What It’s Really Like at an Awards Show. Plus: Cliff Booth Returns and the Best Super Bowl Trailers!

February 10, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: Casual chat between two hosts, blending banter, trailer breakdowns, awards show recap, and a post-screening interview with filmmakers.
The Key Players:
- Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins – film critics with sharp chemistry, riffing on pop culture like Super Bowl ads, kids' obsessions, and awards buzz; their playful jabs (e.g., illness woes, minion fever) drive the fun.
The Vibe: Fun, geeky, and insider-y – excited awards chatter mixed with relatable parent humor and trailer hype, educational without pretension.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

Hosts unpack Super Bowl movie trailers, their DGA Awards night, and spotlight K-pop Demon Hunters in a lively interview. Banter weaves in family life, superhero fatigue, and industry shifts.

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What you'll learn

1 `(00:00)` **🎙️ Introduction: Maggie Kang & Chris Applehans**
2 `(02:05)` **Super Bowl Recap & Halftime Show**
3 `(03:28)` **David Fincher/Quentin Tarantino Netflix Teaser**
4 `(09:24)` **Shape-Shifting Sci-Fi Trailer (Emily Blunt Feature)**
5 `(16:10)` **Project Hail Mary Teaser**
6 `(17:26)` **Minions and Monsters Trailer**
7 `(19:45)` **The Mandalorian & Grogu Trailer**

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Show Notes

Sean and Amanda open the show by reacting to every movie trailer from the Super Bowl, including those for David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ and Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ (1:25). Then, they talk through their experience at the DGA Awards this past weekend and explain what it’s actually like at an awards show (33:15). Finally, Sean is joined by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the directors of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ to discuss why they wanted to make a movie for themselves first and foremost, how legendary Korean directors Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook inspired their filmmaking style, and the importance of writing interesting and strong female characters (1:25:38).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

Producer: Jack Sanders

Video Producers: Sarah Reddy, Donald LoBianco, and Ryan Todd

Audio Producers: Devon Baroldi and Kevin Cureghian

Additional Production Support: Nick Kosut and T Cruz

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