Now that Anora has hit select theaters, Sean assesses the state of the Best Picture race by running through a long (emphasis on long) list of 26 films…
Read more ‘Anora’ Is Pure Cinema, and the Best Picture Race Is Completely Up in the AirSean is joined by Van Lathan to discuss Joker: Folie à Deux, the off-putting sequel to Todd Phillips’s 2019 Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga (1:00). They…
Read more ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Hates You. Will You Return the Favor?Sean and Amanda recap the long weekend in film news and discuss the biggest films out of the Telluride Film Festival, including the much-anticipated Anora, the SNL origin…
Read more The Best Movies at Telluride and the 10 Most Anticipated Fall FilmsSean is joined by Chris Ryan to react to a handful of casting tidbits (1:00), before digging into the newest installment in the Alien franchise, Alien: Romulus (11:00).…
Read more ‘Alien: Romulus’ and the ‘Alien’ Movie RankingsSean and Amanda are joined by Ringer contributor Brian Raftery to discuss his miniseries about the Sony hack, running next week on the Big Picture feed (1:00). Then,…
Read more The Matt Damon Hall of Fame. Plus: The Anxious Wonder of ‘Dìdi.’Sean and Amanda dig into a heap of news that Sean missed while he was on vacation (0:55), including the latest on the MCU (1:25), the fall festival…
Read more Our Thirst for ‘Trap’Sean and Amanda recap the third installment of the Quiet Place franchise—the Lupita Nyong’o–starring A Quiet Place: Day One—which surprised both of them with its scale and quality…
Read more The Surprising ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ and Kevin Costner’s Big Bet on ‘Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1’Sean and Amanda discuss the unconfirmed casting news that Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Charlie Rowe will be the leads of Sam Mendes’s quartet of biopics…
Read more ‘Hit Man’ With Glen Powell and Richard Linklater!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…
Read more ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ and the ‘Apes’ Movie RankingsSean and Amanda answer your questions about the 2024 box office, roasts, YouTube movie clips, repertory theaters, and more (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by Mean Pod Guy…
Read more An Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag, and ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ With Jane SchoenbrunMGM Plus, Justin Kuritzkes joins to talk about writing the script, the power dynamics among the characters, and more! Sean and Amanda gather to discuss the 2024 film…
Read more ‘Challengers’ Is Sexy, Sweaty, and UndeniableSean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to run through the 10 most anticipated movies from this week’s CinemaCon, which Sean attended (1:00). Then, they have a…
Read more ‘Civil War’ With Alex Garland! Plus: The 10 Most Anticipated Movies Out of CinemaCon.Sean and Amanda discuss a recent run of positive 2025 movie news (1:00) before digging into Rose Glass’s second feature, Love Lies Bleeding (20:00). They take stock of…
Read more ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ and the 21st-Century Noir Movie CanonSean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson to briefly discuss Dune: Part Two and other way-too-early contenders for the 2025 Oscars (1:00). Then, they open the mailbag…
Read more The 2024 Oscars Mailbag and a Way-Too-Early Look at 2025 Best PictureSean and Amanda are joined by Ringer contributor and beloved “Mean Pod Guy” Adam Nayman to discuss Drive-Away Dolls, the latest solo Coen movie—this time directed by Ethan…
Read more ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ and Book Club No. 1—Francis Ford Coppola, ‘Apocalypse Now,’ and ‘The Path to Paradise’Sean, Amanda, and Chris gather to auction draft the movies they’re most excited for in 2024, including both Zendaya vehicles, Dune Part 2 and Challengers; Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey…
Read more The 2024 Movie Auction. Plus: Jake Johnson!Sean and Amanda discuss the new release Society of the Snow (1:00) before sharing their 24 most anticipated movies of 2024, including blockbuster releases like Dune: Part Two…
Read more The 24 Most Anticipated Movies of 2024 Sean and Amanda give some box office thoughts from the last couple weeks, before honing in on two films in theaters right now: Sydney Sweeney and Glen…
Read more Our 2024 Movie Resolutions, ‘Anyone but You,’ and ‘The Color Purple’Sean and Amanda each share five movies from the year that they feel were either under-discussed or underrated (1:00), before inviting The Ringer’s David Shoemaker on to dive…
Read more ‘The Iron Claw’ and the 10 Most Underrated Movies of 2023Sean and Amanda are joined by The Ringer’s Michael Mann aficionado Chris Ryan to discuss one of the year’s best and most anticipated movies: Ferrari (1:00). They discuss…
Read more ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies
