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The Spool is a lively and insightful platform dedicated to covering film and television. It aims to provide a variety of thoughtful perspectives that help audiences better appreciate the media they enjoy. Originally known as Alcohollywood, a film website started in 2011 by podcast hosts Clint Worthington and Jared Latore, The Spool is based in Chicago. It offers a rich mix of content, including reviews, interviews, and festival reports, covering both new releases and timeless classics.

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Drop in on Drop in theatres for some fun thrills

1 week ago | thespool.net | Tim Stevens |Christopher Landon

First dates are hectic under the best of circumstances. But a first date after the death of your abusive spouse? A first during which you start to receive anonymous texts warning you if you don’t do exactly as told, a masked man back at your house will kill your sister and son? Well, that’s about as rough as a first date can get, isn’t it? That’s the situation facing Violet (Meghann Fahy) in .
Loss and tech overreach haunt Cronenberg's The Shrouds

1 week ago | thespool.net | Sarah Gorr |David Cronenberg

In , David Cronenberg’s infinite love for the human body is on par only with his love for his late wife, Carolyn. If there were any doubts the director is speaking of himself here, Vincent Cassel’s particularly Cronenbergian shock of white hair should dispel them. As an obvious stand-in for the auteur, Cassel plays Karsh, a widower who’s “made a career out of bodies”.
The Rehearsal Season 2 delivers more mind-boggling Nathan Fielder excellence

1 week ago | thespool.net | Lisa Laman |Nathan Fielder

In “The Anecdote,” one of many hysterical episodes, Nathan Fielder concocts an elaborate scheme to create the perfect funny yarn for a late-night talk show appearance by attending a wedding in a comically oversized suit. Once he’s completed all the wacky tasks for the narrative, Fielder admits he could’ve left the wedding. Instead, he sticks around and watches from afar as couples dance together. Before long, he joins in the festivities.
The Rehearsal Season 2 delivers more mind-boggling Nathan Fielder excellence

1 week ago | thespool.net | Lisa Laman |Tim Stevens

In “The Anecdote,” one of Nathan For You’s many hysterical episodes, Nathan Fielder concocts an elaborate scheme to create the perfect funny yarn for a late-night talk show appearance by attending a wedding in a comically oversized suit. Once he’s completed all the wacky tasks for the narrative, Fielder admits he could’ve left the wedding. Instead, he sticks around and watches from afar as couples dance together. Before long, he joins in the festivities.
Black Mirror Season 7 mostly worth another trip through the looking glass

2 weeks ago | thespool.net | Tim Stevens

The Spool / Reviews Black Mirror Season 7 mostly worth another trip through the looking glass How to Watch FX Live Without CableHow To Watch AMC Without CableHow to Watch ABC Without CableHow to Watch Paramount Network Without Cable Fourteen years after the series first launched, Black Mirror Season 7 has more or less reached, if not surpassed, those near futures. As it has marched on, the show has lost much of its ability to shock.
Your Friends & Neighbors are a bit much at times

2 weeks ago | thespool.net | Tim Stevens |Sarah Gorr

The Spool / Reviews Your Friends & Neighbors are a bit much at times How to Watch FX Live Without CableHow To Watch AMC Without CableHow to Watch ABC Without CableHow to Watch Paramount Network Without Cable In Jonathan Tropper’s new AppleTV+ series, Your Friends & Neighbors, Andrew “Coop” Cooper (Jon Hamm) is the sort of miserable only money can buy. After years of social and corporate climbing, he had reached the top. The sprawling home in the gated community.
Tracking down The Bondsman isn’t worth the skiptrace

2 weeks ago | thespool.net | Tim Stevens

A bounty hunter for Hell is a deliciously appealing idea. and personal favorite ( ) have mined it for enjoyable—albeit brief—runs. Now Prime Video is giving it another shot with the Grainger David-created . Sadly, while more likely to get a season renewal than its predecessors, it is also the least interesting among them. Things start strongly with our Bondsman, the incomparably named Hub Halloran (Kevin Bacon, in full sunbaked laconicism), paying for his overconfidence with a slit throat.
Dying for Sex fearlessly grabs the live wires of sex and death

3 weeks ago | thespool.net | Tim Stevens |Sarah Gorr

I won’t do the disservice of saying, “It isn’t really about sex.” For one thing, the Elizabeth Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock adaptation of the Nikki Boyer podcast is ABSOLUTELY about sex. For another, the real-life people who inspired Molly (Michelle Williams) and Nikki (Jenny Slate) would no doubt set me straight if they ever came across my review. Rather, isn’t JUST about sex. Or, perhaps more accurately, sex isn’t really JUST about sex.
Death of a Unicorn leaves magical potential on the table

4 weeks ago | thespool.net | Lisa Laman |Sarah Gorr |Tim Stevens

We’ve all had rough family vacations. But hey, at least none of us had to start these outings by running over a unicorn. That’s just the bizarre scenario ensnaring Ridley Kintner (Jenna Ortega) and her dad Elliot (Paul Rudd) as writer/director Alex Scharfman’s begins. At first, they were just driving to a mansion owned by Odell (Richard E. Grant) and Belinda Leopold (Tea Leoni), Elliot’s pharmaceutical kingpin bosses.
Grand Tour is a captivating and challenging visual odyssey through time

4 weeks ago | thespool.net | Sarah Gorr |Tim Stevens |Justin Harrison

is best described as an epic and fantastical feast of untold dishes from around the world. Some you’ve tasted, some you’ve heard of, some you’re not even sure how to eat. If you’ve been begging for a movie to give you something to chew on, reach for . It will leave you positively stuffed. Any single description of the film — a comedy, an experiment, a love story — can only scrape the surface. It bends genres and floats through time, all while being a sumptuous visual delight.