Chris Ryan

The Flops Movie DraftThe Big Picture

1. #4 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford — Star Bomb▶ 27:57
2. #5 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — $100M Losers Club▶ 32:33
3. #12 Blackhat — Under $30M Domestic▶ 49:22
4. #13 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World — Failed Franchise Launch▶ 54:02
5. #20 Wolf Creek — Ebert Zero Stars▶ 1:16:29
6. #21 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter — Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes▶ 1:20:01
7. #28 Battleship — Wild Card▶ 1:39:39

The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto!The Big Picture

1. #1 Videodrome — David Cronenberg▶ 47:26
2. #8 MASH — Canadian star▶ 1:04:49
3. #9 Sicario — Cameron/Villeneuve▶ 1:07:47
4. #16 Only God Forgives — Ryan Gosling▶ 1:26:43
5. #17 Dawn of the Dead — Toronto plays itself or somewhere else▶ 1:26:50
6. #24 The Adjuster — Canadian director▶ 1:44:51

The Epic Movie DraftThe Big Picture

1. #1 Lawrence of Arabia — Movies That Exceed Three Hours▶ 35:36
2. #6 The Last of the Mohicans — Romantic or War Epic▶ 52:21
3. #7 Malcolm X — Biopic Epic▶ 55:05
4. #12 The Searchers — Odyssey-Inspired Epics▶ 1:10:45
5. #13 The Bridge on the River Kwai — Epic Best Picture Winners▶ 1:12:32
6. #18 Kingdom of Heaven — Biblical Epic▶ 1:27:37
7. #19 Carlos — Wild Card▶ 1:33:10

The ‘Sinners’ Surge. Plus: The Val Kilmer Hall of Fame!The Big Picture

• Inducted Spartan

The 2026 Movie Auction Returns!The Big Picture

• Bought Whale Fall — $310
• Bought Paper Tiger — $5
• Bought Fjord — $1
• Bought Werewolf by Night — $200

The 2026 Movie AuctionThe Big Picture

• Bought Wuthering Heights — $75
• Bought Resident Evil — $72
• Bought The Devil Wears Prada 2 — $26
• Bought Disclosure Day — $72

The 2025 Movie Auction Returns!The Big Picture

• Bought Ballad of a Small Player — $165
• Bought Weapons — $465
• Bought Is This Thing On? — $70
• Bought Now You See Me: Now You Don't — $36
• Bought Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere — $60

The Physical Media High Council Reconvenes!The Big Picture

• Underworld Chronicles — Radiance Films · Fudoh, Agitator, Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (Miike V-cinema)
• At Close Range — Cinematographe (Vinegar Syndrome) · 4K UHD with hardcover book
• The Stunt Man — Transmission (Radiance sub-label) · Booklet, postcards, poster; new restoration
• Excalibur — Arrow Video · Deluxe edition, new restoration
• Red Rooms — Utopia · Light on extras
• Illustrious Corpses — Radiance Films

The Physical Media High Council AwardsThe Big Picture

• Welcome to Fun City — Fun City Editions · ~5-hour 1960s/70s trailer-compilation disc
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly — Arrow Video · UK 4K: poster, intl + extended cuts, booklet
• Sympathy for the Underdog — Radiance Films
• Hard-Boiled: Three Pulp Thrillers by Alain Corneau — Radiance Films · 3 Corneau thrillers incl. Choice of Arms
• Kingdom of Heaven — Director's Cut steelbook; Ridley Scott commentary
• The Worricker Trilogy — 3 David Hare BBC spy films w/ Bill Nighy
• End of the Line — Terror Vision

The Top Five Movies of 2025The Big Picture

1. 1. 28 Years Later▶ 17:49
2. 2. One Battle After Another▶ 15:42
3. 3. Weapons▶ 1:16:19
4. 4. Sinners▶ 1:06:29
5. 5. Eephus▶ 53:55

Honorable mentions: F1 · Warfare · Splitsville · Havoc

The Top 10 Garbage Scorsese Movies and ‘The Alto Knights’The Big Picture

Honorable mentions: The Bikeriders · You Were Never Really Here · Observe and Report · Blood Ties · American Hustle · Laws of Gravity

‘Nosferatu’ and the Top Five Vampire Movies, With Robert Eggers!The Big Picture

1. 1. The Lost Boys▶ 1:03:58
2. 2. Near Dark▶ 1:01:08
3. 3. Only Lovers Left Alive▶ 57:55
4. 4. Vampires▶ 53:15
5. 4. 30 Days of Night▶ 53:26
6. 5. Twilight▶ 46:11

Honorable mentions: What We Do in the Shadows