Sean Fennessey sits down with ‘Overlord’ and ‘Son of a Gun’ director Julius Avery to discuss his winding path from a rough town in Australia to making films in Hollywood. Before the two chat, Chris Ryan joins to assess the amorphous state of mainstream horror and gore films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bill Simmons sits down with House of Cards actor Greg Kinnear about his pre-acting career and how he made the transition into Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sean Fennessey is joined by Rob Harvilla to break down the good, the bad, and the Queen of this weekend's box office smash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In honor of ‘Red Dead Redemption 2,’ Sean Fennessey sits down with Chris Ryan — the Doc Holliday to his Wyatt Earp — to list and discuss their top five Western films of the last two and a half decades. Clint Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’ Closed the Book on Movie Westerns, K. Austin Collins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sean Fennessey sits down with director Luca Guadagnino to discuss how his latest film, ‘Suspiria,’ relates to the stories he’s chosen to tell thus far, the moviegoing public’s relationship to ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ and how Bob Dylan may be his next muse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins kick off The Big Picture’s new Oscars Show with a look at the biggest movies of 2018 and how they would have been viewed through the lens of the now-delayed “Popular Movie” category (1:13). They then discuss whether Claire Foy’s stock is up or down after her performance in ‘First Man’ and the buzz surrounding ‘The Girl in the Spider’s Web’ (17:00) before diving deep into the Best Actor race (30:23). We Actually Fixed the Oscars, The Big Picture We’re About to Se...
The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and Bill Simmons each run down their lists of five great horror films they love that are streaming right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with actor and now screenwriter/director Paul Dano to discuss the trials of directing his first film and adapting one of his favorite authors, Richard Ford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer's Editor-in-Chief Sean Fennessey sits down with Hollywood's biggest filmmakers to discuss how they are shaping the industry. Past guests including directors of Moonlight, Hidden Figures, and OJ: Made in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey speaks with comedic talent Ike Barinholtz about his directorial debut, ‘The Oath,’ and how it’s a direct response to the breakneck speed of the news cycle since the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey is joined by colleagues Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, Lindsay Zoladz, and Andrew Gruttadaro to discuss their immediate reactions to the ‘A Star Is Born’ phenomenon—weighing in on Bradley Cooper’s emergence as an auteur, what the film is saying about pop music, the press tour, Lady Gaga, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer Editor-in-Chief Sean Fennessey is rejoined by filmmaker David Lowery to discuss his new movie 'The Old Man and the Gun,' directing Robert Redford in his final performance, and his knack for crafting modern-day fables. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Editor-in-Chief Sean Fennessey chats with actor and occasional director Ethan Hawke about his new film 'Blaze,'a biopic about the creative life and tragic death of the musician Blaze Foley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with filmmaker Nicole Holofcener about her consistent career in film and how she's able to draw on inspiration from her life to create the characters and stories in her movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with with Michel Gondry to discuss his long career in film and reteaming up with Jim Carrey 14 years after ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ to create the upcoming Showtime series ‘Kidding.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with first-time filmmaker Aneesh Chaganty to discuss leaving his job at Google to make ‘Searching,' a thriller starring John Cho shot entirely through the POV of screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan highlight this summer’s movies by awarding the biggest surprises, best independent films, best scenes, the best and worst movie of the summer, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ director Jon M. Chu to talk about his development as a director and how his personal experience as a Chinese American inspired him to make this movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, and Amanda Dobbins discuss the recent announcement about upcoming changes to the Academy Awards and debate how to usher the ceremony into the new era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with ‘Mission: Impossible — Fallout’ director Christopher McQuarrie to talk about his creative collaboration with Tom Cruise, the challenges and rewards of coming back for a second ‘Mission: Impossible’ film, and his personal reckoning with his role as a filmmaker post-‘The Usual Suspects.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with comedian and first-time filmmaker Bo Burnham and actress Elsie Fisher to discuss ‘Eighth Grade,’ their perceptive film about the cringeworthy experience of middle school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with acclaimed filmmaker Gus Van Sant about his lasting legacy in film, reteaming with Joaquin Phoenix on 'Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot,' the role his late friend Robin Williams played in the film, and where to go when you’ve accomplished so much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with first-time filmmaker and longtime musician Boots Riley about the challenging transition from making music with his group The Coup to making his first feature-length film, the experimental social comedy ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ on his own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey speaks with filmmaker Peyton Reed about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to make an Ant-Man sequel and the challenges of merging his story with the aftermath of 'Avengers: Infinity War.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer’s Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan discuss the unlikely 'Sicario' franchise and its approach to violence and morality along the U.S.-Mexico border with ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ director Stefano Sollima. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with filmmaker J.A. Bayona about his new film, 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,' and what it’s like creating a terrifying new dinosaur and diving into a major franchise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with Pixar original Brad Bird about returning to his animation roots with ‘Incredibles 2’ after making live-action movies like ‘Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol’ and ‘Tomorrowland.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville about his new film, ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor,’ about one of the world’s foremost champions of kindness and decency, Mister Rogers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey sits down with filmmaker Ari Aster to discuss his first full-length feature, ‘Hereditary,’ and the process of crafting a deeply disturbing experience for moviegoers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey chats with writer-director Bart Layton about his path from unconventional documentaries to his ambitious new docufiction heist movie, ‘American Animals.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
