The Big Picture Podcast

Sean and Amanda have an in-depth conversation and unpack their very mixed feelings on a pair of two new releases coming this weekend. They start with Celine Song's Materialists and celebrate Songs wonderful writing while also exploring their inability to connect to Dakota Johnson's and Pedro Pascals performances of the material (1:46). Then, they create their list of the top five movie love triangles of all time (45:10). Next, they discuss Mike Flanagans newest Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck, and explore why they think it will be such a divisive movie (53:57). Finally, Sean is joined by Flanagan to talk about his relationship to King, why he felt that this was the right time to make a shift away from horror, and how to tightrope walk the thin line between corniness and sincerity (1:21:01).



Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Mike Flanagan

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Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss their disappointment with the newest installment in the John Wick franchise, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina (2:08). Next, they cover the second horror feature film from the Philippou brothers with the deeply upsetting Bring Her Back and explain why it was an interesting follow-up to their first feature, Talk to Me (25:45). Then, they revisit Kevin Smiths 1999 classic, Dogma, and share everything they loved about it when they first watched it, and all of the things that have aged so well since then (37:00). Finally, Sean is joined by Kevin Smith for the first time to discuss the re-release of Dogma. They discuss why it has been so difficult to access the rights to the movie, what made Smiths return to the Cannes Film Festival so special, and share a myriad of incredible stories across his entire filmmaking career (51:19).



Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Kevin Smith and Chris Ryan

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Sean and Amanda take a deep dive into one of their favorite directors' newest films: Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme.’ They discuss the new themes Anderson tackles that he typically avoids, celebrate the phenomenal performances from Michael Cera and Mia Threapleton, and discuss how a second viewing can unlock a better understanding of the movie’s ideas (1:36). Then, for the first time in Big Picture history, Wes Anderson joins the show to discuss the movie, the connective tissue across his filmography, and how he experiments in new projects (50:37).



Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Wes Anderson

Producer: Jack Sanders



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We are drafting again! Sean and Amanda are joined by several Ringer all-stars for a mega-draft of the best movies from 2000.



The Big Picture will be live in Chicago on July 21! Tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 4 at 12p CT.



Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, Mallory Rubin, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney, and Bobby Wagner

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Bobby Wagner joins the show to bid farewell to The Big Picture and The Ringer at large. We look back at how he started working on the show and run through all of his favorite moments during his time as a producer (0:54). Then, Bobby finally convinces Sean and Amanda to discuss ‘Shrek’ and ‘Shrek 2’ on the show and talk about why ‘Shrek’ is such a critical movie for young millennials and early Gen Z (23:40).



Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guest: Bobby Wagner

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