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Aug 2019
1h 55m

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse’ vs. ...

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Sean and Amanda finally cave and watch each others’ beloved films after months and months of refusing (1:00). Then, director Avi Belkin joins the show to talk about his motivation for diving into a subject like Mike Wallace (1:13:23).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Avi Belkin

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