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The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

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February 7, 2025 · Companion (2025) · Sci-Fi · Thriller · 2:08:44 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With Drew Hancock

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Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Trailer reactions: 'Fantastic Four' and 'Jurassic World Rebirth'▶ 2:47
Valentine's Day movie slate and 'Companion'▶ 16:40
Reviewing 'You're Cordially Invited'▶ 31:06
Reviewing 'Love Me' and 'Heart Eyes'▶ 41:36
Introducing the 'garbage love' subgenre▶ 52:02
Discussing a tension-driven script and its themes▶ 1:27:10

Lists in this episode

The Top 10 garbage love movies

Unranked list · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · ▶ 57:36

  1. ·In Time (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:36
  2. ·Passengers (2016) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:01
  3. ·About Time (2013) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:03
  4. ·The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:05
  5. ·The Adjustment Bureau (2011) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:09
  6. ·The Lost City (2022) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:06:48
  7. ·The Twilight sequels · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:37
  8. ·Bones and All (2022) · Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:17:51
  9. ·Fresh (2022) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:21
  10. ·Life After Beth (2014) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:18:53
  11. ·Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:20:26

Movies Referenced (62)

Twilight (2008)

20 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:08:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Godzilla (2014)

11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 12:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Barbarian (2022)

8 mentions · Drew Hancock, Sean Fennessey▶ 17:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Brutalist (2024)

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 6:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jurassic World (2015)

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 7:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fantastic Four (2005)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 4:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

About Time (2013)

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 58:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gattaca (1997)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 57:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jurassic Park (1993)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 9:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Love Actually (2003)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 59:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Passengers (2016)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:02:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 57:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (7)

Steve Cohen

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Goonies▶ 19:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tim Story

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fantastic Four, Think Like a Man▶ 4:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Barry Levinson

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Rain Man, Wag the Dog▶ 1:15:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 9:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eli Roth

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Inglourious Basterds▶ 49:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gareth Edwards

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Monsters, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Godzilla▶ 7:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Josh Trank

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Chronicle▶ 4:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (60)

Reese Witherspoon

12 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Wild, Walk the Line, Legally Blonde▶ 31:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sophie Thatcher

10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Companion, Heretic▶ 18:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Will Ferrell

10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Blades of Glory▶ 31:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fantastic Negrito

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Blindspotting▶ 2:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jack Quaid

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Drew Hancock · Known for The Hunger Games, Novocaine, Companion▶ 18:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Damon

6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 5:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emily Blunt

4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 57:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kristen Stewart

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Snow White and the Huntsman, Twilight▶ 42:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Scarlett Johansson

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lost in Translation, Her, The Avengers▶ 8:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sebastian Stan

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame, The Apprentice▶ 50:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bomba Estéreo

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Triple Frontier, Limitless▶ 14:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brian Tyree Henry

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bullet Train, Causeway▶ 13:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (5)

Drew Hancock

8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Companion▶ 2:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dr. Seuss

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for How the Grinch Stole Christmas▶ 35:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nicholas Stoller

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Muppets▶ 31:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Curtis

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral, About Time▶ 59:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stephanie Meyer

1 mentions · · Known for Hard Target, Dazed and Confused▶ 1:12:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗