‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies?
Sean is joined by Rob Harvilla and Yasi Salek to discuss two movies for the fun of it—‘Moana 2’ and ‘Hot Frosty.’ They start by reacting to the new ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’ (01:40) before discussi...
27 Nov 20241h 37min
‘Wicked’ Is a Sensation. But Is It Good? Plus: The Top Five 21st Century Musicals.
Sean is joined by Juliet Litman to discuss another highly anticipated 2024 release in Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked.’ They unpack their very mixed feelings (1:07), hypothesize why this movie is such a big hit ...
25 Nov 20242h 3min
‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained?
Sean is joined by Chris Ryan and Mallory Rubin to discuss one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2024, Ridley Scott’s new film ‘Gladiator II.’ They work through their complicated feelings on the...
22 Nov 20241h 53min
Is ‘Red One’ the Worst Movie of the Year? Plus: ‘A Real Pain’ With Jesse Eisenberg!
Sean is joined by Joanna Robinson to assess why the hell ‘Red One’ is so awful (1:00) and try to make sense of the Rock’s baffling movie career. Then, they discuss ‘A Real Pain,’ Jesse Eisenberg’s new...
19 Nov 20241h 39min
Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: Is ‘Emilia Pérez’ Really a Front-Runner?
Sean is joined by Ringer-Verse host Joanna Robinson and The Ankler's awards editor Katey Rich to discuss the state of the Best Picture race. Amid this conversation, they go through the 10 films they t...
15 Nov 20241h 36min
The Clint Eastwood Mt. Rushmore, and the Curious Case of ‘Juror No. 2.’ Plus: ‘Heretic’!
Sean is joined by Adam Nayman to discuss the head-scratching rollout of Clint Eastwood’s justice system interrogation, ‘Juror No. 2’ and the movie’s successes, shortcomings, and Eastwood-isms (1:00). ...
12 Nov 20241h 37min
The Robert Zemeckis Hall of Fame, and ‘Here’
Sean is joined by Ringer editor-at-large and ‘Press Box’ host Bryan Curtis to discuss ‘Here,’ the new wildly experimental movie from Robert Zemeckis chronicling thousands of years of history in one co...
8 Nov 20241h 33min
The Presidential Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims of 'Blank Check'
We are drafting again! Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan as well as Griffin Newman and David Sims from the 'Blank Check' podcast to draft their favorite movie presidents. Hosts: Sean Fennessey...
5 Nov 20241h 56min
