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The Big Picture

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Mar 24, 2022 • 1h 44min

The 2022 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win and Who Should

It’s almost time for the 94th annual Academy Awards, so Sean and Joanna Robinson are making picks in all 23 categories. Don’t fill out your Oscar ballot until you’ve listened.Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Joanna RobinsonProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 21, 2022 • 1h 43min

The 1990s Oscar Winners Draft. Plus: Ryusuke Hamaguchi!

With the Oscars right around the corner, Chris Ryan joins Sean and Amanda to draft their favorite Oscar winners from the 1990s (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by ‘Drive My Car’ writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi to discuss his Oscar-nominated film (1:13:00).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Chris Ryan and Ryusuke HamaguchiProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 18, 2022 • 1h 15min

‘X,’ ‘Deep Water,’ ‘Turning Red,’ and 10 New Movies You Need to See Now

It’s a recommendations episode! Sean talks about 10 movies from 2022 that he likes, where you can watch them, and why you should (1:00). Spoiler alert, one of those movies is ‘X,’ the new horror movie from director Ti West. Ti joins Sean to talk about making his first horror film in nine years and why he isn’t done yet (38:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Ti WestProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 16, 2022 • 1h 39min

Top Five Film Scores. Plus: Hans Zimmer on 'Dune'!

Let’s talk movie music. Writer Jayson Greene joins Sean to talk about the art of the film score, the giants of the form, this year’s Oscar nominees, and their top five scores ever (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by legendary composer Hans Zimmer to discuss his Oscar-nominated work on ‘Dune’ and his career (1:07:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Jayson Greene and Hans ZimmerProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 14, 2022 • 1h 32min

Top Five Best Picture Winners and Why ‘The Power of the Dog’ Is This Year’s Front-runner

We are in the home stretch of a very long award season. On this episode, Sean is joined by Joanna Robinson and they are finally digging into Jane Campion’s widely praised revisionist western ‘The Power of the Dog’ and why it has remained the presumptive Best Picture favorite for months. Then, Sean and Joanna share their favorite Best Picture winners ever.Host: Sean FennesseyGuest: Joanna RobinsonProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 10, 2022 • 2h 1min

The ‘Free Guy’ Watch-along

That’s right—we are watching ‘Free Guy,’ one of the biggest hits of 2021 and a very divisive movie. Chris joins Sean and Amanda to discuss the Ryan Reynolds action-comedy for its entire running time. The movie is now available on HBO Max and Disney+, so you can stream along with 'The Big Picture.'Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 7, 2022 • 1h 45min

‘The Batman’ and Batman Movie Rankings

Sean is joined by Van Lathan and Rob Mahoney to take a deep dive into Matt Reeves’s ‘The Batman’ and have a spoiler-filled conversation (1:00) before ranking all 14 Batman movies (47:00). Then, Sean is joined by director Kogonada to discuss his new film, ‘After Yang’ (1:12:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Van Lathan, Rob Mahoney, and Kogonada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Mar 3, 2022 • 1h 33min

‘The Batman’ Is Here!

Holy reaction podcast, Batman! Chris Ryan and Joanna Robinson join Sean to break down ‘The Batman,’ the most-anticipated movie of the year so far (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by ‘The Batman’ director and cowriter Matt Reeves to talk about how and why he made the film (58:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Chris Ryan, Joanna Robinson, and Matt Reeves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 28, 2022 • 1h 35min

Best Picture Power Rankings and the Oscars Take Purge. Plus: ‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’

Award season is (finally) in full swing. Joanna Robinson joins Sean to break down the SAG Awards, the state of Best Picture (1:00), and to let Sean get some takes off his chest (34:30). Then, directing duo Coodie & Chike join Sean to talk about ‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy,’ Netflix’s new three-part documentary film series tracking the rise of Kanye West (1:02:00).Host: Sean FennesseyGuests: Joanna Robinson, Coodie & Chike Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Feb 24, 2022 • 1h 21min

The 2018 Movie Draft

We are drafting again! Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to pick their faves and foil their pals in another hotly contested draft of a memorable year in recent movie history: 2018.Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuest: Chris RyanProducer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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