Five Reasons Movie Theaters Are ... Back?! Plus, the World of Wong Kar-Wai.
Sean and Amanda dive into the return of the box office after ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ earned nearly $50 million over the holiday weekend. Are movie theaters back for good? Then, they discuss the results of...
6 Apr 20211h 26min
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and Top Five Blockbusters
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is the first major blockbuster movie event of 2021. Shea Serrano joins Sean and Amanda to discuss the winners and losers of the latest monster showdown, which is now in theaters an...
1 Apr 20211h 21min
The 2016 Movie Draft: Three the Hard Way
Sean and Amanda are once again joined by Chris Ryan to draft the best (a.k.a. their favorite) movies from the year 2016. They discuss their lives that year, how Hollywood was changing, what the 'Moonl...
30 Mars 20211h 21min
Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster
Sean and Amanda dive into the news about the new release strategy for Disney’s long-awaited ‘Black Widow’ and what it means for movie theaters (0:16). Then, they look at the results of the WGA and PGA...
26 Mars 20211h 29min
The Best Movie of 2021 So Far, and a Chuck Klosterman Theory of Film
Sean and Amanda welcome author Chuck Klosterman to dive deep into two fascinating topics. The first is Adam Curtis' sprawling six-part documentary series 'Can't Get You Out of My Head,' which explores...
23 Mars 20211h 29min
The Snyder Cut Commentary: A ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Watch-along
This is a very, very special episode of 'The Big Picture': our first watch-along commentary track. For 'Zack Snyder’s Justice League.' Except we’ve never seen it before. So when we press play on the S...
19 Mars 20214h 7min
The Snubs and Surprises of the Academy Award Nominations
It appears we have a historic and … good (???) set of nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards. Sean and Amanda dive into all the narratives, break down who missed out and why, and look at which film is l...
15 Mars 20211h 2min
Ten Ways to Save the 2021 Academy Awards Mailbag Special
We're 45 days away from the Academy Awards, and less than a week away from Oscar nominations. Sean and Amanda sense trouble for the hallowed award show, so they dive into the mailbag to come up with s...
12 Mars 20211h 31min
