The Ben Affleck Hall of Fame and ‘Animals.’ Plus: ‘Other Mommy’ Is Jump-Scary and Silly
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October 13, 2026 · Animals (2026) · Action · Crime · Drama · 2:09:46 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey
Edition: Ben Affleck
Chapters
The Ben Affleck Hall of Fame
- 01Dazed and Confused — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 2:07:13
- 02Chasing Amy — championed by Sean Fennessey▶ 2:05:30
- 03Good Will Hunting▶ 1:19:13
- 04Armageddon — championed by Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:23:08
- 05Gone Baby Gone▶ 1:46:05
- 06The Town▶ 1:48:51
- 07Argo▶ 1:51:12
- 08Gone Girl▶ 1:52:40
- 09The Accountant▶ 1:57:17
- 10Triple Frontier — championed by Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:57:47
Movies Referenced (82)
Directors Referenced (22)
86 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 0:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy, Clerks II▶ 1:05:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Reds, Heaven Can Wait▶ 1:06:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 8:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Halloween Kills▶ 17:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 4:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Waking Life, Before Midnight, Slacker▶ 1:05:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 1:52:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Scent of a Woman, Midnight Run, Beverly Hills Cop▶ 1:38:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 1:25:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (107)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 58:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hustlers, Second Act, Out of Sight▶ 1:04:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ray, Save the Last Dance▶ 44:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sideways, Cinderella Man, American Splendor▶ 22:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter, Troy▶ 1:20:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Something's Gotta Give, Saving Silverman, Orange County▶ 1:41:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Daredevil, 13 Going on 30▶ 58:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Zero Dark Thirty, Crimson Peak, Molly's Game▶ 0:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, Tully▶ 1:30:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (16)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 6:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for It Ends with Us, Regretting You, Verity▶ 38:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The A-Team, Narc▶ 1:21:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Town, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi▶ 1:20:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Nightcrawler▶ 4:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Life of Chuck▶ 17:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ran, Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior, The Hidden Fortress▶ 44:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Surviving Christmas, Can't Hardly Wait, Josie and the Pussycats▶ 1:40:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Gone Girl, Widows▶ 58:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Star Is Born▶ 1:58:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for San Andreas, Terminator Genisys, The Diary of a Teenage Girl▶ 1:34:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for There Will Be Blood, Good Night, and Good Luck., Nightcrawler▶ 1:32:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗