The Final Best Picture Power Rankings and a ‘Sinners’ Second Look With Autumn Durald Arkapaw!

Sean and Amanda open today’s jam-packed show by covering the results of the BAFTA Awards and highlighting some key takeaways, including Sean Penn’s and Wunmi Mosaku’s wins (2:30). Then, they discuss a new release, How to Make a Killing, starring Glen Powell, and work through why the movie was dumped (and then bombed) and why they found it to be pretty solid (14:47). Next, they take a second look at Sinners and revisit all of the things that make it so special, including the magical moviemaking, its sharp understanding and rendering of sex and desire, and its brilliant use of music (25:32). Later, they update their Best Picture Power Rankings (1:06:37). Finally, Sean is joined by Academy Award–nominated cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw to nerd out and get into the nitty-gritty of aspect ratios and anamorphic glass, discuss where Sinners fits into her career at large, and explain why she enjoys shooting difficult scenes that require problem-solving (1:29:58).

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh