Magnolia

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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This week Paul & Amy break down Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 drama Magnolia. They talk about the sprawling narrative, giving PTA final cut, Tom Cruise’s performance and more. Next week Paul & Amy will break down the 1999 Stanley Kubrick thriller Eyes Wide Shut. You can rent Magnolia on all platforms but don't forget to check your local library or apps like Hoopla and Kanopy! You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts.

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0:00.0	The year is 1999, and we might be through with podcasts, but podcasts aren't through with us.
0:10.2	The movie Magnolia. Hello, everyone, and welcome to...
0:33.6	Unspold.
0:38.5	I am Paul Shear, joined as always by the head film critic of the Los Angeles Times herself.
0:46.6	Amy Nicholson, welcome, Amy.
0:49.2	How are you?
0:50.3	I am wonderful.
0:51.4	I am wonderful.
0:52.0	And I'm standing by my top 10 list of the year in which number one was Dune Part 2.
0:57.7	Dune Part 2. I saw that on the list and was shocked only because, Amy, in the years that I've known you, the years that I've worked with you, that's a very mainstream pick for your number one film.
1:14.0	It's so mainstream that no other critic will do it. I'm like, come on, you guys. It's obviously a
1:19.4	brilliant, cerebral, gorgeous, stunning epic, with to me the best Timothy Shalomei performance of
1:24.7	the year better than is Bob Dylan. Wow. Wow. All right,
1:28.1	you're hearing it here first. Now, I would talk about the Oscars at length, and we will in the
1:32.9	upcoming months, but I will say this. I was very happy that hundreds of beavers made it
1:39.5	to your list, because that is one of my favorite films of this year. So that's a little
1:44.1	preview of where we're at
1:45.9	and what we're being talking about in the future as we get into the best films. But I'm glad
1:50.1	that you remembered that and shouted it out. I would never forget that. And yes, I hope that
1:54.4	we are definitely doing like a best film. So 2024, those are always my favorite episodes. And I
1:58.1	could talk about that. I want to talk about People's Joker. There's so much interesting stuff this year. I can't wait as long as we don't talk about Dear Santa.
2:04.8	Now, Amy, last week, we were talking about this film that really took people for a turn, right?
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