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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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- 3 days ago1h 41m
‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips!
Get in, gang. We’re going to Raccoon City. Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to discuss Zach Cregger’s thrilling follow-up to his mega-successful ‘Weapons’ with his video game adaptation ‘Resident Evil,’ starring Austin Abrams. Before diving in, they react to a handful of movie news headlines, including Noah Baumbach leaving Netflix for Warner Bros. Clockwork, Quentin Tarantino publishing a new Cliff Booth novel, and John Leguizamo joining ‘Miami Vice ‘85’. Then, they giddily break down ‘Resident Evil’ and gush over the countless reasons why the movie is absolutely incredible. Finally, they look into what the future holds for movie video game adaptations, and take a look at the history of horror-comedy genre mashups and talk through why it’s so hard to pull off successfully. We’re coming to San Francisco! Intro Noah Baumbach leaves Netflix for Warner Bros. Clockwork Quentin Tarantino is publishing a new Cliff Booth novel What do strange rollouts for big movies mean for their box office potential? ‘River’ is the big acquisition out of TIFF John Leguizamo joins 'Miami Vice ‘85' ‘Resident Evil’ SPOILER WARNING Box office expectations and what’s next for Zach Cregger The future of video game movie adaptations A brief history of horror-comedy Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Talk to a State Farm agent today to learn how you can choose to bundle and save with the Personal Price Plan®. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there®. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 5 days ago1h 37m
The Sandra Bullock Movie Star Playbook and ‘Practical Magic 2.’ Plus: ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.’
Don’t look back in anger if you spent over two hours watching a pretty rough legacy sequel. On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Yasi Salek to cover two new releases in ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger,’ a film they loved, and ‘Practical Magic 2,’ a film they found to be quite poor. Later, they bring back the movie star playbook for Sandra Bullock and explore what they’d like to see from her career going forward. We’re coming to San Francisco! Intro TIFF premieres and Venice film festival prize winners ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Our relationship to the original ‘Practical Magic’ ‘Practical Magic 2’ is a brutal watch ‘Practical Magic 2’ significantly underperforms at the box office The Movie Star Playbook: Sandra Bullock Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Yasi Salek Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Talk to a State Farm agent today to learn how you can choose to bundle and save with the Personal Price Plan®. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there®. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 1 weeks agoconversational3h 3m6-min read
The Winners and Losers of the Summer Movies Came Roaring Back. Plus: ‘Hope,’ ‘The Uprising,’ and 10 More We Missed.
Amanda Dobbins returns from vacation as she and Sean Fennessey dissect a record-breaking summer box office, unpacking the seismic success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Odyssey, and Michael, while questioning the failures of Disney live-action remakes and Supergirl. Later, filmmaker BenDavid Grabinski joins to geek out over the raw, transgressive genius of Abel Ferrara, whose work is being celebrated in a new Criterion Channel collection.
- 1 weeks agoconversational1h 53m7-min read
The 10 Best Movies at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Stunning Elizabeth Holmes Doc.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins recap their experiences at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals, discussing standout films like Nathan Fielder’s You Can See Everything, Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine, and Jesse Eisenberg’s The Debut. The conversation centers on how these films challenge documentary form, explore media manipulation, and deliver powerful performances, while also reflecting on festival culture and awards season expectations.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 57m7-min read
The Black-and-Chrome Action Movie Pack and ‘Onslaught’ With Michael Biehn and Adam Wingard!
Adam Wingard’s Onslaught is a black-and-chrome, VHS-era action throwback packed with super soldiers, government conspiracies, and explosive set pieces, and the hosts dive into it with glee, dissecting its homage-heavy DNA and the cult appeal of gritty 80s and 90s action flicks.
- 2 weeks agoconversational1h 32m6-min read
10 Movies We Can’t Wait to See This Fall
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins preview the fall movie season, discussing recent box office performances, upcoming festival films, and their most anticipated releases, while reflecting on the cultural dominance of The Odyssey and the shifting landscape of prestige cinema.
- 3 weeks agoconversational1h 59m8-min read
The Ridley Scott Movie Rankings and ‘The Dog Stars’
Ridley Scott's latest post-apocalyptic film The Dog Stars, starring Jacob Elordi and Josh Brolin, is a visually striking but narratively disjointed effort that struggles to balance its quiet, ASMR-like tone with a bizarre third-act detour into cannibal cult territory. The hosts dissect the film’s flaws, debate its place in Scott’s sprawling filmography, and rank all 30 of his movies — ultimately placing Alien at number one.
- 3 weeks agoconversational1h 54m7-min read
The Flops Movie Draft
The Big Picture crew — Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, and guest Bill Simmons — dive into a special draft episode all about cinematic flops, defining what truly qualifies as a flop: not just box office failure, but cultural disappointment. They debate the soul of a flop while drafting under categories like 'Ebert Zero Stars,' 'Failed Franchise Launch,' and '$100 Million Losers Club,' ultimately celebrating these misfires as misunderstood gems or fascinating artifacts of Hollywood hubris.
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