We’re So Back for Good: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ Mania and 10 Movies We Missed!

The Big Picture

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Tv & Film

4.2 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2026

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Movies are so back! Sean and Amanda break down the remarkable success of 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' and discuss the larger phenomenon currently unfolding in Hollywood (3:00). Then, they revisit their predictions in the Summer Movie Preview Game, examining where they were surprisingly spot-on and where they missed the mark entirely (33:00). Next, they catch up on 10 new releases they missed while traveling last month (39:45). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jack Sanders Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh, Sarah Reddy and Jamie Yukich Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennacy. I'm Amanda Dibbon. And this is the big picture, a conversation show about the movies we missed in May.
0:21.6	And man, we are so back.
0:23.6	What we saw at the box office this weekend is nothing short of extraordinary.
0:27.6	We will break down the remarkable sensations of obsession and backrooms.
0:31.6	Amanda and I will also dig into 10 new movie releases that we overlooked while we were traveling last month.
0:36.6	The movies are having a crazy return to relevance,
0:39.5	but we don't want quality work slipping through the crack,
0:41.9	so we've got some recommendations for you today.
0:43.8	But first, let's talk about
0:45.3	what the whole movie world is talking about right after this.
0:49.4	I take issue with return to relevance.
0:52.4	Well, to the rest of you.
0:53.8	From our perspective, we never left.
0:56.3	Exactly. But, well, that's not true. I have really waxed and waved over the years. I've had
1:02.4	some real doubts post-COVID. No, you never left, but your emotions went up and down. They did. They did.
1:07.4	They did. I, as I've said recently, in 2024 after Furiosa did not perform well, I changed my mentality. I wasn't going to be doing this emotional roller coaster, but it's hard to not overreact to what's going on. And you know, this is also amplified by a couple of other things. The New York Knicks are in the NBA finals.
1:24.2	Yeah. When does that start? For the first time in 27 years, starts Tuesday.
1:28.2	And that's, I don't know what to do with myself.
1:32.3	I'm trying to not, no, not Tuesday.
1:34.0	It starts Wednesday.
1:34.7	I better get that date right.
1:35.8	Yeah.
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