This episode of The Big Picture is the second half of the hosts’ annual movie auction, where Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, and Chris Ryan bid on upcoming 2026 films with a $1,000 budget, aiming to meet specific cinematic thresholds like box office success, Oscar nominations, and critica
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