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The Big Picture

Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more, featuring a rotating cast of Ringer colleagues like Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, ... Read more

Ranked #1

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'The Godfather Coda' and Top Five Director's Cuts

'The Godfather Coda' and Top Five Director's Cuts

In December 2020, Francis Ford Coppola oversaw the release of 'The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone,' a rec... Read more

5 Jan 2021

1hr 21mins

Ranked #2

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Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57)

Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57)

In preparation for Steven Spielberg's ‘Ready Player One,’ The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan discuss and debate ... Read more

30 Mar 2018

1hr 5mins

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Ranked #3

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Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture

Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture

Here's the case as it stands: We put the vote to you, the jurors, and you wanted to hear our closing arguments on the be... Read more

5 May 2020

1hr 35mins

Ranked #4

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'Marriage Story' Destroyed Us. Plus: Noah Baumbach on His Divorce Opus. | The Big Picture

'Marriage Story' Destroyed Us. Plus: Noah Baumbach on His Divorce Opus. | The Big Picture

Writer-director Noah Baumbach's latest is one of the year's best and most emotionally devastating films. The Netflix rel... Read more

8 Nov 2019

1hr 45mins

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Ranked #5

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Interview With 'Get Out' Director Jordan Peele | The Big Picture (Ep. 6)

Interview With 'Get Out' Director Jordan Peele | The Big Picture (Ep. 6)

Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with writer-director Jordan Peele (of 'Key & Peele' fame) to discuss... Read more

9 Mar 2017

38mins

Ranked #6

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Snubs, Surprises, and WTFs of the Golden Globe Nominations, With Mark Harris

Snubs, Surprises, and WTFs of the Golden Globe Nominations, With Mark Harris

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its old tricks again, so Amanda and Sean are here to break down the nom... Read more

3 Feb 2021

1hr 32mins

Ranked #7

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Let’s Talk ‘Tenet’

Let’s Talk ‘Tenet’

Christopher Nolan’s 11th feature film, ‘Tenet,’ has opened in theaters around the world and we are going to talk about i... Read more

15 Sep 2020

2hr 24mins

Ranked #8

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10 Fearless Golden Globes Predictions and the Magic of ‘Minari’

10 Fearless Golden Globes Predictions and the Magic of ‘Minari’

Sean and Amanda do the illogical: They try to predict how the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will hand out the Gold... Read more

25 Feb 2021

1hr 42mins

Ranked #9

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Emergency ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breakdown I The Big Picture (Ep. 62)

Emergency ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breakdown I The Big Picture (Ep. 62)

The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and David Shoemaker take an exhaustive trip through the galaxy to break down the plot twists... Read more

27 Apr 2018

1hr 6mins

Ranked #10

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The Safdie Brothers and ‘Good Time,’ an Instant New York Classic | The Big Picture (Ep. 21)

The Safdie Brothers and ‘Good Time,’ an Instant New York Classic | The Big Picture (Ep. 21)

The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and K. Austin Collins discuss the Safdie Brothers’ new crime film, ‘Good Time.’ (0:30) Then,... Read more

11 Aug 2017

34mins

Ranked #11

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‘Avengers: Endgame’: Emergency Deep Dive (SPOILERS) | Exit Survey

‘Avengers: Endgame’: Emergency Deep Dive (SPOILERS) | Exit Survey

‘Avengers: Endgame,’ the culmination of more than a decade of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, is finally here. We discu... Read more

26 Apr 2019

1hr 23mins

Ranked #12

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Introducing the Movie Director Game, With Sam Esmail | The Big Picture

Introducing the Movie Director Game, With Sam Esmail | The Big Picture

Movies have the February blues, so we enlisted a friend of the show to liven things up. 'Mr. Robot' creator and movie fa... Read more

21 Feb 2020

2hr 2mins

Ranked #13

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Was 2007 the Best Year for Film? | The Big Picture (Ep. 40)

Was 2007 the Best Year for Film? | The Big Picture (Ep. 40)

The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Andy Greenwald go back to 2007 to discuss the most fascinating year for mov... Read more

15 Dec 2017

41mins

Ranked #14

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Breaking Down ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ With Charlie Kaufman

Breaking Down ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ With Charlie Kaufman

The acclaimed writer-director Charlie Kaufman has returned with a new film, the disorienting, fascinating adaptation of ... Read more

10 Sep 2020

1hr 38mins

Ranked #15

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Hereditary’ Is the Most Disturbing Horror Movie in Years, With Ari Aster | The Big Picture (Ep. 69)

Hereditary’ Is the Most Disturbing Horror Movie in Years, With Ari Aster | The Big Picture (Ep. 69)

Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with filmmaker Ari Aster to discuss his first full-length feature, ‘Here... Read more

8 Jun 2018

25mins

Ranked #16

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The MCU Comes to TV: A Guide to ‘WandaVision’

The MCU Comes to TV: A Guide to ‘WandaVision’

After concluding their discussion of Part 2 of HBO’s Tiger Woods documentary series, Sean and Amanda dive back into the ... Read more

18 Jan 2021

1hr 8mins

Ranked #17

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‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Is Quentin Tarantino’s Most Sentimental Film Yet (SPOILERS) | Exit Survey

‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Is Quentin Tarantino’s Most Sentimental Film Yet (SPOILERS) | Exit Survey

We gather to discuss Quentin Tarantino’s ninth—and allegedly penultimate—film, ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.’ We bre... Read more

26 Jul 2019

1hr 12mins

Ranked #18

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The Best Movies of 2017 | The Big Picture (Ep. 42)

The Best Movies of 2017 | The Big Picture (Ep. 42)

The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins and K. Austin Collins rank and debate the best movies of 2017. ... Read more

22 Dec 2017

38mins

Ranked #19

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How to Make a Marvel Movie Funny With ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Taika Waititi | The Big Picture (Ep. 32)

How to Make a Marvel Movie Funny With ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Taika Waititi | The Big Picture (Ep. 32)

Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with Taika Waititi about his transition from small indie comedies in New Zea... Read more

3 Nov 2017

33mins

Ranked #20

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Barry Jenkins on Crafting the Sincerity of ‘Moonlight’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 4)

Barry Jenkins on Crafting the Sincerity of ‘Moonlight’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 4)

Barry Jenkins’s Moonlight is one of the heavyweights in this year’s Academy Awards race, racking up eight nominations. T... Read more

9 Feb 2017

32mins

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