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{{Short description|Film and television commentary podcast}}
{{Short description|Film and television commentary podcast}}
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| host = Amy Nicholson <br> Paul Scheer
| host = [[Amy Nicholson]]<br>[[Paul Scheer]]
| genre = Film <br> History
| genre = Film<br>History
| format = Podcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
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| language = English
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'''''Unspooled''''' is a film podcast on the [[Earwolf]] network. It is hosted by film critic Amy Nicholson and actor/comedian [[Paul Scheer]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=GmbH|first=finanzen net|title=Comedians Paul Scheer and Michael Ian Black launch new podcasts with Midroll Media|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/comedians-paul-scheer-and-michael-ian-black-launch-new-podcasts-with-midroll-media-1022260355|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=markets.businessinsider.com|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122200/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/comedians-paul-scheer-and-michael-ian-black-launch-new-podcasts-with-midroll-media-1022260355|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, the podcast covered the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|American Film Institute (AFI) Top 100 films.]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 13, 2020|title=Paul Scheer On Iconic Movies, Podcasting, And The New Season Of 'Black Monday'|url=https://uproxx.com/entertainment/paul-scheer-interview-black-monday/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017120719/https://uproxx.com/entertainment/paul-scheer-interview-black-monday/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later episodes of the podcast have covered other classic movies, with the ultimate goal of creating a list of the 100 best movies of all time.
'''''Unspooled''''' is a film podcast on the [[Earwolf]] network. It is hosted by film critic [[Amy Nicholson]] and actor/comedian [[Paul Scheer]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=GmbH|first=finanzen net|title=Comedians Paul Scheer and Michael Ian Black launch new podcasts with Midroll Media|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/comedians-paul-scheer-and-michael-ian-black-launch-new-podcasts-with-midroll-media-1022260355|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=markets.businessinsider.com|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122200/https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/comedians-paul-scheer-and-michael-ian-black-launch-new-podcasts-with-midroll-media-1022260355|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, the podcast covered the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|American Film Institute (AFI) Top 100 films.]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 13, 2020|title=Paul Scheer On Iconic Movies, Podcasting, And The New Season Of 'Black Monday'|url=https://uproxx.com/entertainment/paul-scheer-interview-black-monday/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017120719/https://uproxx.com/entertainment/paul-scheer-interview-black-monday/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later episodes of the podcast have covered other classic movies, with the ultimate goal of creating a list of the 100 best movies of all time.
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== Format ==
==Format==
Each episode of ''Unspooled'' covers a single film and analyzes its artistic, thematic, and historical significance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=My 5: Paul Scheer Reveals the Surprisingly Good Movies You've Probably Missed (Exclusive) {{!}} Entertainment Tonight|url=https://www.etonline.com/my-5-paul-scheer-reveals-the-surprisingly-good-movies-youve-probably-missed-exclusive-102382|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=www.etonline.com|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017120719/https://www.etonline.com/my-5-paul-scheer-reveals-the-surprisingly-good-movies-youve-probably-missed-exclusive-102382|url-status=live}}</ref> Episodes begin with facts about the year the film was released and a summary of the cast and plot. As the hosts debate what works and what doesn't about each movie, they include audio excerpts from the film to illustrate their points, plus supplemental clips such as interviews with the director and cast. Scheer has described the podcast as a "book club where we are watching movies once a week."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Good, the Bad and the Godawful: Paul Scheer Takes on the Movies (in Podcast Form)|url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866252/paul-scheer-how-did-this-get-made-unspooled-podcasts|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=KQED|language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017120720/https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866252/paul-scheer-how-did-this-get-made-unspooled-podcasts|url-status=live}}</ref>
Each episode of ''Unspooled'' covers a single film and analyzes its artistic, thematic, and historical significance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=My 5: Paul Scheer Reveals the Surprisingly Good Movies You've Probably Missed (Exclusive) {{!}} Entertainment Tonight|url=https://www.etonline.com/my-5-paul-scheer-reveals-the-surprisingly-good-movies-youve-probably-missed-exclusive-102382|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=www.etonline.com|date=May 17, 2018 |language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017120719/https://www.etonline.com/my-5-paul-scheer-reveals-the-surprisingly-good-movies-youve-probably-missed-exclusive-102382|url-status=live}}</ref> Episodes begin with facts about the year the film was released and a summary of the cast and plot. As the hosts debate what works and what doesn't about each movie, they include audio excerpts from the film to illustrate their points, plus supplemental clips such as interviews with the director and cast. Scheer has described the podcast as a "book club where we are watching movies once a week."<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Good, the Bad and the Godawful: Paul Scheer Takes on the Movies (in Podcast Form)|url=https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866252/paul-scheer-how-did-this-get-made-unspooled-podcasts|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=KQED|date=September 12, 2019 |language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017120720/https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866252/paul-scheer-how-did-this-get-made-unspooled-podcasts|url-status=live}}</ref>


Episodes wrap up with a negative review of the film from the time it was released. In Season 1, the show included clips of [[The Simpsons|The Simpson]]'s parodies of the film, if available, to demonstrate the film's continued cultural relevance. In Season 2, the show includes a clip of the top song on the [[Billboard charts]] the week of the film's release to examine the film's connection to the [[zeitgeist]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
Episodes wrap up with a negative review of the film from the time it was released. In Season 1, the show included clips of [[The Simpsons|The Simpson]]'s parodies of the film, if available, to demonstrate the film's continued cultural relevance. In Season 2, the show includes a clip of the top song on the [[Billboard charts]] the week of the film's release to examine the film's connection to the [[zeitgeist]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}


== Reception ==
==Reception==
''Unspooled'' debuted at number 1 on iTunes Film & TV podcast rankings and number 4 on the iTunes overall top chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled Podcast – Listen, Reviews, Charts|url=https://chartable.com/podcasts/unspooled|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=chartable.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122200/https://chartable.com/podcasts/unspooled|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy Nicholson|url=https://www.twitter.com/TheAmyNicholson/status/997547528017989632|url-status=live|website=Twitter|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144221/https://twitter.com/TheAmyNicholson/status/997547528017989632}}</ref>
''Unspooled'' debuted at number 1 on iTunes Film & TV podcast rankings and number 4 on the iTunes overall top chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled Podcast – Listen, Reviews, Charts|url=https://chartable.com/podcasts/unspooled|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=chartable.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122200/https://chartable.com/podcasts/unspooled|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amy Nicholson|url=https://www.twitter.com/TheAmyNicholson/status/997547528017989632|url-status=live|website=Twitter|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144221/https://twitter.com/TheAmyNicholson/status/997547528017989632}}</ref>


The podcast has garnered many positive reviews in the popular press. ''Esquire'' called it one of the best podcasts of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated.-->|date=November 7, 2019|title=The Best Podcasts of 2019 (So Far)|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g26535406/best-podcasts-2019/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Esquire|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122205/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g26535406/best-podcasts-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that the show was "wildly entertaining" and ranked the show as one of the best podcasts of 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Ehrlich|first1=Andrea Marks,Elisabeth Garber-Paul,Brenna|last2=Marks|first2=Andrea|last3=Garber-Paul|first3=Elisabeth|last4=Ehrlich|first4=Brenna|date=December 18, 2020|title=The Best Podcasts of 2020|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-podcasts-2020-1105406/|access-date=October 17, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008081839/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-podcasts-2020-1105406/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Town & Country Magazine]]'' lauded it as a "sharp, funny series…[with] charming chemistry," and ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' noted that the show's "fresh and intriguing takes on venerable movies make for entertaining listening."<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=<!--Not stated.-->|date=June 8, 2020|title=The Best Movie Podcasts to Binge If You Are a Cinephile|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g32213443/best-movie-podcasts/|access-date=October 17, 2021|magazine=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g32213443/best-movie-podcasts/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Liebenson|first=Donald|date=April 30, 2020|title=Eight Great Movie Podcasts to Try Once You've Finished You Must Remember This|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/best-movie-podcasts|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vanity Fair Blogs|language=en-US|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081006/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/best-movie-podcasts|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Vulture'' called it "funny and accessible."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Nick|date=December 3, 2020|title=What to Read, Watch, and Listen to If You're Obsessed With Mank on Netflix|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-history-what-to-read-watch-listen-after-mank.html|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144216/https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-history-what-to-read-watch-listen-after-mank.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another article in ''Vulture'' noted that "''Unspooled'' is definitely among the best of [the good-film appreciation podcasts]."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quah|first=Nicholas|date=October 28, 2020|title=Alice Isn't Dead, Radio Rental, and 2 More Spooky Podcasts Worth Trying|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/anime-in-america-talk-aint-cheap-podcasts.html|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/anime-in-america-talk-aint-cheap-podcasts.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The AV Club'' described it as "both serious and silly," and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' listed the show as an essential film history podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inside The Disney Vault tackles the entire twee canon, from the classics to the bombs|url=https://www.avclub.com/inside-the-disney-vault-tackles-the-entire-twee-canon-1827227459|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=The A.V. Club|language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.avclub.com/inside-the-disney-vault-tackles-the-entire-twee-canon-1827227459|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Omar|date=September 1, 2018|title=8 Podcasts About Film History|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/8-podcasts-film-history-listen-right-now-1138086/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144220/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/8-podcasts-film-history-listen-right-now-1138086/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''IndieWire'' said that the podcast "provides an interesting context for what does or doesn't remain timeless in the movie world."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greene|first=Steve|date=July 13, 2018|title=The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2018 (So Far)|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/2018-top-podcasts-to-listen-to/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/2018-top-podcasts-to-listen-to/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Discover Pods'' referred to the show as "slightly more highbrow" than Scheer's companion podcast, ''[[How Did This Get Made?]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2019|title=The 20 Best Movie Podcasts (for every film buff)|url=https://discoverpods.com/movie-podcasts/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145102/https://discoverpods.com/movie-podcasts/|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Emily VanDerWerff]] in ''Vox'' complemented its "entertaining segments … [while being] dedicated to placing these movies in their proper historical context."<ref>{{Cite web|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|date=May 28, 2018|title=4 great new movie podcasts to listen to right now|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/5/28/17392352/best-movie-podcasts|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vox|language=en|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019053711/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/5/28/17392352/best-movie-podcasts|url-status=live}}</ref>
The podcast has garnered many positive reviews in the popular press. ''Esquire'' called it one of the best podcasts of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated.-->|date=November 7, 2019|title=The Best Podcasts of 2019 (So Far)|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g26535406/best-podcasts-2019/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Esquire|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017122205/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g26535406/best-podcasts-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that the show was "wildly entertaining" and ranked the show as one of the best podcasts of 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last1=Ehrlich|first1=Andrea Marks, Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Brenna|last2=Marks|first2=Andrea|last3=Garber-Paul|first3=Elisabeth|last4=Ehrlich|first4=Brenna|date=December 18, 2020|title=The Best Podcasts of 2020|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-podcasts-2020-1105406/|access-date=October 17, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008081839/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/best-podcasts-2020-1105406/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Town & Country Magazine]]'' lauded it as a "sharp, funny series…[with] charming chemistry," and ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' noted that the show's "fresh and intriguing takes on venerable movies make for entertaining listening."<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=<!--Not stated.-->|date=June 8, 2020|title=The Best Movie Podcasts to Binge If You Are a Cinephile|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g32213443/best-movie-podcasts/|access-date=October 17, 2021|magazine=[[Town & Country (magazine)|Town & Country]]|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g32213443/best-movie-podcasts/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Liebenson|first=Donald|date=April 30, 2020|title=Eight Great Movie Podcasts to Try Once You've Finished You Must Remember This|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/best-movie-podcasts|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vanity Fair Blogs|language=en-US|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508081006/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/best-movie-podcasts|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Vulture'' called it "funny and accessible."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Allen|first=Nick|date=December 3, 2020|title=What to Read, Watch, and Listen to If You're Obsessed With Mank on Netflix|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-history-what-to-read-watch-listen-after-mank.html|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144216/https://www.vulture.com/article/hollywood-history-what-to-read-watch-listen-after-mank.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Another article in ''Vulture'' noted that "''Unspooled'' is definitely among the best of [the good-film appreciation podcasts]."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quah|first=Nicholas|date=October 28, 2020|title=Alice Isn't Dead, Radio Rental, and 2 More Spooky Podcasts Worth Trying|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/anime-in-america-talk-aint-cheap-podcasts.html|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vulture|language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.vulture.com/2020/10/anime-in-america-talk-aint-cheap-podcasts.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The AV Club'' described it as "both serious and silly," and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' listed the show as an essential film history podcast.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inside The Disney Vault tackles the entire twee canon, from the classics to the bombs|url=https://www.avclub.com/inside-the-disney-vault-tackles-the-entire-twee-canon-1827227459|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=The A.V. Club|date=July 9, 2018 |language=en-us|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.avclub.com/inside-the-disney-vault-tackles-the-entire-twee-canon-1827227459|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sanchez|first=Omar|date=September 1, 2018|title=8 Podcasts About Film History|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/8-podcasts-film-history-listen-right-now-1138086/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144220/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/8-podcasts-film-history-listen-right-now-1138086/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''IndieWire'' said that the podcast "provides an interesting context for what does or doesn't remain timeless in the movie world."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greene|first=Steve|date=July 13, 2018|title=The 50 Best Podcast Episodes of 2018 (So Far)|url=https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/2018-top-podcasts-to-listen-to/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=IndieWire|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144219/https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/2018-top-podcasts-to-listen-to/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Discover Pods'' referred to the show as "slightly more highbrow" than Scheer's companion podcast, ''[[How Did This Get Made?]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 3, 2019|title=The 20 Best Movie Podcasts (for every film buff)|url=https://discoverpods.com/movie-podcasts/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Discover the Best Podcasts {{!}} Discover Pods|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145102/https://discoverpods.com/movie-podcasts/|url-status=live}}</ref> while [[Emily VanDerWerff]] in ''Vox'' complemented its "entertaining segments … [while being] dedicated to placing these movies in their proper historical context."<ref>{{Cite web|last=VanDerWerff|first=Emily|date=May 28, 2018|title=4 great new movie podcasts to listen to right now|url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/5/28/17392352/best-movie-podcasts|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Vox|language=en|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019053711/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/5/28/17392352/best-movie-podcasts|url-status=live}}</ref>


Other critics have noted that the podcast is as an "absolute joy ... Scheer and Nicholson usually treat even the movies they don't care for with a measure of respect."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zook|first=Austin|date=September 11, 2018|title=Get Wrapped Up in UNSPOOLED|url=https://lwos.life/2018/09/10/get-wrapped-up-in-unspooled/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=LWOS life|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144221/https://lwos.life/2018/09/10/get-wrapped-up-in-unspooled/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Other critics have noted that the podcast is as an "absolute joy ... Scheer and Nicholson usually treat even the movies they don't care for with a measure of respect."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zook|first=Austin|date=September 11, 2018|title=Get Wrapped Up in UNSPOOLED|url=https://lwos.life/2018/09/10/get-wrapped-up-in-unspooled/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=LWOS life|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144221/https://lwos.life/2018/09/10/get-wrapped-up-in-unspooled/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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The podcast has been recognized for its willingness to take a critical eye to respected classics. One review commented that the show "fuels discussions of whether these movies are truly brilliant, or simply just respected because no one has ever questioned them."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Declan ·|date=March 16, 2019|title=Review: 'Unspooled' Podcast|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/review-unspooled-podcast/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=The Nerd Daily|language=en-AU|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144222/https://thenerddaily.com/review-unspooled-podcast/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another stated more directly, "Amy and Paul are not afraid to make the point: Do you really need so many movies about Vietnam?"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled Podcast: Podcast Review|url=https://www.quillpodcasting.com/podcast-review/unspooled|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=www.quillpodcasting.com|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144221/https://www.quillpodcasting.com/podcast-review/unspooled|url-status=live}}</ref>
The podcast has been recognized for its willingness to take a critical eye to respected classics. One review commented that the show "fuels discussions of whether these movies are truly brilliant, or simply just respected because no one has ever questioned them."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Declan ·|date=March 16, 2019|title=Review: 'Unspooled' Podcast|url=https://www.thenerddaily.com/review-unspooled-podcast/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=The Nerd Daily|language=en-AU|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144222/https://thenerddaily.com/review-unspooled-podcast/|url-status=live}}</ref> Another stated more directly, "Amy and Paul are not afraid to make the point: Do you really need so many movies about Vietnam?"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled Podcast: Podcast Review|url=https://www.quillpodcasting.com/podcast-review/unspooled|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=www.quillpodcasting.com|language=en|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017144221/https://www.quillpodcasting.com/podcast-review/unspooled|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Episodes ==
==Episodes==
===Season 1, the AFI list===
{{Main|Unspooled podcast episodes}}

=== Season 1: The AFI List ===
The show began by going through each of the 2007 [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] beginning with [[Citizen Kane]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled: Preview: What Is Unspooled? on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/preview-what-is-unspooled/id1381507437?i=1000410895543|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-AU|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145101/https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/preview-what-is-unspooled/id1381507437?i=1000410895543|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first half of season 1, films were chosen by a random roll of a [[Dice#Polyhedral dice|polyhedral die]]. At the end of the season, the hosts eliminated 60 films from the AFI list. Many were eliminated because of repeated directors or genres, particularly [[war film]]s and [[Western (genre)|Westerns]]. Other films were rejected because the director is believed to have made a better film that should fill the slot instead, such as replacing [[William Friedkin]]'s [[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]] with [[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]. The trimmed list was published as the API List, an acronym of the hosts' names Amy and Paul.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled|url=https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Unspooled|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145101/https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The show began by going through each of the 2007 [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies]] beginning with [[Citizen Kane]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled: Preview: What Is Unspooled? on Apple Podcasts|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/preview-what-is-unspooled/id1381507437?i=1000410895543|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Apple Podcasts|language=en-AU|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145101/https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/preview-what-is-unspooled/id1381507437?i=1000410895543|url-status=live}}</ref> For the first half of season 1, films were chosen by a random roll of a [[Dice#Polyhedral dice|polyhedral die]]. At the end of the season, the hosts eliminated 60 films from the AFI list. Many were eliminated because of repeated directors or genres, particularly [[war film]]s and [[Western (genre)|Westerns]]. Other films were rejected because the director is believed to have made a better film that should fill the slot instead, such as replacing [[William Friedkin]]'s [[The French Connection (film)|The French Connection]] with [[The Exorcist (film)|The Exorcist]]. The trimmed list was published as the API List, an acronym of the hosts' names Amy and Paul.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled|url=https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Unspooled|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145101/https://www.unspooledpodcast.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Season 2 and Beyond: Adding to the List ===
===Season 2 and beyond===
Following seasons of ''Unspooled'' have grouped films into thematic miniseries. Movies are chosen by the hosts and listeners with the goal of expanding the initial list to represent a more diverse, multi-faceted overview of cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2019|title=Q&A: Why comedy everyman Paul Scheer is acting as fast as he can|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-paul-scheer-q-and-a-interview-20190330-story.html|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145100/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-paul-scheer-q-and-a-interview-20190330-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Following seasons of ''Unspooled'' have grouped films into thematic miniseries. Movies are chosen by the hosts and listeners with the goal of expanding the initial list to represent a more diverse, multi-faceted overview of cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 30, 2019|title=Q&A: Why comedy everyman Paul Scheer is acting as fast as he can|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-paul-scheer-q-and-a-interview-20190330-story.html|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017145100/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-paul-scheer-q-and-a-interview-20190330-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Specials, Mini-episodes, and Live Episodes ===
===Specials, mini-episodes and live episodes===
''Unspooled'' has produced annual episodes covering each year's Oscars and year-in-review series about the best films of that year. Other special episodes include live shows taped at film festivals and at the [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]].
''Unspooled'' has produced annual episodes covering each year's Oscars and year-in-review series about the best films of that year. Other special episodes include live shows taped at film festivals and at the [[Alamo Drafthouse Cinema]].


''Unspooled'' also has an ongoing series of mini-episodes called Top 3. On Top 3, a guest is interviewed about the three movies they would add to the top 100 list.
''Unspooled'' also has an ongoing series of mini-episodes called Top 3. On Top 3, a guest is interviewed about the three movies they would add to the top 100 list.


===List===

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| [[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)| A Space Odyssey]]
| [[2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|A Space Odyssey]]
| June 27, 2018
| June 27, 2018
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| BONUS REEL: [[Shea Serrano|Shea Serrano]]
| BONUS REEL: [[Shea Serrano]]
| October 8, 2019
| October 8, 2019
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| BONUS REEL: [[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]] & [[Taxi Driver|Taxi Driver]]
| BONUS REEL: [[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]] & [[Taxi Driver]]
| October 14, 2019
| October 14, 2019
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| [[The Gold Rush]]
| [[The Gold Rush]]
| January 15, 2019
| January 15, 2020
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| [[The Wild Bunch]]
| [[The Wild Bunch]]
| January 22, 2019
| January 22, 2020
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| Wrapping Up The AFI 100
| Wrapping Up The AFI 100
| July 22, 2020
| July 22, 2020
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| BONUS: [[The_Godfather_Part_III#Coda|THE GODFATHER, CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE]]
| BONUS: [[The Godfather Part III#Coda|THE GODFATHER, CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE]]
| December 10, 2020
| December 10, 2020
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| Season 2 Finale
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| September 22, 2021
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| [[The Apartment]] (Re-Release)
| January 5, 2021
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| [[The Last Picture Show]] (Re-Release)
| January 11, 2021
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| [[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In The Heat of the Night]] (Re-Release)
| January 11, 2021
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| [[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]
| [[Fargo (1996 film)|Fargo]]
| January 12, 2022
| January 12, 2022
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! scope="row" | 205
| [[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]
| [[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]
| January 19, 2022
| January 19, 2022
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! scope="row" | 206
| [[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]
| [[Frozen (2013 film)|Frozen]]
| January 26, 2022
| January 26, 2022
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! scope="row" | 207
| Top 3: [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]]
| Top 3: [[Brian Cox (actor)|Brian Cox]]
| January 31, 2022
| January 31, 2022
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! scope="row" | 208
| [[The Royal Tenenbaums]] (Re-Release)
| February 2, 2022
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| [[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]
| [[The Grand Budapest Hotel]]
| February 2, 2022
| February 2, 2022
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! scope="row" | 209
| [[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]]
| [[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]]
| February 9, 2022
| February 9, 2022
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! scope="row" | 210
| [[Force Majeure (film)|Force Majeure]]
| [[Force Majeure (film)|Force Majeure]]
| February 16, 2022
| February 16, 2022
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! scope="row" | 211
| Remembering [[Ivan Reitman]]
| Remembering [[Ivan Reitman]]
| February 21, 2022
| February 21, 2022
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! scope="row" | 212
| [[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]
| [[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]
| February 23, 2022
| February 23, 2022
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! scope="row" | 213
| [[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]
| [[Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby]]
| March 2, 2022
| March 2, 2022
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! scope="row" | 214
| BONUS: [[Batman in film|Batman On Film]]
| BONUS: [[Batman in film|Batman On Film]]
| March 8, 2022
| March 8, 2022
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! scope="row" | 215
| [[Boogie Nights]]
| [[Boogie Nights]]
| March 9, 2022
| March 9, 2022
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! scope="row" | 216
| [[The Piano]]
| [[The Piano]]
| March 16, 2022
| March 16, 2022
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! scope="row" | 217
| [[94th Academy Awards|Best of 2021/Oscars Preview]]
| [[94th Academy Awards|Best of 2021/Oscars Preview]]
| March 23, 2022
| March 23, 2022
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! scope="row" | 218
| [[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]
| [[The Green Knight (film)|The Green Knight]]
| March 30, 2022
| March 30, 2022
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! scope="row" | 219
| [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]
| [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]
| April 7, 2022
| April 7, 2022
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! scope="row" | 220
| [[Shrek]]
| [[Shrek]]
| April 14, 2022
| April 14, 2022
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! scope="row" | 221
| [[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]
| [[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]
| April 21, 2022
| April 21, 2022
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! scope="row" | 222
| Gauging [[Nicolas Cage]] (with Keith Phipps)
| Gauging [[Nicolas Cage]] (with Keith Phipps)
| April 24, 2022
| April 24, 2022
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! scope="row" | 223
| [[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]
| [[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]
| April 27, 2022
| April 27, 2022
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! scope="row" | 224
| [[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]
| [[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]
| May 5, 2022
| May 5, 2022
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! scope="row" | 225
| [[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]
| [[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]
| May 12, 2022
| May 12, 2022
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! scope="row" | 226
| [[Porco Rosso]]
| [[Porco Rosso]]
| May 19, 2022
| May 19, 2022
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! scope="row" | 227
| [[Top Gun]]
| [[Top Gun]]
| May 26, 2022
| May 26, 2022
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! scope="row" | 228
| [[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]
| [[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]
| June 2, 2022
| June 2, 2022
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| BONUS: [[Top Gun: Maverick]], [[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'N Dale]], and [[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness|Doctor Strange 2]]
| BONUS: [[Top Gun: Maverick]], [[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (film)|Chip 'N Dale]], and [[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness|Doctor Strange 2]]
| June 7, 2022
| June 7, 2022
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! scope="row" | 230
| [[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]
| [[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]
| June 9, 2022
| June 9, 2022
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! scope="row" | 231
| [[RRR (film)|RRR]]
| [[RRR (film)|RRR]]
| June 16, 2022
| June 16, 2022
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! scope="row" | 232
| [[Supercop]]
| [[Supercop]]
| June 23, 2022
| June 23, 2022
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! scope="row" | 233
| [[Paddington 2]]
| [[Paddington 2]]
| June 30, 2022
| June 30, 2022
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! scope="row" | 234
| [[Blade (1998 film)|Blade]]
| [[Blade (1998 film)|Blade]]
| July 7, 2022
| July 7, 2022
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! scope="row" | 235
| [[RoboCop]]
| [[RoboCop]]
| July 14, 2022
| July 14, 2022
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! scope="row" | 236
| Top 3: [[Patton Oswalt]] & [[Meredith Salenger]]
| Top 3: [[Patton Oswalt]] & [[Meredith Salenger]]
| July 21, 2022
| July 21, 2022
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! scope="row" | 237
| [[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]
| [[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]
| July 28, 2022
| July 28, 2022
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! scope="row" | 238
| [[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]] & [[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]] (with [[Quentin Tarantino]] and [[Roger Avary]])
| [[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]] & [[The Four Musketeers (1974 film)|The Four Musketeers]] (with [[Quentin Tarantino]] and [[Roger Avary]])
| August 4, 2022
| August 4, 2022
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! scope="row" | 239
| [[Fatal Attraction]]
| [[Fatal Attraction]]
| August 11, 2022
| August 11, 2022
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! scope="row" | 240
| [[The Night of the Hunter (film)|The Night of the Hunter]]
| [[The Night of the Hunter (film)|The Night of the Hunter]]
| August 18, 2022
| August 18, 2022
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! scope="row" | 241
| [[Training Day]]
| [[Training Day]]
| August 25, 2022
| August 25, 2022
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! scope="row" | 246
! scope="row" | 242
| Top 3: [[Scott Aukerman]] & Shaun Diston
| Top 3: [[Scott Aukerman]] & Shaun Diston
| August 26, 2022
| August 26, 2022
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! scope="row" | 243
| [[White Heat]]
| [[White Heat]]
| September 1, 2022
| September 1, 2022
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! scope="row" | 248
! scope="row" | 244
| [[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]
| [[Heat (1995 film)|Heat]]
| September 8, 2022
| September 8, 2022
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! scope="row" | 249
! scope="row" | 245
| [[The Dark Knight]]
| [[The Dark Knight]]
| September 15, 2022
| September 15, 2022
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! scope="row" | 250
! scope="row" | 246
| Season 3 Finale
| Season 3 Finale
| September 22, 2022
| September 22, 2022
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!!! Season 4
! scope="row" | 251
!
|-
! scope="row" | 247
| Bonus: Summer Movie Wrapup
| Bonus: Summer Movie Wrapup
| September 23, 2022
| September 23, 2022
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! scope="row" | 252
! scope="row" | 248
| [[Midsommar]]
| [[Midsommar]]
| September 29, 2022
| September 29, 2022
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! scope="row" | 253
! scope="row" | 249
| [[Hellraiser]]
| [[Hellraiser]]
| October 6, 2022
| October 6, 2022
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! scope="row" | 250
| [[Jennifer's Body]]
| [[Jennifer's Body]]
| October 13, 2022
| October 13, 2022
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! scope="row" | 251
| [[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]
| [[Halloween (1978 film)|Halloween]]
| October 20, 2022
| October 20, 2022
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! scope="row" | 256
! scope="row" | 252
| [[Ring (film)|Ringu]]
| [[Ring (film)|Ringu]]
| October 27, 2022
| October 27, 2022
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|-
! scope="row" | 257
! scope="row" | 253
| [[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]
| [[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]
| November 3, 2022
| November 3, 2022
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|-
! scope="row" | 258
! scope="row" | 254
| [[Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]
| [[Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery]]
| November 10, 2022
| November 10, 2022
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|-
! scope="row" | 259
! scope="row" | 255
| [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]
| [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]
| November 17, 2022
| November 17, 2022
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! scope="row" | 256
| [[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]
| [[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]]
| November 24, 2022
| November 24, 2022
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|-
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! scope="row" | 257
| [[Thelma & Louise]]
| [[Thelma & Louise]]
| December 1, 2022
| December 1, 2022
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|-
! scope="row" | 262
! scope="row" | 258
| Bonus: [[The Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time 2022|The 2022 Sight & Sound 100]]
| December 7, 2022
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! scope="row" | 259
| [[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]
| [[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]
| December 8, 2022
| December 8, 2022
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|-
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! scope="row" | 260
| [[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]
| [[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]
| December 15, 2022
| December 15, 2022
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! scope="row" | 261
| [[Die Hard]]
| [[Die Hard]]
| December 22, 2022
| December 22, 2022
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! scope="row" | 262
| [[Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles]]
| [[Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles]]
| January 12, 2023
| January 12, 2023
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| [[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]
| January 19, 2023
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| [[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]
| January 26, 2023
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! scope="row" | 265
| Bonus: [[95th Academy Awards|2023 Oscar Nominations]]
| January 27, 2023
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| [[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]
| February 2, 2023
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| [[The Notebook]]
| February 9, 2023
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! scope="row" | 268
| Top 3: [[Smriti Mundhra]]
| February 14, 2023
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! scope="row" | 269
| [[Magic Mike]]
| February 16, 2023
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| Top 3: [[Chapo Trap House]]
| February 23, 2023
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| [[Hollywood Shuffle]]
| March 2, 2023
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| [[95th Academy Awards|Best of 2022 & Oscars Preview]]
| March 9, 2023
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| [[Creed (film)|Creed]]
| March 16, 2023
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| Bonus Reel: [[Creed III]], [[Magic Mike's Last Dance]], and [[Scream VI]]
| March 17, 2023
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| [[John Wick (film)|John Wick]]
| March 23, 2023
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| [[In Bruges]]
| March 30, 2023
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| Top 3: [[Bruce Campbell]]
| April 4, 2023
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| [[El Mariachi]]
| April 6, 2023
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| [[Evil Dead II]]
| April 13, 2023
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| Top 3: [[Karina Longworth]]
| April 20, 2023
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| [[What We Do in the Shadows]]
| April 27, 2023
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| [[Young Frankenstein]]
| May 4, 2023
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| Bonus: Sex Scenes In Film (with [[Dan Savage]])
| May 9, 2023
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| [[Blazing Saddles]]
| May 11, 2023
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| [[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]
| May 18, 2023
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| [[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]
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| Top 3: [[Adam McKay]]
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| [[Labyrinth (1986 film)|Labyrinth]]
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| [[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]
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| [[Star Trek: First Contact|Talking Trek]] (with [[Tawny Newsome]] & [[Paul F. Tompkins]])
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| [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]
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| [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]
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| [[Hot Fuzz]]
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| [[There Will Be Blood]]
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| [[Children of Men]]
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| The Listener's Choice Winner Revealed
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| [[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]
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| [[Barbie (film)|Barbie]] & [[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]] (with [[Jamie Loftus]])
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| [[Legally Blonde]]
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| Ranking the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|Mission: Impossible Films]] (with Light the Fuse)
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| [[American Psycho (film)|American Psycho]]
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| [[Bullitt]]
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| [[The Karate Kid]]
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| [[Imitation of Life (1959 film)|Imitation of Life]]
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| [[Saw (2004 film)|Saw]]
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| [[Hairspray (1988 film)|Hairspray]]
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| [[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]
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| [[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]
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| [[Election (1999 film)|Election]]
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| [[Fight Club]]
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| [[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]
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| [[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]
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| [[The Emperor's New Groove]]
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| [[Edward Scissorhands]]
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| 2023 Holiday Party
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| Space Finalists: Season 4
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| [[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]
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| [[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]
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| [[Out of Sight]]
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| [[Jackie Brown]]
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| [[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]
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| [[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]
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| [[The Sting]]
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| [[Dune (2021 film)|Dune (2021)]]
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| [[96th Academy Awards|2024 Oscars Special]]
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| [[The Martian (film)|The Martian]]
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| [[Moon (2009 film)|Moon]]
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| [[Jesus Christ Superstar (film)|Jesus Christ Superstar]]
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| [[Moonstruck]] w/ David Sims
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| [[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]] w/ [[Rico Gagliano]]
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|[[Her (2013 film)|Her]]
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| [[Call Me by Your Name (film)|Call Me by Your Name]]
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| [[Point Break]]
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| [[Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie (1976)]]
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| [[The Goonies]]
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| [[Mad Max (film)|Mad Max]]
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| [[The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert]] (w/ [[Jamie Loftus]])
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| [[Sweet Smell of Success]] (w/ Sean Fennessey)
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| Movie Round Up
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| [[Dune: Part Two]]
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| [[Independence Day (1996 film)| Independence Day]]
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| [[This Is the End]]
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| [[Airplane!]]
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| [[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]
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| [[Deadpool & Wolverine]], [[It Ends with Us (film)|It Ends with Us]], [[Trap (2024 film)|Trap]]
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| [[Beetlejuice]]
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| [[Batman Returns]]
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| [[Office Space]]
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| [[The Jerk]]
| October 3, 2024
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| [[Joker: Folie à Deux|Folie à Deux]]: [[Taxi Driver]] & [[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]
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| 2024 Horror Movie Roundup
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| [[Seven (1995 film)|Seven]]
| October 31, 2024
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| [[Heathers]]
| November 14, 2024
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| [[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]
| November 21, 2024
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| [[The Big Lebowski]]
| December 5, 2024
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| [[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]
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== The API List ==
== The API List ==
{{Citations needed section|date=July 2022}}
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2022}}
At the conclusion of Season 1, the hosts eliminated 60 movies from the AFI list and kept 40, publishing these selections as the core of their own "API" list (the "Amy and Paul Institute"), with the goal of again expanding the new list to 100 films, this time with an eye to gathering a more diverse representation of film creators and subjects than the AFI list offers. In the following seasons, additional films have been viewed and discussed, and added to the list. The hosts maintain that the collection, when complete, will be "shot into space" so that humanity's artistic endeavors can be shared with alien civilizations.
At the conclusion of Season 1, the hosts eliminated 60 movies from the AFI list and kept 40, publishing these selections as the core of their own "API" list (the "Amy and Paul Institute"), with the goal of again expanding the new list to 100 films, this time with an eye to gathering a more diverse representation of film creators and subjects than the AFI list offers. In the following seasons, additional films have been viewed and discussed, and added to the list. The hosts maintain that the collection, when complete, will be "shot into space" so that humanity's artistic endeavors can be shared with alien civilizations.


The API list currently includes 68 films; 40 of which were retained from the AFI list in the final episode of Season 1, 18 of which were added in the final episode of Season 2, and 13 of which were added in the final episode of Season 3, replacing 3 previously added films.
The API list currently includes 76 films and 2 tentative additions; 40 of which were retained from the AFI list in the final episode of Season 1, 18 of which were added in the final episode of Season 2, 13 of which were added in the final episode of Season 3, replacing 3 previously added films, 2 of which were added in the Listener's Choice episode mid-season 4, replacing 1 previously added film, and 7 of which were added in the final episode of Season 4.


Notably, the hosts have attempted to include no more than one film by any particular director, but due to the variety and quality of their work three directors are currently featured twice: Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Billy Wilder.
Notably, the hosts have attempted to include no more than one film by any particular director, but due to the variety and quality of their work three directors are currently featured twice: Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Billy Wilder.
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|Pending a discussion of whether documentaries belong on the list
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|May be replaced pending review of additional [[John Carpenter]] films
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|May be replaced pending review of additional [[Paul Thomas Anderson]] films
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|Replaced Inception as a [[Christopher Nolan]] film on the API List
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|Replaced The Royal Tenenbaums as a [[Wes Anderson]] film on the API List
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|Listener-voted for a [[Paul Verhoeven]] film on the API List, over [[Starship Troopers]]
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|Listener-voted for a Horror film on the API List, over [[The Blair Witch Project]]
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|Replaced Raising Arizona as a [[Coen Brothers]] film on the API List
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== Spinoffs ==
==Spinoffs==
===''Screen Test''===
''Screen Test'' is an ''Unspooled'' film-themed game show hosted by Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson. Contestants are tested on their "wits, bravado, and collaboration—the three necessities if you want to make it in Hollywood". The show launched in October 2020 on [[Stitcher Radio|Stitcher]], with some episodes airing live on Paul Scheer's Twitch Channel, FriendZone.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled: Screen Test on Stitcher|url=https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=www.stitcher.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150921/https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== ''Screen Test'' ===
===''Spool Party''===
''Spool Party'' is a live stream that focuses on fan favorite films with special guests. Episodes premiere live on [[YouTube]]. Shows have featured the films ''[[Big (film)|Big]]'', ''[[Clue (film)|Clue]]'', and ''[[Clueless]]''. One episode featured a ''[[House Party (film)|House Party]]'' reunion with director [[Reginald Hudlin]] and [[Christopher Martin (rapper)|Christopher "Play" Reid]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}
''Screen Test'' is an ''Unspooled'' film-themed game show hosted by Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson. Contestants are tested on their "wits, bravado, and collaboration—the three necessities if you want to make it in Hollywood." The show launched in October 2020 on [[Stitcher Radio|Stitcher]], with some episodes airing live on Paul Scheer's Twitch Channel, FriendZone.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unspooled: Screen Test on Stitcher|url=https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=www.stitcher.com|archive-date=October 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017150921/https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
=== ''Spool Party'' ===
''Spool Party'' is a live stream that focuses on fan favorite films with special guests. Episodes premiere live on YouTube. Shows have featured the films [[Big (film)|Big]], [[Clue (film)|Clue]], and [[Clueless]]. One episode featured a [[House Party (film)|House Party]] reunion with director [[Reginald Hudlin]] and [[Christopher Martin (rapper)|Christopher "Play" Reid]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 19 December 2024

Unspooled
Presentation
Hosted byAmy Nicholson
Paul Scheer
GenreFilm
History
FormatPodcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
LanguageEnglish
Length1–2 hours
Production
Theme music composed byMike Cassady
Publication
Original releaseMay 17, 2018
ProviderEarwolf
Related
Websitewww.unspooledpodcast.com

Unspooled is a film podcast on the Earwolf network. It is hosted by film critic Amy Nicholson and actor/comedian Paul Scheer.[1] Initially, the podcast covered the American Film Institute (AFI) Top 100 films.[2] Later episodes of the podcast have covered other classic movies, with the ultimate goal of creating a list of the 100 best movies of all time.

Format

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Each episode of Unspooled covers a single film and analyzes its artistic, thematic, and historical significance.[3] Episodes begin with facts about the year the film was released and a summary of the cast and plot. As the hosts debate what works and what doesn't about each movie, they include audio excerpts from the film to illustrate their points, plus supplemental clips such as interviews with the director and cast. Scheer has described the podcast as a "book club where we are watching movies once a week."[4]

Episodes wrap up with a negative review of the film from the time it was released. In Season 1, the show included clips of The Simpson's parodies of the film, if available, to demonstrate the film's continued cultural relevance. In Season 2, the show includes a clip of the top song on the Billboard charts the week of the film's release to examine the film's connection to the zeitgeist.[citation needed]

Reception

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Unspooled debuted at number 1 on iTunes Film & TV podcast rankings and number 4 on the iTunes overall top chart.[5][6]

The podcast has garnered many positive reviews in the popular press. Esquire called it one of the best podcasts of 2019.[7] Rolling Stone wrote that the show was "wildly entertaining" and ranked the show as one of the best podcasts of 2020.[8] Town & Country Magazine lauded it as a "sharp, funny series…[with] charming chemistry," and Vanity Fair noted that the show's "fresh and intriguing takes on venerable movies make for entertaining listening."[9][10] Vulture called it "funny and accessible."[11] Another article in Vulture noted that "Unspooled is definitely among the best of [the good-film appreciation podcasts]."[12] The AV Club described it as "both serious and silly," and The Hollywood Reporter listed the show as an essential film history podcast.[13][14] IndieWire said that the podcast "provides an interesting context for what does or doesn't remain timeless in the movie world."[15] Discover Pods referred to the show as "slightly more highbrow" than Scheer's companion podcast, How Did This Get Made?,[16] while Emily VanDerWerff in Vox complemented its "entertaining segments … [while being] dedicated to placing these movies in their proper historical context."[17]

Other critics have noted that the podcast is as an "absolute joy ... Scheer and Nicholson usually treat even the movies they don't care for with a measure of respect."[18]

The podcast has been recognized for its willingness to take a critical eye to respected classics. One review commented that the show "fuels discussions of whether these movies are truly brilliant, or simply just respected because no one has ever questioned them."[19] Another stated more directly, "Amy and Paul are not afraid to make the point: Do you really need so many movies about Vietnam?"[20]

Episodes

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Season 1, the AFI list

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The show began by going through each of the 2007 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies beginning with Citizen Kane.[1][21] For the first half of season 1, films were chosen by a random roll of a polyhedral die. At the end of the season, the hosts eliminated 60 films from the AFI list. Many were eliminated because of repeated directors or genres, particularly war films and Westerns. Other films were rejected because the director is believed to have made a better film that should fill the slot instead, such as replacing William Friedkin's The French Connection with The Exorcist. The trimmed list was published as the API List, an acronym of the hosts' names Amy and Paul.[22]

Season 2 and beyond

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Following seasons of Unspooled have grouped films into thematic miniseries. Movies are chosen by the hosts and listeners with the goal of expanding the initial list to represent a more diverse, multi-faceted overview of cinema.[23]

Specials, mini-episodes and live episodes

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Unspooled has produced annual episodes covering each year's Oscars and year-in-review series about the best films of that year. Other special episodes include live shows taped at film festivals and at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

Unspooled also has an ongoing series of mini-episodes called Top 3. On Top 3, a guest is interviewed about the three movies they would add to the top 100 list.

List

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Unspooled episodes
EP# Title Release Date
Season 1
1 Citizen Kane May 16, 2018
2 Ben-Hur May 23, 2018
3 The Wizard of Oz May 30, 2018
4 Swing Time June 6, 2018
5 The French Connection June 13, 2018
6 Titanic June 20, 2018
7 A Space Odyssey June 27, 2018
8 Bonnie and Clyde July 4, 2018
9 Platoon July 11, 2018
10 The General July 18, 2018
11 The Shawshank Redemption July 26, 2018
12 King Kong August 1, 2018
13 All About Eve August 8, 2018
14 Double Indemnity August 16, 2018
15 Singin' In The Rain August 22, 2018
16 The Sixth Sense August 30, 2018
17 Taxi Driver September 6, 2018
18 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial September 12, 2018
19 High Noon September 19, 2018
20 Apocalypse Now September 26, 2018
21 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring October 3, 2018
22 Psycho October 10, 2018
23 Raiders of the Lost Ark October 17, 2018
24 The African Queen October 25, 2018
25 Duck Soup October 31, 2018
26 Listener Questions Special November 7, 2018
27 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington November 14, 2018
28 Sophie's Choice November 21, 2018
29 A Clockwork Orange November 28, 2018
30 Rocky December 6, 2018
31 Schindler's List December 12, 2018
32 It's a Wonderful Life December 19, 2018
33 In the Heat of the Night December 26, 2018
34 The Searchers January 2, 2019
35 Unforgiven January 9, 2019
36 The Last Picture Show January 16, 2019
37 Sunset Boulevard January 23, 2019
38 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest January 31, 2019
39 Best of 2018: Blockbusters February 6, 2019
40 Best of 2018: Critic's Picks February 14, 2019
41 Best of 2018: Listener's Picks February 20, 2019
42 BONUS: 2019 Oscars February 25, 2019
43 The Graduate February 27, 2019
44 Saving Private Ryan March 7, 2019
45 A Night at the Opera March 13, 2019
46 West Side Story March 21, 2019
47 City Lights March 27, 2019
48 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs April 4, 2019
49 All the President's Men April 10, 2019
50 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre April 17, 2019
51 Chinatown April 24, 2019
52 Tootsie May 1, 2019
53 The Silence of the Lambs May 8, 2019
54 To Kill A Mockingbird May 15, 2019
55 Vertigo May 22, 2019
56 Halfway There Special May 30, 2019
57 Horror & The AFI List: Live from the Overlook Film Festival June 6, 2019
58 Midnight Cowboy June 12, 2019
59 Toy Story June 19, 2019
60 Do The Right Thing June 26, 2019
61 The Deer Hunter July 3, 2019
62 Gone With The Wind July 11, 2019
63 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf July 17, 2019
64 Pulp Fiction July 25, 2019
65 Bringing Up Baby August 1, 2019
66 Nashville August 8, 2019
67 The Maltese Falcon August 14, 2019
68 The Philadelphia Story August 21, 2019
69 Network August 29, 2019
70 Lawrence of Arabia September 4, 2019
71 On The Waterfront September 11, 2019
72 North By Northwest September 19, 2019
73 Spartacus September 25, 2019
74 Some Like It Hot October 3, 2019
75 BONUS REEL: Shea Serrano October 8, 2019
76 American Graffiti October 9, 2019
77 BONUS REEL: Joker & Taxi Driver October 14, 2019
78 The Godfather October 16, 2019
79 The Godfather Part II October 23, 2019
80 The Grapes of Wrath October 30, 2019
81 Forrest Gump November 6, 2019
82 The Best Years of Our Lives November 13, 2019
83 BONUS REEL: Lorene Scafaria November 18, 2019
84 Annie Hall November 20, 2019
85 BONUS REEL: Rian Johnson November 25, 2019
86 Raging Bull November 27, 2019
87 Best of the Decade Pt. 1 December 4, 2019
88 Best of the Decade Pt. 2 December 11, 2019
89 Star Wars December 18, 2019
90 Best of the Decade Pt. 3 December 25, 2019
91 Best of the Decade Pt. 4 January 1, 2020
92 Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb January 9, 2020
93 The Gold Rush January 15, 2020
94 The Wild Bunch January 22, 2020
95 The Apartment January 29, 2020
96 2020 Oscars Preview February 5, 2020
97 The Sound of Music February 13, 2020
98 Parasite February 19, 2020
99 LAPOCALYPSE ( Live from Alamo Drafthouse) February 26, 2020
100 M*A*S*H March 4, 2020
101 Sunrise March 12, 2020
102 Rear Window March 18, 2020
103 12 Angry Men March 25, 2020
104 Sullivan's Travels April 1, 2020
105 Easy Rider April 8, 2020
106 Cabaret April 16, 2020
107 Yankee Doodle Dandy April 22, 2020
108 Intolerance April 29, 2020
109 Goodfellas May 7, 2020
110 Spool Party: House Party May 13, 2020
111 The Bridge On The River Kwai May 20, 2020
112 A Streetcar Named Desire May 27, 2020
113 Blade Runner June 4, 2020
114 Shane June 10, 2020
115 Modern Times June 17, 2020
116 It Happened One Night June 24, 2020
117 Jaws July 1, 2020
118 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid July 8, 2020
119 Casablanca July 15, 2020
120 Wrapping Up The AFI 100 July 22, 2020
Season 2
121 Coming 8/20: Unspooled Season 2 July 24, 2020
122 Mean Girls August 19, 2020
123 Stand and Deliver August 26, 2020
124 The 400 Blows September 2, 2020
125 Rebel Without A Cause September 9, 2020
126 Cooley High September 16, 2020
127 Fast Times At Ridgemont High September 23, 2020
128 Dazed and Confused September 30, 2020
129 Frankenstein October 7, 2020
130 The Babadook October 14, 2020
131 Night of the Living Dead October 21, 2020
132 Ganja & Hess October 28, 2020
133 The Thing November 4, 2020
134 Raising Arizona November 11, 2020
135 Tokyo Story November 18, 2020
136 Eve's Bayou November 25, 2020
137 The Royal Tenenbaums December 2, 2020
138 Guess Who's Coming To Dinner December 9, 2020
139 BONUS: THE GODFATHER, CODA: THE DEATH OF MICHAEL CORLEONE December 10, 2020
140 BONUS: Screen Test Rattle My Chains December 14, 2020
141 The Farewell December 16, 2020
142 Home Alone December 23, 2020
143 Dogtooth January 6, 2021
144 When Harry Met Sally January 13, 2021
145 Chungking Express January 20, 2021
146 Groundhog Day January 27, 2021
147 A Place in the Sun February 3, 2021
148 BONUS: Promising Young Woman February 9, 2021
149 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind February 10, 2022
150 Love and Basketball February 17, 2021
151 Brokeback Mountain February 24, 2021
152 The Princess Bride March 3, 2021
153 Mike Nichols (with Mark Harris) March 10, 2021
154 Hoosiers March 17, 2021
155 Brian's Song March 24, 2021
156 Cool Runnings March 31, 2021
157 Chariots of Fire April 7, 2021
158 A League of Their Own April 14, 2021
159 2021 Oscar Special April 21, 2021
160 Hoop Dreams April 28, 2021
161 A Trip to the Moon May 5, 2021
162 Galaxy Quest May 12, 2021
163 Spool Party: Big (featuring Lauren Lapkus) May 19, 2021
164 Screen Test: Darkness In The Force May 26, 2021
165 Spool Party: Clueless June 2, 2021
166 Contact June 9, 2021
167 Alien June 16, 2021
168 Solaris June 24, 2021
169 Top 3: Daveed Diggs June 28, 2021
170 Aliens June 30, 2021
171 Top 3: Tom Scharpling July 6, 2021
172 Apollo 13 July 7, 2021
173 Top 3: Karen Gillan July 13, 2021
174 The State of Summer Blockbusters July 14, 2021
175 Jurassic Park July 21, 2021
176 Bonus: Vaccination Hesitation w/ Dr. Kate Grossman July 28, 2021
177 Men in Black July 28, 2021
178 Top 3: Steve Zahn August 3, 2021
179 Back To The Future August 4, 2021
180 Speed August 11, 2021
181 The Fugitive August 18, 2021
182 The Hangover August 25, 2021
183 Bridesmaids September 1, 2021
184 Inception September 8, 2021
185 Mad Max: Fury Road September 15, 2021
186 Season 2 Finale September 22, 2021
Season 3
187 Top 3: Melanie Lynskey September 26, 2021
188 The Exorcist September 29, 2021
189 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari October 7, 2021
190 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre October 13, 2021
191 Top 3: Tim Blake Nelson October 18, 2021
192 Raw October 20, 2021
193 Top 3: Ed Brubaker October 25, 2021
194 The Blair Witch Project October 27, 2021
195 A Nightmare on Elm Street November 3, 2021
196 The Nightmare Before Christmas November 10, 2021
197 Grease November 17, 2021
198 Chicago November 24, 2021
199 Lagaan December 1, 2021
200 Little Shop of Horrors December 8, 2021
201 Love Actually December 15, 2021
202 The Matrix December 22, 2021
203 A Christmas Story December 29, 2021
204 Fargo January 12, 2022
205 Scream January 19, 2022
206 Frozen January 26, 2022
207 Top 3: Brian Cox January 31, 2022
208 The Grand Budapest Hotel February 2, 2022
209 Jackass February 9, 2022
210 Force Majeure February 16, 2022
211 Remembering Ivan Reitman February 21, 2022
212 The Shining February 23, 2022
213 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby March 2, 2022
214 BONUS: Batman On Film March 8, 2022
215 Boogie Nights March 9, 2022
216 The Piano March 16, 2022
217 Best of 2021/Oscars Preview March 23, 2022
218 The Green Knight March 30, 2022
219 Monty Python and the Holy Grail April 7, 2022
220 Shrek April 14, 2022
221 Conan the Barbarian April 21, 2022
222 Gauging Nicolas Cage (with Keith Phipps) April 24, 2022
223 Adaptation April 27, 2022
224 Akira May 5, 2022
225 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit May 12, 2022
226 Porco Rosso May 19, 2022
227 Top Gun May 26, 2022
228 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse June 2, 2022
229 BONUS: Top Gun: Maverick, Chip 'N Dale, and Doctor Strange 2 June 7, 2022
230 Superman June 9, 2022
231 RRR June 16, 2022
232 Supercop June 23, 2022
233 Paddington 2 June 30, 2022
234 Blade July 7, 2022
235 RoboCop July 14, 2022
236 Top 3: Patton Oswalt & Meredith Salenger July 21, 2022
237 Starship Troopers July 28, 2022
238 The Three Musketeers & The Four Musketeers (with Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary) August 4, 2022
239 Fatal Attraction August 11, 2022
240 The Night of the Hunter August 18, 2022
241 Training Day August 25, 2022
242 Top 3: Scott Aukerman & Shaun Diston August 26, 2022
243 White Heat September 1, 2022
244 Heat September 8, 2022
245 The Dark Knight September 15, 2022
246 Season 3 Finale September 22, 2022
Season 4
247 Bonus: Summer Movie Wrapup September 23, 2022
248 Midsommar September 29, 2022
249 Hellraiser October 6, 2022
250 Jennifer's Body October 13, 2022
251 Halloween October 20, 2022
252 Ringu October 27, 2022
253 Goldfinger November 3, 2022
254 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery November 10, 2022
255 Casino Royale November 17, 2022
256 Planes, Trains and Automobiles November 24, 2022
257 Thelma & Louise December 1, 2022
258 Bonus: The 2022 Sight & Sound 100 December 7, 2022
259 Black Swan December 8, 2022
260 Avatar December 15, 2022
261 Die Hard December 22, 2022
262 Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles January 12, 2023
263 Blue Velvet January 19, 2023
264 Star Wars: The Last Jedi January 26, 2023
265 Bonus: 2023 Oscar Nominations January 27, 2023
266 Crash February 2, 2023
267 The Notebook February 9, 2023
268 Top 3: Smriti Mundhra February 14, 2023
269 Magic Mike February 16, 2023
270 Top 3: Chapo Trap House February 23, 2023
271 Hollywood Shuffle March 2, 2023
272 Best of 2022 & Oscars Preview March 9, 2023
273 Creed March 16, 2023
274 Bonus Reel: Creed III, Magic Mike's Last Dance, and Scream VI March 17, 2023
275 John Wick March 23, 2023
276 In Bruges March 30, 2023
277 Top 3: Bruce Campbell April 4, 2023
278 El Mariachi April 6, 2023
279 Evil Dead II April 13, 2023
280 Top 3: Karina Longworth April 20, 2023
281 What We Do in the Shadows April 27, 2023
282 Young Frankenstein May 4, 2023
283 Bonus: Sex Scenes In Film (with Dan Savage) May 9, 2023
284 Blazing Saddles May 11, 2023
285 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory May 18, 2023
286 The Little Mermaid May 25, 2023
287 Top 3: Adam McKay June 1, 2023
288 Labyrinth June 8, 2023
289 Inside Out June 15, 2023
290 Talking Trek (with Tawny Newsome & Paul F. Tompkins) June 22, 2023
291 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom June 29, 2023
292 Who Framed Roger Rabbit July 6, 2023
293 Hot Fuzz July 13, 2023
294 There Will Be Blood July 20, 2023
295 Children of Men July 27, 2023
296 The Listener's Choice Winner Revealed August 3, 2023
297 Pee-wee's Big Adventure August 10, 2023
298 Barbie & Oppenheimer (with Jamie Loftus) August 17, 2023
299 Legally Blonde August 24, 2023
300 Ranking the Mission: Impossible Films (with Light the Fuse) August 31, 2023
301 American Psycho September 7, 2023
302 Bullitt September 14, 2023
303 The Karate Kid September 21, 2023
304 Imitation of Life September 28, 2023
305 Saw October 5, 2023
306 Hairspray October 12, 2023
307 The Wolf of Wall Street October 19, 2023
308 The Rocky Horror Picture Show October 26, 2023
309 Election November 2, 2023
310 Fight Club November 9, 2023
311 The Hunger Games November 16, 2023
312 Ferris Bueller's Day Off November 23, 2023
313 Concert Films November 30, 2023
314 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World December 7, 2023
315 The Emperor's New Groove December 14, 2023
316 Edward Scissorhands December 21, 2023
316 2023 Holiday Party December 28, 2023
317 Space Finalists: Season 4 January 4, 2024
Season 5
318 Terminator 2: Judgment Day January 11, 2024
319 Wayne's World January 19, 2024
320 Out of Sight January 25, 2024
321 Jackie Brown February 1, 2024
322 Amadeus February 8, 2024
323 American Beauty February 15, 2024
324 The Sting February 22, 2024
325 Dune (2021) February 29, 2024
326 2024 Oscars Special March 7, 2024
327 The Martian March 14, 2024
328 Moon March 21, 2024
329 Jesus Christ Superstar March 28, 2024
330 Moonstruck w/ David Sims April 4, 2024
331 Lost in Translation w/ Rico Gagliano April 11, 2024
332 Her April 18, 2024
333 Call Me by Your Name April 25, 2024
334 Point Break May 2, 2024
335 Carrie (1976) May 9, 2024
336 The Goonies May 16, 2024
337 Mad Max May 23, 2024
338 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (w/ Jamie Loftus) June 6, 2024
339 Sweet Smell of Success (w/ Sean Fennessey) June 13, 2024
340 Movie Round Up June 20, 2024
341 Dune: Part Two June 27, 2024
342 Independence Day July 4, 2024
343 Godzilla Minus One July 11, 2024
344 Twister (1996) July 18, 2024
345 Edge of Tomorrow July 25, 2024
346 This Is the End August 1, 2024
347 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes August 8, 2024
348 Airplane! August 15, 2024
349 Armageddon August 22, 2024
350 Deadpool & Wolverine, It Ends with Us, Trap August 29, 2024
351 Shaun of the Dead September 5, 2024
352 Beetlejuice September 12, 2024
353 Batman Returns September 19, 2024
354 Office Space September 26, 2024
355 The Jerk October 3, 2024
356 Folie à Deux: Taxi Driver & Joker October 10, 2024
357 2024 Horror Movie Roundup October 24, 2024
358 Seven October 31, 2024
359 Heathers November 14, 2024
360 Gladiator November 21, 2024
361 The Big Lebowski December 5, 2024
362 Magnolia December 12, 2024
363 Eyes Wide Shut December 19, 2024

The API List

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At the conclusion of Season 1, the hosts eliminated 60 movies from the AFI list and kept 40, publishing these selections as the core of their own "API" list (the "Amy and Paul Institute"), with the goal of again expanding the new list to 100 films, this time with an eye to gathering a more diverse representation of film creators and subjects than the AFI list offers. In the following seasons, additional films have been viewed and discussed, and added to the list. The hosts maintain that the collection, when complete, will be "shot into space" so that humanity's artistic endeavors can be shared with alien civilizations.

The API list currently includes 76 films and 2 tentative additions; 40 of which were retained from the AFI list in the final episode of Season 1, 18 of which were added in the final episode of Season 2, 13 of which were added in the final episode of Season 3, replacing 3 previously added films, 2 of which were added in the Listener's Choice episode mid-season 4, replacing 1 previously added film, and 7 of which were added in the final episode of Season 4.

Notably, the hosts have attempted to include no more than one film by any particular director, but due to the variety and quality of their work three directors are currently featured twice: Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, and Billy Wilder.

The API List

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Position Title Season Added Notes
1 Citizen Kane 1
2 The Wizard of Oz 1
3 Casablanca 1
4 Modern Times 1
5 2001: A Space Odyssey 1
6 Singin' in the Rain 1
7 Do the Right Thing 1
8 The Godfather 1 Included as a trilogy
9 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1
10 All About Eve 1
11 It's a Wonderful Life 1
12 Lawrence of Arabia 1
13 The Apartment 1
14 Taxi Driver 1
15 Rear Window 1
16 Titanic 1
17 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1
18 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1
19 Duck Soup 1
20 Pulp Fiction 1
21 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 1 May be replaced pending review of additional Steven Spielberg films
22 12 Angry Men 1
23 Star Wars 1 Included as a trilogy
24 Annie Hall 1
25 The Best Years of Our Lives 1
26 Sullivan's Travels 1
27 The Silence of the Lambs 1
28 A Streetcar Named Desire 1
29 Bonnie and Clyde 1
30 Cabaret 1
31 King Kong 1
32 The Last Picture Show 1
33 Intolerance 1
34 Dr. Strangelove 1 May be replaced pending review of additional Stanley Kubrick films
35 Vertigo 1 May be replaced pending review of additional Alfred Hitchcock films
36 The Lord of the Rings 1 Included as a trilogy
37 Double Indemnity 1 May be replaced pending review of additional Film Noir films
38 Nashville 1 May be replaced pending review of additional Robert Altman films
39 To Kill a Mockingbird 1
40 The General 1 Possibly replaced by the Jackass Films in Season 3 Finale, with a plan to watch more Buster Keaton and stunt-heavy films
Back to the Future 2 Replaced by Who Framed Roger Rabbit in Episode 296, Listener's Choice Winner Revealed
41 Night of the Living Dead 2
42 The Princess Bride 2
43 Fast Times at Ridgemont High 2
44 Mad Max: Fury Road 2
45 Tokyo Story 2
46 Hoop Dreams 2 Pending a discussion of whether documentaries belong on the list
47 A League of Their Own 2
48 Bridesmaids 2
49 A Trip to the Moon 2
50 Groundhog Day 2
51 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2
52 Ganja and Hess 2
Raising Arizona 2 Replaced by Fargo in Season 3 Finale
The Royal Tenenbaums 2 Replaced by The Grand Budapest Hotel in Season 3 Finale
Inception 2 Replaced by The Dark Knight in Season 3 Finale
53 The Thing 2 May be replaced pending review of additional John Carpenter films
54 The 400 Blows 2
55 The Matrix 3
56 The Night of the Hunter 3
57 Boogie Nights 3 May be replaced pending review of additional Paul Thomas Anderson films
58 The Dark Knight 3 Replaced Inception as a Christopher Nolan film on the API List
59 The Grand Budapest Hotel 3 Replaced The Royal Tenenbaums as a Wes Anderson film on the API List
60 Grease 3 May be replaced pending review of additional Musical films
61 RoboCop 3 Listener-voted for a Paul Verhoeven film on the API List, over Starship Troopers
62 Monty Python and the Holy Grail 3 May be replaced pending review of Monty Python's Life of Brian
63 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 3 Listener-voted for a Horror film on the API List, over The Blair Witch Project
64 The Jackass Films 3 Included as a tetralogy
65 The Piano 3
66 Fargo 3 Replaced Raising Arizona as a Coen Brothers film on the API List
67 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 3 May be replaced pending review of additional Animated, Superhero, and Spider-Man films
68 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4 Replaced Back to the Future as a Robert Zemeckis film on the API List
69 Children of Men 4
70 Die Hard 4
71 Election 4
72 Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein 4 Listener's Choice vote TBD for a Mel Brooks film on the API List
73 Edward Scissorhands or Pee-wee's Big Adventure 4 Listener's Choice vote TBD for a Tim Burton film on the API List
74 Blue Velvet 4 May be replaced pending review of additional David Lynch films
75 The Karate Kid 4 Unspooled crew talked about Karate Kid replacing Rocky, but Rocky was eliminated in Season 1
76 Thelma and Louise 4
* RRR 3 Tentative, too new and might remove once RRR fever dies down
* Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 4 Tentative, might remove once Jeanne Dielman fever dies down from 2022 Sight and Sound poll

Spinoffs

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Screen Test

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Screen Test is an Unspooled film-themed game show hosted by Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson. Contestants are tested on their "wits, bravado, and collaboration—the three necessities if you want to make it in Hollywood". The show launched in October 2020 on Stitcher, with some episodes airing live on Paul Scheer's Twitch Channel, FriendZone.[24]

Spool Party

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Spool Party is a live stream that focuses on fan favorite films with special guests. Episodes premiere live on YouTube. Shows have featured the films Big, Clue, and Clueless. One episode featured a House Party reunion with director Reginald Hudlin and Christopher "Play" Reid.[citation needed]

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