The Big Picture
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The 21st-Century Sci-Fi Canon, ‘The Creator,’ and ‘No One Will Save You’
Sean and Chris cover the new sci-fi films ‘The Creator’ and ‘No One Will Save You’ before getting into their favorite sci-fi movies since 2000
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‘Stop Making Sense’ and the Top Five Concert Films
Plus, Sean and Amanda discuss the tentative agreement between the WGA and AMPTP
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The Top 10 Garbage Cash Movies and ‘Dumb Money’
Sean, Amanda, and Chris review ‘Dumb Money’ and craft a new entrant into their running "garbage" genre series—Garbage Cash
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ and the Top 5 Haunted House Movies
Sean and Amanda review Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation before sharing 10 of their favorites in the haunted house genre
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The 20 Most Intriguing Movies of the Fall and the Best of the Toronto International Film Festival
Sean and Amanda are joined by Adam Nayman to talk the Toronto International Film Festival, then both share their lists of the most anticipated movies of 2023 for the first time
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The Denzel Washington Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan are joined by Bill Simmons and Van Lathan for a draft of the best Denzel Washington movies
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600th Episode Mega Mailbag Extravaganza
We’re talking Martin Scorsese, changes in the show over the last six years, rejected alternate names, and more!
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10 Way-Too-Early Oscar Predictions and the Best Movies at Telluride and Venice
Sean and Amanda chat about the films they saw at two recent film festivals and make some awards predictions
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The 2006 Movie Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris reunite for a draft of the best movies of 2006
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‘Dune 2’ Pushed Back, Barbenheimer’s $2 Billion, and Everything We Missed While We Were Out
Sean and Amanda discuss all the movies they missed, the big stories out of Hollywood, and much more
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Episode 8: “I Love America”
In the eighth and final episode of our podcast series about how Hollywood took on the Vietnam War, host Brian Raftery talks to Oliver Stone about his Oscar-winning hit ‘Born on the Fourth of July’—and examines why the U.S. decided to move on from Vietnam in the ’90s.
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Episode 7: “Ain’t War Hell”
In Episode 7 of our narrative podcast about how Hollywood portrayed the Vietnam War, host Brian Raftery looks at the wave of high-profile Vietnam films that arrived in the wake of ‘Platoon’ and dominated the late ’80s—including Stanley Kubrick’s dark-hearted classic ‘Full Metal Jacket’
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Episode 6: “I Am Reality”
‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ is a podcast about how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. In Episode 6, host Brian Raftery talks to Oliver Stone about the making of his 1986 Vietnam War classic, ‘Platoon.’
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Episode 5: “Nothing Is Over”
‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ is a podcast about how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. In Episode 5, host Brian Raftery takes a deep dive into the first two Rambo movies.
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Episode 4: “Little by Little, We Went Insane”
‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ is a podcast about how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. In Episode 4, host Brian Raftery tells the story of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now.’
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Episode 3: “What a Strange Country”
‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ is a podcast about how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. In Episode 3, host Brian Raftery compares the production and reception of two very different films about Vietnam vets returning from war that premiered within weeks of each other in 1978: ‘The Deer Hunter’ and ‘Coming Home.’
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Episode 2: “I Just Don’t Talk About It”
In Episode 2, host Brian Raftery looks at how mainstream Hollywood tried to dodge the war in the early ’70s—while a series of gritty underground films brought the combat to moviegoers across the country.
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Introducing ‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’
‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ is a podcast about how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. In the first episode, host Brian Raftery tells the stories of early Vietnam movies like John Wayne’s ‘The Green Berets’ and the piercing documentary ‘Hearts and Minds.’
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Sharks, Alligators, Piranhas, and the Top 10 Garbage Fish Movies
Brian Raftery discusses his upcoming series ‘Do We Get to Win This Time? How Hollywood Made the Vietnam War,’ and Sean and Chris create the Garbage Fish canon
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The Top 5 Scariest Summer Movies and ‘Talk to Me’
Sean discusses ‘Talk to Me’ and interviews the director of ‘Afire,’ Christian Petzold
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The Movie Star Liquor Taste Test
To celebrate Amanda’s birthday, Sean, Amanda, and Bobby gather to taste the various liquors, wines, beers, and mixed drinks endorsed or owned by movie stars
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The ‘Barbie’ Deep Dive With Greta Gerwig!
The ‘Barbie’ director joins to break down the world-building in the film, the cultural phenomenon this movie created, and so much more!
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‘Barbie’ + ‘Oppenheimer,’ a.k.a. Barbenheimer, Is Upon Us!
Plus, more on what ‘Barbie’ signals about Gerwig’s ambitions and desires as a filmmaker
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The ‘Mission: Impossible’ Mailbag, and Movie Rankings
Sean and Amanda also discuss the dramatic effect the SAG-AFTRA strike will have on the movie industry
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‘Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning Part One’ Is Here, and It’s Spectacular
Sean and Amanda dive into one of their most anticipated movies in years, the return of Ethan Hunt and the ‘Mission: Impossible’ franchise
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10 Movies We Missed This Year
Sean and Amanda dive into some 2023 releases that they haven’t discussed yet
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The 2023 Movie Auction Returns!
At the halfway point of this year, Sean, Amanda, and Chris take a look at the movies yet to be released and hold an auction for the ones they’re most excited about
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The 10 Best Movies of 2023 ... So Far
An all-star rotation of Ringer colleagues and contributors share their favorite movies this year so far, from superhero movies to art house darlings and everything in between.
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ and the Indy Movie Rankings
Sean and Amanda are joined by Mallory Rubin to discuss whether the latest ‘Indiana Jones’ flick gave Harrison Ford a proper send-off
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The Harrison Ford Hall of Fame
With ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ coming out soon, Sean, Amanda, and Chris make their selections for the 10 best Harrison Ford films
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Jennifer Lawrence’s Movie Star Playbook and ‘No Hard Feelings’
Sean and Amanda discuss the highs and lows of Jennifer Lawrence’s latest movie and her future as a star