Discussion on 'Dudes Rock' and Men Like Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and Austin Butler

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss ‘The Bikeriders,’ a new Jeff Nichols movie starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Jodie Comer (1:00). They discuss the film’s successes, its influences, and more, before building a partial canon for movies in the “dudes rock” genre (30:00). Then, Chris leaves and Sean and Amanda discuss ‘Kinds of Kindness,’ Yorgos Lanthimos’s anthology film and the latest installment in his creative collaboration with Emma Stone (52:00). Finally, Sean is joined by ‘Bikeriders’ director Jeff Nichols to discuss the production of the movie, the book that inspired it, making such a stylized period piece, and more (1:15:00).

To watch episodes of ‘The Big Picture,’ head to https://www.youtube.com/@RingerMovies.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Guests: Chris Ryan and Jeff Nichols

Senior Producer: Bobby Wagner

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