The Sting

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Amy & Paul con their way into 1973 and stake out The Sting and all its nostalgia. They evaluate The Sting’s Oscar triumph over The Exorcist, praise the lightness and good-time feel over previous winners with heavier meaning, and take in the chemistry between Paul Newman and Robert Redford on screen that simply wasn’t true in real life. Plus: The “con” in “conman” is short for confidence. Next week, Paul & Amy are talking about Dune! You can join the conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Check out this week's spotlight episode from the Unspooled archives, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: https://www.earwolf.com/episode/butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is on presale now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and check out fun movie art on Instagram @unspooledpod created by Kim Troxall, 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 1973.
0:04.0	And first I just got to say,
0:05.0	Paul, you are a great podcaster.
0:07.0	How do you do it?
0:08.0	I cheat.
0:09.0	The movie, The Sting. Hello everybody and welcome to I am Paul Shear and joining me as always as my co-host,
0:40.0	Amy Nicholson, how are you Amy?
0:41.0	Hello Paul Shear, lovely to talk to you, lovely to get stinging with you. I'm
0:45.0	I'm Amy.
0:48.0	I'm lovely to get stingy with you.
0:45.0	I am...
0:46.0	Bkeeper prequel with you.
0:48.0	I ha ha ha ha ha.
0:50.0	Oh the beekeeper. I love the beekeeper.
0:51.0	I haven't even talked about the beekeeper.
0:53.0	Oh man, it's so good.
0:54.0	Oh, that movie is so good.
0:55.8	Amy, you reviewed my friend's movie in the New York Times, Laura Kenley Chin,
1:00.4	she was my writer's assistant on
1:03.0	NTSF or Children's Hospital, I think she was on NTSF.
1:06.3	I just worked with her over the years.
1:08.2	And you wrote a really wonderful review about her movie, Suncoast,
	...

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