What a Picture is a movie podcast where Hannah and Bryan Loomis cover the best in non-franchise films and discuss what makes a great film great. Hannah and Bryan love original filmmaking across all genres. Are you an obsessive Oscar nominated movie watcher? Are you always looking forward to the next A24 or Neon release? Then we’ll probably get along! Movies covered include any new releases we’re interested in, as well as the historic winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. New episodes generally release on Saturdays, twice monthly.
Sorry, Baby (2025) - dir. Eva Victor
Sorry, Baby (2025) · Aug 9, 2025
Materialists (2025) - dir. Celine Song
Materialists (2025) · Jun 28, 2025
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) - dir. Wes Anderson (with Raf Stitt)
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) · Jun 7, 2025
Friendship (2025) - dir. Andrew DeYoung
Friendship (2025) · May 31, 2025
The Shrouds (2025) - dir. David Cronenberg (with Seth Troyer and Marc Dottavio)
The Shrouds (2025) · May 3, 2025
Black Bag (2025) - dir. Steven Soderbergh
Black Bag (2025) · Apr 12, 2025
100. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Stanley Kubrick
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Mar 15, 2025
Mickey 17 (2025) - Bong Joon-ho
Mickey 17 (2025) · Mar 8, 2025
99. Shoah (1985) - Claude Lanzmann
Shoah (1985) · Mar 5, 2025
98. Journey to Italy (1954) - Roberto Rossellini
Journey to Italy (1954) · Feb 19, 2025
97. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) - Dziga Vertov
Man with a Movie Camera (1929) · Feb 12, 2025
96. Taxi Driver (1976) - Martin Scorsese
Taxi Driver (1976) · Feb 5, 2025
95. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) - Robert Bresson
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) · Jan 15, 2025
94. Andrei Rublev (1966) - Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Rublev (1966) · Jan 8, 2025
93. The Third Man (1949) - Carol Reed
The Third Man (1949) · Dec 18, 2024
92. PlayTime (1967) - Jacques Tati
PlayTime (1967) · Dec 11, 2024
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) - Martin Scorsese (with Felicia Maroni)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) · Nov 27, 2024
90. Metropolis (1927) - Fritz Lang (with Dakota Arsenault)
Metropolis (1927) · Nov 13, 2024
Anora (2024) - Sean Baker
Anora (2024) · Nov 2, 2024
89. The Searchers (1956) - John Ford (with Robyn Bahr)
The Searchers (1956) · Oct 30, 2024
88. Moonlight (2016) - Barry Jenkins
Moonlight (2016) · Oct 23, 2024
87. The Gleaners and I (2000) - Agnès Varda
The Gleaners and I (2000) · Oct 16, 2024
85. Ugetsu (1953) - Kenji Mizoguchi
Ugetsu (1953) · Sep 25, 2024
84. Vertigo (1958) - Alfred Hitchcock (with Calvin Kemph)
Vertigo (1958) · Sep 18, 2024
83. Modern Times (1936) - Charlie Chaplin
Modern Times (1936) · Sep 11, 2024
82. A Brighter Summer Day (1991) - Edward Yang
A Brighter Summer Day (1991) · Sep 4, 2024
81. Sans Soleil (1983) - Chris Marker
Sans Soleil (1983) · Aug 28, 2024
80. The Shining (1980) - Stanley Kubrick (with Betsy and Trent Gorham)
The Shining (1980) · Aug 21, 2024
79. The Piano (1993) - Jane Campion
The Piano (1993) · Aug 14, 2024
78. Touki Bouki (1973) - Djibril Diop Mambéty
Touki Bouki (1973) · Aug 7, 2024
77. The Leopard (1963) - Luchino Visconti
The Leopard (1963) · Jul 31, 2024
76. Tokyo Story (1953) - Yasujirō Ozu (with Zach Dennis)
Tokyo Story (1953) · Jul 24, 2024
75. North by Northwest (1959) - Alfred Hitchcock
North by Northwest (1959) · Jul 17, 2024
74. Chungking Express (1994) - Wong Kar-wai
Chungking Express (1994) · Jul 10, 2024
73. The General (1926) - Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman
The General (1926) · Jul 3, 2024
72. Sunset Boulevard (1950) - Billy Wilder
Sunset Boulevard (1950) · Jun 26, 2024
71. Wanda (1970) - Barbara Loden (with Darren Hughes)
Wanda (1970) · Jun 12, 2024
70. Breathless (1960) - Jean-Luc Godard
Breathless (1960) · Jun 5, 2024
69. Citizen Kane (1941) - Orson Welles
Citizen Kane (1941) · May 29, 2024
68. La Jetée (1962) - Chris Marker
La Jetée (1962) · May 22, 2024
67. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) - Sergio Leone (with Raf Stitt)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) · May 15, 2024
66. Battleship Potemkin (1925) - Sergei Eisenstein
Battleship Potemkin (1925) · May 8, 2024
65. Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) - Jacques Rivette
Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974) · May 1, 2024
64. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) - Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) · Apr 24, 2024
62. Killer of Sheep (1978) - Charles Burnett
Killer of Sheep (1978) · Apr 10, 2024
61. Ordet (1955) - Carl Theodor Dreyer
Ordet (1955) · Apr 3, 2024
60. Pather Panchali (1955) - Satyajit Ray (with Ankita Rathour)
Pather Panchali (1955) · Mar 27, 2024
59. Stalker (1979) - Andrei Tarkovsky
Stalker (1979) · Mar 20, 2024
58. The Battle of Algiers (1966) - Gillo Pontecorvo (with Jason Christian)
The Battle of Algiers (1966) · Mar 13, 2024
57. City Lights (1931) - Charlie Chaplin
City Lights (1931) · Feb 28, 2024
56. Spirited Away (2001) - Hayao Miyazaki (with Jim Myers)
Spirited Away (2001) · Feb 21, 2024
55. Imitation of Life (1959) - Douglas Sirk
Imitation of Life (1959) · Feb 14, 2024
54. Do the Right Thing (1989) - Spike Lee
Do the Right Thing (1989) · Feb 7, 2024
53. Sansho the Bailiff (1954) - Kenji Mizoguchi
Sansho the Bailiff (1954) · Jan 31, 2024
52. L'Atalante (1934) - Jean Vigo
L'Atalante (1934) · Jan 17, 2024
51. Rear Window (1954) - Alfred Hitchcock
Rear Window (1954) · Jan 3, 2024
50. Contempt (1963) - Jean-Luc Godard
Contempt (1963) · Dec 20, 2023
49. La Dolce Vita (1960) - Federico Fellini
La Dolce Vita (1960) · Dec 13, 2023
48. The Apartment (1960) - Billy Wilder (with Brandon Gitles)
The Apartment (1960) · Dec 6, 2023
47. Yi Yi (2000) - Edward Yang
Yi Yi (2000) · Nov 29, 2023
46. The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Charles Laughton
The Night of the Hunter (1955) · Nov 22, 2023
43. Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) - Agnès Varda
Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962) · Nov 1, 2023
42. Seven Samurai (1954) - Akira Kurosawa (with Bill Graham)
Seven Samurai (1954) · Oct 25, 2023
41. Goodfellas (1990) - Martin Scorsese
GoodFellas (1990) · Oct 18, 2023
40. The Earrings of Madame De... (1953) - Max Ophüls (with Felicia Maroni)
The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) · Oct 11, 2023
39. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) - Víctor Erice (with David Bax)
The Spirit of the Beehive (1973) · Oct 4, 2023
38. Parasite (2019) - Bong Joon-ho (with Olivia Lancaster)
Parasite (2019) · Sep 27, 2023
37. Close-Up (1990) - Abbas Kiarostami
Close-Up (1990) · Sep 20, 2023
36. Pierrot le Fou (1965) - Jean-Luc Godard
Pierrot le Fou (1965) · Sep 13, 2023
34. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) - Carl Theodor Dreyer
The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) · Aug 30, 2023
33. Mirror (1975) - Andrei Tarkovsky (with Stephen Gillespie and Jack Davenport)
Mirror (1975) · Aug 23, 2023
32. Apocalypse Now (1979) - Francis Ford Coppola (with Kristen Ankiewicz)
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Aug 16, 2023
31. In the Mood for Love (2000) - Wong Kar-wai
In the Mood for Love (2000) · Aug 9, 2023
30. Sátántangó (1994) - Béla Tarr (with Ben Vargas)
Satantango (1994) · Aug 2, 2023
29. Daughters of the Dust (1991) - Julie Dash
Daughters of the Dust (1991) · Jul 26, 2023
Boppenharber Spectacular! Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan and Barbie - Greta Gerwig
Barbie (2023) · Jul 22, 2023
Boppenharber Spectacular! Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan and Barbie - Greta Gerwig
Oppenheimer (2023) · Jul 22, 2023
28. Blue Velvet (1986) - David Lynch
Blue Velvet (1986) · Jul 19, 2023
27. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) - Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) · Jul 12, 2023
Past Lives - Celine Song
Past Lives (2023) · Jul 8, 2023
26. The 400 Blows (1959) - François Truffaut
The 400 Blows (1959) · Jul 5, 2023
25. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) - Hayao Miyazaki (with Jim Myers)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) · Jun 28, 2023
24. The Godfather (1972) - Francis Ford Coppola (with Ethan Copeland)
The Godfather (1972) · Jun 21, 2023
23. Barry Lyndon (1975) - Stanley Kubrick (with Scott Cole)
Barry Lyndon (1975) · Jun 14, 2023
22. Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) - Céline Sciamma
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) · Jun 7, 2023
You Hurt My Feelings - Nicole Holofcener
You Hurt My Feelings (2023) · Jun 5, 2023
21. The Red Shoes (1948) - Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
The Red Shoes (1948) · May 31, 2023
20. Tropical Malady (2004) - Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Tropical Malady (2004) · May 24, 2023
18. Mulholland Drive (2001) - David Lynch
Mulholland Drive (2001) · May 10, 2023
17. L'Avventura (1960) - Michelangelo Antonioni
L'Avventura (1960) · May 3, 2023
16. Sherlock, Jr. (1924) - Buster Keaton
Sherlock Jr. (1924) · Apr 26, 2023
15. Some Like It Hot (1959) - Billy Wilder (with Seth Vargas and Michelle Rubinstein)
Some Like It Hot (1959) · Apr 19, 2023
14. Bicycle Thieves (1948) - Vittorio De Sica
Bicycle Thieves (1948) · Apr 12, 2023
12. Persona (1966) - Ingmar Bergman
Persona (1966) · Mar 29, 2023
11. Get Out (2017) - Jordan Peele
Get Out (2017) · Mar 22, 2023
10. A Man Escaped (1956) - Robert Bresson
A Man Escaped (1956) · Mar 15, 2023
9. Psycho (1960) - Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho (1960) · Mar 8, 2023
8. The Rules of the Game (1939) - Jean Renoir
The Rules of the Game (1939) · Mar 1, 2023
7. Late Spring (1949) - Yasujirō Ozu
Late Spring (1949) · Feb 22, 2023
6. Daisies (1966) - Věra Chytilová
Daisies (1966) · Feb 15, 2023
5. Blade Runner (1982) - Ridley Scott
Blade Runner (1982) · Feb 8, 2023
4. Rashomon (1950) - Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon (1950) · Feb 1, 2023
3. Black Girl (1966) - Ousmane Sembène
Black Girl (1966) · Jan 25, 2023
1. Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen
Singin' in the Rain (1952) · Jan 18, 2023