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A New Format for Superhero Movies, Previewing a Potentially Political Awards Season, and ‘Ozark’ Season 2 | The Watch (Ep. 286)

The Watch

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Ringer’s Chris Ryan is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about a new format for superhero movies given recent news about Joaquin Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ movie (4:28) and a slate of new political movies coming out ahead of awards season (16:12). Then Chris is joined by David Shoemaker to preview the second season of Netflix's ‘Ozark’ (25:24). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.7

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0:18.0

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0:25.9

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0:27.8

Stand up and walk now.

0:57.8

In marks on this incredible creative endeavor.

1:00.8

On today's show, I was joined by Sean Fennesy and David Schumacher.

1:04.4

A Schumacher Drop by to talk about the second season of Ozark,

1:08.1

which if you're listening to us on a Thursday night is out.

1:10.4

It's not on August 31st.

1:12.1

Obviously a very special show to me and the second season I've watched one episode so far

1:18.1

is definitely an extension of the first season both in terms of the narrative,

1:21.2

but in terms of the quality of the show as well.

1:24.6

Sean came by to talk a little bit about an idea I had for superhero movies based on some

1:30.9

of the news coming out of Todd Phillips's Joker movie that he was trying to make or he is trying to make.

1:36.2

And then we also talked a little bit about the early reactions to some of the Oscar favorites

1:40.2

this year like Damien Chazelle's first man and Jason Wrightman's front runner and Al Fawza

1:46.6

Quarones Roma. So cool conversations, superhero movies, awards season and Ozark season two.

1:53.7

Before I get to Sean, I just wanted to say one great thing about Better Call Saul from this week.

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