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The Big Picture

What It’s Really Like at an Awards Show. Plus: Cliff Booth Returns and the Best Super Bowl Trailers!

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2026

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Sean and Amanda open the show by reacting to every movie trailer from the Super Bowl, including those for David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’ and Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ (1:25). Then, they talk through their experience at the DGA Awards this past weekend and explain what it’s actually like at an awards show (33:15). Finally, Sean is joined by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the directors of ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ to discuss why they wanted to make a movie for themselves first and foremost, how legendary Korean directors Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook inspired their filmmaking style, and the importance of writing interesting and strong female characters (1:25:38). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guests: Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans Producer: Jack Sanders Video Producers: Sarah Reddy, Donald LoBianco, and Ryan Todd Audio Producers: Devon Baroldi and Kevin Cureghian Additional Production Support: Nick Kosut and T Cruz 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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Price and participation may vary. Subjects availability. I'm Sean Fennessey. I'm Amanda Dobbins. And this is the Big Picture at Conversation Show about our trip to the Directors Guild of America Awards dinner and what it's really like in an award show. We hope we'll have an interesting conversation digging into that experience. Later in the show, I have a conversation with Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, the co-directors of K-pop Demon Hunters. Perhaps you've heard of it. The talk happened after a midday screening of the movie at our local non-profit theater vidiates. You were there, Amanda. It was a fun time, pandemonium for our kids. Yes. Maggie and Chris, they made a really fun movie that has obviously completely changed the lives of many people around the world. So we had a good chat. I hope you will stick around for that conversation.

1:12.5

When we come back from our break, we will talk about these Super Bowl trailers right after

1:17.5

this.

1:19.5

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1:22.7

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1:24.9

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2:01.8

their way back up. Yes, we're all trying to get better every day. I did watch the Super Bowl in its

2:06.7

entirety even though I said I would not. And let me tell you, I'm so glad that I did. Well, that was

2:11.3

happy for you. It was a magnificent evisceration of the New England Patriots. I was vomiting and

2:16.4

or asleep for the first half.

2:17.9

I did make it awake in time for Bad Bunny, which I really enjoyed.

2:22.5

I did too.

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