Tenet 2020
Pushed two weeks, which Sean thinks is nowhere near enough runway for theaters to actually reopen safely.
The Big Picture · Discussion
‘Tenet’ and the Oscars Are Delayed. What’s Next?
June 15, 2020/ 65 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Tenet moves two weeks, the Oscars move two months, and Sean and Amanda try to figure out what a 2020 movie even is anymore.
25 films across 4 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.
Tenet's Two-Week Delay and the Domino Effect on Summer Moviesmoved from July 17 to July 31
Inception 2010
Warner Bros. is re-releasing it July 17, the date Tenet vacated, as a 10-year-anniversary placeholder.
Mulan 2020
Now technically the first wide theatrical release, July 24, though neither host expects that date to hold.
Wonder Woman 1984 2020
Moved from August to October.
No Time to Die 2020
The first major 2020 tentpole to move, now nudged five more days.
Fast & Furious 9 2020
Universal moved it to April 2021, one of the earliest dominoes to fall.
Unhinged 2020
Russell Crowe road-rage thriller, one of two "sacrificial lamb" films opening July 10 to test whether audiences will show up.
The Broken Hearts Gallery 2020
The other July 10 test case; neither host could even find a trailer for it.
This Weekend's At-Home Triple FeatureNetflix, VOD, and Disney+, three different paths around theaters
Da 5 Bloods 2020
Spike Lee's Netflix film; Amanda suspects it would've gotten a theatrical run and a real awards campaign in a normal year.
The King of Staten Island 2020
Judd Apatow's Pete Davidson vehicle, $20 on VOD; Sean floats a real (if long-shot) awards case for Bill Burr and Marisa Tomei.
Artemis Fowl 2020
Kenneth Branagh's Disney+ adaptation; Sean says it's worse than the reviews suggested and blames Josh Gad and a neutered, de-fanged lead.
Should Sean Go to Telluride? And What Cannes Did Insteadfestivals try to figure out what they are without a room to gather in
The French Dispatch 2021
One of the films that made Cannes's 2020 label list even though the festival itself didn't happen.
Oscars Overhaul: A Diversity Task Force, 10 Best Picture Slots, and a New April Dateeligibility window now runs through February 28, 2021
Knives Out 2019
Widely seen as the film that would've taken a 10th Best Picture slot last year, had one existed.
Parasite 2019
Sean's example of the Academy finally getting international cinema right, after decades of not.
Black Panther 2018
Comparison point for whether a superhero movie could ever compete again.
Black Widow 2020
Amanda's still looking forward to it, whenever it arrives; floated as a hypothetical beneficiary of the expanded field.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always 2020
One of several early-2020 films Sean argues are worthy despite getting buried by the calendar reshuffle.
The Assistant 2020
First Cow 2019
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind 2020
Amanda jokes about it being a redundantly titled documentary.
Crip Camp 2020
Sundance doc already tabbed for Oscar attention, now with a much longer runway to stay in voters' minds.
On the Record 2020
HBO Max documentary Sean wonders will be forgotten by the time the pushed-back season actually votes.
Miss Americana 2020
The Taylor Swift documentary; premiered at Sundance, hit Netflix a couple weeks later.
Bad Boys for Life 2020
Amanda's joke about "Bad Boys 3" losing Oscar eligibility became the running bit about how absurd the extended calendar is.
Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
Sean asks, half-seriously, if the Snyder Cut could be a Best Picture nominee. Amanda: no.
Also mentioned raised along the way
In passing DunkirkEnder's GameMoonlightGreen Book
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
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