The 10 Best Movies at Sundance, and the Astonishing ‘Nickel Boys’

Sean and Amanda discuss the evolving story of Karla Sofía Gascón’s old tweets (1:00) and what it might portend for the Emilia Pérez Oscar hopes. Then, they discuss an underwhelming Sundance 2025 (12:00) before diving deep into one of the best movies of 2024, Nickel Boys (44:00), and discussing the excellent Michael Keaton performance at the center of Goodrich (1:01:00). Finally, Sean is joined by director Tim Fehlbaum to discuss September 5, how he became interested in the story that it depicts, casting the film, and the ascendant run it’s been on this awards season (1:15:00).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Tim Fehlbaum
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
Video Producer: Jack Sanders