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The ‘Sinners’ Surge. Plus: The Val Kilmer Hall of Fame!
April 23, 2025 · Sinners (2025) · Action · Drama · Horror · 1:38:07 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan
Edition: Val Kilmer
Chapters
The Val Kilmer Hall of Fame
- 01Real Genius▶ 1:34:51
- 02Top Gun▶ 1:34:51
- 03Willow▶ 1:34:35
- 04The Doors▶ 1:34:51
- 05Tombstone▶ 1:34:36
- 06Batman Forever▶ 1:34:51
- 07Heat▶ 58:57
- 08Spartan — championed by Chris Ryan▶ 1:33:33
- 09Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 1:34:51
- 10Top Gun: Maverick▶ 1:31:18
Exactly 10 inducted. Two-phase verdicts: many yellows (Top Secret, Thunderheart, True Romance, The Saint, The Salton Sea, Wonderland, MacGruber) were ultimately cut. Chris was granted a special pick to push through Spartan (an out-there choice). MacGruber and The Saint were the final near-misses, edged out by Willow. Sean floated combining Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick into one slot but they were kept as two separate slots.
Movies Referenced (65)
Directors Referenced (28)
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy▶ 1:27:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Domino, Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 1:07:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers▶ 1:36:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Armageddon▶ 30:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 1:00:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 54:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Promising Young Woman, MaXXXine, The Weekend Away▶ 1:09:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Inland Empire▶ 1:37:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar▶ 1:07:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Real Genius▶ 57:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Amazing Grace, Gorillas in the Mist▶ 51:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (104)
48 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Doors, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 2:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Army of the Dead, Forrest Gump, The X Files▶ 40:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Top Gun, Mission: Impossible II, Minority Report▶ 37:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Fantastic Four: First Steps▶ 4:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Tombstone▶ 43:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for No Country for Old Men, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War▶ 3:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Omen, Anatomy of a Murder, Days of Wine and Roses▶ 14:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wall Street, Behind the Candelabra, Romancing the Stone▶ 1:00:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for MacGruber▶ 1:21:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, 500 Days of Summer, What to Expect When You're Expecting▶ 1:26:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Very Bad Things, True Romance, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 55:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (11)
12 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Spanish Prisoner, House of Games, State and Main▶ 1:11:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Creed▶ 6:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fallen Idol, The Quiet American, The Third Man▶ 52:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 1:00:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride▶ 1:00:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, THX 1138, American Graffiti▶ 25:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Big Chill, Wyatt Earp▶ 43:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for School of Rock, The Good Girl▶ 1:22:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Color Out of Space▶ 42:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗