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Old Movies vs. New Movies: How ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Beat Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, and an Awesome Weekend Movie Lineup

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What does it mean when old movie rereleases make more money than ever at the box office? Sean and Amanda try to answer that question on today’s show by discussing ‘Avenge

Sep 28
2 h 23 min

‘Primetime’ Is a Robert Pattinson Transformation and the Nightmare Media Movie of Our Time, With Lance Oppenheim!

#37 trending · TV & Film

Why don’t you take a seat and sit back, because on today’s show, Sean and Amanda discuss one of their most anticipated films of the year: ‘Primetime,’ starring Robert Pat

Sep 25
1 h 52 min

The Best Movies About Filmmakers, and ‘Boorman and the Devil’

On today’s show, Sean is joined by Tracy Letts to cover a new documentary, ‘Boorman and the Devil,' which tells the fascinating tale of director John Boorman and his misb

Sep 23
1 h 45 min

2026 Best Picture Power Rankings, and the Best Movies at TIFF. Plus: Zach Cregger on ‘Resident Evil’!

In today’s action-packed episode, Sean and Amanda react to ‘Resident Evil’ smashing its opening weekend box office expectations, Paramount settling lawsuits paving the wa

Sep 22
2 h 13 min

‘Resident Evil’ Absolutely Rips!

Get in, gang. We’re going to Raccoon City. Sean is joined by Chris Ryan to discuss Zach Cregger’s thrilling follow-up to his mega-successful ‘Weapons’ with his video game

Sep 17
1 h 41 min

The Sandra Bullock Movie Star Playbook and ‘Practical Magic 2.’ Plus: ‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger.’

Don’t look back in anger if you spent over two hours watching a pretty rough legacy sequel. On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Yasi Salek to cover two new rel

Sep 15
1 h 37 min

The Winners and Losers of the Summer Movies Came Roaring Back. Plus: ‘Hope,’ ‘The Uprising,’ and 10 More We Missed.

On today’s action-packed show, Sean and Amanda briefly react to the first trailer released for M. Night Shyamalan's new film, ‘Remain,’ and the news that Paul Feig is att

Sep 11
3 h 03 min

The 10 Best Movies at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Stunning Elizabeth Holmes Doc.

It’s time for one of our favorite episodes of the year: the fall film festival report! Sean and Amanda break down all of the best things they saw this year at the Telluri

Sep 8
1 h 53 min

The Black-and-Chrome Action Movie Pack and ‘Onslaught’ With Michael Biehn and Adam Wingard!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to take some MDMA, get kinky, and grab some guns because on today’s show, Chris Ryan joins us (duh) to discuss Adam Wingard’s new me

Sep 4
1 h 57 min

10 Movies We Can’t Wait to See This Fall

Sean and Amanda open today’s show by breaking down the weekend box office and highlighting the solid performance of ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ the continued bulldozing by ‘Spider

Sep 1
1 h 32 min

The Ridley Scott Movie Rankings and ‘The Dog Stars’

Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss the newest release from his guy Ridley Scott in ‘The Dog Stars’ starring Jacob Elordi and Margaret Qualley. They share

Aug 28
1 h 59 min

The Flops Movie Draft

We’re drafting again! Sean and Amanda are joined by Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan for their first ever “Flops Movie Draft” where they highlight some of their favorite movie

Aug 25
1 h 54 min

‘Tony’ and the Top 5 Coming-of-Age Movies, With Matt Johnson!

Well, there’s only one man to bring in to discuss Matt Johnson’s new biopic, ‘Tony,’ and that’s Anthony Bourdain aficionado Chris Ryan. Before diving into the movie, CR b

Aug 21
1 h 49 min

‘The End of Oak Street’ and the Top Five 'Twilight Zone' Movies. Plus: Will Poulter!

A very special occasion (a potentially good dinosaur movie) requires very special company, which is why on today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan and Mallory Rubin to

Aug 18
2 h 36 min

The Final Girl Film Canon and ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ With Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, and Jane Schoenbrun!

Sean is joined by “mean pod guy” Adam Nayman to cover Jane Schoenbrun’s new sexy slasher flick ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillia

Aug 14
1 h 57 min

The "Ask Sean Anything" Mailbag. Plus: The Amazing Life of a Character Actor, with Patrick Fischler.

Sean is back from vacation, and to celebrate, we opened up the mailbag with an incredibly fun “ask Sean anything” prompt. Before diving in, he reacts to the massive comme

Aug 11
2 h 37 min

'One Night Only' and the 21st Century Rom-Com Canon

On today’s show, Amanda is joined by her Jam Session co-host and romantic comedy expert Juliet Litman to discuss a movie referenced as "The Purge, but for sex,” otherwise

Aug 7
2 h 14 min

The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto!

O Canada! For the first time in The Big Picture’s history, we visited Toronto for a very special live show at the TIFF Lightbox. They open the show with some movie trivia

Aug 4
1 h 57 min

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and the Spider-Man Movie Rankings

With great power comes great responsibility. That’s why we brought in Van Lathan to discuss the fourth installment in the Tom Holland–era Spidey series: ‘Spider-Man: Bran

Jul 31
2 h 10 min

Sex, Hell, and 10 Movies We Missed This Summer. Plus: Gregg Araki!

It’s Sean’s (observed) birthday, and what better way to celebrate than by reacting to the news that Ryan Gosling will star as Ghost Rider in a Shawn Levy–directed MCU fil

Jul 28
2 h 26 min

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Chart positions

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#156 ▼ 6 All Podcasts US

#3 — TV & Film US

What listeners say

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After seeing some of the negative reviews for this top-tier podcast, I felt the need to jump in and leave a review. I’ve been listening to the big picture somewhat religiously for about seven years, and it’s the only film podcast in my regular rotation. Sean and Amanda are both exceptional hosts. CR is a beloved addition when occupying the third chair. Big thanks for all the amazing content over the years.

honest andrew · Sep 2026

Just discovered this pod a few weeks ago and you guys have officially turned me into a movie nerd. While I don’t agree with ALL of the takes, I love the conversations and general format of this pod. Sean and Amanda you guys rock! Thanks for keeping it insightful and still fun. Signed a 24 year old who wants to pivot to work in the movie industry now bc of yall

weazerr · Sep 2026

I am a faithful Big Picture listener. The episode with Patrick Fischler and the interview with him was fantastic. I can’t say enough good things. The questions posed by Sean and Patrick’s honest answers kept me enthralled. This is what podcasting is all about. Excellent!!

LMurch · Aug 2026

Love the hosts and have become very enamored of them. Their knowledge of film is really impressive, and their tastes balance each other out very well. The two things that used to drive me crazy about the podcast are getting better. One: spoilers. Thankfully they’ve started to announce when a spoiler is coming up at times, but they completely ruined amazing cinematic moments for me to experience in a fresh way in the past- and it was typically the day of release or pre-release, so there wasn’t even an opportunity for me to see it first. Not cool, especially for a podcast that is meant to engender love of cinema and seeing it in person. It seems like they’re getting better- they must’ve gotten quite a bit of feedback on that. Two: it can get a bit ‘bro-ey’, even with a female co-host. Amanda tries to hold her own, but sometimes they’ll focus on a pretty actress instead of a great character actress in a film, or overlook a great lgbtq film, although it seems like they’re getting better and trying to include one or two a year now. It’s all very mainstream for the most part, and I know it’s a hard line to tow. Having said all that, they have introduced me to so many great films and filmmakers as well, and I’m very grateful for that.

golightly101 · Aug 2026

One thing that really frustrates me about this podcast is that when you are talking about horror you seem to mainly only have men talking about it. Women make up a HUGE percentage of horror fans and if you are going to do an episode covering final girls, it’s a problem to not have a woman on to talk about that. Surely someone within that network likes horror.

Seaavery · Aug 2026

The hosts know a decent amount about movies but talk so much about the minutiae of their personal lives, the episodes go way too long. A two hour podcast on the movies of 2002 is great, the problem is when half of it is taken up by stories of what they ate the day before or equally uninteresting topics. It comes across as if they believe the listener is as interested in updates on their lives vs learning about movies. Could be so much better.

DBrasco32679 · Sep 2024

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