New York Magazine film critic Bilge Ebiri is one of our favorite critics and journalists. And he’s our guest on this episode! This week we talk about how action cinema has changed since the time of “Mission: Impossible II,” discuss “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” in depth and break down Stanley Kubrick’s approach to characterization. Plus, le ... Show More
Jun 13
Christopher McQuarrie and Erik Jendresen Dive Deep on "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning"
We’re going deep on “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” like traveling-to-the-Sevastopol deep, with writer/director Christopher McQuarrie and writer Erik Jendresen. Learn how they changed course on the eighth “Mission: Impossible” installment, what it was like putting th ... Show More
1h 16m
May 30
The Cast of "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning" (Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Greg Tarzan Davis and Angela Bassett)
With “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” in theaters now, we sat down with the stars of the film – Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Greg Tarzan Davis and Angela Bassett – to talk about what it was like bringing the entire saga full circle. Your mission, should ... Show More
48m 59s
Feb 2023
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
In under 90 minutes, this movie manages to offend, stupefy, and disturb. You’ll laugh, but not for the reasons the writers want you to. Sylvester Stallone stars in this movie, and was supposedly tricked into the role. You can check out the Schwarzenegger-Stallone Rivalry in this ... Show More
1h 14m
May 2021
386 Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead
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ARMY OF THE DEAD. That's what this week's episode is about. But in addition to that Star Wars news, some Indiana Jones 5 story details, Amazon moves ... Show More
1h 24m
Mar 2021
378 Invincible (and death of the Snyderverse)
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Great stuff and welcome. This week we review the first three episodes of Invincible! Plus bad news for Zack Snyder fans, more delays but a definitiv ... Show More
1h 24m
Jun 2019
#ReleaseTheSnyderCut, Dylan and Scorsese’s Netflix Deep Fake, and Jim Jarmusch on ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ | The Big Picture
We dive deep on ‘The Snyder Cut’—the unreleased director’s cut of ‘Justice League’—and the activism surrounding it from DCEU fans, before reviewing the Netflix Bob Dylan mockumentary ‘Rolling Thunder Revue’ (1:00). Then, indie film pioneer Jim Jarmusch joins the show to discuss h ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 2024
‘The Bikeriders’ and the ‘Dudes Rock’ Movie Canon, Plus ‘Kinds of Kindness’
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to discuss ‘The Bikeriders,’ a new Jeff Nichols movie starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, and Jodie Comer (1:00). They discuss the film’s successes, its influences, and more, before building a partial canon for movies in the “dudes rock” ge ... Show More
1h 53m