The Big Picture
Top Five Gen X Director Debuts, the Fate of ‘Black Widow,’ and a Potential Oscars Disaster
March 26, 2021 · Black Widow (2021) · Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi · 1:29:22 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Brian Koppelman
Chapters
Top picks: Best First Films by Directors Born 1960-1980 (Gen X Director Debuts)
Sean Fennessey
- 1. Reservoir Dogs▶ 13:26
- 2. Boys n the Hood▶ 12:30
- 3. The Virgin Suicides▶ 11:38
- 4. Sexy Beast▶ 10:19
- 5. Being John Malkovich▶ 51:33
Honorable mentions: Bottle Rocket · Sarah Polley debut (Away from Her) · Ex Machina · Gone Baby Gone · Menace II Society
Brian Koppelman
- 1. Sex, Lies, and Videotape▶ 13:57
- 2. Boys n the Hood▶ 13:16
- 3. Margin Call▶ 11:52
- 4. Pi▶ 11:01
- 5. Hard Eight▶ 54:50
Honorable mentions: Brick · Being John Malkovich · District 9 · Bound · Away from Her · Bottle Rocket · Walking and Talking · Ex Machina
Movies Referenced (48)
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5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 11:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
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Directors Referenced (13)
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Brian Koppelman · Known for Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Traffic, Behind the Candelabra▶ 4:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Brian Koppelman · Known for Boyz n the Hood, Four Brothers▶ 41:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 1:11:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Only Lovers Left Alive, Broken Flowers▶ 37:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Brian Koppelman · Known for Under the Skin, The Zone of Interest, Birth▶ 1:02:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Fog of War▶ 21:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Far from Heaven, I'm Not There, Carol▶ 1:04:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049▶ 32:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for District 9, Elysium, Chappie▶ 37:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Godfather Part III, The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation▶ 1:09:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (30)
10 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Sean Fennessey · Known for In the Line of Fire, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading▶ 42:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
9 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Bad Batch, Jennifer's Body▶ 35:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Sean Fennessey · Known for Sexy Beast, Gandhi, Schindler's List▶ 51:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for Twister, Reality Bites▶ 22:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sweet Hereafter, Go▶ 37:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for The Ice Storm▶ 31:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Inside Man, Hamilton▶ 3:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York▶ 21:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Chicago, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 57:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for The Matrix, Contagion▶ 1:17:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (10)
9 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Brian Koppelman · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton▶ 1:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Brian Koppelman · Known for Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation▶ 46:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
7 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Sean Fennessey · Known for I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Anomalisa, Synecdoche, New York▶ 53:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Brian Koppelman · Known for Her, Three Kings, Where the Wild Things Are▶ 42:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Wuthering Heights, Saltburn, Promising Young Woman▶ 11:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Lone Star, Eight Men Out▶ 37:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Knives Out, Looper, Glass Onion▶ 49:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 48:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Adaptation., Blue Crush▶ 54:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for The Station Agent, Win Win▶ 1:14:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for Bridget Jones's Diary, Enduring Love▶ 31:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗