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Year-End Mailbag! The Top 10 Performances, Trailers, and Needle Drops of 2021
December 30, 2021 · 1:24:49 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins
Chapters
Top picks: Best Performances of 2021
Sean Fennessey
- 1. The Worst Person in the World▶ 44:05
- 2. Pig▶ 20:08
- 3. Zola▶ 15:21
- 4. Red Rocket▶ 9:57
- 5. The Lost Daughter▶ 7:01
Honorable mentions: The Night House · Passing · Dune · Licorice Pizza · Parallel Mothers · King Richard · tick, tick... BOOM! · Spider-Man: No Way Home · West Side Story · Suicide Squad · Nobody · Shiva Baby · Old · Drive My Car · Bo Burnham: Inside · Mass · The Many Saints of Newark · Small Engine Repair · Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Amanda Dobbins
- 1. C'mon C'mon▶ 40:06
- 2. Justice League (Snyder Cut) / Ben Affleck▶ 17:49
- 3. No Time to Die▶ 11:39
- 4. Black Widow▶ 12:05
- 5. The Green Knight▶ 3:03
Honorable mentions: House of Gucci · Belfast · Those Who Wish Me Dead
Movies Referenced (64)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 31:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 54:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 31:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 20:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 30:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 30:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 48:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 54:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (9)
14 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 12:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049▶ 43:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Bright Star, The Power of the Dog▶ 1:13:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ant-Man, Bring It On, Ant-Man and the Wasp▶ 35:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Worst Person in the World, Sentimental Value▶ 25:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Die Hard, Last Action Hero▶ 1:13:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Lighthouse, The Witch, Nosferatu▶ 1:14:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 12 Angry Men▶ 58:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (69)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Hacksaw Ridge, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Social Network▶ 12:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Blade Runner 2049, Knives Out, Blonde▶ 11:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Lady Macbeth▶ 7:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 50:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Man on the Moon▶ 31:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Wolf of Wall Street, King Richard, Fury▶ 36:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Favourite, The Lost Daughter▶ 6:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Complete Unknown, Call Me by Your Name, Lady Bird▶ 41:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spies in Disguise▶ 1:16:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Zoolander▶ 9:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (11)
5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for It's Complicated, Something's Gotta Give, Private Benjamin▶ 55:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Primary Colors▶ 1:14:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 1:02:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Blinded by the Light, The Wrestler, Philadelphia▶ 21:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sweet Smell of Success▶ 57:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Room with a View▶ 1:20:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for North by Northwest, West Side Story▶ 57:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Last King of Scotland▶ 1:09:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Child's Play▶ 41:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Without Remorse, A Hidden Life▶ 33:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗