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The 10 Best Movies at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Stunning Elizabeth Holmes Doc.
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September 8, 2026 · 1:53:15 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins
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Lists in this episode
Sean Fennessey's Telluride/Venice honorable mentions
Unranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 1:31:30
Sean Fennessey's top five of Telluride and Venice
Ranked list · Sean Fennessey · ▶ 42:22
Movies Referenced (27)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 11:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 52:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 1:43:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (11)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Shallow Grave▶ 41:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Free Solo▶ 52:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for I Am Love, Challengers, Call Me by Your Name▶ 3:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 49:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fitzcarraldo, Jack Reacher▶ 8:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Gremlins, Innerspace▶ 39:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Inland Empire▶ 1:34:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Hancock▶ 8:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Cold War▶ 1:50:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Days of Heaven, The Tree of Life▶ 10:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (58)
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 10:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Saint, The Butterfly Effect, The X Files▶ 20:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Far from Heaven, Boogie Nights, Magnolia▶ 1:08:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 10:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sideways, Cinderella Man, American Splendor▶ 1:08:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Gone Girl, Avengers: Infinity War, Ghostbusters: Afterlife▶ 1:31:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Twilight, The Batman, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse▶ 30:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Lady Bird, Little Women, Ford v Ferrari▶ 1:31:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up▶ 1:40:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for All of Us Strangers, Spectre▶ 27:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (3)
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for First Reformed, The Card Counter▶ 1:43:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Contact▶ 1:50:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 1:49:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗