Oscar season is … here? Sean and Amanda briefly dig into the 2022 Sight and Sound poll before discussing the touching new Robert Downey Jr. family documentary 'Sr.' (1:00) . Then, they run through their first power ranking of the 2023 race, ordering all the contenders for Best Picture (1:08:00). Finally, Sean is joined by documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras to talk about her new film, ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ (0:00).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Laura PoitrasProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s been a long year at the movies. We’ve covered *almost* everything on the show. But a few titles slipped through the cracks. Sean and Amanda run through a list of recent releases and 2022 titles they missed (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by ‘Bones and All’ director Luca Guadagnino to discuss his new film (1:17:00).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Luca GuadagninoProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘The Fabelmans,’ Spielberg’s deeply personal new film, opens wide this holiday weekend. To celebrate, Joanna Robinson joins Sean and Amanda to break down the movie and rank all 35 of his films.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Joanna RobinsonProducer: Kai Grady Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Mr. Robot’ creator and filmmaker Sam Esmail returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of movies and how he made his forthcoming 2023 film, ‘Leave the World Behind,’ from conception to completion.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Sam EsmailProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘She Said,’ a new installment in the long history of journalism films, premieres this weekend. Bryan Curtis, the host of the 'Press Box' podcast, joins Sean and Amanda to dig into the film, break down its Oscar chances, and answer some of your media movie questions from the mailbag.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuests: Bryan CurtisProducer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Expert in movie analysis, Chris Ryan, joins hosts Sean and Amanda for a draft of movies from 1997. They discuss favorite movie snacks, reflect on films, Oscars, and actors of 1997, explore emotional reactions to movies like 'Titanic' and nostalgia for WWF, and share personal experiences with films like LA Confidential and The Full Monty. This entertaining podcast also includes playful banter about creating TikTok content, hypothetical time travel scenarios, and analyzing movie genres from 1997.

The sequel to Ryan Coogler’s box office–dominating, culture-shifting, Oscar-nominated 2018 film is here. Van Lathan joins Sean and Amanda to break it all down.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Van LathanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 20 months ago, Sean and Amanda embarked on their first-ever Movie Star Ranking. It's become a yearly tradition, and with the streaming release of two under-35 star-led vehicles, Harry Styles's 'My Policeman' and Jennifer Lawrence's 'Causeway,' we're running it back. Who's up, who's down, who's aged out, and who's hitting the scene hard?Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris Ryan joins Sean and Amanda to dive into Martin McDonagh’s new film, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ a reunion of Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell from McDonagh’s 2008 cult classic, ‘In Bruges,’ (1:00) before sharing their top 5 movie friendships (38:00). Then, McDonagh talks with Sean about the making of his new film (1:10:00).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuests: Martin McDonagh and Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a tremendously hectic period at the movies right now, with award season picking up pace, the Streaming Wars in high gear, and some major-event movies right around the corner. Sean and Amanda break down 10-plus new releases now streaming or in theaters (39:00). Then, writer-director James Gray returns to the show to discuss his autobiographical new film, ‘Armageddon Time,’ and the state of the movie business.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: James GrayProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices