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Apr 2025
1h 44m

The 1990 Movie Draft

The Ringer
About this episode

We are drafting again! Before their draft, Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to briefly discuss Matt Damon’s shredded appearance for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ and the new trailer for Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ (1:03). Then, they talk about who they were in 1990 and draft the best movies from the year (10:37).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Chris Ryan and Bobby Wagner

Producer: Jack Sanders

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