Amy Nicholson Bio | Wiki
Amy Nicholson is an American film critic, author, and podcaster working as the host of Unspooled podcast. She is also a film critic for FilmWeek on KPCC. Previously, Amy was a film critic for MTV News.
Amy Nicholson Age
She was born on May 24, 1979, in Lansing, Michigan, in the United States. Amy is 43 years old.
Amy Nicholson Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Amy has a height of 5 ft 7 in ( approx 1.7m ).
Amy Nicholson Family
She is a native of Lansing, MI, in the U.S.
Amy Nicholson Husband
She is in a relationship with her boyfriend Adam Egypt Mortimer. Amy’s boyfriend is a director known for Some Kind of Hate, Archenemy, and Daniel Isn’t Real.
Amy Nicholson Education
She is a 2002 graduate of the University of Oklahoma where she graduated with a double major in Film and Video Studies and Anthropology with a minor in History. Additionally, she also attended the University of Southern California where she graduated with an MA in professional writing with a major in playwriting in 2008.
Amy Nicholson Podcast
She is the podcast co-host of the Unspooled podcast along with Paul Scheer, a movie cinephile but has never watched many of the all-time greats. Therefore, on the podcast, Paul teams up with Amy to remedy that by watching the AFI’s top 100 movies of all time.
This will help the duo to find out what makes classics like Taxi Driver and Citizen Kane so special. She and Paul also dissect iconic scenes, talk to industry experts and artists, as well as discover just how these films got made. One of the popular episodes of the Unspooled podcast is a bonus episode titled, Promising Young Woman.
Apart from hosting the Unspooled podcast, Amy has also been the host of ZOOM and The Canon podcast. Moreover, the Canon podcast was based on having a weekly conversation on if a film is worthy to enter the Canon. Therefore, she and her co-host Devin Faraci would put the film up to fan vote at the end of the show, and the legacy of the movie would be decided.
On the other hand, the ZOOM podcast was for movie lovers who want to know everything. In each episode, a modern-day movie was used as a launchpad to discover mind blending facts about science, history, and technology.
Amy Nicholson Halloween Podcast
During her career as a podcast host, Amy has also been the host of the Halloween Unmasked podcast from the Ringer. This was a podcast that celebrated Halloween, a revolutionary horror film. In the podcast, Amy deep-dived into the Halloween franchise while unpacking the accidental classic of John Carpenter, and the legacy of Jamie Lee Curtis as an ultimate scream queen. In addition, the archived podcast episodes of the Halloween podcast are available for listening to on the Apple podcast.
Amy Nicholson Film Critic | Critic
She is a popular film critic and journalist currently working for FilmWeek on KPCC as a film critic. Before joining FilmWeek, she was working as a chief film critic for MTV News. Previously, Amy was working for LA Weekly as a Theater critic.
Moreso, she has also worked for Boxoffice Magazine as an Editor. Between March 2006 to January 2010, Amy was a film editor for IE Weekly. During her career as a film critic, Amy has also had a stint at the Los Angeles City Beat.
Amy Nicholson Book
Not only is she a film critic but also an author. In May 2014, Amy authored the book titled, Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor. In this book, Amy takes roles by a single actor each studied in a dedicated chapter, and identifies the key elements that made the performance exceptional. Therefore, this title looks at Hollywood Icon Tom Cruise who starred in movies like The Outsiders (1983), Top Gun (1986), Collateral (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), and Oblivion(2013). Moreover, the book retails on Amazon for $25.00(Hardcover).
Amy Nicholson Jack Nicholson
She and Jack Nicholson share the same surname. Furthermore, Jack is a well-renowned retired American actor and filmmaker who has a career spanning more than five decades. In addition, his most known and celebrated films include Five Easy Pieces (1970), The Shining (1980), About Schmidt (2002), etc. However, Amy and Jack are not related blood-wise.
Amy Nicholson Avengers
During her career as a film critic, Amy gave The Avengers its first negative review in 2012 while she was working for Box Office Magazine. This subjected her subjected to nasty and at times misogynistic backlash.
Amy Nicholson Salary
She works for KPCC as a film critic for FilmWeek. In addition, Amy is also the podcast host of Unspooled. Amy’s salary is $100,000 annually.
Amy Nicholson Net Worth
She has been working as a film critic and podcaster for at least a decade and a half. Therefore, it goes undebated whether Amy has been able to cumulate a decent fortune over the years. Amy’s net worth is $2 million.
How Old Is Amy Nicholson
She is 43 years old. Amy was born in Lansing, Michigan, in the United States on May 24, 1979.
Is Amy Nicholson Married
No, she is in a relationship with her boyfriend Adam Egypt Mortimer.