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Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: top fives, movie drafts, Oscar analysis, and more, featuring a rotating cast of Ringer colleagues like Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Bill Simmons.
Spotlight
Episode Breakdown
We are drafting again! Before their draft, Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to briefly discuss Matt Damon’s shredded appearance for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and the new trailer for Ari Aster’s “Eddington.”
Episode Breakdown
We are drafting again! Before their draft, Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to briefly discuss Matt Damon’s shredded appearance for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and the new trailer for Ari Aster’s “Eddington.”
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Gene Hackman
Episode Breakdown
Following the loss of Gene Hackman, Sean Fennessey reflects on his unique movie star persona, the era that he defined, and 10 of his most compelling on-screen performances.
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Hosts
Episode Breakdown
Following the loss of Gene Hackman, Sean Fennessey reflects on his unique movie star persona, the era that he defined, and 10 of his most compelling on-screen performances.
Mailbags!
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Best of 2024
Shorts
Narrative Pod

Episode Breakdown
‘The Hollywood Hack’ is a three-part narrative series chronicling the biggest Hollywood heist of all time: In the fall of 2014, a group of cyberterrorists hacked Sony Pictures, stealing hundreds of thousands of documents. The materials were eventually leaked online, causing an international incident that would change Hollywood forever. In Episode 1, thousands of Sony employees show up for work on November 24, 2014—only to discover a menacing message on their screens.
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Hosts
Episode Breakdown
‘The Hollywood Hack’ is a three-part narrative series chronicling the biggest Hollywood heist of all time: In the fall of 2014, a group of cyberterrorists hacked Sony Pictures, stealing hundreds of thousands of documents. The materials were eventually leaked online, causing an international incident that would change Hollywood forever. In Episode 1, thousands of Sony employees show up for work on November 24, 2014—only to discover a menacing message on their screens.
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