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The Big Picture
94 conversations · 78 films · 155h
Every episode from this podcast that covers a film in the catalogue, most recent first.
'One Night Only' and the 21st Century Rom-Com Canon
One Night Only ‘The Invite’ Is a Hilarious Social Nightmare, With Olivia Wilde!
The Invite ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and the Spider-Man Movie Rankings
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Sex, Hell, and 10 Movies We Missed This Summer. Plus: Gregg Araki!
I Want Your Sex The Diane Keaton Hall of Fame
Minions & Monsters The Triumph of ‘The Odyssey,’ and the Christopher Nolan Movie Rankings
The Odyssey ‘The Odyssey’ Is Massive and Magnificent
The Odyssey The Top 10 Fantasy Films, The Toy Movie Hall of Fame, and ‘Masters of the Universe,’ with Griffin Newman!
Masters of the Universe The Comic Book Movie Death Rattle and ‘Supergirl.’ Plus: ‘Jackass: Best and Last’ Goes Out With a Bang.
Supergirl We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!
Backrooms ‘Toy Story 5’ and the ‘Toy Story’ Movie Rankings. Plus: ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ and the Top Five Robin Hoods.
Toy Story 5 ‘Disclosure Day’ Is Steven Spielberg’s True Believer Manifesto. Kneel!
Disclosure Day ‘Backrooms’ Is the Future of Movies, With Kane Parsons!
Backrooms ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ and the Movies That Feel Like Our Lives
The Devil Wears Prada 2 The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Year … So Far. Plus: The New Scary Movie Royalty, and ‘Obsession,’ With Curry Barker!
Obsession ‘Michael’ Wants to Start Something It Can’t Finish. Plus: ‘Mother Mary’ With David Lowery!
Michael The Meryl Streep Hall of Fame
The Devil Wears Prada 2 The Top 10 Movie Plot Twists and ‘The Drama.’ Plus: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Certainly Exists.
The Drama The 10 Wildest Reboots in Movie History and ‘The Bride!’ Plus: A ‘Secret Agent’ Second Look and the Best Doc Contenders.
The Bride The Oscar Hangover Mailbag. Plus: ‘Dune: Part Three’ Is Coming!
Dune ‘Project Hail Mary’ Will Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! With Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Project Hail Mary The 2026 Academy Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Earns More Than a Few Small Oscars
One Battle After Another The 2026 Alternative Oscars, a.k.a. the 6th Annual Big Picks! Plus: The Craziest Awards Season in Years.
One Battle After Another The Steven Spielberg Conversation
Disclosure Day Our Final 2026 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win, and Who Should Win
Disclosure Day Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Now What? Plus: ‘Scream 7,’ Heat 2,’ and ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ With Matt Johnson!
Scream 7 The Final Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Sinners’ Second Look With Autumn Durald Arkapaw!
Sinners The Heaving ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Throbbing ‘Pillion’: A Very Horny Valentine's Day Double Feature
"Wuthering Heights" The 2026 Golden Globes: ‘One Battle After Another’ vs. ‘Hamnet’ Begins
One Battle After Another The 10 Most Misused Stars in Hollywood and the Gnarly Magic of ‘Send Help’
Send Help The Oscar Noms Mailbag: Is ‘Sinners’ vs. ‘One Battle After Another’ a Race? Plus: Best Picture Power Rankings.
Sinners ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ Is Gut-Ripping and Gut-Wrenching. Plus: Mona Fastvold on ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’!
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple The 2026 Movie Auction
The Odyssey The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 2 - 'There Will Be Blood’
There Will Be Blood The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 1 - 'The Social Network’
The Social Network The ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Watch-Along!
Avatar: The Way of Water ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Burns Bright Before Flaming Out. Plus: Best Picture Power Rankings and the Oscar Short Lists!
Avatar: Fire and Ash The Movie Business Freak-Out Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ With Rian Johnson!
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery ‘Hamnet’ and the 10 Best Performances of 2025. Plus: Kleber Mendonça Filho on ‘The Secret Agent.’
Hamnet The Adam Sandler Hall of Fame and ‘Jay Kelly’ With Noah Baumbach!
Jay Kelly The Top Five Movies of 2025
Zootopia 2 The Top 10 Underseen and Overlooked Movies of 2025. Plus: ‘Is This Thing On?,’ ‘Ella McCay,’ and Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.
Is This Thing On? ‘Marty Supreme’ Is the Moment, With Josh Safdie!
Marty Supreme F---, Marry, Kill at the Movies: ‘The Housemaid,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ and ‘Anaconda’
The Housemaid The Juiceless Fall Movie Season, ‘The Running Man,’ and ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’
The Running Man The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6 - 'Mulholland Drive’
Mulholland Drive The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 3 - '25th Hour’
25th Hour The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 4 - 'Inglourious Basterds’
Inglourious Basterds The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 5 - 'Lady Bird’
Lady Bird ‘Wicked: For Good’ Is No Good. But ‘Train Dreams’ Is.
Wicked: For Good Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ and the Best Frankenstein Movies. Plus: Jennifer Lawrence Is Ablaze in ‘Die My Love.’
Frankenstein Best Picture Power Rankings and the Super-Sincerity of ‘Sentimental Value,’ With Joachim Trier! Plus: Regretting ‘Regretting You.’
Sentimental Value ‘Predator: Badlands’ and the 'Predator' Movie Rankings
Predator: Badlands The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7 - 'In The Mood for Love’
In the Mood for Love The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 9 - 'Mad Max: Fury Road’
Mad Max: Fury Road The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 8 - ‘Parasite’
Parasite Best Picture Power Rankings, ‘Bugonia,’ and the New Paranoid Thriller, With Yorgos Lanthimos!
Bugonia Best Picture Power Rankings and The Rock’s Oscar Bid in ‘The Smashing Machine,’ with Benny Safdie!
The Smashing Machine ‘One Battle After Another’: A Second Opinion With Van Lathan
One Battle After Another The New York City Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims!
Saturday Night ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ and the ‘Music Biopic’ Mount Rushmore
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Ready to Explode
A House of Dynamite The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 12 - 'The Royal Tenenbaums’
The Royal Tenenbaums The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 11 - 'The Wolf of Wall Street’
The Wolf of Wall Street The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 13 - 'Get Out’
Get Out One Mailbag After Another, and the Updated PTA Movie Rankings
One Battle After Another ‘One Battle After Another’ Is a Modern Masterpiece, With Leonardo DiCaprio and Paul Thomas Anderson!
One Battle After Another Is ‘Weapons’ a Classic? And an Oscar Contender? Plus: The Best Movies at TIFF!
Weapons ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Is a N.Y. Movie State of Mind, With Spike Lee!
Highest 2 Lowest 2. ‘25th Hour’ and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ | Mission Accomplished
25th Hour 1. ‘Bring It On’ and ‘Donnie Darko’ | Mission Accomplished
Bring It On 4. ‘Michael Clayton’ and ‘Chop Shop’ | Mission Accomplished
Michael Clayton 5. ‘No Country for Old Men’ and ‘W.’ | Mission Accomplished
No Country for Old Men ‘Weapons’ Is Why We Go to the Movies, With Zach Cregger!
Weapons The 1990s Horror Movie Canon and ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer.’ Plus: The ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Revolution.
I Know What You Did Last Summer The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 14 - ‘Moneyball’
Moneyball ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Here. Plus: Our Fall Film Festival Preview.
The Fantastic 4: First Steps Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Is a Mirror. Like What You See?
Eddington The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 16 - ‘Oppenheimer’
Oppenheimer The Superman Movie Rankings
Superman ‘Superman’ Is Here to Save the Day. Are We Saved?
Superman The 2025 Movie Auction Returns!
Superman ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ Does Not Find a Way. Plus: Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is Coming!
Jurassic World Rebirth The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 18 - ‘Before Sunset’
Before Sunset ‘Ballerina,’ ‘Bring Her Back,’ and ‘Dogma’ Reborn, with Kevin Smith!!!
Ballerina Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’
Elio '28 Years Later': Death, Zombies, and One of the Year's Best Movies
28 Years Later ‘Materialists’ and the Top Five Movie Love Triangles. Plus: ‘The Life of Chuck,’ With Mike Flanagan.
Materialists ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Is Here, With Wes Anderson!
The Phoenician Scheme The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 19 - ‘Spirited Away’
Spirited Away The ‘Shrek’ Pod
Shrek The ‘Final Destination’ Kill Rankings and ‘Bloodlines’
Final Destination ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ ‘Friendship,’ and the Top Five Movie Friends
Lilo & Stitch ‘Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning’ Is Here. How Will We Reckon With It?
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning Streaming from the publisher, never re-hosted, ads intact.