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Unspooled

The Dark Knight

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.64.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Amy & Paul want to watch the world burn in 2008’s Christopher Nolan helmed Caped Crusader tale The Dark Knight! They discuss the parallels between this film and Nolan's beloved Heat, investigate how Harvey Dent's journey makes even more sense now than in 2008, ask whether Heath Ledger was actually having fun inhabiting The Joker. Plus: Remember Angel Heart? Next week, tune in for our Season 3 finale! You can join the conversation for this series on the Unspooled Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/unspooledpodcast, and on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. You can also listen to our Stitcher Premium game show Screen Test right now at https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test and apply to be a contestant at [email protected]!

Transcript

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0:00.0

The year is 2008.

0:03.0

And you want to know how I got this podcast?

0:08.0

The movie The Dark Knight.

0:36.0

And I am Paul Sheer and this is the podcast where we are endeavoring to find the best movies

0:42.0

ever made.

0:43.0

And when we do, we are sending them to outer space for future study for the aliens to enjoy

0:49.0

and just because we can.

0:51.0

God damn it Amy, we are doing something no one has ever done.

0:55.0

We don't talk about that enough.

0:57.0

We really don't.

0:58.0

We really don't.

0:59.0

And also we don't talk about how much you say the word endeavoring.

1:01.0

I really like it.

1:02.0

And that was the name of a rocket and it feels like it's all coming together.

1:07.0

It really is.

1:08.0

And I got to say last week when we talked about heat, we made a joke that we needed to have

1:12.2

a shirt that says she's got a nice podcast and that has now come into fruition.

1:17.6

We do have an alpachino.

1:20.0

She's got a great podcast, shirt available in the teapubble store.

1:24.6

So head on over there to wear her shirt that will be confounding and weird and lovely

1:29.8

because no one will understand it, but also they will get it and it will be perfect.

1:35.7

But I'm a little sad Amy, this is the end of our heroes and villains series.

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