The 2023 Movie Auction. Plus: Damien Chazelle on ‘Babylon’!
The Big Picture
January 20, 2023 · Babylon (2022) · Comedy · Drama · 2:23:10 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Sean Fennessey · With Damien Chazelle, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Olivia Hamilton, Matthew Plouffe
Edition: 2023
Chapters
The 2023 Movie Auction
Budget: $1000 each
| Movie | Price | ▶ |
|---|---|---|
| Chris — $600 spent | ||
| Maestro | $100 | ▶ 55:00 |
| The Killer | $320 | ▶ 1:20:00 |
| Dune: Part Two | $143 | ▶ 1:30:00 |
| Challengers | $15 | ▶ 1:41:40 |
| Havoc | $22 | ▶ 1:48:20 |
| Amanda — $997 spent | ||
| Killers of the Flower Moon | $640 | ▶ 1:00:00 |
| Barbie | $307 | ▶ 1:15:00 |
| Napoleon | $38 | ▶ 1:35:00 |
| Leave the World Behind | $1 | ▶ 1:38:20 |
| Blitz | $11 | ▶ 1:45:00 |
| Sean — $935 spent | ||
| Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One | $355 | ▶ 1:05:00 |
| Oppenheimer | $325 | ▶ 1:10:00 |
| Air | $178 | ▶ 1:25:00 |
| Ferrari | $54 | ▶ 1:33:20 |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | $23 | ▶ 1:46:40 |
Winner: Sean Fennessey · Sean 57.4% · Amanda 23% · Chris 19.5% · 8,366 votes · margin 34.4 pts
Decided by audience poll on X · counts read off the ballot
Last year’s reckoning
- Amanda — Triangle of Sadness — $240; didn't really like it that much
- Amanda — Blonde — $110; a nightmare
- Amanda — The Fabelmans — $555; liked it a lot
- Amanda — Poor Things — didn't come out
- Amanda — Beau Is Afraid — did not come out
- Amanda — Bros — $150; had a great time
- Amanda — Armageddon Time — $200; enjoyed it
- Sean — Avatar: The Way of Water — $356; fair price, good deal
- Sean — The Menu — $61; good investment, paying off
- Sean — See How They Run — $233; terrible investment, lost that one
- Chris — The Banshees of Inisherin — $220; may have gotten the Best Picture winner
- Chris — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever — $425; profitable, hasn't seen it
- Chris — Asteroid City — $295; did not come out
- Chris — Tár — $59; secret hit, dances the mask
- Chris — Violent Night — $1; secret hit, liked it a lot
Movies Referenced (82)
Directors Referenced (23)
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 55:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 43:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 1:12:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:16:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Martian, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise▶ 1:26:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:22:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Goonies▶ 35:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 15:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Far from Heaven, I'm Not There, Carol▶ 1:39:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 30:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Dogtooth▶ 28:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League▶ 1:04:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (91)
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 38:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Fight Club, American History X, Primal Fear▶ 6:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shame, Prometheus, X-Men: First Class▶ 1:12:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Great Escape, Papillon▶ 40:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Elvis, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, The Dead Don't Die▶ 19:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada, The Adjustment Bureau▶ 56:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, Sliding Doors▶ 6:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding▶ 1:27:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 56:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for La La Land, First Man▶ 2:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (10)
24 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Whiplash, La La Land, First Man▶ 2:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for West Side Story, West Side Story▶ 39:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Leave the World Behind▶ 1:27:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation▶ 1:41:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Road, No Country for Old Men, The Counselor▶ 56:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Raid 2, Apostle▶ 1:35:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Zone of Interest▶ 1:40:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 1:37:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Short Cuts▶ 20:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Venom, Venom: The Last Dance▶ 1:34:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (4)
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Elysium, Venom, Jurassic World▶ 1:19:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Thunderbolts*, Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3▶ 34:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Taking of Pelham 123, The Other Guys▶ 4:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗