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Mar 2022

1h 45m

‘The Batman’ and Batman Movie Rankings

About this episode

Sean is joined by Van Lathan and Rob Mahoney to take a deep dive into Matt Reeves’s ‘The Batman’ and have a spoiler-filled conversation (1:00) before ranking all 14 Batman movies (47:00). Then, Sean is joined by director Kogonada to discuss his new film, ‘After Yang’ (1:12:00).

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guests: Van Lathan, Rob Mahoney, and Kogonada

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