The Next Best Picture Podcast

"Shōgun" has become one of the most talked-about and acclaimed shows of 2024 since it premiered on FX earlier this year. Nominated already for Gotham TV and Television Critics Association Awards, the show is an epic transportation to a time and a place in history with a grand sense of scale rarely seen in television. To create the sound of the world, 16-time Academy Award-nominated Sound Effects M...

The 77th annual Tony Awards were held last night, and it was a memorable show with some shocking wins, fun musical performances, moving speeches, and Ariana DeBose doing the thing for a third time in a row! What did Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna & Cody Dericks think of the show? In this free full-length episode, tune in below to listen to their thoughts and how wrong they were on their predictions (so...

"Ghostlight" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its writing, direction, and performances, especially from character actor Keith Kupferer. Having worked in the business for over twenty years, his role in Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson's latest film is his brightest moment in an already splendid career. Acting opposite his own family...

For Episode 397, Lauren LaMagna, Giovanni Lago & Tom O'Brien, and I are here to discuss the end of the 2024 Tribeca Festival, answer fan questions, and discuss the announcement of this year's Honorary Oscar Winners. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Paddington In Peru," "The Instigators," "The Wild Robot," and more. Thank you, as always, for listening and your supp...

For this week's main podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Tom O'Brien, and I are reviewing the latest film from Pixar Animation Studios, "Inside Out 2," starring Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Phyllis Smith & Ayo Edebiri. A sequel to the Academy Award-winning "Inside Out," the film is one not many were asking for, but now th...

"Masters Of The Air" premiered on Apple TV+ at the beginning of the year, earning strong reviews for its storytelling, performances, and incredible craftsmanship, rightfully earning its place alongside the legendary WWII miniseries "Band of Brothers" (2001) and "The Pacific" (2010). Based on the 2007 book by Donald L. Miller, the show follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing B-17 Flyi...

"I Used To Be Funny" had its world premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its story, writing, and lead performance from Rachel Sennott. Writer and Director Ally Pankiw was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her feature directorial debut, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters fro...

The 77th annual Tony Awards will be held this Sunday, June 16th, and for this latest episode of Next Best Theatre, we are here with a special guest to deliver our final predictions on who we think will win. For this episode, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, and Cody Dericks are joined by Tom O'Brien. Like with our Tony nomination predictions episode, there is no Patreon exclusive full-length version of...

"Firebrand" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it received solid reviews for its telling of Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), Queen of England, and the wife and widow of Henry VIII (Jude Law). Brazilian director Karim Aïnouz ("The Invisible Life Of Euridice Gusmao") made his first film in the English language with this adaptation of the 2013 novel "Queen's Gambit" by El...

Jharrel Jerome made Emmy history when he won television's top prize for his work in Ava DuVernay's "When They See Us." Just 21 years old, Jerome became the youngest person to win Lead Actor in a Limited Series and the first Afro-Latino actor to be nominated for and win an Emmy in any category. Five years later, Jerome has returned to the awards race, playing a 13-foot-tall man in Boots Riley's gen...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2010 retrospective continues with the third film in the "Toy Story" franchise, the ultra-popular, critically successful, and Academy Award-winning animated film "Toy Story 3," starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack,...

Premiering May of 2023, "Silo," the new sci-fi Apple TV+ series that launched as the highest-rated drama debut on the platform, defies what you think it is. It is cerebral, bold science fiction, excitedly blending elements of murder mystery, western, and dystopian conspiracy with a post-apocalyptic world, and Rebecca Ferguson leads as a reluctant gearhead sheriff with an attitude problem. I recent...

For this week's second podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Danilo Castro, Alyssa Christian, and I are reviewing the latest film from director Richard Linklater, "Hit Man," starring Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio & Retta. After making its way through the 2023 fall film festivals, the acclaimed dark romantic comedy is now finally available to stream on Netflix. What did...

On Episode 43 of the Next Best Series Podcast, I'm joined by Giovanni Lago. For this free episode, we're discussing season 2 of "House Of The Dragon," the third season of "Hacks," the winners of the Gotham TV Awards, and recommend a few Emmy contenders we do not want voters to forget when they go to cast their nomination ballots starting June 13th. As always, thank you for all your support. We hop...

For Episode 396, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, and I are here to discuss the beginning of the 2024 Tribeca Festival, answer fan questions, and go over random bits of news within the entertainment industry over the past week. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Venom: The Last Dance," "Piece By Piece," and more. Thank you, as always, for listening and your support. We ho...

For this week's main podcast review, Giovanni Lago and I are reviewing the fourth entry in the "Bad Boys" franchise with "Bad Boys: Ride Or Die," starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Núñez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Rhea Seehorn, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish & Joe Pantoliano. With Adil & Bilall returning to direct following th...

Anthony Boyle has taken over Apple TV+. The Irish star, previously best known for roles in The "The Plot Against America," "Tolkien," and "Tetris," stars in two Emmy-contending limited series for the streamer. In the World War II epic "Masters Of The Air," Boyle is Air Force Lieutenant Harry Crosby, a good man determined to get his boys home safely, with Boyle's narration grounding the lush, chara...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2010 retrospective continues with Debra Granik's hit award-winning indie film "Winter's Bone" starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee & Tate Taylor. Catapulting...

"The Morning Show" was one of Apple's first massive television shows, attracting the talent of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and more. Now, with its third season, the popular show is looking to achieve more success with the Television Academy by earning its first Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Writing For A Drama Series. Episod...

"The Fall Of The House Of Usher" is the latest horror miniseries from acclaimed director Mike Flanagan, the creative mind behind "The Haunting of Hill House," "Midnight Mass," "Hush," "Gerald's Game," "Doctor Sleep" and more. One of his frequent collaborators has been actress Carla Gugino, who always delivers stellar work in all of his projects, but with "The Fall Of The House Of Usher," she recen...

"Handling The Undead" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its chilling atmosphere, subdued approach to the zombie genre, makeup effects, and performances. Director and co-writer Thea Hvistendahl was kind enough to spend a few minutes chatting with us about her second directorial feature, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to...

For Episode 395, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and I are here to discuss the disappointing box office results so far this summer and give a final preview of the 2024 Tribeca Festival. We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, give our reactions to the trailers for "Wolfs," "The Outrun," and more. Thank you, as always, for listening. Your support means the world to us. Enjoy! Chec...

For this week's main podcast review, Ema Sasic & Dan Bayer, and I are reviewing the Disney inspirational sports drama, "Young Woman And The Sea," starring Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Sian Clifford, Christopher Eccleston & Glenn Fleshler. Directed by Joachim Rønning and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the true story evokes the fondest memories of other live-action...

"The Dead Don't Hurt" had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received decent reviews for its direction by Academy Award-nominee Viggo Mortensen, his score, and the performances from him and Vicky Krieps. An emotionally sweeping romance set against the backdrop of the old West, Mortensen and Krieps were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us ab...

"In A Violent Nature" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received strong notices for its direction by Chris Nash, which takes the approach of telling a slasher film from the perspective of the serial killer rather than the victims. The film disgusted audiences with its brutal and highly meticulous kills and is now being released in theaters by IFC Films, with a str...