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The Big Picture
The Big Picture
The Ringer

Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more, featuring... more

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Episodes

The Best Picture Movie Draft

Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan gather to draft films that have been awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards. This... more

21 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 26 minutes
The 21st-Century (American) British Movie Canon, ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ and ‘Paddington in Peru’

Sean and Amanda are joined by ‘Bandsplain’ host Yasi Salek to discuss ‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy,’ the fourth... more

18 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Is Marvel’s Rock Bottom. Now What?

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to review the utter mess that is ‘Captain America: Brave New World.’... more

14 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
The Mega-Mailbag Is Here, and the New Best Picture Front-Runner Is …

Sean and Amanda react to the movie trailers that ran during the Super Bowl and give their broader thoughts about... more

10 Feb 2025 · 2 hours, 8 minutes
The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

Sean and Amanda react to the ‘Fantastic Four’ and ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ trailers (1:00) before discussing the slate of movies... more

07 Feb 2025 · 2 hours, 10 minutes
The 10 Best Movies at Sundance, and the Astonishing ‘Nickel Boys’

Sean and Amanda discuss the evolving story of Karla Sofía Gascón’s old tweets (1:00) and what it might portend for... more

04 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
Best Picture Power Rankings and Brutal Honesty About ‘The Brutalist’

Sean and Amanda dig into ‘The Brutalist’ (with spoilers!)—the text, the reception, the performances, the score, its awards chances, its... more

31 Jan 2025 · 2 hours, 28 minutes
The 2025 Dumpuary Extravaganza. Plus: Steven Soderbergh Returns!

Sean and Amanda are joined by Yasi Salek to discuss ‘Better Man,’ the bizarro Robbie Williams biopic in which he... more

27 Jan 2025 · 2 hours, 15 minutes
2025 Oscar Nominations: Snubs, Surprises, and WTFs

Sean and Amanda give their instant reactions to the Oscar nominations announced this morning, including their takes on what films... more

23 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 41 minutes
The 2025 Movie Auction

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to draft, in auction format, some of the movies they’re most excited... more

20 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 57 minutes