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Aug 12, 2022 • 1h 43min

Top Five “One Crazy Night” Movies and ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’

Joanna Robinson joins Sean to dig into A24’s new Gen Z horror-comedy-whodunit ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ (0:00) and to share their five favorite “one crazy night” movies (1:00). Then, Halina Reijn, the Dutch actress and director of ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies,’ talks with Sean about how she transitioned to working behind the camera full-time (1:12:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Joanna Robinson and Halina ReijnProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 8, 2022 • 1h 14min

‘Prey’ and the ‘Predator’ Movie Rankings

The latest in the ‘Predator’ movie saga, ‘Prey,’ is streaming on Hulu now. Chris Ryan joins Sean to talk about the film and where it sits in the ‘Predator’ canon (1:00). Then, ‘Prey’ director Dan Trachtenberg talks with Sean about how he made the film (44:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Dan Trachtenberg and Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 5, 2022 • 1h 3min

‘Bullet Train’ and the Top 5 Movies Set on a Train

‘Bullet Train’, a new movie set—you guessed it—on a Bullet Train, hits theaters this weekend. Van Lathan joins Sean to discuss the star-studded Brad Pitt action vehicle, and then they share their top five favorite movies set on the railway (23:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Van LathanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Aug 2, 2022 • 1h 23min

Five New Films to Stream, ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for Best Picture, and a Summer Movie Mailbag

Sean shares five new films to stream (1:00) before opening up the mailbag to answer your questions and beat the summer doldrums (22:00).Host: Sean FennesseyProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 29, 2022 • 1h 22min

‘The Gray Man’ and the Top 10 Trash Special Ops Movies

The Russo Brothers’ new Netflix action extravaganza got Sean and Chris Ryan thinking about a subgenre they love: trashy spy subcontractor stories. They discuss ‘The Gray Man’ (1:00) and the movies it’s lifting from in depth (33:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 26, 2022 • 2h 30min

The 1987 Mega-Movie Draft With Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary!

We are drafting again and we have some special guests: Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary, longtime friends, filmmaking collaborators, and the hosts of the Video Archives Podcast join Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan to pick their faves and foil their pals in a draft of the movies from 1987.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuests: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, and Chris RyanProducers: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 22, 2022 • 1h 28min

‘Nope’ With Jordan Peele!

‘Nope,’ Jordan Peele’s third feature film as writer-director, is in theaters now. Sean and Van Lathan dig into this complex, fascinating extraterrestrial tale (1:00), before Peele himself joins to talk about how and why he made his movie (1:05:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Jordan Peele and Van LathanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 19, 2022 • 1h 32min

John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ at 40, With John Carpenter!

This year marks the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror masterpiece, one of the signature cult classics in American cinema. Sean and Chris Ryan break down everything they love about the movie (1:00) before Carpenter joins the show to discuss how he made the film, and why it resonates to this day (55:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: John Carpenter and Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 15, 2022 • 1h 36min

The 2022 Movie Auction Returns!

It’s time to auction again—after a thrilling Part 1 earlier in the year, Chris rejoins Sean and Amanda to bid on the best of the rest of the movies of 2022.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jul 12, 2022 • 1h 25min

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ and Five Ways to Fix the Marvel Crisis

There’s some angst among fans of the biggest franchise story of the 21st century. So Sean is joined by Charles Holmes and Rob Mahoney to discuss 'Thor: Love and Thunder', and the MCU'S recent struggles. They then pitch the Marvel stories they want to see on the big screen.Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Charles Holmes and Rob MahoneyProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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