The Big Picture

Sean and Amanda discuss their upcoming trip to Las Vegas for CinemaCon before taking stock of Steven Soderbergh’s 36th feature film, ‘Black Bag,’ starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then, they build a Hall of Fame for Blanchett by selecting the 10 most important performances by the two-time Oscar winner.

Sean and Amanda sit down moments after the conclusion of the 2025 Academy Awards to discuss ‘Anora’ and Sean Baker’s historic night. They discuss Baker taking home four Oscars for the same film, the uneven nature of the telecast and speeches, which films petered out before Hollywood’s biggest night, and much more. Plus: the results of Sean and Amanda’s final Oscar predictions as well as their Big Oscar Bet from back in September.

Following the loss of Gene Hackman, Sean Fennessey reflects on his unique movie star persona, the era that he defined, and 10 of his most compelling on-screen performances.

Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan gather to draft films that have been awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

As ‘The Brutalist’ continues to roll out to more screens across the country, Professor Fennessey returns for another lesson as he creates a new syllabus for Brady Corbet’s American epic.

Sean and Amanda reconvene the movie star committee to rank the 35 most important movie stars under the age of 35, using their proprietary blend of what a star has done already, what they have on their slate next, and what they could turn into in the future. Zendaya, Margot Robbie, Timothée Chalamet, Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi, Florence Pugh … Who will come out on top?

‘The Hollywood Hack’ is a three-part narrative series chronicling the biggest Hollywood heist of all time: In the fall of 2014, a group of cyberterrorists hacked Sony Pictures, stealing hundreds of thousands of documents. The materials were eventually leaked online, causing an international incident that would change Hollywood forever. In Episode 1, thousands of Sony employees show up for work on November 24, 2014—only to discover a menacing message on their screens.