HOST PROFILE

Sean Fennessey

A transcript-based look at what Sean Fennessey praised, questioned, and talked about most.

Transcripts identified175

Positive takes505

Critical takes17

Named opinions560

WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM

Frequent cohosts and people they praise

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Taste profileSean Fennessey

PEOPLE THEY PRAISE

Who gets the most positive mentions

Tom Cruise8 total mentions · 1 mixed

Martin Scorsese6 total mentions · 1 mixed

Robert Redford5 total mentions · 0 mixed

Jodie Foster5 total mentions · 1 mixed

Robin Williams5 total mentions · 1 mixed

Brian De Palma4 total mentions · 0 mixed

Jeff Goldblum4 total mentions · 0 mixed

Robert Zemeckis4 total mentions · 0 mixed

Steven Spielberg4 total mentions · 0 mixed

Bill Murray4 total mentions · 1 mixed

A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to Sean Fennessey.

WHERE THEY PUSH BACK

People drawing mixed or critical comments

Pauline Kael5 total mentions · 1 positive

Roger Ebert4 total mentions · 3 positive

Oliver Stone2 total mentions · 1 positive

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Annabelle doll1 total mention · 0 positive

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Christopher Guest as Dr. Stone1 total mention · 0 positive

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Dana Wheeler-Nicholson1 total mention · 0 positive

Eli Wallach1 total mention · 0 positive

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George C. Scott as a hang1 total mention · 0 positive

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This counts comments about a performance or body of work. It is not a personal approval rating.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Representative opinions

Each note links back to the episode where it appeared.

Loved itNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation · 1989

National Lampoon's European Vacation

He says it may be his second-favorite Vacation film and defends its horny, adolescent tone.

About 48 min into the transcript

Loved itOcean's 12 · 2004

George Clooney

He admires Clooney but notes the movie is less centered on him than the first Ocean's film.

About 8 min into the transcript

Loved itThe Last Days of Disco · 1998

Kate Beckinsale

Says the role shows an astonishingly good English accent in a milieu where everyone sounds mid-Atlantic.

About 32 min into the transcript

Loved itA Bronx Tale · 1993

A Bronx Tale

Sean praises the movie's concept and the way it captures a kid wanting to live inside both men's worlds.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved itA Bronx Tale · 1993

Robert De Niro

Sean says De Niro's quiet bus-driver role shows a softness and vulnerability he did not expect from later-period De Niro.

About 32 min into the transcript

Loved itA Few Good Men · 1992

Jessup speech and final confrontation

Argues the movie saves its best material for the last quarter and that the ending is one of cinema's most thrilling sequences.

About 16 min into the transcript

Loved itA Few Good Men · 1992

Jack Nicholson as Jessup

Treats Nicholson's performance as legendary, but still gives Cruise the edge in the debate over the scene.

About 24 min into the transcript

Loved itA Star Is Born · 2018

Bradley Cooper’s Oscar fate

Suggests Cooper may be splitting votes between acting and directing recognition.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved itA Star Is Born · 2018

Lady Gaga

Argues Gaga has face charisma and is an unusually strong screen presence.

About 24 min into the transcript

Loved itA Star Is Born · 2018

cop bar flirting scene

Says it is one of the great flirting scenes in movie history because the dialogue feels real.

About 32 min into the transcript

Loved itA Star Is Born · 2018

sound mixing and live performance sound

Highlights the sound work as technically excellent and crucial to the theater experience.

About 56 min into the transcript

Loved itAll the President's Men · 1976

All the President's Men

Says the film introduced him to Watergate and set journalism up as an aspirational craft, even if that's not the whole message.

About 0 min into the transcript

THEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT

Debates tied to Sean Fennessey

2001: A Space Odyssey

Which scene is most rewatchable

Chooses the Clavius landing/monolith discovery.

Did the movie borrow too much from Goodfellas?

Maybe, but it could also be a purposeful conversation with the earlier film.

Cruise's best performance

It is his most mesmerizing performance, but not necessarily his best acting.

Who won the Jessup courtroom scene

Cruise wins the scene, even though Nicholson's speech is iconic.

Whether Demi Moore helps or hurts the movie

She is part of a broader Sorkin problem with women in this era, though the movie survives it.

How much logic the courtroom case needs

The case is obvious from early on, but the thrill is in the reveal and the performance.

Why Bradley Cooper is losing the Best Actor race

Possible split voting between acting and directing, plus voters thinking it is not yet his time.

Whether Bradley Cooper could be replaced by Leonardo DiCaprio

Leo could handle the magnetism and probably could have done this role.

ARCHIVE RECORD

Every appearance and movie category

The sections below use the existing episode catalog. The profile above comes only from transcript evidence.

Appearances177

Hanks decisions15

Cruise decisions17

First appearance2017

Every appearance

Aliens1986 · Action / Thriller · 2026-08-31Hanks Speed ("The Re-Speed")1994 · Action / Thriller · 2026-08-17Cruise She's the One1996 · Romance / Comedy · 2026-07-13Cruise The Good Son1993 · Thriller / Horror · 2026-06-25Hanks Domestic Disturbance2001 · Thriller / Crime · 2026-06-22Tie 2001: A Space Odyssey1968 · Sci-fi · 2026-05-31Hanks There's Something About Mary1998 · Romance / Comedy · 2026-05-04Hanks L.A. Confidential1997 · Noir / Crime · 2026-03-30Cruise To Live And Die In L.A.1985 · Action / Crime · 2026-03-16Cruise Sicario (Live)2015 · Action / Crime · 2026-03-02Cruise GoldenEye1995 · Action / Spy · 2026-02-16Cruise Zodiac ("The Re-Zodiac")2007 · Mystery / Thriller · 2026-01-26Cruise Bill’s 50 Most Rewatchable Movies of the 21st CenturySpecial · The Rewatchables · 2025-12-29OPEN Shampoo1975 · Comedy / Romance · 2025-12-08Cruise Snake Eyes1998 · Thriller / Crime · 2025-11-10Tie The Sting1973 · Comedy / Crime · 2025-09-29Tie Jaws 21978 · Horror / Thriller · 2025-07-07Cruise After Hours1985 · Noir / Comedy · 2025-06-30Hanks Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · Sci-fi / Drama · 2025-05-19Hanks Star Wars: A New Hope1977 · Fantasy / Sci-fi · 2025-05-05Cruise Good Will Hunting (Live from Boston)1997 · Drama / Romance · 2025-03-31Cruise The Blues Brothers1980 · Comedy / Musical · 2025-02-10Hanks Before Sunset2004 · Romance / Drama · 2025-02-03Cruise Before Sunrise1995 · Romance / Drama · 2025-01-27Cruise Body Double1984 · Thriller / Erotic · 2024-11-04Hanks Hereditary2018 · Horror · 2024-10-21Hanks The Silence of the Lambs (Live from New York)1991 · Thriller / Horror · 2024-10-15Cruise The Sixth Sense1999 · Thriller / Horror · 2024-09-10OPEN The Grand Budapest Hotel2014 · Comedy / Adventure · 2024-08-13Hanks Pulp Fiction (Part 1 and 2)1994 · Crime / Thriller · 2024-07-29Cruise No Way Out1987 · Thriller / Action · 2024-07-23Cruise Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me1999 · Comedy / Spy · 2024-07-04OPEN Big Daddy1999 · Comedy / Drama · 2024-06-27OPEN Breaking Away1979 · Sports / Comedy · 2024-06-11Hanks Slap Shot1977 · Comedy / Sports · 2024-06-04Hanks Jerry Maguire1996 · Romance / Sports · 2024-05-13Cruise Along Came Polly2004 · Comedy / Romance · 2024-05-07Hanks Hardcore1979 · Crime / Noir · 2024-04-23Hanks Magnolia1999 · Drama · 2024-04-16OPEN Manchester By The Sea2016 · Drama · 2024-03-26Hanks Rounders (Live from New York)1998 · Crime / Sports · 2024-02-27OPEN Creed (Live from Philadelphia)2015 · Drama / Sports · 2024-02-20OPEN Forrest Gump (Live from D.C.)1994 · Romance / Drama · 2024-02-13OPEN The Insider1999 · Drama · 2024-01-30OPEN National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation1989 · Comedy / Christmas · 2023-12-19OPEN The Pelican Brief1993 · Thriller / Crime · 2023-12-12OPEN American Pie1999 · Comedy / Romance · 2023-11-28OPEN An Officer and a Gentleman1982 · Romance / Drama · 2023-11-14OPEN So I Married An Axe Murderer1993 · Comedy · 2023-10-17OPEN They Live (Live from L.A.)1988 · Sci-fi / Action · 2023-10-10OPEN The Big Chill1983 · Drama / Comedy · 2023-09-26OPEN A Bronx Tale2003 · Crime / Drama · 2023-09-19OPEN Eyes Wide Shut1999 · Drama / Mystery · 2023-08-15OPEN A Few Good Men: Live from L.A. ("A Few Good (Re)Men")1992 · Legal / Drama · 2023-07-31OPEN And Justice For All1979 · Drama / Mystery · 2023-07-20OPEN Primal Fear1996 · Thriller / Mystery · 2023-07-04OPEN Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade1989 · Adventure / Action · 2023-06-20OPEN Casino Royale2006 · Action / Adventure · 2023-06-02OPEN The Last Days of Disco1998 · Drama / Romance · 2023-05-23OPEN Alien1979 · Sci-fi / Horror · 2023-04-18OPEN Cape Fear1991 · Thriller / Crime · 2023-03-28OPEN Catch Me If You Can2002 · Drama / Crime · 2023-02-28OPEN Whiplash2014 · Drama / Music · 2023-02-21OPEN Sideways2004 · Comedy / Romance · 2023-01-10OPEN The Verdict1982 · Drama / Legal · 2022-12-13OPEN Blow Out1981 · Thriller / Mystery · 2022-11-15OPEN American Gigolo1980 · Crime / Drama · 2022-11-01OPEN Glengarry Glen Ross1992 · Drama / Crime · 2022-10-11OPEN Boogie Nights (Part 1 and 2)1997 · Drama / Comedy · 2022-09-27OPEN Saving Private Ryan1998 · War / Drama · 2022-09-06OPEN Unforgiven1992 · Western / Drama · 2022-08-01OPEN There Will Be Blood2007 · Drama · 2022-07-26OPEN Cop Land1997 · Crime / Drama · 2022-06-02OPEN The New Categories Selection ShowSpecial · The Rewatchables · 2022-05-31OPEN E.T. the Extra Terrestrial1982 · Sci-fi / Adventure · 2022-05-17OPEN Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery1997 · Comedy / Spy · 2022-05-03OPEN The Player1992 · Comedy / Crime · 2022-04-12OPEN Die Hard 21990 · Action / Thriller · 2022-04-05OPEN Panic Room2002 · Thriller · 2022-03-29OPEN Batman (1989)1989 · Action / Superhero · 2022-03-08OPEN The Ice Storm1997 · Drama · 2022-03-01OPEN Kramer vs. Kramer1979 · Drama / Legal · 2022-02-21OPEN Ordinary People1980 · Drama · 2022-02-01OPEN Casino1995 · Crime / Drama · 2022-01-25OPEN JFK1991 · Thriller / Crime · 2021-12-02OPEN The Color of Money1986 · Drama / Sports · 2021-10-19OPEN The Re-Departed2006 · Crime / Drama · 2021-10-05OPEN Dirty Work1998 · Comedy · 2021-09-21OPEN Rain Man1988 · Drama · 2021-08-24OPEN Superbad2007 · Comedy / Teen · 2021-08-09OPEN Boyz n the Hood1991 · Drama / Crime · 2021-06-29OPEN City Slickers1991 · Comedy / Western · 2021-06-15OPEN Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 · Adventure / Action · 2021-06-08OPEN Goodfellas1990 · Crime / Drama · 2021-05-18OPEN What About Bob?1991 · Comedy · 2021-05-04OPEN Manhunter1986 · Thriller / Drama · 2021-04-13OPEN Thief1981 · Action / Crime · 2021-04-01OPEN Insidious2010 · Horror / Thriller · 2021-03-22OPEN Inside Man2006 · Crime / Thriller · 2021-03-14OPEN Neighbors2014 · Comedy · 2021-02-23OPEN Taxi Driver1976 · Drama / Crime · 2021-02-09OPEN Mr. Holland's Opus1995 · Drama / Music · 2020-12-29OPEN Home Alone1990 · Comedy / Family · 2020-11-17OPEN Toy Story1995 · Family / Adventure · 2020-11-10OPEN The Exorcist1973 · Horror / Thriller · 2020-10-29OPEN The Martian2015 · Sci-fi / Adventure · 2020-10-13OPEN The Game1997 · Thriller / Mystery · 2020-09-29OPEN Se7en1995 · Crime / Mystery · 2020-09-22OPEN Cocktail1988 · Romance / Drama · 2020-09-01OPEN The 40-Year-Old Virgin2005 · Comedy / Romance · 2020-08-25OPEN Caddyshack1980 · Comedy / Sports · 2020-08-18OPEN The Conjuring2013 · Horror / Thriller · 2020-07-21OPEN Swingers1996 · Comedy / Romance · 2020-07-09OPEN Fletch1985 · Comedy / Mystery · 2020-06-16OPEN Back to the Future1985 · Sci-fi / Comedy · 2020-05-19OPEN Crimson Tide1995 · War / Action · 2020-05-12OPEN Groundhog Day1993 · Comedy / Romance · 2020-05-07OPEN Ferris Bueller's Day Off1986 · Comedy / Romance · 2020-04-21OPEN Enemy of the State1998 · Action / Thriller · 2020-04-09OPEN Tommy Boy1995 · Comedy / Buddy · 2020-04-03OPEN Edge of Tomorrow2014 · Sci-fi / Action · 2020-03-23OPEN The Godfather Part III1990 · Crime / Drama · 2020-03-17OPEN Contagion2011 · Drama / Thriller · 2020-03-08OPEN Oceans 122004 · Crime / Comedy · 2020-03-05OPEN Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood2019 · Drama / Comedy · 2020-02-06OPEN King of New York1990 · Crime / Drama · 2020-01-16OPEN The Talented Mr. Ripley1999 · Thriller / Drama · 2019-12-23OPEN Dunkirk2017 · War / Action · 2019-12-20OPEN The Godfather Part II1974 · Crime / Drama · 2019-12-16OPEN Happy Gilmore1996 · Comedy / Romance · 2019-12-10OPEN The Wolf of Wall Street2013 · Drama / Comedy · 2019-12-03OPEN Skyfall2012 · Action / Thriller · 2019-11-20OPEN The Shining1980 · Horror / Mystery · 2019-10-30OPEN Hodgepodge of 1999 films (including ‘The Blair Witch Project,’ ‘8MM,’ and ‘Being John Malkovich’)1999 · The Rewatchables · 2019-10-03OPEN Beverly Hills Cop1984 · Action / Comedy · 2019-09-16OPEN Election1999 · Comedy / Satire · 2019-09-12OPEN Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid1969 · Western / Drama · 2019-09-01OPEN Do The Right Thing1989 · Drama / Comedy · 2019-08-26OPEN Gone Girl2014 · Thriller / Mystery · 2019-08-13OPEN Reservoir Dogs1992 · Crime / Drama · 2019-07-25OPEN Inglourious Basterds2009 · War / Action · 2019-07-15OPEN The Matrix1999 · Sci-fi / Action · 2019-06-20OPEN Office Space1999 · Comedy · 2019-06-06OPEN The Hangover2009 · Comedy · 2019-05-26OPEN John Wick: Chapter 22017 · Action / Thriller · 2019-05-13OPEN Broadcast News1987 · Romance / Comedy · 2019-03-11OPEN Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008 · Comedy / Romance · 2019-03-04OPEN Dave1993 · Comedy / Romance · 2019-02-18OPEN A Star Is Born2018 · Romance / Drama · 2019-02-11OPEN The Warriors1979 · Action / Mystery · 2019-02-04OPEN Old School2003 · Comedy · 2019-01-14OPEN The Godfather1972 · Crime / Drama · 2019-01-07OPEN Tombstone1993 · Western / Drama · 2018-12-24OPEN The Firm1993 · Thriller / Drama · 2018-12-11OPEN All the Presidents Men1976 · Drama / Mystery · 2018-11-08OPEN Dazed and Confused1993 · Comedy / Teen · 2018-10-02OPEN True Romance1993 · Romance / Crime · 2018-09-20OPEN Rounders1998 · Drama / Indie · 2018-09-11OPEN Mad Max: Fury Road2015 · Action / Adventure · 2018-08-23OPEN Wedding Crashers2005 · Comedy / Romance · 2018-08-16OPEN Die Hard1988 · Action / Thriller · 2018-08-01OPEN Mission: Impossible1996 · Action / Thriller · 2018-07-26OPEN Step Brothers2008 · Comedy · 2018-07-13OPEN Jaws1975 · Adventure / Thriller · 2018-07-04OPEN Forrest Gump1994 · Romance / Drama · 2018-06-21OPEN Jurassic Park1993 · Sci-fi / Adventure · 2018-06-14OPEN Oceans 112001 · Crime / Comedy · 2018-06-07OPEN Training Day2001 · Crime / Thriller · 2018-05-31OPEN The Social Network2010 · Drama / Biographical · 2018-05-24OPEN Inception2010 · Action / Sci-fi · 2018-03-22OPEN Creed2015 · Drama / Sports · 2018-03-14OPEN The Big Lebowski1998 · Comedy / Crime · 2018-03-09OPEN Get Out2017 · Horror / Thriller · 2018-02-27OPEN Good Will Hunting1997 · Drama / Romance · 2018-01-25OPEN Zodiac2007 · Mystery / Thriller · 2017-12-14OPEN The Dark Knight2008 · Action / Adventure · 2017-11-16OPEN Scream1996 · Horror / Slasher · 2017-10-12OPEN