Dumpuary Is Dead. These Movies Killed It. Plus: The Best Movies at Sundance and the Catherine O’Hara Hall of Fame.

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 138 minutes

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Sean and Amanda open today’s action-packed show by discussing the incredible box office success of Markiplier’s self-financed ‘Iron Lung,’ and they talk through how it could possibly impact the future of moviegoing and studio strategy (2:32). Then, they react to breaking news in real time, with Nancy Meyers’s new film starring Penélope Cruz, Kieran Culkin, and Jude Law being dated for December 2027 (17:22). Next, they honor the legendary actor Catherine O’Hara following her passing and briefly build her Hall of Fame (21:58). Following that, Sean shares his 10 favorite movies from the Sundance Film Festival and highlights ‘Josephine’ as emotionally devastating and a major standout (27:16). Later, they discuss two recent releases in ‘People We Meet on Vacation,’ which they found to be quite disappointing (43:12), and the Charli xcx mockumentary ‘The Moment,’ which they both thoroughly enjoyed (1:07:16). Finally, Sean is joined by legendary production designer Jack Fisk to discuss all things ‘Marty Supreme,’ his incredibly detail-oriented creative process behind building a new world, and what he learned from working with filmmakers like Terrence Malick, David Lynch, and Paul Thomas Anderson (1:21:57). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Jack Fisk Producer: Jack Sanders A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.® Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennacy.
0:16.8	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:17.7	And this is the Big Picture and Conversation Show about the death of dump you are.
0:21.5	We have a crazy loaded show today.
0:23.7	We're buzzing through a number of topics including Charlie XX's new movie The Moment,
0:27.8	the Netflix rom-com people we meet on vacation, the YouTuber Marketpliers feature film debut,
0:34.2	surprise hit Iron Lung.
0:36.0	I'll share my favorite movies out of Sundance.
0:38.2	Yeah.
0:38.5	We had a terrible loss in the world of film,
0:40.4	and we also have a special guest on the show.
0:42.9	So later in this episode,
0:44.6	I will be speaking to one of the most legendary
0:46.8	and undersung movie artists of the past half century,
0:49.9	the production designer and filmmaker Jack Fisk.
0:52.2	He's on the show.
0:52.8	His career began in the early 1970s on small independent features like Messiah of Evil and Terminal Island
1:00.6	and a fateful union with a young filmmaker named Terrence Malick on a movie called Badlands.
1:06.2	Fisk collaborated with Malik six more times in his career, one of the most fruitful partnerships
1:10.0	in American movie history.
1:11.3	Over the decades, Jack Fisk has worked with Paul Thomas Anderson, Stanley Donan, Brian De Palma, Alejandro Gonzalez, Inorritu, Martin Scorsese, and his childhood friend David Lynch, with whom he made The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive.
1:22.8	He also directed three movies of his own. He's also married to Sissy SpaceX. He has a very cool and exciting life. He has Academy Award nominated this year for his work on the 1950s New York
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