Unspooled
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Search complete. 29 mentions across 10 episodes found for "Unspooled".
Sep 24, 2026
Amy NicholsonHOST
The movie, Almost Famous.
Amy NicholsonHOST
[upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Unspooled.
Amy NicholsonHOST
This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must-sees, and in case you missed soms.
Amy NicholsonHOST
We have covered the AFI Top 100, and now we are checking out movies from three major lists: the Letterboxd Top 250 films with the most fans, the IMDb Top 250, and The New York Times 1,000 Essential Films.
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Amy NicholsonHOST
Unspooled.
Amy NicholsonHOST
So context The year is 2000, and Cameron Crowe needs a push from his muses.
Paul ScheerHOST
I mean, Dead Poets Society is, like, a drama.
Paul ScheerHOST
We talked about this on Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
Uh, you know, like a very, a beautiful drama that's very different than Hook, which is like a Spielberg...
Paul ScheerHOST
I mean, a misfire, yes, but also, like, a weird, interesting one.
Larry MantleHOST
Often it's a preview of those that'll be in the top Oscar contention.
Larry MantleHOST
Joining us from Toronto to talk about what they've seen and some of their favorites, Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times film critic and host of the podcast Unspooled, and Maureen Lee Linker, LAist film critic and freelance critic and journalist.
Larry MantleHOST
Let's start with I Play Rocky.
Larry MantleHOST
Amy, what do you think of this film? And just give us a little bit of a thumbnail of it.
14 MINS LATER
Larry MantleHOST
My thanks to our critics, Amy Nicholson of the LA Times and Maureen Lee Linker.
Larry MantleHOST
You, of course, hear them regularly with us on Film Week.
Larry MantleHOST
If you missed any of our reviews, a reminder, you can hear the full hour of Film Week on the LAist app or wherever you get your podcasts.
Larry MantleHOST
From all of us, have a great weekend.
Amy NicholsonHOST
The movie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
Amy NicholsonHOST
[upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Unspooled.
Amy NicholsonHOST
This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must-sees, and in case you missed 'ems.
Amy NicholsonHOST
We have covered the AFI Top 100, and now we are checking off movies from three major lists: the Letterboxd Top 250 Films With the Most Fans, the IMDb Top 250, and The New York Times 1,000 Essential Films, and we're gonna be chasing our own curiosity.
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Unspooled.
Amy NicholsonHOST
I will give a little bit of biographical context to the film for people who have not yet had the delight of watching Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
Amy NicholsonHOST
The year is 2026, and what a summer it has been.
Amy NicholsonHOST
This is Unspooled's Summer Roundup.
Amy NicholsonHOST
[upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to [singing] Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
Yes, this is Unspooled's Summer Roundup, where we put aside movies that deserve to be shot into space and look at the movies that just came out right now and think, "Maybe one day, one day, we can put them aboard a space shuttle and get them out into the universe." Uh, and I gotta say, Amy, this summer, uh, what? The blockbuster is back? I mean, summer is back? I don't know.
Amy NicholsonHOST
[laughs]
Paul ScheerHOST
This is a big deal, right? I don't think anyone predicted summer movies to hit as hard as they did.
58 MINS LATER
Paul ScheerHOST
[upbeat music] And make sure you check out our Substack each and every week to go a little bit deeper on the movies that we talk about here.
Joel RobertsonGUEST
And listening to them, we have fairly similar, um, setups for our show.
Joel RobertsonGUEST
Odd and weird and stupid movies, right? And so a lot of times, I can tap into that and see, did the audience even enjoy watching this movie? [laughs] Was it even a bad enough experience to be fun for them? So I've been listening to a lot of them, and also Unspooled, which is Paul Scheer's other serious podcast.
ScarahHOST
Oh, I haven't heard of that one.
Joel RobertsonGUEST
So that's his serious movie podcast-
Nate BrosyHOST
Amy Nicholson is an incredible podcaster.
Nate BrosyHOST
She's also on Unspooled with Paul Scheer.
Nate BrosyHOST
Oh, yeah.
Nate BrosyHOST
She's great.
Paul ScheerHOST
The movie, Hudson Hawk.
Amy NicholsonHOST
[singing] Hello everyone and welcome to Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
Yes, welcome to Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must-sees, and in case you missed 'ems.
Amy NicholsonHOST
We have covered the AFI Top 100, and now we are checking off movies from three major lists.
56 MINS LATER
Paul ScheerHOST
[upbeat music] And make sure you check out our Substack each and every week to go a little bit deeper on the movies that we talk about here.
Paul ScheerHOST
It's always free, so join in the conversation.
Marlon MorganHOST
Manzoukas is in that as well.
Marlon MorganHOST
And then still a fan of his ongoing podcasts, Unspooled and How Did This Get Made.
Marlon MorganHOST
All very hilarious podcasts.
Marlon MorganHOST
What did I forget, Andrea? I want people to know that you're in here the whole time.
26 MINS LATER
Marlon MorganHOST
Well, it's obvious though, because like, I'll be, you're everywhere.
Marlon MorganHOST
You're, I didn't even know about Discord until you started talking about it.
Marlon MorganHOST
But, I mean, I don't know how many – I know of two podcasts that I really like and listen to, which is How Did This Get Made and Unspooled.
Marlon MorganHOST
Oh, thanks.
Amy NicholsonHOST
[upbeat music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to...
Paul ScheerHOST
Unspooled.
Amy NicholsonHOST
Unspooled.
Paul ScheerHOST
Welcome to Unspooled, a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must-sees, in-case-you-missed-'ems, and this film, Interview with the Vampire.
Paul ScheerHOST
[laughs]
Amy NicholsonHOST
Well, how dare you-
Amy NicholsonHOST
Not best, just favorite.
Paul ScheerHOST
I appreciate that.