southern Movies

Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:25:39 -0000

Get ready for the most hospitable episode of Filmspotting: SVU yet, as Matt and Alison share their streaming recommendations for movies set in the South. Plus, a discussion David Gordon Green's JOE, starring Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan, and a bonus review of the much-discussed new film 50 SHADES OF GREY. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Accidental Love Wild Card The Rewrite Queue Shots: Southern Movies The Order of Myths Vernon, Florida The Long, Hot Summer Body Heat Listeners Choice Review Joe Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Jacques Demy on Criterion / Batman Returns / Bosch: Season 1 Alison: Mood Indigo / Cairo 678 / Stray Dogs 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Grifters / The Bad News Bears Alison: Wild Style / Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Sherlock Alison: The Greatest Show on Earth

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SVU #78: Robot Movies / Automata

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0000

Warning! Warning! Danger Will Robinson (and other podcast listeners with different names)! The latest episode of Filmspotting: SVU is all about movies featuring robots. Plus, Matt and Alison (or a pair of incredibly lifelike cyborgs) review AUTOMATA, the indie sci-fi film starring Antonio Banderas. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break The Overnighters Why Don't You Play In Hell? The Voices Queue Shots: Robot Movies Hardware Westworld Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Ghost in the Shell Listeners Choice Review Automata Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Chef / Lawrence of Arabia / Red Hollywood Alison: The Interview / Memento Mori / Obvious Child 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart / Predestinatio Alison: The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears / Stanley Kubrick's Boxes 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Dark Crystal Alison: A Price Above Rubies

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SVU #77: Docs About Artists / Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0000

Matt and Alison take a trip to THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS for a tour of the world of Studio Ghibli and legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki, plus recommend other documentaries about great artists you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

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SVU #76: Black Mirror / Technophobia Movies

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 05:35:56 -0000

Put down that smartphone, you're going to want to hear this one: On the new episode of Filmspotting: SVU, Alison and Matt discuss the British sci-fi series BLACK MIRROR, newly added to Netflix. Plus they'll recommend some technophobic movies you can rent or stream at home right now. After that, you'll probably want to watch them... or destroy your computer.

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SVU #75: Best Films of 2014 / The SVUvie Awards

Tue, 23 Dec 2014 01:45:27 -0000

From Brooklyn, New York, it's the 3rd Annual SVUvie Awards! While Matt and Alison reveal their top ten movies of 2014, they also continue their annual tradition of handing out eclectic year-end awards on this extra-special – meaning extra-long – year-end blowout episode of Filmspotting: SVU! Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. See the full list of movies mentioned on this episode at filmspottingsvu.com

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SVU #74: Notable 2014 Titles / Nymphomaniac

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:49:55 -0000

As the year is winding down, Matt and Alison will recommend some notable 2014 titles you can rent or stream at home right now. Plus Alison and Matt review Vol. I and II of Lars von Trier's epic Nymphomaniac. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break I Origins Dying Of The Light Starry Eyes Queue Shots: Catching Up With 2014 Movies Ida Stranger By The Lake The Congress Happy Christmas Listeners Choice Review Nymphomaniac Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Sabotage We Need to Talk About Kevin Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Alison: Black Mirror Cannibal Girls The One I Love 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Saving Grace Orphan Black Alison: Polytechnique Violette 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: 30 For 30: Bernie and Ernie Alison: The Big Knife

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SVU #73: Batman Returns / Anti-Heroine Movies

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0000

Matt and Alison return to Tim Burton's BATMAN RETURNS. More than 20 years later, how does Burton's edgy, strange superhero sequel hold up? Plus, they recommend some other movies featuring female anti-heroes you can rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #72: Rock Band Movies / We Are the Best!

Mon, 10 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0000

Copy: 1! 2! 3! 4! Hey Filmspotting: Streaming Video Unit listeners, are you ready to rock? Well, too bad, we're doing it anyway. On the new SVU, Matt and Alison recommend some great movies about rock bands you can rent or stream at home right now. Plus, a Listeners' Choice Review of Lucas Moodysson's new punk-rock coming-of-age drama WE ARE THE BEST!

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SVU #71: Indie Horror Movies / Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 05:17:46 -0000

On this spooktacular episode, Matt and Alison and recommend some indie horror movies you can rent or stream at home right now, perfect for your Halloween viewing plans this weekend. Plus, a review of the iconic indie horror film HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Begin Again Camp X-Ray Stonehearst Asylum Queue Shots: Indie Horror Absentia Grabbers Proxy A Nightmare On Elm Street Listeners Choice Review Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Battle Royale Palo Alto Alison: Django Unchained We Are The Best! High Maintenance 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: American Mary The Exorcist III Alison: House Of Saddam My Brother The Devil 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Forest For The Trees Alison: Parenthood

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SVU #70: Scanners / David Cronenberg Movies

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:00:00 -0000

The new Filmspotting SVU is all about the new flesh -- and the films of David Cronenberg. Matt and Alison review Cronenberg's 1981 film SCANNERS, and recommend other Cronenberg movies you can rent or stream at home right now. If you're looking for a podcast that will give you unsettling nightmares about mental powers and bodily trauma, you've come to the right place!

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SVU #69: Noah / Bible Movies

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 03:54:46 -0000

Get ready for the holiest (or maybe the most blasphemous) episode of SVU yet, as noted heathens Matt and Alison recommend biblical movies you can rent or stream at home right now, in honor of this week's Listeners Choice Review of Darren Aronofsky's NOAH. We promise this is one episode you won't want to pass over. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Chef White Bird In A Blizzard Open Windows Queue Shots: Biblical Movies Jesus Christ Superstar The Robe The Passion Of The Christ The Ten Commandments Listeners Choice Review Noah Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Scanners Hoop Dreams Alison: The Double Saturday Night Transparent: Season 1 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: I Know That Voice Too Much Johnson Alison: Harmontown Return From The Ashes 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Magic Trip Alison: Jet Li’s Fearless

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SVU #68: Starred Up / Fathers & Sons Movies

Mon, 15 Sep 2014 05:00:00 -0000

Let's go to prison! Alison and Matt review STARRED UP. Plus, inspired by the new British prison drama (and only three months late for Father's Day 2014!), they recommend other movies about fathers and sons that you can rent or stream at home right now. Don't miss out on Matt's family recipe for prison-grade toilet wine!

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SVU #67: The Visitor / WTF Movies

Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:51:06 -0000

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 will use their mind powers to unleash devil birds on one another. You don't want to miss this one. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Night Moves The Zero Theorem Starred Up Queue Shots: WTF Movies Even Dwarfs Started Small The Apple Dune House Listeners Choice Review The Visitor Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Spanish Prisoner The Unknown Known Zero Hour! Alison: The Cosmopolitans Blue Ruin Mars 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: A Touch Of Sin Side Effected Alison: The One I Love Rectify: Season 1 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Wish You Were Here Alison: Adore

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SVU #66: Southcliffe / Small Town Movies

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 14:24:00 -0000

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 Durkin. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Coherence Locke Frankie & Alice Queue Shots: Small Town Movies Show Me Love Bernie Waiting For Guffman Shadow Of A Doubt Listeners Choice Review Southcliffe Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: A Hard Day's Night Mud Midnight Run Alison: You're Next Nancy, Please Lyle 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Paradise Lost Trilogy Pilgrim Song Alison: Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Ping Pong: The Animation 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Basquiat Alison: Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?

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SVU #65: Manhunter / Hannibal Lecter Onscreen

Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:06:27 -0000

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 why the series has aged better than a nice chianti. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable.

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SVU #64: They Came Together / Spoofs

Tue, 22 Jul 2014 05:00:00 -0000

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 reviewing the new David Wain rom-com spoof THEY CAME TOGETHER.

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SVU #63: Under The Skin / Aliens Walk Among Us Movies

Tue, 08 Jul 2014 05:00:00 -0000

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 creepy white van with Scarlett Johansson), Matt and Alison also recommend some other movies about aliens walking among us on Earth you can rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #62: Orange Is The New Black (Season 2) / New TV Recommendations

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:21:31 -0000

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 can rent or stream at home (or in jail) right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Ernest & Celestine The Final Member Hellion Queue Shots: Recent TV Recommendations Fargo Last Week Tonight Terriers Review Listeners Choice Review Orange Is The New Black: Season 2 Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: World War Z The Girlfriend Experience Conan O'Brien Can't Stop Alison: Burning Bush The Missing Picture Ishtar 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Intouchables The Trouble With Harry As The Palaces Burn Alison: Bob's Burgers The Borgias Robinson Crusoe On Mars 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Frozen Ground Alison: Drinking Buddies

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SVU #61: The Big Chill / Friendship Movies / Cannes

Mon, 02 Jun 2014 18:49:29 -0000

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 about friendship you can rent or stream at home. Plus, Alison's report on the recent Cannes Film Festival. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Tim's Vermeer Ping Pong Summer The Pretty One Queue Shots: Friendship Movies The Wood Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid The Kings Of Summer Sideways Listeners Choice Review The Big Chill Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Annie Hall Escape From Tomorrow Birth Of The Living Dead Alison: Big Bad Wolves My Own Love Song God Loves Uganda 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Fatal Attraction The Rocket Alison: Ravenous Show Me Love 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 Alison: I Killed My Mother

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SVU #60: Crocodile Dundee / Fish-out-of-Water Movies

Wed, 21 May 2014 02:07:44 -0000

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 that you can rent or stream at home right now.

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SVU #59: The Past / Marriage Movies

Tue, 06 May 2014 16:13:24 -0000

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 you took to listen to us until death do us part.

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SVU #58: Alan Partridge / British Comedy

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:52:53 -0000

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 / Movie Sword Fights

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:53:00 -0000

"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. Matt and Alison also recommend some of their favorite films and TV shows featuring swords and sword fights that you can rent or stream at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break The Invisible Woman Hateship Loveship Wolf Creek 2 Queue Shots: Sword Fight Movies Rob Roy The Adventures of Robin Hood Samurai Champloo The Tale of Zatoichi Listeners Choice Review Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Close Encounters of the Third Kind Death Wish 3 Alison: The Lady In Number 6 Night Tide Angel Heart 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Beauty & the Briefcase Wrong Alison: Damages MTV's Wuthering Heights 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Slacker Alison: Bridegroom

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SVU #56: Panic Room / Claustrophobic Movies

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:25:28 -0000

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 each other in the back with insulin needles. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Mistaken For Strangers Afflicted Goodbye World Queue Shots: Claustrophobic Movies Exam Devil Red Eye Lifeboat Listeners Choice Review Panic Room Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Gattaca Inside Llewyn Davis Watch TCM Alison: Mud Frankenhooker 20 Feet From Stardom 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Surface NZ On Screen Alison: Blow Up Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries And Mentors Of Ricky Jay 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Vernon, Florida Alison:Kevin

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SVU #55: The Counselor / Movies About Nameless Protagonists

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 05:00:00 -0000

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 stream at home right now -- all while referring to each other only as "The Podcaster" and "The Other Podcaster."

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SVU #54: House of Cards / Kevin Spacey Films

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 01:42:00 -0000

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 his films you can stream or rent at home right now.

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SVU #53: Rush / Rivalry Movies

Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:32:08 -0000

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 online. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Wadjda Knights Of Badassdom Adult World Queue Shots: Rivalry MoviesTalladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby Reprise The Trip The Last Days Of Disco Listeners Choice Review Rush Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: 30 For 30: The Price Of Gold The Lone Ranger A Fistful Of Dollars Alison: Jack Goes Boating Sun Don't Shine Amazon Pilot Season 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Story Of Film: An Odyssey Shock Corridor Alison: The Jerk The Time That Remains 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Le Professionne Alison: Toad Road

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SVU #52: The Hunt / Wrongfully Accused Movies

Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:00:00 -0000

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. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Grand PianoMetallica Through The NeverThe Fifth Estate Queue Shots: Wrongfully Accused Movies Red Rock WestIn A Lonely PlaceThe FugitiveThe Warriors Listeners Choice Review The Hunt Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Bling RingNetworkGymkata Alison: Cockneys Vs. ZombiesMittLive Like A Cop, Die Like A Man 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Woman Who Wasn't ThereNewlyweeds Alison: Vamp UThe Keep 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Alison: Supporting Characters

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SVU #51: Shoot The Piano Player / Hosts' Choice

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:37:08 -0000

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 recommendations for movies currently available via streaming and on demand.

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SVU #50: Prisoners / Best Films and TV of 2013 / 2nd Annual SVUvie Awards

Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:00:00 -0000

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 in the first 50 episodes of SVU.

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SVU #49: Spring Breakers / The Career of James Franco

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 01:59:07 -0000

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 other James Franco movies and TV shows you can stream or rent at home right now. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break We Are What We Are Hours Wrong Cops Queue Shots: James Franco Movies & TV As I Lay Dying General Hospital 30 Rock This Is The End Listeners Choice Review Spring Breakers Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Prince Avalanche GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Our Nixon Alison: The Angels' Share Sightseers A Film Unfinished 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Hard Times Alison: The Reluctant Fundamentalist Drug War 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Iceman Alison: Citizen Ruth

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SVU #48: Frances Ha / 2013 Year-End Catch-up

Wed, 04 Dec 2013 03:38:26 -0000

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

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:03:23 -0000

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 of Gregg Araki's Kaboom.

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SVU #46: The Dirties / Found Footage Movies

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:30:00 -0000

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 discussion of found footage movies, Matt and Alison also discussed the provocative new indie "The Dirties."

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SVU #45: Carrie / Stephen King Movies

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:26:00 -0000

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 Stephen King. If you don't listen, they're all gonna laugh at you.

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SVU #44: Paris Movies / The Lovers on the Bridge

Mon, 07 Oct 2013 05:27:55 -0000

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 streaming and rental commendations for your home viewing pleasure.

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SVU #43: All The Boys Love Mandy Lane / Shelf-Sitters

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 03:14:42 -0000

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 other movies that sat on the shelf for a while.

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SVU #42: This Is Martin Bonner / Starting Over Movies

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:37:00 -0000

You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but it's never too late for podcasters -- or movie characters -- to start over. Inspired by the new indie movie THIS IS MARTIN BONNER, which is now streaming on Netflix Instant, Alison Willmore and Matt Singer recommend some other movies about starting over now available to rent or stream online. Plus they'll make their, and, wait, shoot, I messed that up. Is it too late to start this again? Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU9). Opening Break Stories We TellSharknado: Special EditionThe Iceman Queue Shots: Movies About Starting Over Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymorePsycho IIEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindThe House Bunny Listeners Choice Review This Is Martin Bonner Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Parker, King Kelly, Get Shorty Alison: Rize, To the Wonder, The New Year 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend, The Details / Tell No One Alison: Portlandia, The Take 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Knuckleball! Alison: Doctor Detroit

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SVU #41: Antiviral / Body Horror Movies

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 02:04:04 -0000

Long live the new flesh! Alison and Matt share an infectious conversation about the best body horror movies available to rent or stream online. Plus, a review of Brandon Cronenberg's ANTIVIRAL. Find out whether it's the germ of a great movie or something more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU8). Opening BreakI Declare WarAt Any PriceBad Milo! Queue Shots: Body Horror MoviesThe Thing, From Beyond, Freaks,Splice Listeners Choice ReviewAntiviral Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Dredd, The Rundown, Greenberg Alison: Shopping, The Road, Tony Manero 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days; My Amityville Horror Alison: This Is Martin Bonner, Hombre 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch Alison: Johnny Suede 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days; My Amityville Horror Alison: This Is Martin Bonner, Hombre 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch

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SVU #40: Orange Is the New Black / Prison Movies

Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:25:00 -0000

No touching! On this week's SVU, Alison Willmore and Matt Singer spend some quality time in the SHU while discussing the best prison movies available to rent or stream online. Plus, a long conversation about Netflix's new original series, "Orange Is the New Black," and more streaming recommendations. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU8). Opening Break West of Memphis The Sapphires What Maisie Knew Queue Shots: Prison Movies Hunger Brute Force Bronson Escape from Alcatraz Listeners Choice Review Orange Is The New Black Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Zodiac Swimming with Sharks Prince Avalanche Alison: Tabloid Prozac Nation The Sapphires 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Batman Beyond Jeeves and Wooster Alison: The Truman Show Sex House 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Days of Heaven Alison: John Hodgman: RAGNAROK

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SVU #39: The Avengers / Comic Book Movies

Thu, 01 Aug 2013 05:55:40 -0000

Jordan Hoffman from ScreenCrush fills in for Alison to help Matt geek out and share some of their favorite comic book movies currently available via streaming and on demand... Plus, they revisit a little indie movie from last summer, "The Avengers." This episode is presented by Movies On Demand On Cable and Shutterstock (code SVU7). SVU #39 ...

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SVU #38: Top 5 Anthology Movies / The ABCs of Death / Only God Forgives

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:06:00 -0000

Matt and Alison invite 10 filmmakers to make their own short movies about each one of their Top 5 Anthology Films (available online). Plus, a discussion of the horror anthology "The ABCs of Death," and a trip to Bangkok to review "Only God Forgives," starring Ryan Gosling. This episode is presented by Shutterstock (code SVU7). :00-1:19 - Billboard 1:20-19:12 - Review: "Only God Forgives" Music: Cliff Martinez 20:29-22:08 - Shutterstock 22:23-36:40 - Review: "The ABCs of Death" 36:41-39:27 - Listener's Choice Options Music: Cliff Martinez 40:43-1:08:05 - Top 5 Anthology Movies 1:08:06-1:10:46 - Close MUSIC - Cliff Martinez LINKS - Top 5 Anthology Movies

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SVU #37: New on VOD / Stoker

Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:40:30 -0000

Alison and Matt examine murderous impulses and incestuous longings... you know, the normal coming-of-age stuff... as they discuss Park Chan-wook's "Stoker," starring Mia Wasikowska. Plus, much more from the world of streaming and on demand movies. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break NoRedemptionThe Look of Love

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SVU #36: Cold War Movies / K-19: The Widowmaker

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:05:40 -0000

Alison and Matt engage in their deepest conversation yet... literally... as they discuss Kathryn Bigelow's K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER, and share their favorite Cold War Movies available via on demand and streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and by Shutterstock (use code SVU6). Opening Break How to Make Money Selling Drugs Twixt Maniac (2012) Queue Shots: Cold War Films Red Dawn The Hunt For Red October The Man Nobody Knew The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers The Americans Spies Like Us Listeners Choice Review K-19: The Widowmaker Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Longest Yard (1974) Nancy, Please Miami Connection Alison: Upstream Color Marketa Lazarova Diner 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Machete Maidens Unleashed Alison: Weekend Battle Royale 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Vengeance Alison: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

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SVU #35: Arrested Development / Cult Comedies

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:36:00 -0000

Matt and Alison have readied their chicken impressions and paid a visit to the Method One Acting Clinic in prep for their review of Netflix's new episodes of "Arrested Development." Plus, some of their favorite cult comedies currently available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break VHS 2 We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks Vehicle 19 Queue Shots: Cult Comedies Half Baked Wet Hot American Summer Visioneers Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie The Fearless Vampire Killers Cannibal! The Musical Listeners Choice Review Arrested Development Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Wayne's World A Band Called Death A Horrible Way to Die Alison: American Movie Daylight Imitation of Life 2 Listener Recommendations Matt: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Pi Alison: Comedy Bang Bang Mystery Men 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Rampart Alison: Skins

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SVU #34: The Paperboy / Over-The-Top Acting

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:38:17 -0000

Matt and Alison put the, uh, streaming in Streaming Video Unit with a discussion of "The Paperboy," starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron. Plus, your hosts chew the scenery as they highlight some of their favorite movies that feature over-the-top acting and are available now via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Kid-Thing Lore Black Rock Queue Shots: Over-the-Top Acting Bad Lieutenant Blue Chips Blue Velvet Female Trouble Con Air Mommie Dearest Listeners Choice Review The Paperboy Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Dictator Ride With the Devil Psycho II Alison: Another Country My Sassy Girl Step Up to the Plate 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Red Lights Alison: Funny Games

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SVU #33: Top of the Lake / New Zealand Films and Filmmakers

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:51:22 -0000

SVU is on the case of a missing 12-year-old girl as they discuss the New Zealand filmed and set miniseries from co-creator Jane Campion, "Top of the Lake." Plus, a rundown of some of the best movies shot in New Zealand or made by Kiwi filmmakers that available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey Aftershock Sightseers Queue Shots: New Zealand Films and Filmmakers Heavenly Creatures The Frighteners Good For Nothing The Game

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SVU #32: It's Such a Beautiful Day / Animation for Grownups

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:30:00 -0000

Matt and Alison were going to call the theme of this show 'animated adult films' but that just seemed wrong... So instead they'll hand-draw you their picks for some of their favorite animated movies currently available via streaming and on demand. Plus, their review of Don Hertzfeldt's "It's a Beautiful Day." Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Greetings From Tim Buckley What Richard Did Fresh Meat Queue Shots: Animation For Grownups Tatsumi Yellow Submarine Heavy Metal Who Framed Roger Rabbit South Park: Bigger, Longer, & Uncut The Films of Ralph Bakshi Listeners Choice Review It's Such a Beautiful Day Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Safe The Short Films of David Lynch The Ballad of Narayama Alison: Top of the Lake Harlan County U.S.A. Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: J.D.'s Revenge (5/1) She (5/1) Alison: Barb Wire (5/1) Cul-De-Sac 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Terror Alison: Black Sunday

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SVU #31: 48 Hrs. / Streets of Fire / Eddie Murphy Movies

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:48:00 -0000

Matt gets Alison out on a weekend pass for a Walter Hill double feature of "48 Hrs." and "Streets of Fire." Plus, a look at Eddie Murphy movies currently available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Django Unchained Antiviral To the Wonder Queue Shots: Eddie Murphy Movies Raw Saturday Night Live: The 1980s Harlem Nights Coming to America Shrek The Nutty Professor Listeners Choice Review 48 Hrs / Streets of Fire Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Goldfinger Play It Again, Sam Young Mr. Lincoln Alison: Peppermint Candy Another Day in Paradise Cat People 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Southern Comfort (4/15) Donnie Darko (4/15) Alison: Armadillo (4/18) The Robber (4/18) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Blithe Spirit Alison: Wallander

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SVU #30: Primer / Time Travel Movies

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:00:00 -0000

Alison fires up the Delorean powered by Doc Singer's flux capacitor and treks back to 2005 for a discussion Shane Carruth's "Primer" ... then the pair comes back to the present to share some of their favorite time travel movies currently available via streaming and VOD. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Starlet On the Road LUV Queue Shots: Time Travel Movies Timecrimes Somewhere in Time Happy Accidents Timecop The Twilight Zone Listeners Choice Review Primer Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Passione Neighbors You Don't Know Bo Alison: Hunger Don't Look in the Basement Cosmopolis 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: The Last Exorcism (4/3) Xanadu (4/1) Alison: Gattaca (4/1) Shadowboxer (4/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Law of Desire Alison: Somersault

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SVU #29: Perks of Being From Pennsylvania Edition

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:19:00 -0000

From the streets of Philadelphia to the steel mills of Pittsburgh, Alison and Matt share their favorite movies set in Pennsylvania currently available via streaming and on demand -- inspired by their Listener's Choice review of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and Audible.com. Opening BreakWuthering Heights This Must Be The Place

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SVU #28: Live From Videology Edition

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:31:03 -0000

No, that isn't a prank Skype caller... Live From Videology in Brookyln, Alison and Matt talk to "Compliance" writer/director Craig Zobel and star Pat Healy, plus share some interesting titles currently available via VOD and streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Holy Motors The Master Chicken With Plums Listeners Choice Review House of Cards Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Sacrifice Dirty Work The Man From Beyond Alison: Army of Shadows Side By Side 9.79* 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Drugstore Cowboy / Cutthroat Island (3/1) Half Nelson (3/1) Alison: The Color of Pomegranates (3/1) Layer Cake 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Dark Backward Alison: The United States of Tara

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SVU #27: We Love The '80s Edition

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:39:00 -0000

Matt plays Goose to Alison's Maverick -- or is it the other way around? -- as the SVU team re-examines the '80s action classic "Top Gun." Plus, a look at some of their favorite '80s movies available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and Audible. Opening Break In Our Nature Brooklyn Castle Celeste and Jesse Forever A Late Quartet Queue Shots: '80s Movies Flashdance Beverly Hills Cop Trading Places Ferris Bueller's Day Off Highlander The Karate Kid Listeners Choice Review Top Gun Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Vacancy Decoding Deepak A Night in Casablanca Alison: Le Cercle Rouge My Brilliant Career The Best of Youth 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Dirty Sexy Money (2/15) Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel (2/17) Alison: Me and Orson Welles (2/17) Until the Light Takes Us (2/20) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Basquiat Alison: Nostalgia For the Light

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SVU #26: When You Wish Upon a Star Edition

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:30:00 -0000

Grab your magic feather and make sure you're home by midnight: on this episode of SVU, Matt and Alison travel to the happiest place on earth for a look at the wide world of Disney movies available on streaming and VOD, plus a review of Disney's "Treasure Planet." Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Keep the Lights On The Imposter Undefeated Sound City Queue Shots: Disney Animated Movies Dumbo Cinderella The Great Mouse Detective The Rescuers James and the Giant Peach Frank and Ollie Listeners Choice Review Treasure Planet Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: John Dies at the End The Naked Gun 5 Broken Cameras Alison: Invisible Waves Primer Flirt 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Chinatown (2/1) I Love You Phillip Morris (2/3) Alison: Alice's Restaurant (2/1) Irreversible (2/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Patton Oswalt: No Reason to Complain Alison: Submarine

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SVU #25: Lone Star Edition

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:30:00 -0000

Matt and Alison heard y'all talking about killing mama. They think it's a good idea... SVU investigates the sleazy world of William Friedkin's "Killer Joe" and shares some of their favorite 'Texas movies' available via streaming and VOD. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Compliance Detropia The End of Love Queue Shots: Texas Movies Into the Abyss The Thin Blue Line Holes The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas The Searchers Slacker Listeners Choice Review Killer Joe Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol The Untouchables Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story of James Bond 007 Alison: The Exploding Girl My Sucky Teen Romance Hondo 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Hell and Back Again (1/24) Enter the Void (1/25) Alison: Winter's Bone (1/26) Dragon Wars (2/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Dragstrip Girl Alison: Penny Serenade

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SVU #24: Inaugural SVUvie Awards

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:30:00 -0000

The end of 2012 means it's time for Matt and Alison's inaugural SVUvie Awards! Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break All Superheroes Must Die Little Birds The Other Dream Team The Sorcerer and the White Snake (1/3) SVUvie Award Winners You Can Watch at Home Girl Walk // All Day Sparkle Sleepless Night Klown Lawless Magic Mike The Cabin in the Woods Haywire Behind the 8-Ball Sleepwalk With Me Jeff, Who Lives at Home The Devil Inside Red Lights Topsy-Turvy Escape From Alcatraz Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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SVU #23: In a Mirror, Darkly Edition

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:54:33 -0000

Alison insists on dancing to pop music while stern taskmaster Matt refuses, leading to a lot of tension as SVU discusses the new film from the director of "Dogtooth" about an underground group that helps people mourn their lost loved ones by impersonating them. Plus, a look at some of the best movies about doppelgangers and more currently available via streaming and on demand. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable and Audible. Opening Break Cosmopolis Kumare Stolen Queue Shots: Doppelganger Movies Adaptation Face/Off The Prestige The Man With My Face Detour Listeners Choice Review Alps Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Adventures of Tintin The Kid With a Bike The Loneliest Planet (12/18) Alison: That Obscure Object of Desire Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale Cleanflix 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Summer Hours (12/20) Iron Man 2 (12/25) Alison: Still Walking (12/25) Monster Thursday (12/31) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Brain That Wouldn't Die Alison: The Virgin Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors

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SVU #22: December Cram Session Edition

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0000

With the final exam looming, Alison and Matt cram in some acclaimed 2012 releases currently available via streaming and VOD, including the documentary "The Imposter." Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break King Kelly Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Crazy Horse Queue Shots: Notable 2012 Movies The Deep Blue Sea Sound of My Voice Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Kill List Jiro Dreams of Sushi Oslo, August 31st Listeners Choice Review The Imposter Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap The Russian Winter The Color Wheel Alison: The Invisible War Bernie Take This Waltz 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration) Matt: Shadows and Lies (12/7) Step Into Liquid (12/9) Alison: Sarah Palin: The Undefeated (12/7) Sin Nombre (12/16) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Redline 7000 Alison: The Vampire Diaries

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SVU #21: Give Us the Money and No One Gets Hurt Edition

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:57:23 -0000

Hey, maybe, we should've robbed your house. Did you ever think of that? ... It crossed SVU's mind as Matt and Alison discuss Wes Anderson's debut film "Bottle Rocket" and share some of their favorite heist movies currently available via on demand and streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Vamps Head Games The Fitzgerald Family Christmas Queue Shots: Heist Films Sexy Beast Kansas City Confidential Stander The Friends of Eddie Coyle Thief Quick Change Listeners' Choice Review Bottle Rocket Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Casa De Mi Padre Hugo (11/24) Harold and Maude Alison: Gates of Heaven Re-Animator The Flowers of War 2 Expiring Titles(Expiration Date) Matt: Another Woman (12/1) Insomnia(12/1) Alison: Bangkok Dangerous (11/30)District 9 (12/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Trollhunter Alison: Everlasting Moments

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SVU #20: It's a Helluva Town Edition

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 06:00:00 -0000

Chapter One. Matt and Alison are as tough and romantic as the city they love.. New York was their town, and it always would be... This week, your SVU investigators share some of their favorite movies about their favorite city available via streaming. Plus, the Listeners' Choice discussion of "The Comedy," starring Tim Heidecker. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Natural Selection I Wish The Queen of Versailles Queue Shots: New York City Movies Mutual Appreciation The Landlord Smoke Across 110th Street Inside Man The Naked City Listeners Choice Review The Comedy Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Alison: Twenty Four Seven Out of Sight Barton Fink Matt: The American Scream Thieves Like Us Red Scorpion 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Alison: Lovely, Still (11/9) Everyone Else (11/15) Matt: Assault on Precinct 13 (11/15) Sherlock Jr. (11/15) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Alison: W.E. Matt: Saturday Night Live: The 1970s

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SVU #19: Only a Pwn in Their Game Edition

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:00:00 -0000

The Master Control Program has chosen Matt and Alison to serve their system on the Game Grid... prompting them to discuss the new documentary Indie Game: The Movie, and help you on your quest to find good movies influenced by video games that are available via streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break The Loneliest Planet Fat Kid Rules the World Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning Queue Shots: Video Games Influence on Movies Avalon Crank eXistenZ Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World Community: Digital Estate Planning Special When Lit Listeners Choice Review Indie Game: The Movie Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: The Ambassador Alias (TV) Bug (starting 10/23) Alison: Idlewild Freaks and Geeks Hana & Alice 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: The Bellboy (11/1) Bonnie and Clyde (11/1) Alison: Rivers and Tides (10/31) Kissing Jessica Stein (11/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Tell No One Alison: L'Iceberg

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SVU #18: Electric Boogaloo Edition

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 05:00:00 -0000

Damnit Jim, Matt and Alison are podcasters not doctors... and they're prepped for the Listener's Choice discussion (with spoilers!) of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan." Plus, a conversation with "Hotel Noir" director Sebastian Gutierrez and a look at some 'Superior Sequels' and more available via streaming. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Hotel Noir A Cat in Paris 28 Hotel Rooms Price Check Queue Shots: Superior Sequels Before Sunset From Russia With Love Hot Shots: Part Deux Blade II The Devil's Rejects Army of Darkness Listeners Choice Review Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Goodbye First Love Slither Umberto D. Alison: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? Monsoon Wedding Hospitalité 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Red State (10/18) Holy Rollers (10/19) Alison: Fados (10/20) Leap Year (10/21) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Artists and Models Alison: Paris is Burning

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SVU Bonus: Sound of Damsels in Distress

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 14:50:00 -0000

Matt and Alison highlight four new titles available on demand, including "Sound of My Voice" and Whit Stillman's "Damsels in Distress." Plus, is film dead? Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Sound of My Voice Damsels in Distress Pusher How to Survive a Plague

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SVU #17: Life, Love and Capachow Edition

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 22:32:55 -0000

Pootie Tang gots to say na nay no... but Matt and Alison say ya yay yes to the Listeners' Choice discussion of Louis C.K.'s ill-fated feature directing debut. Plus, great titles about stand-ups-turned filmmakers that are currently available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Queue Shots: Stand-up Comedians Turned Filmmakers Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling The Producers A New Leaf Sleeper World's Greatest Dad Cemetery Junction Listeners' Choice Review Pootie Tang Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Headhunters The Trial Jackass: The Movie Alison: The Tin Drum Shooting Robert King Revenge (TV series) 1 Expiring Title (Expiration Date) Matt: No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (9/26) Alison: Wuthering Heights (10/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Catechism Cataclysm Alison: The Manxman

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SVU #16: Going to the Dogs Edition

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:00:00 -0000

You know what grandma Singer always used to say? If you want to make God laugh... tell Him your plans. Matt and Alison follow through on their plan to discuss the Listener's Choice pick "Amores Perros," plus share some of their favorite 'connected' movies available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break Beyond the Black Rainbow The Loved Ones Dark Horse Knuckleball Queue Shots: Hyperlink Movies Gomorrah Pulp Fiction Lawless Heart Traffic Listeners Choice Review Amores Perros Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: Hot Rod The Grey The Cabin in the Woods Alison: Bellflower The Birth of a Nation Days of Heaven 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Nerdcore Rising (9/15) Erasing David (9/15) Alison: Head-On (9/15) The Invention of Dr. NakaMats (9/15) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Now Expired) Alison: No One Knows About Persian Cats

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SVU #15: Sights, Sounds and Personae Edition

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:25:00 -0000

"The important thing is the effort, not what we achieve"... And, well, Alison and Matt put a lot of effort into discussing Ingmar Bergman's "Persona." Plus, a look at some classic titles from the Sight & Sound Greatest Films Poll currently available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break (Premiere Date) Sleepwalk With Me (8/31) V/H/S (8/30) Shut Up and Play the Hits (9/4) Queue Shots: Sight & Sound's Great Films Poll Vertigo Rashomon Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Taxi Driver Mulholland Drive Playtime Listeners' Choice Review Persona Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Alison: Street Fight The Man in Black House of Pleasures Matt: Piranha The Two Jakes (available from 9/1) The Yellow Sea (available from 8/30) 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Alison: Paradise Now (9/1) White Palace (9/1) Matt: Best in Show (9/1) White Nights (9/1) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Alison: Who's Camus Anyway? Matt: MI-5

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SVU #14: Not Another Teen Movie Podcast Edition

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 05:00:00 -0000

Alison and Matt finally learn the tough lesson that this isn't an opera, and we are not all supporting characters to the drama of their amazing lives, as they discuss Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret," stridently offer up some other great 'teen movies' currently available via streaming and more. Filmspotting: SVU is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break (Premiere Date) A Separation (8/21) Bernie (8/21) Side by Side (8/21) Queue Shots: Beautiful Movies Heathers The Faculty Brick Chronicle Dazed and Confused The Myth of the American Sleepover Listeners' Choice Review Margaret Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: God Bless America Seeking Justice (starting 8/15) Shock Corridor Alison: Ghajini Warrior Prime Suspect 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: What's Up, Tiger Lily? (8/18) Two in the Wave (8/22) Alison: Election (8/18) Battle in Heaven (8/18) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: The Tomb of Ligeia Alison: Caterpillar

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SVU #13: Beauty is in the Eye of the Podcaster Edition

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0000

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it," Confucius says. Matt and Alison try to open your eyes to the wonders of some gorgeous films currently available now via streaming, discuss Wong Kar-wai's "Days of Being Wild" and much more. This podcast is brought to you by Movies On Demand On Cable. Opening Break (Premiere Date) The Raid: Redemption (8/14) About Cherry (8/9) Red Dog (8/14) Queue Shots: Beautiful Movies Black Orpheus Ran Enter the Void For All Mankind The Thin Red Line The Last Airbender Listeners' Choice Review Days of Being Wild Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases Matt: 30 For 30 (starting August 1st) The Complete Metropolis Christine Alison: Sound of Noise In the Loop Snow on Tha Bluff 2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date) Matt: Deep Red (8/2) Hoop Dreams (8/7) Alison: Maniac (8/2) The Ruling Class (8/7) 1 Random Film From Our Queues Matt: Black Rain Alison: Play Misty For Me

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SVU #12: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls Edition

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:00:00 -0000

It's like Matt and Alison always say: "It's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace." Hear a discussion of Warren Beatty's Best Picture-winning "Reds," get recommendations on great New Hollywood-era films available now on demand/streaming and more.

Queue Shots: Movies From the New Hollywood Era

Dog Day Afternoon

The Panic in Needle Park

3 Women

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

One From the Heart

Paper Moon

Listeners' Choice Review

Reds

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Matt:

Alison:

2 Expiring Titles (Expiration Date):

Matt:

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (7/12)

Alice Neel (7/12)

Alison:

2010: The Year We Make Contact (7/16)

Caramel (7/17)

1 Random Film From Our Queue

Matt: Run For Cover

Alison: Together

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SVU #11: Who You Callin' a Chick Flick Edition

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0000

"I am charity's very soul. And because I am so charitable, I will maroon you on a rock the size of this table, instead of splattering your brains across my bulkhead... as you deserve." Matt and Alison consider Geena Davis in "Cutthroat Island" and other female-driven action movies that you can see now via streaming.

Queue Shots: Female-Driven Action Movies

The Quick and the Dead

Switchblade Sisters

Listeners' Choice Review

Cutthroat Island

Behind the 8-Ball: 3 New Releases

Matt: Adventureland

Tyrannosaur

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Alison: Battle Royale

The Apartment

Louie: Season 2

2 Expiring Titles (Expiration):

Matt: Giant (7/1)

Videodrome (7/1)

Alison: Turn the River (6/30)

Dahmer (7/1)

1 Random Film From our Queue

Matt: The Lovers on the Bridge

Alison: The Woman

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SVU #9: Your Cheatin' Canadian Heart Edition

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0000

In a crossover Filmspotting/SVU episode, Matt and Alison discuss Sarah Polley's new film available on demand, "Take This Waltz," and share their Top 5 Infidelity Movies you can get via streaming. Plus, the Listener's Choice discussion of Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy."

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