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‘The Social Reckoning’ Is No ‘The Social Network,’ and the Top Five Most Unnecessary Legasequels. Plus: The Best Movies at NYFF!
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October 9, 2026 · The Social Reckoning (2026) · Biography · Drama · 1:54:00 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey
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The best movies Sean saw at the New York Film Festival
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 21:17
- ·Artificial (2026) · Sean Fennessey▶ 21:17
- ·Behemoth (2026) · Sean Fennessey▶ 24:40
- ·NASA · Sean Fennessey▶ 26:13
- ·Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall · Sean Fennessey▶ 29:03
- ·A Statement · Sean Fennessey▶ 33:20
- ·Making Marie Antoinette · Amanda Dobbins▶ 36:30
- ·Godzilla Minus Zero · Sean Fennessey▶ 40:07
- ·Joy of Joys · Sean Fennessey▶ 43:20
Legacy sequels, good and bad
Tiered list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 1:41:23
- ·Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:41:23
- ·The First Omen (2024) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:43:37
- ·The Matrix Resurrections (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:15
- ·Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:47:59
- ·Scream (2022) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:48:31
- ·Halloween (2018) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:48:52
- ·Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:49:25
- ·Zoolander 2 (2016) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:41:36
- ·Doctor Sleep (2019) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:42:08
- ·The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:42:37
- ·Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:45:06
- ·Coming 2 America (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:51
- ·Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:46:54
- ·Evil Dead (2013) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:47:15
- ·Candyman (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:47:23
- ·Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:47:28
- ·Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:47:33
- ·Practical Magic 2 (2026) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:48:23
- ·Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:41:38
- ·The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:49:38
Movies Referenced (69)
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3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 35:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (20)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 0:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse▶ 35:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II▶ 35:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for I Am Love, Challengers, Call Me by Your Name▶ 20:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 2:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:51:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Armageddon▶ 3:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Halloween Kills▶ 5:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, KPop Demon Hunters▶ 1:47:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (65)
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 15:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Iron Claw, The Rental▶ 56:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Crank, Rock of Ages▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Big Short, The Apprentice, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 56:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Anora, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 56:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Tomorrow War, Isn't It Romantic▶ 56:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Lucy, Cloverfield▶ 20:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Pineapple Express, Your Highness, Tropic Thunder▶ 5:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York▶ 1:04:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
42 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for A Few Good Men, The Trial of the Chicago 7▶ 0:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi to the Dark Side▶ 45:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Station Agent, Win Win▶ 32:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Steve Jobs▶ 50:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Blinded by the Light, The Wrestler, Philadelphia▶ 1:28:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 11:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Social Reckoning▶ 57:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dark Waters▶ 34:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Michael Clayton, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story▶ 24:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Gone Girl, The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo▶ 56:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗