The Summer Movie Mailbag

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Sean and Amanda open up the mailbag to cover all things related to summer movies! They discuss their favorite summer films they love to watch throughout the season, choose which homemade cocktail they’d pair with some summer rewatchables, share a list of movies they recommend checking out in preparation for this fall’s exciting slate, and much more. Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:09.9	I'm Sean Fennessey.
1:11.0	I'm Amanda Doniz.
1:11.7	And this is the Big Picture A Conversation show about the summer.
1:14.5	We have a summer movie mailbag to jump into.
1:17.3	This is going to be the last full episode that's just me and you of this summer.
1:22.0	Before that, because you're leaving soon, you will not be joining me at a programming reminder, special screening of one of our 25 for 25 films here in Los Angeles.
1:33.4	I'm really, I'm pained that I don't get to go see Michael Clayton at the Arrow Theater on Monday, August 25th.
1:41.9	Yes, at 7 p.m. I'm very excited. I'll be presenting an introduction. You won't be there. I will be representing your spirit. Yes, that's true. I might send an email. I'm going to, I'm going to be honest. I go to Venice the next day for the Venice Film Festival, so don't cry too hard for me. But I am sorry that I'm going to miss you and Michael Clayton on the big screen and all of our friends here in Los Angeles. That's a cool festival that we have been a part of a couple summers now.
2:02.8	Friend of the Fest, the American Cinemathech put it on every year.
2:05.3	There are a few other Ringer podcasters who are presenting films across that time.
2:09.8	Look out for that in the calendar.
2:11.9	Okay, summer movies.
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