‘The Electric State’ Is a Netflix Nightmare. Plus, 10 (Better) Movies We Missed.

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4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the latest Netflix mega-budget action movie, ‘The Electric State,’ one of the worst movies of the decade so far (1:00). They discuss the state of Netflix’s influence on the movie industry and the series of disastrous movies made by the Russo brothers since they left Marvel. Then, they run through a list of other movies they’ve missed on the show, including ‘The Gorge’ (47:00), ‘Last Breath’ (56:00), ‘The Monkey’ (1:00:00), ‘Eephus’ (1:04:00), ‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ (1:07:00), ‘Chaos: The Manson Murders’ (1:10:00), ‘Love Hurts’ (1:12:00), and ‘The Actor’ (1:13:00). Finally, Sean is joined by writer-director Mark Anthony Green to discuss the long journey to making his first feature, ‘Opus,’ starring Ayo Edeberi and John Malkovich (1:18:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Chris Ryan and Mark Anthony Green Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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