The 10 Most Intriguing Movies at the Cannes Film Festival. Plus: ‘Warfare’ Is Hell, With Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Sean and Amanda begin the episode with their instant reactions to the official announcement of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival lineup. They share their overall mixed feelings about the slate, attempt to figure out why some notable films missed the cut, and debate whether or not Sean would be capable of taking a three-month movie sabbatical (0:00). Then, Chris Ryan joins the show to cover Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s new combat drama, ‘Warfare,’ to discuss how emotionally affecting the film is and examine its use of differing perspectives (0:00). Finally, Sean is joined by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza to explore the intentions behind ‘Warfare,’ then work through the importance of memory and examine how it plays a critical part in the storytelling of the film (0:00). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza, and Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the brand new Zach Lowe Show.
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0:33.2	Let's go.
0:46.8	I'm Sean Fennacy.
0:50.9	And this is the big picture of conversation show about warfare and the Cannes Film Festival later in this episode.
0:53.3	I'll be joined by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza.
0:55.5	This is Alex Garland's fifth time on the show. He last joined us to discuss Amanda's favorite movie of 2024 Civil War.
1:02.3	His new film, which he co-directed with Mendoza, is a bracing combat drama set during a SEAL Team Mission gone awry during the 2006 Iraq War.
1:10.7	The movie is derived entirely from memories of the men who were present for the event that is portrayed.
1:15.8	Mendoza served for 16 years.
1:17.7	He's worked as a stunt performer and technical advisor on movies for more than 15 years in Hollywood.
1:22.5	Garland and Mendoza are a very unlikely and fascinating pairing of filmmakers together.
1:26.5	Please stick around for our conversation about how and why they made that movie.
1:30.2	Chris Ryan and I will also talk about it,
1:32.2	break down what's so effective about it later in the conversation.
1:35.6	But first, Amanda, we need to talk about...
1:37.7	Another event that I will not be participating in.
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