The Big Picture
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Ask Sean Anything Mailbag, ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,’ Five New Movies to Stream, the ‘Barbie’-‘Oppenheimer’ Hierarchy
Sean digs into his pet obsession, the ‘Transformers’ franchise, and its newest installment, ‘Rise of the Beasts’
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‘Past Lives,’ the Start of Oscar Season, and the Top Five Most Romantic Movies of All Time
Plus, the writer and director of ‘Past Lives,’ Celine Song, joins to discuss the extraordinary film
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‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ Is Here to Save Us
Sean, Amanda, and Charles Holmes chat about both ‘Spider-Verse’ movies and discuss the incredibly high standard they set
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Movies Vs. TV in 2023: What the ‘Succession’ Finale Says About Storytelling Now. Plus: A Pointless ‘Little Mermaid.’
Cristian Mungiu, the Romanian master filmmaker, also joins to discuss his latest, ‘R.M.N.’
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Hype at Cannes and Five Must-See May Movies. Plus: Julia Louis-Dreyfus!
Sean and Amanda come to you live (on tape) from Europe! Then, Sean is joined by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nicole Holofcener, the star and the writer-director, respectively, of the new film ‘You Hurt My Feelings’
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The Robert De Niro Movie Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan reunite for a draft, with a twist
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‘Fast X’ and the Desecration of Movies. Plus: Paul Schrader!
Sean and Amanda discuss ‘Fast X’ and the troubles of the franchise before making a hard pivot to Paul Schrader’s ‘Master Gardener’
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The 10 Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2023, and the Most Surprising Film of the Year So Far
Sean is also joined by Matt Johnson, the filmmaker behind ‘BlackBerry’
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The Movie Star Rankings: 35 Over 35, Revisited
Sean and Amanda are back with their updated rankings for their 35 favorite actors over the age of 35!
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‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Hype and How the Writers Strike Affects Movies
Plus, too-early Oscar predictions and a ‘Guardians Vol. 3’ hangover
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Can ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Salvage Marvel’s No Good, Very Bad Year?
Sean and Jo talk Marvel’s recent rocky run of movies, changes in leadership, streaming series delays, whether ‘Guardians Vol. 3’ can salvage their year, and more
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The Top 10 Garbage Lads Movies and ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’
In honor of Guy Ritchie, Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan debut their latest hyper-specific, beloved genre: garbage lads
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Top Five Coming-of-Age Movies and ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’
Plus, there is talk of Disney’s upcoming live-action film ‘Peter Pan and Wendy’
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The 1990s Summer Blockbuster Movie Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan reunite for a draft of the summer blockbusters of the ’90s
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‘Beau Is Afraid’: The Most Audacious and Polarizing Movie of the Year, With Ari Aster!
Ari Aster joins to discuss how he made his thrilling new movie, ‘Beau Is Afraid’
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The 10 Best Horror Movies So Far This Year
Plus: ‘Renfield,’ ‘The Pope’s Exorcist,’ and ‘Evil Dead Rise’
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Movie Swap: ‘Casablanca’ vs. ‘The In-Laws’ vs. ‘Spy Kids’
Sean and Amanda pitch a pair of beloved spy classics, while Bobby shares with them the millennial family romp ‘Spy Kids’
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The Two Best Movies of 2023 So Far, and 10 More We Missed. Plus: Michelle Williams and Kelly Reichardt!
Sean and Amanda discuss ‘Showing Up’ and ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’
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The Magic of ‘Air’ and the Return of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
Sam Jones also joins to discuss his new documentary on Jason Isbell, ‘Running With Our Eyes Closed’
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Is Here! Is Our Video Game Movie Future?
Ben Lindbergh and Charles Holmes join to discuss the new movie and how video games have been the most valuable IP in Hollywood
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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Is … Good. But Are Movies Just Brands Now?
Plus, filmmaker A.V. Rockwell joins to discuss her debut feature, ‘A Thousand and One’
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The Keanu Reeves Hall of Fame and ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’
Sean and Amanda are joined by the film’s director, Chad Stahelski, to break down all things ‘JW4’
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The Movie Star Playbook: Adam Driver Edition
Plus, debating whether the Superhero Era is over, and chatting with writer-director Jamie Dack about her new film
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‘Scream VI’ and the ‘Scream’ Movie Rankings
Sean’s sister Grace joins to break down the new installment in the ‘Scream’ franchise
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The Oscar Hangover Mailbag: An Unrealistic 2024 Preview and How to Improve the Show
Sean, Amanda, and Joanna discuss the telecast’s future and answer listener questions
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The 2023 Oscars: Everything Everywhere All the Academy Awards
Sean and Amanda break down the 95th Academy Awards
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Oscar Predictions: Who Will and Should Win at the Academy Awards
Sean and Amanda dig into what to expect from the Academy Awards, including prop bets for the telecast and predictions for every category.
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The ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Watch-Along
Sean, Amanda, and Chris get together to watch and discuss the final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy
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‘Creed III’ and the Top 10 Boxing Movies
Sean and Amanda discuss Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut and the third movie in the Adonis Creed story
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The 2023 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the Big Picks!
Wesley Morris joins Sean and Amanda to hand out the only awards that matter