Oliver Stone’s harrowing and heartbreaking Vietnam drama ‘Platoon’ becomes a worldwide phenomenon in 1986—and signals the beginning of the Vietnam movie boom.
Host: Brian Raftery
Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design: Bobby Wagner
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
All interviews for this series were conducted before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023.
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The Movie Star Liquor Taste Test
The ‘Barbie’ Deep Dive With Greta Gerwig!
The ‘Oppenheimer’ Deep Dive
‘Barbie’ + ‘Oppenheimer,’ a.k.a. Barbenheimer, Is Upon Us!
The ‘Mission: Impossible’ Mailbag, and Movie Rankings
‘Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One’ Is Here, and It’s Spectacular
10 Movies We Missed This Year
The 2023 Movie Auction Returns!
The 10 Best Movies of 2023 ... So Far
‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ and the Indy Movie Rankings
The Harrison Ford Hall of Fame
Jennifer Lawrence’s Movie Star Playbook and ‘No Hard Feelings’
‘Asteroid City’ and the Wes Anderson Movie Rankings
‘The Flash’ Is Here! Is It the "Greatest Superhero Movie Ever"?
The 2001 Movie Draft
Ask Sean Anything Mailbag, ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,’ Five New Movies to Stream, and the ‘Barbie’-‘Oppenheimer’ Hierarchy
'Past Lives,' the Start of Oscar Season, and the Top Five Most Romantic Movies of All Time
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Is Here to Save Us
Movies Vs. TV in 2023: What the ‘Succession’ Finale Says About Storytelling Now. Plus: A Pointless ‘Little Mermaid.’
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Hype at Cannes and Five Must-See May Movies. Plus: Julia Louis-Dreyfus!
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