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Oct 2022
1h 21m

The Most Exciting (and Baffling) Movies ...

The Ringer
About this episode

Sean and Amanda get excited for the best movie month of the year, digging into some new October releases, including ‘Amsterdam,’ ‘Triangle of Sadness,’ and ‘Tár,’ as well as the best movies at the New York Film Festival and a brief celebration of the new Star Wars show 'Andor.'


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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