Reel Confessions: Chris Ryan

About this episode

Chris Ryan joins Paul and Amy to discuss his passion for the film Heat and various related topics.

Chris Ryan steps into the confession booth and it’s all Heat, all the time. Paul and Amy get into Chris’ ride-or-die devotion to Heat, his deep love of Michael Mann, and spirited debates over Public Enemies, Ferrari, and the elusive The Keep. They talk Yorgos Lanthimos, the art of avoiding trailers, and play a chaotic round of Christopher Nolan-themed F/M/K. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Scheer, Amy Nicholson

Guest: Chris Ryan

Topics covered

• film reviews
• Michael Mann
• Heat
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• Christopher Nolan
• movie debates

Keywords

• Heat
• Michael Mann
• film reviews
• Public Enemies
• Christopher Nolan
• Yorgos Lanthimos
• movie debates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HarperCollins, Substack, Unspooled, Discord, Letterboxd, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Megaphone

Products: Joyful Recollections of Trauma

Books & works: Heat, Public Enemies, Ferrari, The Keep

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