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The Big Picture

The Ringer
Oppenheimer
Golden Globes
Barbie
Poor Things
Covid-19
Ferrari
Renaissance
May December
Leave the World Behind
The Iron Claw
Beyoncé
Godzilla Minus One
The Boy and the Heron
Wonka
Extraction
First Cow
Tenet
Judas and the Black Messiah
The Invisible Man
Mank

Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more, featuring a rotating cast of Ringer colleagues like Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Bill Simmons.

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Sean and Amanda have an action-packed show today where they cover three new releases. Before diving in, they react to the recent trailers for ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and quickly discuss ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ (1:38). T... more

Sean and Amanda return to continue their yearlong project of listing the 25 best movies of the 21st century so far. Today, they discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘There Will Be Blood,’ one of greatest portraits of greed and ambition ever made. They disc... more

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Sean and Amanda dream big on today’s show because they’re breaking down one of their most anticipated movies of the year with Josh Safdie’s ‘Marty Supreme,’ starring Timothée Chalamet. They make the case for why it’s one of the best movies of the yea... more

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Sean and Amanda kick off the show by reacting to the brief teaser released for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s ‘Digger’ starring Tom Cruise (1:08). They then cover two new releases that they found absolutely baffling in Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ (... more

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Josh Safdie
Director, co-writer, and editor of 'Marty Supreme'
Safdie Brothers
Episode: ‘Marty Supreme’ Is the Moment, With Josh Safdie!
Rian Johnson
Director and Writer
Director of the Knives Out films
Episode: The Movie Business Freak-Out Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ With Rian Johnson!
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Director of The Secret Agent
Episode: ‘Hamnet’ and the 10 Best Performances of 2025. Plus: Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent.’
Tracy Letts
Prominent playwright and actor known for his contributions to theater and film
Episode: The Robert Redford Hall of Fame
Joachim Trier
Norwegian filmmaker known for his explorative storytelling and character-driven narratives
Film Director
Episode: Best Picture Power Rankings and the Super-Sincerity of ‘Sentimental Value,’ With Joachim Trier! Plus: Regretting ‘Regretting You.’
Clint Bentley
Director of Train Dreams
Episode: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Is No Good. But ‘Train Dreams’ Is.
Edgar Wright
Director of 'The Running Man'
Episode: The Juiceless Fall Movie Season, ‘The Running Man,’ and ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’
Yorgos Lanthimos
Filmmaker known for his unique storytelling style and collaboration with Emma Stone
Episode: Best Picture Power Rankings, ‘Bugonia,’ and the New Paranoid Thriller, With Yorgos Lanthimos!
Mary Bronstein
Writer and director of 'If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You'
A24
Episode: ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ and the ‘Music Biopic’ Mount Rushmore

Hosts

Sean Fennessey
Co-host and film critic known for his engaging discussions about movies, their cultural significance, and industry trends.
Amanda Dobbins
Co-host and film analyst who excels in film critique and creative discussions about contemporary cinema.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 14k ratings
  • Elitist garbage

    If you would like to have rich coastal elites talk down to you about movies, look no further. Anytime CR is on I will listen because money and success cannot change him, unlike the other two

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    Southrob1231
    United States5 days ago
  • Pronunciation.

    I really love this podcast, it’s always one of my first listens, I just wish Amanda would work on her podcast voice. She over pronounces any word ending in “ing” and pronounces “and” like “ant”. I don’t know why it drives me so crazy, but once you notice it, that’s all you hear. Seems like an easy fix for a professional podcaster?

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    4
    Cherryblahblah77
    United States6 days ago
  • Is any prep work done for these episodes

    The review of wicked (for good) was tbh… embarrassing. I’m hardly the world’s biggest Wicked fan, and there is plenty to critique about this film, but the hosts spend half of this episode shouting questions about the plot that are either: literal canon, easily google-able, or answered in the film…

    This is not a difficult film to understand, these are not difficult metaphors to grasp-

    the hosts (especially Sean) are indignant and intentionally dense throughout this conversation. Even if you’r... more

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    1
    noresolutions2022
    United States7 days ago
  • So Much Fun

    I just discovered this podcast and I really enjoy it. I’m totally addicted to catching up on all the hall of fame and movie draft episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    The Lev
    United States7 days ago
  • An Overtly Hostile Host and Ad Strategy have made this unlistenable.

    I’ve listened for years and until this year considered it one of my favorites. I realized this week it is no longer worth the time.

    Amanda is often openly hostile to the type of people this podcast should be for and often proves, through her various tangents, that she’d rather be talking about literally anything other than movies.

    The ad strategy is absolutely irritating. Often there is less than a handful of minutes between ads whether it’s the Bill Simmons prerecorded ones or the live read... more

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    Sikapwach
    United States10 days ago

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‘Marty Supreme’ Is the Moment, With Josh Safdie!
Q: Can you maybe, before we talk about Marty, talk about life after Uncut Gems?
Life after Uncut Gems was challenging as he didn't know what was next after such a long journey.
Best Picture Power Rankings and the Super-Sincerity of ‘Sentimental Value,’ With Joachim Trier! Plus: Regretting ‘Regretting You.’
Q: Can you just talk about that, how you and Eskil came up with Gustav's birthday gifts?
Gustav brings inappropriate gifts like 'The Piano Teacher' and 'Irreversible' to connect with his grandson, which creates comedic tension.
The Top Five Ethan Hawke Movies and a Double Shot of Richard Linklater, With Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater!
Q: Can you give me the literal position change that you made so that we can even deepen this metaphor?
It's like we're like, and the band leader is the same. So a lot of, when you're on a Linklater set, I think it would, if you think about your older friends, have they changed? Not that much.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ and the Best Frankenstein Movies. Plus: Jennifer Lawrence Is Ablaze in ‘Die My Love.’
Q: What did you think of the film Frankenstein?
If you're going to make a Frankenstein story, del Toro is the guy you go to to do it, and I think he attempts to add some new wrinkles while still respecting the core themes.
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ and the Best Frankenstein Movies. Plus: Jennifer Lawrence Is Ablaze in ‘Die My Love.’
Q: What did you think of Die My Love?
I think it is one of my favorite movies of the year, catered directly to me. It conveys the weird and terrifying experience of postpartum depression accurately.

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2. Rian Johnson
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5. Joachim Trier
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7. Edgar Wright
8. Yorgos Lanthimos

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