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In one of the most requested episodes in the history of the show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Tracy Letts to honor the incredible actor Gene Hackman by building his Hall of Fame. (0:00) Intro (0:44) What made Gene Hackman so special (24:23) The Gene Hackman Hall of Fame Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Tracy Letts Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Get a Sausage McMuffin with Egg, PLUS hash browns AND a small coffee, for just $5. Only at McDonald’s for a limited time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson to help cover the incredibly busy movie month that is October. Before diving in, though, they take a broad look at the state of the Oscar races, and Jo shares some of her boldest predictions. Then, they discuss myriad movies, ranging from incredibly interesting to deeply grim, including ‘Wildwood’ and ‘Wicker.’ Finally, Sean is joined by filmmaker Travis Knight to share some insight into the extensive, laborious process behind the making of ‘Wildwood’ and explain why it’s actually absurd but also incredibly magical. (0:00) Intro (2:36) ‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer reaction (6:04) The state of the Oscar races (34:13) Movies we missed (35:00) ‘Wicker’ (42:57) ‘Wildwood’ (1:03:20) ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ (1:10:39) ‘Love of Your Life’ (1:19:12) ‘Sacrifice’ (1:22:40) ‘Finding Emily’ (1:27:48) ‘Matchbox: The Movie’ (1:34:11) ‘Tenzing,’ ‘Everest: The Other Side,’ and ‘The Last First: Winter K2’ (1:52:16) ‘Klara and the Sun’ (1:56:26) Travis Knight joins the show! Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Travis Knight and Joanna Robinson Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from the Toni Rembe theater in San Francisco, it’s the Halloween Movie Draft! Sean and Amanda are joined by friends of the pod Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry to select their favorite spooky genre movies of all time. (0:00) What makes a Halloween movie? (21:12) The draft categories and order (25:21) The Halloween Movie Draft (1:51:28) Honorable mentions and draft recap Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry Producers: Jack Sanders, Elizabeth Fierman, Helen Eichner, and Charlie Finan Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh and Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan for all things horror. First, they react to the casting rumors for the much-anticipated role of James Bond and hypothesize why there is a new trend of limiting theatrical exhibition for movies with poor tracking data. Then, they cover DC Studios' new body horror film ‘Clayface,’ a type of movie that they have collectively been begging for from the superhero genre but is ultimately a pretty mixed bag. Then, they evaluate what the current state of the horror genre looks like, and share their favorite horror movies of 2026. Finally, Sean is joined by Shea Serrano to discuss the new ‘Street Fighter’ movie and break down all of the reasons why both this movie, and many video game adaptations at large, don’t totally work. Then, they share some of their favorite fight scenes of all time. (0:00) Intro (0:57) James Bond casting rumors (8:47) Tom Skerritt passes away at 93 years old (11:47) Why is there a reduction of theatrical exhibition for certain movies? (20:30) ‘Clayface’ (38:58) The future of DC movies (43:02) The current state of the horror genre (1:21:55) The best horror movies of the year (1:38:25) Shea Serrano joins the show to discuss ‘Street Fighter’ Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Shea Serrano and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean and Amanda open today’s jam-packed episode by celebrating the incredible box office performance over the weekend, especially from ‘You Can See Everything’ and ‘Street Fighter.’ Then, they cover the major shake-up at Netflix, most notably the firings of Bela Bajaria and Dan Lin. Then, they discuss an incredibly “Sean-coded” movie in ‘Whalefall’ and an incredibly “Amanda-coded” movie in ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ which they both were very mixed on. Later, they conduct their second Best Picture Power Rankings of the season and make some drastic changes from last month’s list. Finally, legendary actor Kyle MacLachlan joins the show for a new series called One Year, where Sean asks all about the magical period from 1985 to 1986 when he made ‘Blue Velvet’ with the late, great David Lynch. (0:00) Intro (1:21) The big box office performances of ‘You Can See Everything’ and ‘Street Fighter’ (6:06) Huge Netflix shake-up with major layoffs (15:26) Steven Soderbergh takes over principal photography for Matt Reeves on ‘The Batman: Part II’ (18:23) ‘Whalefall’ (33:11) ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (52:31) Best Picture Power Rankings (1:26:01) Kyle MacLachlan joins the show! Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Kyle MacLachlan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices