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The Big Picture, page 8
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Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more. Subscribe to Sean's newsletter, Projections, here.
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The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 20 - ‘Melancholia’Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins14 May 2025 · 43 min
A Mailbag for All Time. Plus: Alex Ross Perry Returns!In this episode of The Big Picture, Sean and Amanda dive into a mailbag full of questions from listeners.12 May 2025 · 2 h 19 min
The Paul Newman Hall of FameSean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins9 May 2025 · 2 h 16 min
The 2025 Movie Star Rankings: 35 Over 35. Plus: Nicolas Cage!Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins6 May 2025 · 2 h 15 min
‘Thunderbolts*’ Is Marvel’s Return to Form. Is It Too Late?In this episode of The Big Picture, hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins are joined by superhero correspondent Mallory Rubin to discuss the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe installment,…2 May 2025 · 1 h 31 min
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 21 - ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins30 Apr 2025 · 45 min
Four Ways of Looking at an Action Movie: ‘The Accountant 2,’ ‘Havoc,’ ‘A Working Man,’ and ‘The Amateur’In this episode of *The Big Picture*, the hosts discuss several action films, recap a recent outing to the mobile Criterion Closet, and analyze box-office successes and failures.28 Apr 2025 · 1 h 21 min
The Summer Movie Preview Game. Plus: David Cronenberg on ‘The Shrouds.’Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins25 Apr 2025 · 2 h 40 min
The ‘Sinners’ Surge. Plus: The Val Kilmer Hall of Fame!In this episode of The Big Picture, hosts Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan pay tribute to the late Val Kilmer by creating a "Hall of Fame" for his essential performances.23 Apr 2025 · 1 h 38 min
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 22 - ‘Children of Men’In this episode of *The Big Picture*, hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins continue their yearlong project of discussing the 25 best movies of the 21st century.21 Apr 2025 · 45 min
‘Sinners’ Is for the Sickos, the Cinephiles and You, with Ryan Coogler!Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins17 Apr 2025 · 1 h 41 min
The 1990 Movie DraftSean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins15 Apr 2025 · 1 h 42 min
The 10 Most Intriguing Movies at the Cannes Film Festival. Plus: ‘Warfare’ Is Hell, With Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.The 10 Most Intriguing Movies at the Cannes Film Festival. Plus: ‘Warfare’ Is Hell, With Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.11 Apr 2025 · 1 h 41 min
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 23 - ‘Something’s Gotta Give’In this episode of *The Big Picture*, hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins continue their yearlong project of listing the 25 best movies of the 21st century.9 Apr 2025 · 46 min
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is the Most Important Movie of the Year So Far. And These Flicks Are the Best …In this episode of *The Big Picture*, hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins discuss the blockbuster phenomenon of *A Minecraft Movie*, a video game adaptation featuring Jack Black and Jason Momoa.7 Apr 2025 · 1 h 29 min
The 15 Most Anticipated Movies at CinemaCon, and Our Trip to Las Vegas!In this episode, Sean and Amanda recap their recent trip to Las Vegas for CinemaCon, discussing the latest industry news and their top 15 most anticipated movies from the event.5 Apr 2025 · 1 h 36 min
The Gen Z Movie Focus GroupIn this special episode of *The Big Picture*, host Amanda Dobbins is joined by Jomi Adeniran, Jade Whaley, and Jack Sanders to explore the movie-watching habits of Gen Z.1 Apr 2025 · 1 h 28 min
The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: 'Holland' and 'Kinda Pregnant.'In this episode, Amanda Dobbins is joined by Yasi Salek to explore the concept of "Garbage Women," a mini-genre of mediocre to bad streaming movies starring prominent actresses.28 Mar 2025 · 1 h 34 min
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 24 - ‘The Handmaiden’In this episode of *The Big Picture*, hosts Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins continue their exploration of the 25 best movies of the 21st century by discussing *The Handmaiden*, a 2016 film by South…26 Mar 2025 · 41 min
The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’In this episode, the hosts and guest discuss recent trailer news, the Barry Levinson film *The Alto Knights*, and engage in a lighthearted analysis of films that draw inspiration from Martin Scorsese…24 Mar 2025 · 1 h 28 min
The 1982 Movie DraftSean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins21 Mar 2025 · 2 h 16 min
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 25 - ‘Michael Clayton’Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins19 Mar 2025 · 40 min
‘The Electric State’ Is a Netflix Nightmare. Plus, 10 (Better) Movies We Missed.Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins17 Mar 2025 · 2 h 16 min
‘Mickey 17’ and the Bong Joon-ho Movie RankingsSean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins10 Mar 2025 · 1 h 20 min