Every week, The Ringer's Andy Greenwald and Chris Ryan -- longtime friends and pop culture addicts -- break down the latest in TV, movies, and music.
                        
                                
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                                                    What the Success of the Barbenheimer Weekend Tells Us About the Movie Industry. Plus, ‘Special Ops: Lioness.’
                                                
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                                            2023-07-24
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                                                    ‘Justified: City Primeval’ Reminds Us of What TV Used to Be. Plus, Hollywood Strike Updates
                                                
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                                            2023-07-20
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                                                    What ‘Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One’ Says About the State of Action Movies. Plus, Checking in on ‘Hijack’ and ‘Full Circle.’
                                                
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                                            2023-07-17
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                                                    SAG-AFTRA Strikes, ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,’ and Emmy Nomination Snubs and Surprises
                                                
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                                            2023-07-13
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                                                    ‘The Bear’ Creator Christopher Storer on the Making of Season 2. Plus, the Simple Pleasure of ‘Hijack.'
                                                
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                                            2023-07-10
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                                                    Movies Are Stuck in an Endless IP Loop. Plus, 'The Idol' Finale
                                                
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                                            2023-07-05
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                                                    ‘The Bear’ Season 2, Episodes 7-10. Plus, ‘Black Mirror’ Creator Charlie Brooker on the Newest Season.
                                                
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                                            2023-06-29
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                                                    ‘The Idol’ Episode 4 and ‘The Bear’ Episodes 4-6
                                                
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                                            2023-06-26
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                                                    ‘The Bear’ Comes Roaring Back and ‘Secret Invasion’ Falls Flat. Plus Nicole Holofcener on Making ‘You Hurt My Feelings’
                                                
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                                            2023-06-22
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                                                    ‘The Flash’ Flops, ‘The Idol’ Episode 3, and ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Returns. Plus, ‘Top Chef’ Judge Gail Simmons!
                                                
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                                            2023-06-19
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                                                    Remembering Cormac McCarthy. Plus, ‘Primo’ and Some Mailbag Questions.
                                                
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                                            2023-06-15
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                                                    ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘The Idol,’ Episode 2, and the ‘Top Chef’ Finale
                                                
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                                            2023-06-12
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                                                    Our Favorite Shows of 2023 So Far, Plus the Max Report Card and the Upcoming Summer TV Slate
                                                
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                                            2023-06-08
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                                                    Is ‘The Idol’ Provocative or Just Flat? Plus, Padma Lakshmi to Leave ‘Top Chef,’ and the DGA Gets a Deal.
                                                
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                                            2023-06-05
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                                                    Creator Jesse Armstrong on the Ending of ‘Succession’
                                                
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                                            2023-06-01
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                                                    ‘Succession’ and ‘Barry’: A Tale of Two HBO Finales
                                                
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                                            2023-05-29
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                                                    Preparing for the End of ‘Succession.’ Plus, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on the Making of ‘City on Fire.’
                                                
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                                            2023-05-25
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                                                    Breaking Down the Penultimate Episode of 'Succession'
                                                
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                                            2023-05-22
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                                                    The ‘Bear’ Season 2 Trailer, Where 'Class of '09' Falls Short, and 'Barry' Season 4, Episode 6
                                                
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                                            2023-05-18
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                                                    Breaking Down 'Succession' Season 4, Episode 8: "America Decides"
                                                
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                                            2023-05-15
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