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The Big Picture

Top Five Movie Twists and Bill Simmons on ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Sean and Amanda break down a handful of new releases because, well, vaccination rates are growing, theaters are open, and movies are being released (0:25). They discuss HBO Max’s ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ with Bill Simmons (4:10); break down Netflix’s new Amy Adams thriller, ‘The Woman in the Window’ (38:57); and then share their top five favorite movie twists (59:18).  Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Bill Simmons Producer: Bobby Wagner Additional Production: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Ringer's Charles Holmes and Co-host Grace Spelman present the most notorious new podcast in the industry.

0:05.6

The Ringer Music Show. Every Tuesday, they'll bring you the latest news, the hottest takes,

0:10.0

and the deepest reporting about the wild world of music and the chaotic industry that creates it.

0:14.7

Check out the Ringer Music Show exclusively on Spotify.

0:25.2

I'm Sean Fennese. I'm Amanda Davins.

0:27.5

And this is the big picture, a conversation show about twists, turns, and holy shit moments.

0:32.6

On today's show, we'll be talking about a handful of new releases because well,

0:35.8

vaccination rates are growing, theaters are open, and movies are being released,

0:39.9

we'll be discussing those who wish me dead with Bill Simmons,

0:43.5

the woman in the window, and then Amanda and I will share our favorite movie, twist ever.

0:48.6

Amanda, does it feel like movies are back to you? It does to me.

0:51.3

Yes. I think it's going to get a lot realer for you and me,

0:55.4

in a literal sense this week, and then as the weeks start going.

0:59.4

But in the sense that you and I had text exchanges with multiple people about films that were

1:04.8

released as opposed to other stuff, yes, movies are back.

1:08.2

It's so exciting. So, Spiral, the Book of Saw opened in theaters on Friday in 2,800 screens.

1:14.4

That movie made a decent amount of money.

1:16.2

The weekend before that, we had The Wrath of Man.

1:18.4

That's the most recent Guy Richie movie.

1:21.1

And then this all kind of seems to be an appetizer for a couple of movies

1:24.1

that we'll be seeing in the very near future.

1:26.5

Perhaps on the big screen, talking about a quiet place, part two, and Cruella.

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