About

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

Formerly the film website Alcohollywood, founded in 2011 by podcast co-hosts Clint Worthington and Jared Latore, The Spool is a Chicago-based film and television website that features reviews, interviews, festival coverage, and more for new releases and classic fare alike.

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STAFF

Clint Worthington
Founder, Editor-in-Chief

Clint Worthington is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Spool, as well as one of the founders of the website/podcast Alcohollywood in 2011. He is also a Senior Writer at Consequence of Sound, as well as the co-host/producer of the podcast Travolta/Cage with Nathan Rabin. You can also find his freelance work at Vulture, IndieWire, UPROXX, Syfy Wire, StarTrek.com, The Takeout, and Crooked Marquee.

MANAGING EDITOR:
Gena Radcliffe

FILM EDITOR:
Matt Cipolla

STAFF WRITERS:
Oluwatayo Adewole
Marshall Estes
Theo Estes
Sarah Gorr
Jonah Koslofsky
Douglas Laman
Beau North
B.L. Panther
Sean Price
Michael Snydel
Megan Sunday
Tim Stevens

All content and opinions appearing on the site are intellectual property of The Spool.