The Rewatchables

S1 E4022015

‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Episode Synopsis

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are compelled by some indescribable force to rewatch Steven Spielberg’s 1977 spectacle ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’

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