Mar 2025

Saying Goodbye to Trial by Content. Plus, Our 10 Favorite Episodes.

Joanna and Dave are back for one final episode of ‘Trial by Content.’ They reminisce about the show and talk about everything they learned and the movies they watched for the first time for the show. They go through their 10 favorite episodes of the pod and say thank you to you, ... Show More

38m 18s

Feb 2025

The Most Superb Owl in Movies or TV

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate who is the best owl in a movie or TV show (04:51). Then, they listen to listener picks and choose which one to include in the final poll before getting into Dave’s eclectic owl trivia (78:28). Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is the most ... Show More

1h 45m

Jan 2025

The Best Sundance Debut

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best Sundance debut! They each reveal their top three choices and discuss listener picks to create the final poll (5:49). Later, they check in on the movies they’re hearing about from this year’s Sundance and give out some awards (1:09 ... Show More

2 h

Jan 2023

The 23 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023

Happy New Year! Amanda and Sean are gearing up for 2023 at the movies. On this episode, they talk about what happened at the box office over the holidays (1:00) and pick their most eagerly awaited films of the year to come (11:00). Then, Sean is joined by Nikyatu Jusu to discuss ... Show More

1h 55m

Feb 2021

The 1984 Movie Draft and the Power of ‘Nomadland’

A front-runner for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, Chloé Zhao's 'Nomadland' arrived on Hulu this weekend. Chris Ryan joins Sean and Amanda to discuss one of the year's most powerful films (0:30). Then, the trio head back to 1984 for a throwback movie draft, selecting their fa ... Show More

1h 30m

Mar 2021

The Best Movie of 2021 So Far, and a Chuck Klosterman Theory of Film

Sean and Amanda welcome author Chuck Klosterman to dive deep into two fascinating topics. The first is Adam Curtis' sprawling six-part documentary series 'Can't Get You Out of My Head,' which explores the absurdity of modern life and the intersections of power, drugs, culture, an ... Show More

1h 32m

Jul 2023

The 10 Best Movies of 2023 ... So Far

Sean and Amanda call up an all-star rotation of Ringer colleagues and contributors to share their favorite movies this year so far, from superhero movies to art house darlings and everything in between. Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuests: Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, Jo ... Show More

1h 38m

Jul 2020

‘Palm Springs Is The Year’s Most Fun Movie. Plus: Introducing ‘The Connect’ With Shea Serrano and Jason Concepcion.

The perfect quarantine movie has arrived: the delightful Andy Samberg high-concept rom-com ‘Palm Springs’ exploded this weekend after its release on Hulu. Sean and Amanda dive deep into the movie, before Sean is joined by director Max Barbakow and costar Cristin Milioti for a con ... Show More

1h 37m

Jun 2021

Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside,’ Five New Movies to Stream, and the First Couple of ‘The Big Picture’

On today’s episode, Sean and Amanda dig into Bo Burnham’s Netflix special ‘Inside’ ... or is it a movie? They talk about the songs, the production style, the themes, and that pesky "is it a movie?" question. Then, they share some new streaming movie recommendations (31:00) before ... Show More

1h 42m

Aug 2021

The 2007 Movie Draft

We’re drafting again—and this time we’re not messing around. It’s 2007, one of the greatest movie years of our lifetimes, with several personal favorites on the board. Who will drink whose milkshake? Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner ... Show More

1h 16m

Jan 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home’ for Best Picture—Why the Hell Not?

Sean and Amanda look at a debate that has been roiling the movie industry for nearly 15 years: Should the Academy Awards more accurately reflect the interests of moviegoers? And if so, should franchise films be regularly competing for Best Picture? The campaign for the new ‘Spide ... Show More

1h 17m

Jan 2021

The 2015 Movie Draft. Plus: Amanda Seyfried!

We draft once more! After a triumph at the 1995 draft, Sean attempts to fend off Chris and Amanda as the trio select the very best movies from the year 2015 (20:00). Then, Sean is joined by Amanda Seyfried, now appearing as screen legend Marion Davies in David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ an ... Show More

1h 35m

Aug 2021

Top Five Summer 2021 Movies and Everything Sean Missed While He Was Out

Sean returns from his break and Amanda runs down the major story lines from the world of movies that he missed (0:31). Then, they share their favorite (and not so favorite) movies of the summer (48:30). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more abo ... Show More

1h 43m

Best Body-Swap Movie