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Feb 22, 2022 • 1h 38min

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ and the Most Extreme, Disreputable Movies Ever

We’re looking at the latest chapter in the ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ story, now available on Netflix, and the history of extreme, depraved, disgusting, and shocking movies with writer, director, and returning champion Alex Ross Perry.Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Alex Ross PerryProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 17, 2022 • 1h 24min

The 21st Century Action Hero Hall of Fame

Shea Serrano joins Sean to break down the landscape of action moviemaking. With ‘Uncharted’ in theaters, featuring two generations of action hero—Mark Wahlberg and Tom Holland—we ask: What does it mean to be an action star in the 21st century? Sean and Shea build out the Hall of Fame with 10 excruciating picks.Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Shea SerranoProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 14, 2022 • 1h 34min

The Best Super Bowl Trailers and Movies in the ’90s, According to Chuck Klosterman

Joanna Robinson joins Sean to break down the Super Bowl movie trailers and ‘Death on the Nile,’ Kenneth Branagh’s latest Agatha Christie adaptation, which was released last week (1:00). Then, Sean talks with Chuck Klosterman about his new book, ‘The Nineties,’ and the movies that played a key role during that decade (31:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Joanna Robinson, Chuck KlostermanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 11, 2022 • 1h 24min

The Top 10 Junk Sci-Fi Movies, ‘Moonfall,’ and Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’

In 2020, Chris Ryan and Sean identified a key subgenre in American movies—garbage crime—and laid out what makes it great. Today on the show, a sequel of sorts. With the release of Roland Emmerich’s interstellar disaster movie ‘Moonfall’ in theaters and Steven Soderbergh’s techno-anxiety thriller ‘Kimi’ now streaming on HBO Max, we are digging into a beloved sister category: junk sci-fi.Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 9min

The 2022 Oscar Nominations: Snubs, Surprises, and WTFs!

The nominations for the 94th annual Academy Awards are here, and Amanda and Sean are breaking down all of them.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 4, 2022 • 1h 5min

Netflix’s Big Movie Year, ‘Jackass Forever,’ and the Five Greatest ‘Jackass’ Stunts of All Time

Chris Ryan joins Sean to break down the new trailer for Netflix’s 2022 movie lineup (1:00), and then celebrate the new movie ‘Jackass Forever’ (14:00) and the greatest stunts in the history of the franchise (36:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 31, 2022 • 1h 40min

The Best Movie of 2022 So Far and 10 Sundance Films You Need to Know

With the virtual 2022 Sundance Film Festival wrapped, Amy Nicholson rejoins Sean to discuss their experience from the couch, the big acquisitions, and their top 5 favorite movies at the fest (:44). Then, Sean is joined by the Norwegian director Joachim Trier to talk about his critically acclaimed new film ‘The Worst Person in the World.’ (1:14:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 27, 2022 • 1h 24min

Ten Movies to Stream, Best Picture Power Rankings, and an Ask Amanda Mailbag

Sean and Amanda hit on the Producers Guild, Writers Guild, and ACE Eddie nominations, key bellwethers of award season, and what they mean for the Academy Awards (0:35). Then they share some streaming recommendations for you (35:00). And finally, since we’re getting down to our final days with Amanda for a little while, we figured it’s time to get as much of her as we can, so we’ve got an Ask Amanda mailbag for the Dobb Mob (51:18).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsProducer: Bobby WagnerAssociate Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 25, 2022 • 1h 22min

‘Reservoir Dogs’ at 30 and the Legacy of Sundance ’92

We're hopping in a time machine back to 1992. Why? It’s been 30 years since Quentin Tarantino’s debut film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival along with other movies from a memorable class of other filmmakers. Adam Nayman joins Sean to discuss 'Dogs' and what it means now and how some of those other films were remembered, or not.Hosts: Sean FennesseyGuest: Adam Nayman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jan 21, 2022 • 1h 27min

The 2022 Movie Auction!

We’re auctioning off movies again, this time with a fresh slate for 2022. Chris Ryan joins Sean and Amanda to discuss the new ‘Scream’ sequel (1:00), before revisiting their 2021 draft auction results (16:00), and digging into a new round of competitive auctioneering (22:00).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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