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‘Anora’ Is Pure Cinema, and the Best Picture Race Is Completely Up in the Air
[ad_1] Now that Anora has hit select theaters, Sean assesses the state of the Best Picture race by running through a long (emphasis on…
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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Hates You. Will You Return the Favor?
[ad_1] Sean is joined by Van Lathan to discuss Joker: Folie à Deux, the off-putting sequel to Todd Phillips’s 2019 Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix…
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The Best Movies at Telluride and the 10 Most Anticipated Fall Films
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda recap the long weekend in film news and discuss the biggest films out of the Telluride Film Festival, including the…
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‘Alien: Romulus’ and the ‘Alien’ Movie Rankings
[ad_1] Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to react to a handful of casting tidbits (1:00), before digging into the newest installment in the…
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The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda are joined by Ringer contributor Brian Raftery to discuss his miniseries about the Sony hack, running next week on the…
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Our Thirst for ‘Trap’
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda dig into a heap of news that Sean missed while he was on vacation (0:55), including the latest on the…
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The Surprising ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ and Kevin Costner’s Big Bet on ‘Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1’
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda recap the third installment of the Quiet Place franchise—the Lupita Nyong’o–starring A Quiet Place: Day One—which surprised both of them…
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‘Hit Man’ With Glen Powell and Richard Linklater!
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda discuss the unconfirmed casting news that Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Charlie Rowe will be the leads of…
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ and the ‘Apes’ Movie Rankings
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda are joined by Van Lathan to discuss the new installment in the Planet of the Apes franchise, the enduring power…
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An Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag, and ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ With Jane Schoenbrun
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda answer your questions about the 2024 box office, roasts, YouTube movie clips, repertory theaters, and more (1:00). Then, Sean is…
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‘Challengers’ Is Sexy, Sweaty, and Undeniable
[ad_1] MGM Plus, Justin Kuritzkes joins to talk about writing the script, the power dynamics among the characters, and more! Sean and Amanda gather…
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‘Civil War’ With Alex Garland! Plus: The 10 Most Anticipated Movies Out of CinemaCon.
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to run through the 10 most anticipated movies from this week’s CinemaCon, which Sean attended…
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‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and the 21st-Century Noir Movie Canon
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda discuss a recent run of positive 2025 movie news (1:00) before digging into Rose Glass’s second feature, Love Lies Bleeding…
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The 2024 Oscars Mailbag and a Way-Too-Early Look at 2025 Best Picture
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson to briefly discuss Dune: Part Two and other way-too-early contenders for the 2025 Oscars (1:00).…
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‘Drive-Away Dolls’ and Book Club No. 1—Francis Ford Coppola, ‘Apocalypse Now,’ and ‘The Path to Paradise’
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda are joined by Ringer contributor and beloved “Mean Pod Guy” Adam Nayman to discuss Drive-Away Dolls, the latest solo Coen…
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The 2024 Movie Auction. Plus: Jake Johnson!
[ad_1] Sean, Amanda, and Chris gather to auction draft the movies they’re most excited for in 2024, including both Zendaya vehicles, Dune Part 2…
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The 24 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda discuss the new release Society of the Snow (1:00) before sharing their 24 most anticipated movies of 2024, including blockbuster…
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Our 2024 Movie Resolutions, ‘Anyone but You,’ and ‘The Color Purple’
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda give some box office thoughts from the last couple weeks, before honing in on two films in theaters right…
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‘The Iron Claw’ and the 10 Most Underrated Movies of 2023
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda each share five movies from the year that they feel were either under-discussed or underrated (1:00), before inviting The Ringer’s…
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‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies
[ad_1] Sean and Amanda are joined by The Ringer’s Michael Mann aficionado Chris Ryan to discuss one of the year’s best and most anticipated…