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The 2023 Golden Globes: Hollywood’s Messiest Night Returns Jan 11, 2023

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The 80th annual Golden Globes returned to the airwaves and carved a path for the next two months of this awards season. Sean and Amanda break down a big night for ‘The Fabelmans,’ ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ Angela Bassett, and Austin Butler’s Elvis voice.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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Best Picture Power Rankings: An ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Surge and a Surprise No. 1 Jan 06, 2023

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We’re back to power rank! With the release of Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking,’ Sean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson to discuss the new film (1:00) and see where it stands in the Best Picture race (44:00). Then, Polley talks with Sean about her new film (1:04:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Sarah Polley and Joanna Robinson

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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The 23 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023 Jan 03, 2023

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Happy New Year! Amanda and Sean are gearing up for 2023 at the movies. On this episode, they talk about what happened at the box office over the holidays (1:00) and pick their most eagerly awaited films of the year to come (11:00). Then, Sean is joined by Nikyatu Jusu to discuss her film, ‘Nanny’ (1:20:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Nikyatu Jusu

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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The Top 10 Animated Movies of 2022 and ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Jan 01, 2023

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Sean is joined by Charles Holmes to talk about the amazing stop-motion achievement ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ and the best animated movies of 2022.

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guest: Charles Holmes

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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‘Babylon,’ ‘White Noise,’ and 10 Oscars Contenders to Stream Now Dec 30, 2022

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Sean and Amanda double dip into two maximal extravaganzas from two of our most exciting auteurs. First up: Damien Chazelle’s Silent Era Hollywood bacchanalia ‘Babylon’ and then their top 5 movies about Hollywood (1:00). Then, they discuss Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel, ‘White Noise’ (1:14:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ and the Top Five Puzzle Movies Dec 27, 2022

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Sean and Amanda dive deep into Rian Johnson’s ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,’ the delightful sequel to his smash murder mystery (1:00). Then, they share their five favorite puzzle movies (50:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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The 2019 Movie Draft Dec 23, 2022

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We are drafting again! And Amanda is back! She and Sean are joined by Chris Ryan to pick their faves and foil their pals in a draft of the movies from 2019.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Chris Ryan

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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The 10 Actors Who Won 2022. Plus: ‘Bardo’! Dec 20, 2022

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Sean and Amanda share their 10 favorite performances of the year (1:00). Then, Adam Nayman joins the show to discuss Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new Netflix film ‘Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths’ (33:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Adam Nayman

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ and the James Cameron Rankings Dec 16, 2022

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Big Jim! We’re goin’ back to Pandora, baby! James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is here, 13 years after the original dominated the movie world. Sean and Amanda discuss the film in depth, from the extraordinary technological achievements to its familiar-seeming story (1:00). Then, Chris Ryan joins to put Cameron’s filmography in context by ranking all of the director’s films, many of which are among the most successful and significant of the past four decades (44:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Chris Ryan

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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James Cameron: An Oral History Dec 13, 2022

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Alan Siegel interviews some of James Cameron's creative collaborators to find out the secrets of the blockbuster director's success. You can read the written version of this feature at TheRinger.com.

Host: Alan Siegel

Edited by Andrew Gruttadaro

Produced by Steve Ahlman and Vikram Patel

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