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Sep 2020
2h 9m

The 2012 Movie Draft

The Ringer
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‘Tenet’ is struggling at the box office. The MCU is on pause. And TV is threatening to take over our beloved movies. So we have to return to the past. That’s right: The movie draft is back. Chris Ryan rejoins Sean and Amanda to make their picks for the best of 2012 (1:17). Then screenwriter Billy Ray joins the show to talk about his Showtime miniseries ‘The Comey Rule' (1:31:54).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Chris Ryan and Billy Ray

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