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Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins review the movies you need to see. Plus: Top 5s, Movie Drafts, Oscars analysis, and more. Subscribe to Sean's newsletter, Projections, here.

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Latest The Big Picture transcripts

‘You Can See Everything’ Mania and Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: ‘Whalefall,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ and Kyle MacLachlan!

October 20, 2026

Sean Fennessey (0:15)

Today on the show, we are making sense of a wild weekend at the movies, including the release of several Oscar contenders, some mainstream hits, and some journeys into our movie-loving past. We're talking about the movie, the movie that we're going to be watching, and the movie that we're going to be watching, and…

This episode of The Big Picture is brought to you by Amazon Prime. What pairs with a good comedy? The cozy blanket arriving with Prime. What pairs with the nail-biting thriller? Snacks arriving with Prime. What pairs with the big game on Prime Video? That new couch arriving with Prime. Whatever feeling you're after…

Amanda Dobbins (2:34)

That one was particularly long. I was honestly checking my texts. I'm sorry, but you did a good job.

Sean Fennessey (2:39)

Thank you, yeah.

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