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Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: top fives, movie drafts, Oscar analysis, and more, featuring a rotating cast of Ringer colleagues like Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Bill Simmons.

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Live from the Toni Rembe theater in San Francisco, it’s the Halloween Movie Draft! Sean and Amanda are joined by friends of the pod Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry to select their favorite spooky genre movies of all time.

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The Halloween Movie Draft

Oct. 27

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Live from the Toni Rembe theater in San Francisco, it’s the Halloween Movie Draft! Sean and Amanda are joined by friends of the pod Chris Ryan and Alex Ross Perry to select their favorite spooky genre movies of all time.

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Best of the Century: Our Top 25 Movies

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 1, ‘The Social Network’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 1, ‘The Social Network’

Movie of the Century: ‘The Social Network’‘The Social Network’

Best Movies of the Century: ‘The Social Network’

The Big Picture • Dec. 31, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 1, ‘The Social Network’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 1, ‘The Social Network’

Movie of the Century: ‘The Social Network’‘The Social Network’

Best Movies of the Century: ‘The Social Network’

The Big Picture • Dec. 31, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 2, ‘There Will Be Blood’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 2, ‘There Will Be Blood’

Best Movies: No. 2, ‘There Will Be Blood’

The Big Picture • Dec. 26, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 2, ‘There Will Be Blood’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 2, ‘There Will Be Blood’

Best Movies: No. 2, ‘There Will Be Blood’

The Big Picture • Dec. 26, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 3, ‘25th Hour’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 3, ‘25th Hour’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 3, ‘25th Hour’

The Big Picture • Nov. 26, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 3, ‘25th Hour’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 3, ‘25th Hour’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 3, ‘25th Hour’

The Big Picture • Nov. 26, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 4, ‘Inglourious Basterds’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 4, ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 4, ‘Inglourious Basterds’

The Big Picture • Nov. 19, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 4, ‘Inglourious Basterds’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 4, ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 4, ‘Inglourious Basterds’

The Big Picture • Nov. 19, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 5, ‘Lady Bird’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 5, ‘Lady Bird’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 5, ‘Lady Bird’

The Big Picture • Nov. 12, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 5, ‘Lady Bird’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 5, ‘Lady Bird’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 5, ‘Lady Bird’

The Big Picture • Nov. 12, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6, ‘Mulholland Drive’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6, ‘Mulholland Drive’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 6, ‘Mulholland Drive’

The Big Picture • Nov. 5, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6, ‘Mulholland Drive’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 6, ‘Mulholland Drive’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 6, ‘Mulholland Drive’

The Big Picture • Nov. 5, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7, ‘In the Mood for Love’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7, ‘In the Mood for Love’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 7, ‘In the Mood for Love’

The Big Picture • Oct. 29, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7, ‘In the Mood for Love’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 7, ‘In the Mood for Love’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 7, ‘In the Mood for Love’

The Big Picture • Oct. 29, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 8, ‘Parasite’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 8, ‘Parasite’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 8, ‘Parasite’

The Big Picture • Oct. 22, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 8, ‘Parasite’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 8, ‘Parasite’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 8, ‘Parasite’

The Big Picture • Oct. 22, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 9, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 9, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 9, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

The Big Picture • Oct. 14, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 9, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 9, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 9, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’

The Big Picture • Oct. 14, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 10, ‘Marie Antoinette’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 10, ‘Marie Antoinette’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 10, ‘Marie Antoinette’

The Big Picture • Oct. 1, 2025

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 10, ‘Marie Antoinette’

The 25 Best Movies of the Century: No. 10, ‘Marie Antoinette’

Best Movies of the Century: No. 10, ‘Marie Antoinette’

The Big Picture • Oct. 1, 2025

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The Big Picture: Movie Drafts

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The Big Picture: Movie Drafts

Mailbags!

The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag!

The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag!

The Big Picture • April 21 • 2 hr 57 min

The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag!

The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag!

The Big Picture • April 21 • 2 hr 57 min

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag. Plus: ‘Dune: Part Three’ Is Coming!

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag. Plus: ‘Dune: Part Three’ Is Coming!

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag and ‘Dune’

The Big Picture • March 17 • 1 hr 48 min

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag. Plus: ‘Dune: Part Three’ Is Coming!

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag. Plus: ‘Dune: Part Three’ Is Coming!

The Oscar Hangover Mailbag and ‘Dune’

The Big Picture • March 17 • 1 hr 48 min

The “Anything but Oscars” Mailbag! Plus: ‘Hoppers’

The “Anything but Oscars” Mailbag! Plus: ‘Hoppers’

The “Anything but Oscars” Mailbag!

The Big Picture • March 9 • 2 hr 3 min

The “Anything but Oscars” Mailbag! Plus: ‘Hoppers’

The “Anything but Oscars” Mailbag! Plus: ‘Hoppers’

The “Anything but Oscars” Mailbag!

The Big Picture • March 9 • 2 hr 3 min

The Movie Business Freak-Out Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ With Rian Johnson!

The Movie Business Freak-Out Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ With Rian Johnson!

The Movie Business Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ With Rian Johnson!

‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ With Rian Johnson!

The Big Picture • Dec. 16, 2025 • 2 hr

The Movie Business Freak-Out Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ With Rian Johnson!

The Movie Business Freak-Out Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,’ With Rian Johnson!

The Movie Business Mailbag and ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ With Rian Johnson!

‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ With Rian Johnson!

The Big Picture • Dec. 16, 2025 • 2 hr

One Mailbag After Another, and the Updated PTA Movie Rankings

One Mailbag After Another, and the Updated PTA Movie Rankings

One Mailbag After Another and PTA Rankings

The Big Picture • Sept. 29, 2025 • 2 hr 20 min

One Mailbag After Another, and the Updated PTA Movie Rankings

One Mailbag After Another, and the Updated PTA Movie Rankings

One Mailbag After Another and PTA Rankings

The Big Picture • Sept. 29, 2025 • 2 hr 20 min

The Summer Movie Mailbag

The Summer Movie Mailbag

The Big Picture • Aug. 5, 2025 • 1 hr 53 min

The Summer Movie Mailbag

The Summer Movie Mailbag

The Big Picture • Aug. 5, 2025 • 1 hr 53 min

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

The Big Picture • June 23, 2025 • 1 hr 42 min

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

The Big Picture • June 23, 2025 • 1 hr 42 min

The Advice Hour, Live With Amanda and Sean

The Advice Hour, Live With Amanda and Sean

The Big Picture • June 16, 2025

The Advice Hour, Live With Amanda and Sean

The Advice Hour, Live With Amanda and Sean

The Big Picture • June 16, 2025

A Mailbag for All Time. Plus: Alex Ross Perry Returns!

A Mailbag for All Time. Plus: Alex Ross Perry Returns!

An All-Time Mailbag and Alex Ross Perry!

The Big Picture • May 12, 2025 • 2 hr 17 min

A Mailbag for All Time. Plus: Alex Ross Perry Returns!

A Mailbag for All Time. Plus: Alex Ross Perry Returns!

An All-Time Mailbag and Alex Ross Perry!

The Big Picture • May 12, 2025 • 2 hr 17 min

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

Oscars Hangover Mailbag, Plus Bong Joon-ho

The Big Picture • March 6, 2025 • 2 hr 8 min

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

Oscars Hangover Mailbag, Plus Bong Joon-ho

The Big Picture • March 6, 2025 • 2 hr 8 min

It’s Garbage Time

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon

The Big Picture • March 28, 2025 • 1 hr 32 min

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon

The Big Picture • March 28, 2025 • 1 hr 32 min

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies

The Big Picture • March 24, 2025 • 1 hr 26 min

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies

The Big Picture • March 24, 2025 • 1 hr 26 min

The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

Top Garbage Love Movies and ‘Companion’

The Big Picture • Feb. 7, 2025 • 2 hr 6 min

The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

The Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

Top 10 Garbage Love Movies, ‘Companion,’ and ‘You’re Cordially Invited’

Top Garbage Love Movies and ‘Companion’

The Big Picture • Feb. 7, 2025 • 2 hr 6 min

The Top 10 Garbage Revenge Movies and ‘Rebel Ridge,’ With Jeremy Saulnier!

The Top 10 Garbage Revenge Movies and ‘Rebel Ridge,’ With Jeremy Saulnier!

The Big Picture • Sept. 10, 2024 • 1 hr 52 min

The Top 10 Garbage Revenge Movies and ‘Rebel Ridge,’ With Jeremy Saulnier!

The Top 10 Garbage Revenge Movies and ‘Rebel Ridge,’ With Jeremy Saulnier!

The Big Picture • Sept. 10, 2024 • 1 hr 52 min

The Top 10 Garbage Cash Movies and ‘Dumb Money’

The Top 10 Garbage Cash Movies and ‘Dumb Money’

The Big Picture • Sept. 22, 2023 • 1 hr 22 min

The Top 10 Garbage Cash Movies and ‘Dumb Money’

The Top 10 Garbage Cash Movies and ‘Dumb Money’

The Big Picture • Sept. 22, 2023 • 1 hr 22 min

Sharks, Alligators, Piranhas, and the Top 10 Garbage Fish Movies

Sharks, Alligators, Piranhas, and the Top 10 Garbage Fish Movies

The Big Picture • Aug. 4, 2023 • 1 hr 23 min

Sharks, Alligators, Piranhas, and the Top 10 Garbage Fish Movies

Sharks, Alligators, Piranhas, and the Top 10 Garbage Fish Movies

The Big Picture • Aug. 4, 2023 • 1 hr 23 min

The Top 10 Garbage Lads Movies and ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’

The Top 10 Garbage Lads Movies and ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’

The Big Picture • May 2, 2023 • 1 hr 8 min

The Top 10 Garbage Lads Movies and ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’

The Top 10 Garbage Lads Movies and ‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’

The Big Picture • May 2, 2023 • 1 hr 8 min

Introducing the Garbage Crime Movie Oscars. Plus: Brandon Cronenberg!

Introducing the Garbage Crime Movie Oscars. Plus: Brandon Cronenberg!

The Big Picture • Nov. 10, 2020 • 1 hr 39 min

Introducing the Garbage Crime Movie Oscars. Plus: Brandon Cronenberg!

Introducing the Garbage Crime Movie Oscars. Plus: Brandon Cronenberg!

The Big Picture • Nov. 10, 2020 • 1 hr 39 min

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