California Split 1974
Segal's heavy sweater, sunglasses, and total disregard for his own morality is the energy Sean aspires to.
The Big Picture · Discussion · Draft
The 2016 Movie Draft: Three the Hard Way
March 30, 2021/ 83 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan
Sean, Amanda, and Chris draft the movies of 2016 across six categories, after a tribute to George Segal, Jessica Walter, and Bertrand Tavernier.
26 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.
Remembering Segal, Walter, and Tavernierin memoriam
The Hot Rock 1972
Technically a Robert Redford vehicle, but Segal is the reason it holds up.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
Amanda's other Segal reference point, alongside Just Shoot Me.
Grand Prix 1966
Jessica Walter's breakout, a car-racing picture that put her on a track toward a Jane Fonda-style leading-lady career.
Bye Bye Braverman 1968
Sidney Lumet's follow-up to The Group, with Walter and Segal opposite each other. Sean went hunting for it and could only find a DVD on Amazon.
The Group 1966
Walter's other hard-to-find one. Chris has a framed poster of it in his house.
The Bridge at Remagen 1969
An underrated WWII picture Chris calls out as one of his favorite bridge movies.
The Watchmaker of St. Paul 1974
Bertrand Tavernier's debut. Nine of his films are streaming on the Criterion Channel.
The 2016 Movie Draft drafting 2016 movies
Sean Fennessey
Sequel
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016
Sean's first pick. A story slotted just before A New Hope; Tony Gilroy's late rewrites and reshoots, after Gareth Edwards departed, produced the Vader hallway scene Sean calls a highlight of his decade at the movies.
Blockbuster
Sully 2016
Ninety minutes, Hanks at his most competent, and a courtroom trial invented entirely for the movie.
Animated or Foreign Language
Train to Busan 2016
A South Korean zombie movie Sean calls maybe the best of the last decade. Pairs well with Snowpiercer.
Wildcard
O.J.: Made in America 2016
Ezra Edelman's documentary. Its Best Documentary win prompted the Academy to bar miniseries-length docs from future eligibility, which Sean thinks was the wrong call.
Drama
Hell or High Water 2016
Bank robbers bankrupted by banks; also just a good heist movie about brothers.
Comedy or Horror
Everybody Wants Some!! 2016
Sean's pick for best movie of the year. Richard Linklater's college comedy bombed at the box office and has been gaining a cult following since. Wyatt Russell's stoned Pink Floyd monologue is a highlight.
Chris Ryan
Blockbuster
Captain America: Civil War 2016
Chris's platonic ideal of a Marvel movie: half Cap-Iron Man schism, half Spider-Man backdoor pilot.
Sequel
The Conjuring 2 2016
The best of the extended Conjuring universe, Chris says. England-set, atmosphere over gore.
Drama
Manchester by the Sea 2016
Casey Affleck's performance, plus the Michelle Williams sidewalk scene, which Chris calls one of the most punishing sequences of the decade.
Comedy or Horror
Green Room 2016
Jeremy Saulnier's punk-band-versus-skinheads thriller. Chris calls it one of the most intense movies of the decade.
Animated or Foreign Language
Toni Erdmann 2016
Maren Ade's German comedy. There was briefly talk of an American remake produced by Lena Dunham, starring Kristen Wiig.
Wildcard
Hail, Caesar! 2016
The Coens' Hollywood-fixer comedy. Chris credits a Reverse Shot piece by Adam Nayman with unlocking it for him.
Amanda Dobbins
Blockbuster
Arrival 2016
Squeaked past the $100 million threshold. Both Amanda and Chris had it on their best-of-the-decade lists.
Drama
Moonlight 2016
The Best Picture winner. Amanda points to how it conveys who a person is, rather than what happens to them.
Comedy or Horror
The Invitation 2016
Karen Kusama's Hollywood Hills thriller, the film Chris and his wife took Amanda to see during her first lonely year in LA.
Animated or Foreign Language
The Handmaiden 2016
Park Chan-wook. A surprising pickup for Amazon, Chris notes, given how explicit it is.
Sequel
Jason Bourne 2016
Tied to Amanda's 2016 honeymoon in Greece; Chris commented on her Parthenon Instagram post about the film's fight-pit scene.
Wildcard
A Bigger Splash 2016
Luca Guadagnino. Sean's actual favorite movie of the year, especially the Ralph Fiennes dance scene.
On the board, undrafted honorable mentions
The WitchLove & FriendshipThe Light Between Oceans10 Cloverfield LaneTriple 9Ouija: Origin of EvilBlair WitchNocturnal AnimalsThe ShallowsLa La LandLovingSilenceFencesHacksaw RidgeHidden FiguresLionFinding DoryThe Secret Life of PetsThe Jungle BookDeadpoolZootopiaBatman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeSuicide SquadSingMoanaFantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemThe Magnificent SevenDoctor StrangeTrollsKung Fu Panda 3GhostbustersCentral IntelligenceThe LobsterThe Nice Guys20th Century WomenJackieX-Men: ApocalypsePersonal ShopperElle
Also mentioned raised along the way
In passing A Bridge Too FarThe RevenantUnder the Silver LakeBullet TrainThe Shape of WaterGreen BookGodzilla vs. Kong
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