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Apr 2023
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Top Five Coming-of-Age Movies and ‘Are Y...

The Ringer
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Judy Blume’s beloved 1970 classic of young adult fiction has finally hit the big screen. Sean and Amanda discuss that, along with Disney’s new ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’ live-action adaptation (1:00) before sharing their top five favorite coming-of-age films (29:00). Then, Sean is joined by writer-director Kelly Fremon Craig to discuss making ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ (1:06:00).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Kelly Fremon Craig

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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