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Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more. Subscribe to Sean's newsletter, Projections, here.

Episodes

The "Ask Sean Anything" Mailbag. Plus: The Amazing Life of a Character Actor, with Patrick Fischler.

'One Night Only' and the 21st Century Rom-Com Canon

The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto!

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and the Spider-Man Movie Rankings

Sex, Hell, and 10 Movies We Missed This Summer. Plus: Gregg Araki!

The Summer Movie Mailbag

The Triumph of ‘The Odyssey,’ and the Christopher Nolan Movie Rankings

‘The Odyssey’ Is Massive and Magnificent

The Epic Movie Draft

‘The Invite’ Is a Hilarious Social Nightmare, With Olivia Wilde!

The Diane Keaton Hall of Fame

The 2026 Movie Auction Returns!

The 10 Best Movies of 2026 … So Far

The Comic Book Movie Death Rattle and ‘Supergirl.’ Plus: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Goes Out With a Bang.

The 2010 Mega-Movie Re-Draft

‘Toy Story 5’ and the ‘Toy Story’ Movie Rankings. Plus: ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ and the Top Five Robin Hoods.

The 21st-Century Steven Spielberg Rankings. Plus: ‘Office Romance’ and ‘The Furious.’

‘Disclosure Day’ Is Steven Spielberg’s True Believer Manifesto. Kneel!

Mel at 100: The Mel Brooks Movie Rankings. Plus: ‘Scary Movie’ Is Terrifyingly Awful

The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman!