Introducing the Big Oscar Bet. Plus, A Halloween Mega-Mailbag.
Sean and Amanda debut a predictions-based game surrounding this year’s Oscars ceremony (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by frequent guest Alex Ross Perry to open the mailbag and answer questions about the...
27 Okt 20232h 1min
The Lawyer Movie Draft With Griffin Newman and David Sims of 'Blank Check’
Sean, Amanda, and Chris are joined by David Sims and Griffin Newman of ‘Blank Check’ to draft their favorite lawyer movies—a broadening of the courtroom drama and legal thriller genre that gets conten...
24 Okt 20232h 13min
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding
Sean and Amanda discuss Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half hour epic ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and everything that it entails. They explore the adaptation of the David Grann book and how Scorsese a...
20 Okt 20231h 49min
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Is Here. Is It Worthy of the Hype?
Sean and Amanda discuss the surprise box office smash hit of the year, ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’—what it means for the movie industry, whether any other artists are powerful enough to follow in Sw...
17 Okt 20231h 44min
Why We Need Sex Scenes in Movies and ‘Fair Play’
Sean and Amanda review a trio of movies—‘Fair Play’ (1:00), ‘The Royal Hotel’ (30:00), and ‘Cat Person’ (40:00)—before having a wider conversation about the current role of sex in cinema (52:00). Then...
13 Okt 20231h 47min
Best Picture Power Rankings and Wes Anderson’s Oscar Chances
Sean and Amanda discuss the quartet of Wes Anderson short films that dropped on Netflix and the trend of established auteurs exploring the short film genre (1:00). Then, they run through a long list o...
10 Okt 20232h
The Horror Oscars and ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to review the latest film in the ‘Exorcist’ universe, ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ (1:00). Then, they discuss the ways that horror franchise filmmaking has enveloped David Gor...
6 Okt 20231h 35min
The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame
With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ just weeks away, Sean, Amanda, and Chris gather to run through the long list of films that Martin Scorsese has made and build a 10-movie Hall of Fame to Marty’s caree...
3 Okt 20232h 4min
