Unspooled
Unspooled is a film podcast initially evaluating the canon of American cinema and later cinema as a whole. Season 1 episodes focused on a single movie from the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) while Season 2 examines a single genre, each genre being grouped into an individual "miniseries." The show is hosted by The Village Voice film critic Amy Nicholson[1] and actor-comedian Paul Scheer. As of September 2021, the podcast is discussing Summer Blockbusters.[2]
History[edit]
Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson originally met when Amy Nicholson previously hosted The Canon (podcast) on Earwolf, Paul Scheer first came on the podcast to debate the artistic merits of the original Ghostbusters, and he was later asked back to discuss the cult movie The Room[3] Paul Scheer had realized, that he hadn't seen many of the movies on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition), and asked Amy Nicholson to co-host a podcast covering the 100 movies on the list. [4]
Episodes[edit]
Season 1[edit]
| Title | Director | Initial Release | AFI Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizen Kane | Orson Welles | 17 May 18 | 1 |
| 2 | Ben Hur | William Wyler | 24 May 18 | 100 |
| 3 | The Wizard of Oz | Victor Fleming | 31 May 18 | 10 |
Season 2[edit]
Asterisk indicates that an episode was a 'Listener's Choice', voted on by listeners.
| Back to School | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Director | Country | Initial Release | |
| 1 | Mean Girls | Mark Waters | United States | 20 Aug 20 |
| 2 | Stand & Deliver | Jaime Escalante | United States | 27 Aug 20 |
| 3 | 400 Blows | François Truffaut | France | 3 Sep 20 |
| 4 | Rebel Without a Cause | Nicholas Ray | United States | 10 Sep 20 |
| 5 | Cooley High | Michael Schultz | United States | 17 Sep 20 |
| 6 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | Amy Heckerling | United States | 24 Sep 20 |
| 7 | Dazed and Confused* | Richard Linklater | United States | 1 Oct 20 |
| Horror | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Director | Country | Initial Release | |
| 1 | Frankenstein (1931 film) | James Whale | United States | 8 Oct 20 |
| 2 | The Babadook | Jennifer Kent | Australia | 15 Oct 20 |
| 3 | Ganja and Hess | Bill Gunn | United States | 22 Oct20 |
| 4 | Night of the Living Dead | George A. Romero | United States | 29 Oct 20 |
| 5 | The Thing (1982 film)* | John Carpenter | United States | 17 Sep 20 |
Reception[edit]
According to KQED, Unspooled is "where film’s sacred cows receive the critical re-appraisal they may well need"[5]. Editors of Town_&_Country_(magazine) called the podcast a "sharp, funny series, which finds the duo watching and dissecting the American Film Institute's list of the best 100 movies of all time"[6]. The Nerd Daily wrote that the podcast manages to "strike that perfect balance of giving each movie their due while remaining sincere."[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Rotten Tomatoes bio on Amy Nicholson". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Unspooled". Unspooled. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ↑ "Film critic Amy Nicholson talks about the classics on her podcast 'Unspooled' with Paul Scheer". expressnews.com. San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "The Good, the Bad and the Godawful: Paul Scheer Takes on the Movies (in Podcast Form)". kqed.org. KQED. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "The Good, the Bad and the Godawful: Paul Scheer Takes on the Movies (in Podcast Form)". kqed.org. KQED. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "The Best Movie Podcasts to Binge Right Now". www.townandcountrymag.com. Town & Country. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ "Review: 'Unspooled' Podcast". thenerddaily.com. TheNerdDaily. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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