The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’

Sean and Amanda open the show by covering A24’s win in the 72-hour bidding war for Olivia Wilde’s The Invite at the Sundance Film Festival (1:16), react to the leaked photographs from the upcoming biopics about the Beatles (5:33), and share their brief takeaways from the BAFTA nominations (8:38). Then, they cover Mercy, starring Chris Pratt, which they found to be an evil and disastrous misfire (17:01). Next, they talk through Sam Raimi’s Send Help, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien, and celebrate Raimi’s use of his signature trademarks to explore some really morally thorny material (41:34). Finally, they use McAdams’s wonderful performance as a segue to have a conversation about the 10 most misused stars in Hollywood (1:00:16).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Producer: Jack Sanders