We’re so back at the movies… with head of content at The Ringer and co-host of The Big Picture, Sean Fennessey!

At the top, Sam and Sean discuss Sean Wang’s Dìdi(8:52), the father-daughter story at the heart of M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap(15:52), and why the documentaries Brats(19:39)and Faye(22:35) make the perfect weekend watch.

Then, they talk about the real-life story behind A24’s Sing Sing (27:45), what Borderlandsreveals about post-strike Hollywood (29:57), the anticipation building around Sean Baker’s triumphant upcoming feature Anora (32:13), Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night(33:17), Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic musical film The End(35:49), and James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown(37:17).

On the back-half, we dive into Sean’s childhood in Long Island (43:37), his early writing at Ithaca College (44:15), working at Complex Magazine in the mid-aughts (53:00), his pivot to Grantland (1:02:10), launching The Ringer (1:15:50), his on-mic personality on The Big Picture (1:11:50), the future of his podcast(s) (1:18:31), and why he remains optimistic about the film industry (1:27:09).

This conversation was recorded at Spotify Studios. Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at sf@talkeasypod.com.

We’re so back at the movies… with head of content at The Ringer and co-host of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6mTel3azvnK8isLs4VujvF">The Big Picture</a>, Sean Fennessey!
At the top, Sam and Sean discuss Sean Wang’s <a href="https://www.focusfeatures.com/didi">Dìdi</a> (8:52), the father-daughter story at the heart of M. Night Shyamalan’s <a href="https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/trap">Trap</a> (15:52), and why the documentaries <a href="https://www.hulu.com/watch/3c92789a-4a02-418b-b896-28f9799be387">Brats</a> (19:39) and <a href="https://www.hbo.com/movies/faye">Faye</a> (22:35) make the perfect weekend watch.
Then, they talk about the real-life story behind A24’s <a href="https://a24films.com/films/sing-sing">Sing Sing</a> (27:45), what <a href="https://borderlands.movie/">Borderlands</a> reveals about post-strike Hollywood (29:57), the anticipation building around Sean Baker’s triumphant upcoming feature <a href="https://neonrated.com/films/anora">Anora</a> (32:13), Jason Reitman’s <a href="https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/saturdaynight">Saturday Night</a> (33:17), Joshua Oppenheimer’s apocalyptic musical film <a href="https://www.tiff.net/events/the-end">The End</a> (35:49), and James Mangold’s <a href="https://www.searchlightpictures.com/a-complete-unknown">A Complete Unknown</a> (37:17).
On the back-half, we dive into Sean’s childhood in Long Island (43:37), his early writing at Ithaca College (44:15), working at Complex Magazine in the mid-aughts (53:00), his pivot to Grantland (1:02:10), launching The Ringer (1:15:50), his on-mic personality on The Big Picture (1:11:50), the future of his podcast(s) (1:18:31), and why he remains optimistic about the film industry (1:27:09).
This conversation was recorded at Spotify Studios. Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at <a href="mailto:sf@talkeasypod.com">sf@talkeasypod.com</a>.

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We Are So Back (at the Movies) with Sean Fennessey (‘The Big Picture’)

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