The Big Picture
The Big Picture
The Ringer
‘Argylle’ and the Death of the Winking Action Movie
1 hour 52 minutes Posted Feb 7, 2024 at 1:17 am.
Sean and Amanda discuss the wildly unsuccessful elements of ‘Argylle,’ Matthew Vaughn’s meta spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell
Then, they try to contextualize it within what Sean has dubbed "wink action"—a subgenre of action that rose around the turn of the 2010s and has finally started to peter out
Finally, Sean is joined by Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Arcel to discuss ‘The Promised Land’ and the key creative differences between making movies in Hollywood and making movies internationally
0:00
1:52:23
Download MP3
Show notes
Sean and Amanda discuss the wildly unsuccessful elements of ‘Argylle,’ Matthew Vaughn’s meta spy thriller starring Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell (1:00). Then, they try to contextualize it within what Sean has dubbed "wink action"—a subgenre of action that rose around the turn of the 2010s and has finally started to peter out (44:00). Finally, Sean is joined by Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Arcel to discuss ‘The Promised Land’ and the key creative differences between making movies in Hollywood and making movies internationally (1:20:00).Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda DobbinsGuests: Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj ArcelSenior Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices