Little Women 2019
Greta Gerwig's follow-up to Lady Bird. Ryan is fired up; Fennessey admits he's cold on it.
The Big Picture · Discussion · Interview
Top Five Springsteen Songs, 'The Hunt' Cancellation, Trailer Breakdowns, and 'Blinded by the Light' With Gurinder Chadha | The Big Picture
August 16, 2019/ 89 min/ Sean Fennessey · Chris Ryan
Trailers for Little Women, Parasite, and 1917; The Hunt gets pulled from release over a political backlash; and Gurinder Chadha on getting Bruce Springsteen's blessing to make Blinded by the Light.
28 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.
Trailer RundownLittle Women, Parasite, and more
Parasite 2019
Bong Joon-ho's Palme d'Or winner, arriving with Cannes buzz and #BongHive already in gear.
Last Christmas 2019
Emma Thompson-written rom-com with Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding, plus a very online fan theory about its twist.
A Hidden Life 2019
Terrence Malick's WWII conscientious-objector drama, floated as his overdue Oscar moment.
1917 2019
Sam Mendes' WWI messenger story, shot to look like one continuous take.
The Hunt Gets Pulled
The Hunt 2019
Blumhouse/Universal satire yanked from release after the president weighed in on it without naming it.
Luce 2019
Ryan's counterexample of a film handling similar political tension without being binary about it; stars Tim Roth and Naomi Watts.
Compliance 2012
Earlier provocation from Hunt director Craig Zobel.
Z for Zachariah 2015
Another Zobel film, name-checked in passing.
Jojo Rabbit 2019
Taika Waititi's Hitler satire, flagged as the next film likely to walk into this same controversy.
Fox Under Disney
Tolkien 2019
"A real dog," per Fennessey.
Dark Phoenix 2019
Already litigated at length on the show, cited here as another post-merger Fox stumble.
The Art of Racing in the Rain 2019
Kevin Costner voices a dog owned by Milo Ventimiglia.
Stuber 2019
Ryan liked it; it bombed anyway.
Ad Astra 2019
James Gray's Brad Pitt space odyssey, one of their most anticipated of the fall.
Ford v Ferrari 2019
James Mangold's racing drama, Fennessey's most anticipated film of the fall.
In conversation
Gurinder Chadha on
Blinded by the Light 2019
Chadha's Springsteen-scored adaptation of Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir about growing up British-Pakistani in Thatcher-era Luton.
Gurinder Chadha on
Bend It Like Beckham 2002
Her breakout, and the film audiences keep wanting her to remake.
Gurinder Chadha on
Bride & Prejudice 2004
Surfaced via an old press-tour interview where she named Springsteen as her dream collaborator, years before this film existed.
Gurinder Chadha on
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging 2008
Her Paramount film, which launched Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Gurinder Chadha on
Viceroy's House 2017
Her Partition drama, made in the years before she returned to this script.
Gurinder Chadha on
Bhaji on the Beach 1993
Her first film; she traces one of its scenes to abuse she watched happen in her parents' shop.
Gurinder Chadha on
My Beautiful Laundrette 1985
An earlier British-Asian film she contrasts with her own; made by directors of mixed English-Pakistani heritage.
Gurinder Chadha on
Forrest Gump 1994
The last great thing she'd seen, having just watched it for the first time on the flight over.
Gurinder Chadha on
Western Stars 2019
Bruce Springsteen's own directorial debut, which he told her was partly inspired by seeing what she did with his songs.
Also mentioned raised along the way
In passing during the Little Women talk Lady BirdFrances HaMistress AmericaMidsommarSicario
Sam Mendes' filmography, apropos of 1917 American BeautyRoad to PerditionJarheadRevolutionary RoadAway We GoSkyfallSpectre
In passing VictoriaBirdmanOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodThe InterviewThe Most Dangerous GameStar Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerWhere'd You Go, BernadetteDune
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV McMafiaTabooFour Weddings and a FuneralBillionsWatchmenLostThe LeftoversSisters of Dune (HBO Max)
Ads The Lion King on Broadway