About this episode

Sean and Amanda discuss the success of 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms', revisit their movie predictions, and catch up on new releases.

Movies are so back! Sean and Amanda break down the remarkable success of 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' and discuss the larger phenomenon currently unfolding in Hollywood (3:00). Then, they revisit their predictions in the Summer Movie Preview Game, examining where they were surprisingly spot-on and where they missed the mark entirely (33:00). Next, they catch up on 10 new releases they missed while traveling last month (39:45). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh, Sarah Reddy and Jamie Yukich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins

Topics covered

• Hollywood success
• movie predictions
• new releases
• film analysis
• pop culture

Keywords

• Obsession
• Backrooms
• Hollywood
• movie predictions
• new releases
• film analysis
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Obsession, Backrooms

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