The Big Picture
The Top Five Performances of 2024. Plus: The Amy Adams Hall of Fame and ‘Nightbitch.’
December 16, 2024 · Nightbitch (2024) · Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · 2:19:17 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · With Pablo Larraín
Edition: Amy Adams
Chapters
The Amy Adams Hall of Fame
- 01Catch Me If You Can▶ 1:55:00
- 02Junebug▶ 1:55:42
- 03Enchanted▶ 1:20:55
- 04Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day▶ 1:24:09
- 05The Fighter▶ 1:31:00
- 06The Master▶ 1:35:00
- 07American Hustle▶ 1:51:12
- 08Arrival▶ 1:42:16
- 09Nocturnal Animals▶ 1:51:12
- 10Nightbitch▶ 1:52:12
Exactly 10 inducted. Two-phase verdicts: American Hustle and Nocturnal Animals were yellowed then greened to reach 10. Doubt and Big Eyes were finalists cut in favor of Nightbitch for the last slot. Vice was denied despite an Oscar nomination (Sean broke his own 'nomination auto-green' rule). Man of Steel and Batman v Superman explicitly rejected. Sharp Objects (TV) discussed and praised but not included in the film-focused board.
Movies Referenced (85)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney▶ 57:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:37:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney▶ 12:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:20:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney▶ 39:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 31:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney▶ 1:30:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson▶ 1:41:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey▶ 25:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (16)
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 42:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Edward Scissorhands, Corpse Bride▶ 1:22:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Promising Young Woman, MaXXXine, The Weekend Away▶ 1:21:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The First Omen▶ 29:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:36:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Sherlock Holmes, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch▶ 13:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Wonder Woman, Zack Snyder's Justice League▶ 1:12:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spies in Disguise, Elio▶ 1:17:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Dora and the Lost City of Gold▶ 1:32:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, Ford v Ferrari▶ 37:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (106)
11 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Maleficent, Girl, Interrupted, Changeling▶ 3:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
10 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Ghost in the Shell▶ 2:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Rob Mahoney, Joanna Robinson · Known for Anora, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood▶ 21:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Goodfellas, Medicine Man▶ 2:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 2012, A Lot Like Love, The Whole Nine Yards▶ 35:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Love Actually, About a Boy, Four Weddings and a Funeral▶ 13:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Diary of a Teenage Girl, Nightbitch, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood▶ 45:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson · Known for Moulin Rouge!, Rabbit Hole▶ 59:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for Logan, A Complete Unknown, The Predator▶ 36:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney · Known for The Princess Bride, Addams Family Values, Scrooged▶ 37:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 25:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Joanna Robinson, Sean Fennessey · Known for Fatal Attraction, The Wife, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 1:11:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (12)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Joanna Robinson, Rob Mahoney · Known for Julie & Julia▶ 24:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Rob Mahoney, Sean Fennessey · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 21:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 1:46:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Walk the Line▶ 36:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for O.J.: Made in America▶ 1:53:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Hateful Eight▶ 1:38:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for The Manchurian Candidate, Last Action Hero▶ 1:20:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Nightbitch▶ 44:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for New Year's Eve▶ 15:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Joanna Robinson · Known for Elysium, Venom, Jurassic World▶ 1:35:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗