The "Anything But Oscars" Mailbag! Plus: ‘Hoppers’

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 123 minutes

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Sean and Amanda open up the mailbag and answer your "Anything But Oscars” questions! Before diving in, they cover a handful of movie news headlines, including a big opening weekend box office for ‘Hoppers,' two of the final Oscars precursors with the WGA and the ASC awards, and the news that Christopher McQuarrie is directing a new ‘Conan the Barbarian’ movie for 20th Century Studios (1:37). Next, they open the mailbag and answer whether or not Bob Ferguson is into physical media, highlight some 2026 titles they hope to see premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, and share the most memorable movie theater experiences of their lives (17:51). Finally, they cover Pixar’s new animated movie, ‘Hoppers,’ and break down why they were ultimately mixed-positive on Daniel Chong’s new film (1:47:14). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producers: Jack Sanders, Chris Wohlers, and Kevin Cureghian Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh Talk to a State Farm agent today to learn how you can choose to bundle and save with the Personal Price Plan®️. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there®️. Drivers wanted. Learn more at vw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennacy. I'm Amanda Evans.
0:18.0	And this is the big picture, a conversation show about your questions and our answers.
0:22.6	Today on the show, we are coming to you live on Netflix and otherwise in your standard
0:27.6	podcast experience to dig into your anything but Oscar's mailbag questions.
0:31.6	Then we will dive into the next Pixar film Hoppers, which just came out over the weekend.
0:36.6	But first, we need to talk about
0:38.2	some news, some box office, a new franchise announcement. We'll do it all right after this.
0:44.4	This episode of The Big Picture is presented by State Farm. Sure, being an expert at movie
0:49.0	trivia is impressive. You know, it's even more impressive. Being smart about saving money.
0:53.5	And a great way to do that is by saving when you choose to bundle home and auto with the state farm personal price plan. Bundling, just another way to save with the personal price plan. Prices are based on rating plans that vary by state. Coverage options are selected by the customer. Availability, amount of discounts, and savings, and eligibility vary by state.
1:11.4	This episode is brought to you by Volkswagen. There is such a thing as becoming too
1:15.6	comfortable in your day to day, but our favorite films, with stories that make us change
1:19.8	the way we think, that weren't made by people content to just sit back and watch the world
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1:30.9	Do what you love, even if it means taking the road less traveled.
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1:37.3	Okay, Amanda, we're alive.
1:39.4	We are also going live on Sunday night, right?
1:42.6	Yes.
1:43.0	It'll be first on Instagram live. What time?
1:46.1	Before the show. This is very important. So everybody listen. So 3 p.m. P.T. Pacific time. 6 p.m. Eastern.
1:56.3	That's on Instagram before the show. Before the Oscars, yes.
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