The Best Movies of the Year … So Far. Plus: 15 We Missed!

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 162 minutes

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Sean and Amanda open the show with a few movie news topics including Ryan Gosling being cast in the highly anticipated next film for the Daniels, and the Oscars' decision to leave the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood for the 2029 Academy Awards (1:19). Then, they cover 15 2026 movies they have yet to discuss on the show this year, and share their top five favorite films of the year so far (19:04). Finally, Sean is joined by BenDavid Grabinski to discuss his new film, ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice,’ as well as his long and arduous journey to directing his own material, what it’s actually like to pitch your movie, and why he needs to creatively collaborate with people who genuinely love movies (1:45:52). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: BenDavid Grabinski Producer: Jack Sanders 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®️.Find what you're looking for. https://www.amazon.com/firetv/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.5	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4.
0:19.2	Stream now.
0:36.8	I'm Sean Fennessee. And this is The Big Picture and Conversation Show about the best and the rest.
0:41.2	On today's show, we will share our favorite movies of the year so far and run through several 2026 releases we missed in the deluge of award season.
0:49.7	Later in this episode, I'll be joined by Ben David Grabinski, the writer-director of the very fun new action
0:54.4	comedy, Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice. Ben David is an avid cineophile and super smart writer,
1:00.4	and you can feel his passion for all different kinds of movies in Mike and Nick. Stick around
1:04.2	for our conversation. I think you will really enjoy it. But first, we have some movie news to get
1:08.4	into right after this.
1:15.0	This episode of The Big Picture is presented by State Farm.
1:17.7	Sure, being an expert and movie trivia is impressive.
1:19.0	You know, it's even more impressive.
1:20.8	Being smart about saving money.
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