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Tom, Leo, Gosling (!), and the CinemaCon...

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Matt is joined by The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins of ‘The Big Picture’ podcast to recap their recent trip to Las Vegas for CinemaCon and discuss which studio presentations were the most impressive, concerning, and confusing.


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guests: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins


Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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