F---, Marry, Kill at the Movies: ‘The Housemaid,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ and ‘Anaconda’

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Sean and Amanda have an action-packed show today where they cover three new releases. Before diving in, they react to the recent trailers for ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and quickly discuss ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ (1:38). Then, they discuss Paul Feig’s ‘The Housemaid,’ starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, which they found disappointing and prompts a discussion about what type of movies are being made for women in 2025 (9:09). Next, they talk through ‘Anaconda,’ starring Jack Black, which they describe as a cynical, depressing exercise in IP franchise filmmaking (38:37). Finally, they briefly touch on ‘Song Sung Blue,’ a musical drama about a Neil Diamond tribute band starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson (50:00), before director Craig Brewer joins Sean to break down how his filmmaking career started, explain why music plays such a profound role in his work, and tell a fascinating story about the lengthy process behind casting Hudson (1:01:35). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Craig Brewer Producers: Jack Sanders and Jacob Cornett Shopping. Streaming. Celebrating. It’s on Prime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennacy.
0:15.8	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:16.6	This is the big picture of conversation show about the final movies of 2025.
0:21.1	Today on the show, we're discussing three 2025 wide releases that maybe you checked out with your family over the holidays.
0:27.8	All three feel familiar with roots in traditional Hollywood subgenres, but all three are also a little bit different.
0:33.9	I'm referring to the soapy, sexy melodrama, the housemaid, the meta-action creature
0:40.3	comedy Anaconda, and the Neil Diamond-inspired true-life biopic Song Song Blue. Which of these three
0:48.5	did I like? Here's a hint. Later in the show, I have a conversation with director Craig Brewer, who also wrote this movie and wrote Hustle and Flow and Dolomite is my name.
0:59.5	Directed that film. Song Song Blue is his latest. A little bit similar, a little different from his previous work.
1:04.8	At heart, it's a musical, sincere, and deeply felt movie. Stick around for our conversation. Craig is a wonderful guy and filmmaker. We'll talk about these movies right after this. This episode of the big picture is
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1:38.1	Okay.
1:39.1	Last Licks.
1:40.2	Yeah, here we go.
1:41.1	This is the end.
1:42.0	So we're not going to do the Odyssey trailer because it's too late after everyone has seen it. I mean, it will have been a full week. So you want to talk about it? I mean, let's talk about it. My review is it looked good. Yeah, I don't. The problem with this discussion is I'm in. Yeah. And I think the production design looks impressive.
2:02.7	Yes.
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