Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 2025
Scott Cooper's Springsteen film, Jeremy Allen White as Bruce recording 'Nebraska,' Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau. Out October 24; the hosts are wary of a tortured-artist treatment.
The Big Picture · Discussion · Review
'28 Years Later': Death, Zombies, and One of the Year's Best Movies
June 21, 2025/ 83 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
Sean, Amanda, and Chris review '28 Years Later,' the Danny Boyle and Alex Garland reunion 23 years after '28 Days Later.' The news rundown covers the Springsteen and Bigelow trailers, the fall release-date pileup, and Tom Cruise's honorary Oscar.
13 films across 2 segments.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The news rundowntrailers, casting, and release-date chess
A House of Dynamite 2025
Kathryn Bigelow's first film since 'Detroit,' scripted by Noah Oppenheim. A missile is launched at the U.S. and no one knows the source. Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Tracy Letts. Netflix, October 24.
Die My Love 2025
Lynne Ramsay's Cannes title, Jennifer Lawrence as a mother with postpartum depression. Acquired for $24 million; moved to November 7.
Sentimental Value 2025
Joachim Trier's Cannes film, also dated November 7.
Materialists 2025
Celine Song's drama, marketed as a rom-com. The hosts note the trailer tricked audiences into theaters.
The Running Man 2025
Edgar Wright's remake with Glen Powell, also November 7. Same core demo as 'Predator: Badlands.'
Predator: Badlands 2025
Dan Trachtenberg's next Predator, November 7; Sean caught an extended trailer before '28 Years Later.'
Predator: Killer of Killers 2025
The animated Predator anthology, which Chris happily watched as a completist.
The Odyssey 2026
Christopher Nolan's next, rumored to have a teaser attached to 'Jurassic World Rebirth.'
Jurassic World Rebirth 2025
Sean bought an 8 a.m. opening-day ticket, partly to catch the rumored Odyssey teaser.
'28 Years Later'one of the year's best
28 Years Later 2025
Boyle and Garland reunite 23 years on. Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max, scored by Young Fathers: a father-son hunting rite (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, newcomer Alfie Williams as Spike) that turns into coming-of-age folk horror. Ralph Fiennes as a bone-temple doctor, Jodie Comer as the dying mother. A fallen-empire Brexit allegory with plenty of gore, and all three hosts have it as a favorite of the year.
28 Days Later 2002
The Boyle-Garland original, shot on low-res digital video. Amanda rewatched it alongside the sequel this week.
28 Weeks Later 2007
The 2007 sequel, quietly retconned here: the new film says continental Europe contained the virus and moved on.
Also mentioned raised along the way
The Danny Boyle canon TrainspottingShallow GraveSunshineSteve JobsT2 TrainspottingTrance127 HoursA Life Less OrdinaryThe BeachYesterday
Garland's other films AnnihilationMenCivil WarWarfare
Visual and thematic touchstones SorcererThe LighthouseHenry VKesCannibal HolocaustChildren of MenThe Wizard of OzWar HorseTangerineHigh Flying BirdUnsane
Elsewhere in 2025 SinnersBlack BagBallerinaA Working ManThe AmateurThe Accountant 2The MarvelsCandyman
In the news, in passing A Complete UnknownThe Color of MoneyBackdraftA Beautiful MindApollo 13House at the End of the StreetSilver Linings PlaybookDie Hard with a VengeanceJackieMarriage StoryDetroitThe Dark KnightDunkirk
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV Zero DayThe Last of UsThe PitAdolescenceChad PowersTexas Chainsaw Massacre (TV adaptation)ShiftyBlueyTeletubbies
Video games Elden Ring
Podcasts 60 Songs That Explain the '90s
Ads Nordstrom RackRed Bull Athlete Challenge