699 episodes
The Big Picture The Ringer
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- TV & Film
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4.3 • 4.7K Ratings
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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, featuring a rotating cast of Ringer colleagues like Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Bill Simmons.
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The Richard Linklater Hall of Fame
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the unique filmmaking prowess of Texas legend Richard Linklater. On the eve of his newest film, ‘Hit Man,’ starring Glen Powell and Adria Arjona, they choose 10 films from his catalog to build out the Linklater Hall of Fame. Then, Sean is joined by director Ron Howard to discuss his documentary 'Jim Henson: Idea Man,' working in the documentary space, how he picks projects, and more (01:38:00)
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Chris Ryan and Ron Howard
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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The Box Office Crisis, a ‘Furiosa’ Deep Dive, and the 'Mad Max' Movie Rankings
Sean opens the podcast by sharing some extended thoughts about the state of the box office as it relates to George Miller’s ‘Furiosa’ (1:00). Then, Chris Ryan and Joanna Robinson join to do a deeper dive into ‘Furiosa’ and its various successes and limitations (17:00), before ranking every installment in the ‘Mad Max’ saga (1:15:00).
Host: Sean Fennessey
Guests: Chris Ryan and Joanna Robinson
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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‘Furiosa’ Is Here! Witness It!
Sean and Amanda dig into a spoiler-filled conversation about George Miller’s newest installment in his ‘Mad Max’ canon—the Anya Taylor-Joy– and Chris Hemsworth–starring ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.’ They discuss how it compares to 2015's ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ whether comparisons are fair or useful, the performances at the heart of the film, its visual prowess, its spot in the year of movies, whether it will have any chance at the Oscars, and more.
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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May Movie Massacre: ‘IF,’ ‘Back to Black,’ and ‘Unfrosted’
Sean and Amanda are joined by Midnight Boy and resident hater Charles Holmes to discuss a trio of less-than-ideal movies out right now: John Krasinski’s semi-animated ‘IF’ (1:00), the Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’ (45:00), and Jerry Seinfeld’s nightmarish directorial debut, ‘Unfrosted’ (1:07:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Charles Holmes
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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The Action Movie Scene Draft
We are drafting again! Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan reunite for a draft of the coolest scenes in action movie history.
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Chris Ryan
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ and the 'Apes' Movie Rankings
Sean and Amanda are joined by Van Lathan to discuss the new installment in the ‘Planet of the Apes’ franchise, the enduring power of the ‘Apes’ IP, and how it relates to modern IP storytelling (1:00). Finally, they rank the 10 films in the franchise (1:05:00).
Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Van Lathan
Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner
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Customer Reviews
Excellent mixed bag
Sean Fennessey continues his love affair with Tom Cruise and his tacit adoration of poorly endowed cult leaders. Thanks, CR and Amanda Dobbins for actually having a sense of humor that doesn’t sound like they’re trying to be the smartest person in the room.
Enough doom and gloom *please*
The Furiosa episodes had me bummed. The movie banged and you said you like it but you wouldn’t know it from the tone of either episode. I get money matters.. but your disappointment in the box office felt like it clouded the whole episode. Get over it
Good with liberal agenda slant
Great podcast show. However Sean and Amanda seem to thrive in preaching with an agenda driven superiority complex as to their biased, woke anti male, and liberal view points. This agenda seems to often times interfere with accurate reviews of stories and film. But alas some interesting discussions. And the physical media podcast is on point.