The Tender Bar 2021
George Clooney directs this J.R. Moehringer adaptation, written by William Monahan. Sean calls it modest and unshowy, a bit of a Wonder Years episode, and says Affleck steals it as the bartender uncle raising the kid.
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The 22 Most Anticipated Movies of 2022
January 6, 2022/ 77 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Sean and Amanda each rank eleven 2022 movies they can't wait for, revisit Ben Affleck in The Tender Bar, remember Peter Bogdanovich, and Amanda shares some news.
31 films across 4 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The Tender BarBen Affleck's stretch run continues
Remembering Peter BogdanovichThe director died this week at 82
Targets 1968
His low-budget debut, a Corman production.
The Last Picture Show 1971
One of the most celebrated films ever made, and the start of an incredible run.
What's Up, Doc? 1972
A screwball comedy with Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.
Paper Moon 1973
Ryan O'Neal and his daughter Tatum O'Neal, a delightful period piece.
Saint Jack 1979
A later film Sean says has been rightly reclaimed over the years.
They All Laughed 1981
With Audrey Hepburn and Ben Gazzara, and Dorothy Stratten, Bogdanovich's partner, who was murdered shortly after.
Amanda's Most Anticipated Movies of 2022best to worst
No. 1
Top Gun: Maverick 2022
No. 1, third year running, since the original 2020 date. Amanda uses the moment to reveal she's pregnant and worried she'll miss the screening again.
No. 2
Maestro 2023
No. 2. Untitled at the time; Bradley Cooper directing and starring as Leonard Bernstein, with Carey Mulligan as his wife.
No. 3
She Said 2022
No. 3. Maria Schrader directs Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan as the reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein story, from the Jodi Kantor/Megan Twohey book.
No. 4
The Worst Person in the World 2021
No. 4, Amanda's favorite film of the previous year. Joachim Trier's closer to the Oslo trilogy, getting a Neon release in February.
No. 5
The Eternal Daughter 2022
No. 5. Joanna Hogg and Tilda Swinton, shot in secret in Wales during the pandemic.
No. 6
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022
No. 6, referred to on the show as Knives Out 2. Daniel Craig back as Benoit Blanc, shot on location in Greece for Netflix.
No. 7
You Hurt My Feelings 2023
No. 7, called Beth and Don on the show. Nicole Holofcener reteams with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays a novelist whose husband secretly doesn't like her writing.
No. 9
Fire Island 2022
No. 8 (tied). Joel Kim Booster's Pride and Prejudice riff, directed by Andrew Ahn, with Bowen Yang and Margaret Cho.
No. 10
Elvis 2022
No. 9. Baz Luhrmann's biopic with Austin Butler as Elvis and Tom Hanks as Colonel Parker.
No. 12
Ticket to Paradise 2022
No. 11. Ol Parker directs George Clooney and Julia Roberts in a romantic comedy shot in Australia.
Sean's Most Anticipated Movies of 2022best to worst
No. 1
Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
No. 1. Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio and Jesse Plemons, from David Grann's book, for Apple.
No. 2
Nope 2022
No. 2. Jordan Peele's third film, with Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer; Sean knows almost nothing about it and likes it that way.
No. 3
The Northman 2022
No. 3. Robert Eggers' Viking saga with Alexander Skarsgård; Sean warns it'll be stranger and slower than the trailer suggests.
No. 4
White Noise 2022
No. 4. Noah Baumbach adapts the Don DeLillo novel, with Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, for Netflix.
No. 5
Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
No. 5. The Daniels' follow-up to Swiss Army Man, starring Michelle Yeoh; premieres at SXSW on March 11.
No. 6
The Killer 2023
No. 6. David Fincher and Michael Fassbender for Netflix, no release date yet at the time.
No. 7
The Fabelmans 2022
No. 7 (tied). Steven Spielberg's most autobiographical film, co-written with Tony Kushner, with Seth Rogen.
No. 8
Armageddon Time 2022
No. 7 (tied). James Gray's own Queens childhood, with Anne Hathaway, Anthony Hopkins, and Jeremy Strong.
No. 10
Women Talking 2022
No. 9. Sarah Polley's return to directing, adapting Miriam Toews, with Frances McDormand, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Jessie Buckley.
No. 12
The Batman 2022
No. 11. Matt Reeves directs Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, and Colin Farrell.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Soderbergh's year-end list Mad Max: Fury RoadAlice in the CitiesA Hard Day's NightWest Side StorySex, Lies, and Videotape
The Tender Bar talk The DepartedThe Last DuelThe Midnight SkyBeing the RicardosDeep Water
Back catalogs and comparisons The WitchThe LighthouseValhalla RisingEyes Wide ShutIn the BedroomLittle ChildrenPhoenixPortrait of a Lady on FireJokerThe SouvenirThe Souvenir Part IISwiss Army ManThe Death of Dick LongUsGet OutA Star Is BornI'm Your ManDrivewaysForgetting Sarah MarshallNeighborsEnough SaidFrances HaHookA.I. Artificial IntelligenceRomaOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodMolly's GameMamma Mia! Here We Go AgainMr. & Mrs. SmithAll the President's Men
2022 also-rans Bullet TrainBlack AdamDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessLicorice Pizza
Box office chat Spider-Man: No Way HomeMortal KombatGodzilla vs. KongDuneThe Matrix ResurrectionsJudas and the Black MessiahKing RichardReminiscence
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