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Nov 2020
1h 22m

‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Small Axe,’ and t...

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With so many movies pushed to 2021, TV has taken an even bigger share of our viewing time this year. Sean and Amanda talk about the Netflix sensation ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ anthology series, and the best miniseries they’ve seen this year (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Aneesh Chaganty, the director of 2018’s ‘Searching’ and a new thriller called ‘Run’ that hits Hulu this weekend (48:00).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Aneesh Chaganty

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