Podcast Episodes
Back to Search‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Is a N.Y. Movie State of Mind, With Spike Lee!
Sean and Amanda start the show by reacting to a handful of recent movie trailers, including Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’—starring Margot Rob…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Best Movies at Telluride and Venice, and the 10 Most Anticipated Fall Films
Sean and Amanda are back from vacation! Today, they discuss the biggest films out of the Telluride and Venice film festivals before sharing the yet-t…
6 months, 1 week ago
The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 13 - 'Get Out’
Sean and Amanda return to continue their yearlong project of listing the 25 best movies of the 21st century so far. Today, they discuss Jordan Peele’…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
6. ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Iron Man’ | Mission Accomplished
As Hollywood and America look toward a brighter future, two war films explore the long-term impacts of the Bush years on soldiers and civilians alike…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
5. ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘W.’ | Mission Accomplished
A pair of tough Texas dramas reckon with the bleakness of the Bush years—resulting in two of the most unpredictable films of the early 2000s.
Host: B…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
4. ‘Michael Clayton’ and ‘Chop Shop’ | Mission Accomplished
As America falls into a recession, two movies about New York hustlers capture the quiet desperation needed to survive in a country running on empty.
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3: ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Zodiac’ | Mission Accomplished
As Americans pine for a kinder, gentler nation, two wildly entertaining (and wildly different) films about life in 1970s California poke holes in our…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
2. ‘25th Hour’ and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ | Mission Accomplished
In the wake of 9/11 and America’s new war on terror, two films capture the chaos of a country caught between open rage and simmering paranoia.
Host: …
7 months ago
1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished
The Big Picture Live Show in NYC: Tickets go on sale today, August 12, at 2 p.m. ET at 92ny.org!
As a new millennium gets underway, two beloved high …
7 months ago
‘Weapons’ Is Why We Go to the Movies, With Zach Cregger!
'Weapons' is finally here, and Sean gets back in the void for a deep dive on one of his most anticipated films of the year. But before diving in, he …
7 months, 1 week ago