What goes into making the best films of the year? Ringer editor-in-chief Sean Fennessey and his guests talk writing, directing, and producing your favorite films.
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‘The Big Picture’
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May 14, 2018
Making the Melissa McCarthy Machine, With Ben Falcone
Discussing what it’s like to make a movie with your life partner
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May 10, 2018
Jason Reitman Is Not Here to Make a Blockbuster
Jason Reitman chats with Sean Fennessey about past projects and ‘Tully’
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April 27, 2018
Emergency ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Breakdown
Sean Fennessey and David Shoemaker take a deep dive into the MCU’s latest installment
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April 23, 2018
William Friedkin Meets a Real-Life ‘Exorcist’
Fennessey and Friedkin discuss the new documentary ‘The Devil and Father Amorth’ and more
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April 20, 2018
4/20 Special: Jay Chandrasekhar’s ‘Super Troopers’ Return
Plus a discussion on being Indian American in Hollywood and bridging divided audiences in comedy
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April 13, 2018
Life and Death in the American West With ‘Lean on Pete’ Director Andrew Haigh
Sean Fennessey chats with filmmaker Andrew Haigh about the recent release
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April 6, 2018
‘Blockers’ and the Revival of the Studio Comedy With Kay Cannon
Sean Fennessey sits down with the veteran screenwriter to discuss her transition to directing
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March 30, 2018
Steven Spielberg’s Top-Five Movies, With Chris Ryan and Bill Simmons
Sean, Chris, and Bill discuss the highlights of the director’s career
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March 27, 2018
Cults, Sex, and the American Dream in ‘Wild Wild Country’
The team behind the new documentary explain how it got made
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March 16, 2018
The Best Movies at the SXSW Film Festival
Sean and Chris Ryan recap the best movies they saw at the film festival, including Steven Spielberg’s nostalgic sci-fi ‘Ready Player One’
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March 9, 2018
Cory Finley Breaks From the Stage With ‘Thoroughbreds’
The playwright-turned-director is turning heads with his first feature film
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March 2, 2018
Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Red Sparrow’ Transformation With Francis Lawrence
Plus, discussing the director’s new creative venture with Apple TV
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February 27, 2018
Is ‘Three Billboards’ Actually Just ‘Crash’ 2.0? Plus, Other Oscars Takes
Ringer staff compares this year’s Oscar front-runner with one of the most hated Best Picture winners
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February 23, 2018
‘Annihilation,’ ‘Ex Machina,’ and Alex Garland’s Disturbing Sci-Fi Vision
The writer-director joins Sean Fennessey to discuss his new sci-fi thriller starring Natalie Portman, his time as a screenwriter, and more
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February 19, 2018
Yance Ford Made ‘Strong Island’ to Face Down the Past
The documentarian joins Sean to discuss making his Academy Award–nominated film
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February 16, 2018
Why Stop-Motion Animation Takes Forever to Make, With Nick Park
The animation director joins the show to discuss the process of the stop-motion form and previews his upcoming comedy, ‘Early Man’
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February 12, 2018
The Rise of Alex Ross Perry: From the Art House to the Mouse House
The ‘Golden Exits’ director discusses his shift from indie films to Disney’s upcoming ‘Winnie the Pooh’ adaptation
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February 9, 2018
‘Icarus’ Filmmaker Bryan Fogel on Why Russia Won’t Be at the Olympics
Fogel’s documentary about doping in cycling led to a huge realization about the state-run Russian Olympic doping program
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February 2, 2018
The Art of True Crime Documentary With Erin Lee Carr
The 30-year-old documentarian joins the show to discuss her project for Netflix, "Drug Short"
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January 23, 2018
Oscar Season: The Snubs and Surprises of the Academy Awards Nominations
‘Phantom Thread’ picks up nominations, including a Best Director nod for Paul Thomas Anderson
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January 12, 2018
Making Kick-Ass Liam Neeson Movies With Director Jaume Collet-Serra
‘The Commuter’ director discusses teaming up with Liam Neeson for a fourth time, shooting a movie in a confined space, and more
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December 29, 2017
The Urgency of ‘The Post’ With Screenwriters Liz Hannah and Josh Singer
Sean Fennessey chats with ‘The Post’ writers about collaborating with Spielberg and more
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December 22, 2017
The Best Movies of 2017
Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins, and K. Austin Collins look back on the year in film
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December 18, 2017
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Is Just the Beginning for Rian Johnson
The filmmaker joined Sean to discuss the latest installment of the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, the future of the franchise, and more