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Dec 2020
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The George Clooney Hall of Fame. Plus: C...

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The iconic movie star directed and stars in a new Netflix film, 'The Midnight Sky.' To celebrate, Amanda and Sean build a Hall of Fame in his honor, where they enshrine 10 movies from his long career, and 10 only (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by writer-director Emerald Fennell and Carey Mulligan for an interview about their fascinating, divisive, must-see new film, 'Promising Young Woman' (1:10:00).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Carey Mulligan and Emerald Fennell

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