Is 2019 the Worst Movie Summer Ever? 'Men in Black: International' Isn't Helping | The Big Picture

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🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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'Men in Black: International' is yet another in a series of disappointing and drab sequels to hit this summer. What went wrong with the alien comedy relaunch? And should young stars like Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson count on shaky franchises to brighten their careers (1:15)? Then, we examine what makes a great summer movie slate, and what—if anything—we can learn from the lineups of the past 10 years (36:40). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Liz Kelly and welcome to the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:05.0	Just wanted to remind you guys that every Sunday night after each episode of Big Little
0:08.3	Lies, the ringers of Amanda Dobbins and ESPN's Mina Kimes break down everything we just saw
0:13.4	in our new after-show called Big Little Live in partnership with Buick.
0:16.9	And after you check that out, make sure to subscribe to the Mina Kimes Show featuring
0:20.6	Lenny, a weekly NFL podcast with frequent contributions from her beloved dog and sidekick
0:25.1	name Lenny.
0:26.1	You can subscribe to the Mina Kimes Show with Lenny on Apple, Spotify or wherever you
0:29.8	get your podcasts.
0:30.8	And make sure to watch Big Little Live every Sunday night on Twitter.
0:34.5	I'm Sean Fennesee.
0:45.1	And I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:46.1	And this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about what may or may not be the very
0:50.6	worst summer movie season we've ever seen.
0:53.6	Amanda, what's up?
0:54.6	Hi, Sean.
0:55.6	The reason we're doing this right now at this exact moment is we are coming off of a series
0:59.3	of weekends in which we've seen what we would, I think, charitable describe as not great
1:03.7	movies.
1:04.7	You and I both separately took solo missions to see men in black international this weekend.
1:10.9	Yes.
1:11.9	And we're going to talk specifically about men in black international and what works about
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