Reel Confessions: Mike Mitchell

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Tv & Film, Film Reviews

4.5 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Doughboys' Mike Mitchell steps into the confession booth with Paul and Amy to spill his hottest movie takes, from a chaotic game if “F***/Marry/Kill” of the 2005 Best Director lineup to chatting about his new comedy Napa Boys. They debate “big dumb” hits vs. prestige flops, his Star Wars burnout, and why he’ll never rewatch The Zone of Interest. 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 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

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Unspooled Real Confessions. I am Paul Shear.
0:04.7	Hello, and I am Amy Nicholson. And this is the show where we dim the lights and ask our guests to bear their cinematic souls to tell us about the movies they love, the movies they hate, the movies they are embarrassed to admit they own.
0:15.4	And the reasons why we might not want to sit next to them in a dark theater.
0:19.1	Today, stepping into the confessional, we have
0:21.5	a podcast legend, a brilliant actor and comedian, Mike Mitchell. You know him as the co-host
0:27.5	of the Doe Boys with Nick Weiger. His brand new film, Napa Boys, is in theaters now, which,
0:34.0	honestly, I can't even describe it. It's just a comedy that is absurd and wonderful and weird and feels like no one gave them any notes.
0:44.7	And I mean that in the best possible way.
0:47.4	You also might know him as Stu on Twisted Metal and from The Birthday Boys.
0:52.6	Yeah, he's an A-plus guest.
0:54.9	Oh, I love the birthday boys.
0:56.2	I loved it when they had their show.
0:57.4	I love seeing them at UCV.
0:58.8	They used to do a show with my girl Eva Anderson
1:01.3	and kind of a double feature.
1:02.4	She was on Kiss for Daddy.
1:03.4	They're awesome, too set.
1:04.8	Well, I'm telling you, we got an A-plus guest here.
1:07.3	Mike, step into the confessional.
1:18.5	Oh, I just want to jump right into this then, because I want to take you back
1:22.4	to the year 2005. I believe this is a special year for you. This was the year that Sideways went to the Oscars.
1:29.2	I would like you to give me a fuck-marry kill of that year's best director nominees.
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