A Best Picture Power Rankings Shake-up, and the Rocky Cosplay of ‘I Play Rocky.’ Plus: Ron Howard!

Sean and Amanda open today’s show by reacting to myriad movie news headlines, including (somehow) some new contenders for the role of James Bond, The New York Times’ acquisition of Letterboxd for $330 million, and a remake of You’ve Got Mail in the works. Then, they discuss I Play Rocky and make the case why it is a silly and pointless movie that is very pleasurable. Next, they cover Sian Heder’s follow-up to Coda with her new docu-drama, Being Heumann, a movie they ultimately found a mixed bag. Later, they conduct their monthly Best Picture power rankings and have a new no. 1 for the first time. Finally, Sean is joined by Ron Howard to discuss his new film, Avedon, explain why he’s taken such a strong interest in the documentary genre at this stage of his career, and how he became endlessly fascinated by Richard Avedon throughout the filmmaking process.

Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins
Guest: Ron Howard
Producer: Jack Sanders
Production Support: Lucas Cavanagh