The Big Picture
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The Top Five Movies of 2023
Sean and Amanda talk titanic works from master filmmakers, blockbuster hits that captured the zeitgeist, smaller movies that use their artistry to challenge viewers, and more
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The Aggressive Majesty of ‘May December’ and Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’
Sean and Amanda are joined by Wesley Morris to talk Todd Haynes’s new film and ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’
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‘Saltburn’: Iconic or Disastrous? Plus: Alexander Payne!
Sean is joined by ‘Holdovers’ director Alexander Payne to discuss reuniting with Paul Giamatti, casting an actor in their first role, the filmmaking style of the movie, and more
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‘Napoleon’ and the Top Five “Great Men” Movies
Sean, Amanda, and Chris explore the high highs of Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ while sorting through their feelings on why the movie doesn’t come together as a whole. Then, they place ‘Napoleon’ in the context of "great men" movies.
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‘The Holdovers’ and ‘The Hunger Games.’ Plus: Eli Roth!
Eli Roth joins to discuss ‘Thanksgiving,’ his feature-length follow-up to the fictional trailer of the same name, which first appeared in the 2007 film ‘Grindhouse’
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The Ridley Scott Hall of Fame. Plus: Errol Morris!
With Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ hitting theaters, Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to build the Ridley Hall of Fame. Then, Errol Morris joins to talk about his new John le Carré documentary, ‘The Pigeon Tunnel.’
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‘The Marvels’ Is Here. Is It Too Late for the MCU?
Plus, Kristoffer Borgli, the writer and director of ‘Dream Scenario,’ joins the show to talk about the start of his career, working with Nicolas Cage, and more!
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‘The Killer’ Is Cold-Blooded Genius. And Something More.
Chris Ryan joins the show to talk about the trio’s collective favorite movie of 2023
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Best Picture Power Rankings and ‘Priscilla’ With Sofia Coppola!
Sean and Amanda review Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ and Sean is joined by Coppola to talk about what she saw in Priscilla Presley’s memoir that made her want to adapt it
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The David Fincher Movie Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan reunite for a draft of the work of acclaimed director David Fincher inspired by his new movie, ‘The Killer’
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Did ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Just Save Movies? Plus: The Emily Blunt Movie Star Playbook.
Sean and Amanda discuss the surprising box office performance of ‘FNaF’ and review the new drama ‘Pain Hustlers’
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Introducing the Big Oscar Bet. Plus, a Halloween Mega-Mailbag.
Sean, Amanda, and Alex Ross Perry discuss the state of horror, physical media, and more
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The Lawyer Movie Draft With Griffin Newman and David Sims
Sean, Amanda, and Chris are joined by David Sims and Griffin Newman of ‘Blank Check’ to draft their favorite lawyer movies
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Astounding
Sean and Amanda explore the adaptation of the David Grann book and how Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Eric Roth shifted the perspective in the film
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‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Is Here. Is It Worthy of the Hype?
Sean and Amanda discuss the surprise box office smash hit of the year, ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’
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Why We Need Sex Scenes in Movies and ‘Fair Play’
Writer-director Chloe Domont discusses her debut feature, ‘Fair Play,’ as well as the process of having a movie acquired out of Sundance, and more!
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Best Picture Power Rankings and Wes Anderson’s Oscar Chances
Plus, Sean is joined by Grant Singer to discuss his new crime thriller, ‘Reptile’
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The Horror Oscars and ‘The Exorcist: Believer’
Sean and Chris discuss how David Gordon Green’s career has been defined by horror franchises
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The Martin Scorsese Hall of Fame
Ahead of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Sean, Amanda, and Chris debate which films deserve to make it into the director’s Hall of Fame
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The 21st-Century Sci-Fi Canon, ‘The Creator,’ and ‘No One Will Save You’
Sean and Chris cover the new sci-fi films ‘The Creator’ and ‘No One Will Save You’ before getting into their favorite sci-fi movies since 2000
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‘Stop Making Sense’ and the Top Five Concert Films
Plus, Sean and Amanda discuss the tentative agreement between the WGA and AMPTP
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The Top 10 Garbage Cash Movies and ‘Dumb Money’
Sean, Amanda, and Chris review ‘Dumb Money’ and craft a new entrant into their running "garbage" genre series—Garbage Cash
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‘A Haunting in Venice’ and the Top 5 Haunted House Movies
Sean and Amanda review Kenneth Branagh’s third Agatha Christie adaptation before sharing 10 of their favorites in the haunted house genre
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The 20 Most Intriguing Movies of the Fall and the Best of the Toronto International Film Festival
Sean and Amanda are joined by Adam Nayman to talk the Toronto International Film Festival, then both share their lists of the most anticipated movies of 2023 for the first time
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The Denzel Washington Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan are joined by Bill Simmons and Van Lathan for a draft of the best Denzel Washington movies
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600th Episode Mega Mailbag Extravaganza
We’re talking Martin Scorsese, changes in the show over the last six years, rejected alternate names, and more!
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10 Way-Too-Early Oscar Predictions and the Best Movies at Telluride and Venice
Sean and Amanda chat about the films they saw at two recent film festivals and make some awards predictions
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The 2006 Movie Draft
Sean, Amanda, and Chris reunite for a draft of the best movies of 2006
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‘Dune 2’ Pushed Back, Barbenheimer’s $2 Billion, and Everything We Missed While We Were Out
Sean and Amanda discuss all the movies they missed, the big stories out of Hollywood, and much more
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Episode 8: “I Love America”
In the eighth and final episode of our podcast series about how Hollywood took on the Vietnam War, host Brian Raftery talks to Oliver Stone about his Oscar-winning hit ‘Born on the Fourth of July’—and examines why the U.S. decided to move on from Vietnam in the ’90s.
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Episode 7: “Ain’t War Hell”
In Episode 7 of our narrative podcast about how Hollywood portrayed the Vietnam War, host Brian Raftery looks at the wave of high-profile Vietnam films that arrived in the wake of ‘Platoon’ and dominated the late ’80s—including Stanley Kubrick’s dark-hearted classic ‘Full Metal Jacket’
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Episode 6: “I Am Reality”
‘Do We Get to Win This Time?’ is a podcast about how Vietnam movies have shaped the way we think about the Vietnam War. In Episode 6, host Brian Raftery talks to Oliver Stone about the making of his 1986 Vietnam War classic, ‘Platoon.’