In this nostalgic episode of The Big Picture, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, and guest Bill Simmons dive into a movie draft for 1988, reminiscing about the year’s films, box office trends, and personal favorites, while debating classics like Die Hard, Big, Rain Man, and *Who Fram
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