# 378: 'The writer in crisis'. We explore the many 'writers in crisis' characters in film. With Sean Fennessey (Host of 'The Big Picture', Head of Content at The Ringer)

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 12 Nov 2023, 52 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602743/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970244-44100-2-f3c7467f8c79c119.mp3

Sean Fennessey, the brilliant host of 'The Big Picture' podcast & head of content at The Ringer, joins Christina for a great discussion on "writers in crisis"! This character type has been a constant in Hollywood & this year is no exception, with examples like Andrew Haigh's 'All of Us Strangers', Justine Triet's 'Anatomy of a Fall', & Cord Jefferson's 'American Fiction'. On the show Sean & Christina discuss what makes the writer in crisis so fascinating, 2023s many interesting iterations and our 10 favorites historically, from Jack Torrance in 'The Shining', 'Barton Fink', 'Sunset Boulevard' and so many more. Twitter @SeanFennessey @theringer @TheBigPic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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