The Next Best Picture Podcast

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's first throwback podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham and guests Jay Ledbetter & Aaron Samuel to discuss Ridley Scott's Best Picture Oscar-winning 2000 film "Gladiator" starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Pho...

For this week's third podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & guest Brandon Lewis. Today, we are reviewing the newest film from director George C. Wolfe, "Rustin," starring Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Jeffrey Wright & Audra McDonald. Based on the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, this biopic has been a long time coming and has finally given Colman Domingo a leading role...

"Housekeeping For Beginners" had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it was awarded the Queer Lion Award. The third film from director Goran Stolevski is about the families we're born into and the ones we find for ourselves. It has now screened at the Mill Valley, Chicago, Adelaide, Twin Cities, and NewFest film festivals and is the Macedonian selection for the Best International...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Brendan Hodges & Giovanni Lago. Today, we are reviewing the newest film from director David Fincher, "The Killer," starring Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O'Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte & Tilda Swinton. Reuniting with screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker ("Seven"), this adaptation of the graphic novel for Netflix...

For Episode 368, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham & Will Mavity. This week, we're celebrating the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike and what it means for the rest of the awards season (see our awards calendar here), giving our predictions for tonight's Critics Choice Documentary Award (CCDA) winners and more. We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Mean Girls," "Inside Out 2," "Ghostbu...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna & Josh Parham. Today, we are reviewing the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "The Marvels," starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh & Samuel L. Jackson. The film had its fair share of negative pre-buzz before its release, but...

"Orlando, My Political Biography" had its world premiere at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear. It later went on to become the only documentary of 2023 to play at the Berlin, Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals and is now nominated for Best First Documentary Feature at the 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Director/Writer Paul B. Pr...

"Occupied City" had its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its striking vision from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen ("12 Years A Slave") as he and his producing partner (and real-life partner) Bianca Stigter ("Three Minutes: A Lengthening") adapted her picture book "Atlas of an Occupied City, Amsterdam 1940-1945" during CO...

"BlackBerry" had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its sharp writing, direction, and performances from Jay Baruchel and especially Glenn Howerton. Nominated for a Gotham Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance, Howerton's work has garnered some of the best notices of his career as the sociopathic, results-driven Canadian busin...

For Episode 367, I am joined by Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Giovanni Lago. This week, we're discussing how awards season is heating up before the precursors kick into full gear over the next few weeks (see our awards calendar here). We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes," "The Fall Guy," go over the polls, discuss other news and updates within the film i...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago & Kenzie Vanunu. Today, we are reviewing the newest film from Academy Award-winner Sofia Coppola, "Priscilla," starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi & Dagmara Domińczyk. The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Best Actress prize for Spaeny. It tells the story...

"Radical" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and the Festival Favorite Award. Following the success of "CODA," star Eugenio Derbez turns in a terrific performance as an unorthodox but enthusiastic teacher who tries to give his students a pathway to a better life at Jose Urbina Lopez Elementary in Matamoros. Director and writer Christopher Zalla...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by  Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat. Today, we are reviewing the newest film from the Academy Award-winning directing duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, "Nyad" starring Annette Bening, Jodie Foster & Rhys Ifans. After their award-winning documentaries "Free Solo" and "The Rescue," the two filmmakers have made their first narrative feature for...

"Quiz Lady" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its comedic performances from its cast, which includes Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale & Will Ferrell, sharp writing from Jen D'Angelo and direction by Jessica Yu. Yu was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the film, which you can lis...

"The Holdovers" had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where it received some of Alexander Payne's best reviews since "Sideways." It later screened at the Toronto International Film Festival to similar acclaim and was the runner-up for the Toronto People's Choice Award. Re-uniting Paul Giamatti with Payne, the film is one of the rare films from Payne that neither he nor his collabo...

For Episode 366, I am joined by Sara Clements, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. This week we're discussing the 2023 AFI Film Festival and the Gotham Award nominations. We also give our reactions to the trailer for "Freud's Last Session," go over the polls, discuss other news and updates within the industry and awards season, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your continue...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat. Today, we are reviewing the newest film from Academy Award-winner Alexander Payne, "The Holdovers," starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and newcomer Dominic Sessa. The Christmas comedy-drama had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where many hailed it as a return to form for Payne and...

"Beyond Utopia" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim and won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary Competition. It has now since gone on to receive four Critics Choice Documentary Award nominations, including Best Documentary Feature, Best Director, and Best Editing for the film's director and editor, Madeleine Gavin. It is truly one of, if no...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's second throwback podcast review, I was joined by Lauren LaMagna, Sara Clements, Cody Dericks, and guests Jonathan "The Film Drunk" Fuji and Gerald Morris from Two Peas On A Pod to discuss David Fincher's soph...

"Fingernails" had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its quirky blend of low-key sci-fi, romance, and commentary on relationships. The performances from Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White also drew attention on top of Christos Nikou's screenplay. Nikou was kind enough following the film's screening at the Toronto International F...

"Nyad" had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive notices for its performances from Annette Bening and Jodie Foster, makeup, film editing, and inspirational telling of an unbelievable true story. The film marks the first time Academy Award-winning filmmaking duo Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ("Free Solo" and "The Rescue") have decided to tell a story...

"Killers Of The Flower Moon" had its highly anticipated world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim for its story, performances, and technical craftsmanship, all under the direction of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Two of his collaborators on the film were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their exemplary work, Academy Award-nominated c...

For Episode 365, I am joined by Giovanni Lago & Tom O'Brien. For this week, we're previewing the 2023 AFI Film Festival, the Gotham Award nominations (which will be announced on Tuesday), and going over the 2023 Critics Choice Documentary Award (CCDA) nominations. We also give our reactions to the trailers for "American Fiction," "The Zone Of Interest," "Eileen," and "The Boys In The Boat," go ove...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Daniel Howat, Brendan Hodges, Giovanni Lago & Isaiah Washington. We are reviewing the latest film from Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, "Killers Of The Flower Moon," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser & John Lithgow. Premiering earlier this year at the Cannes Film...

"The Pigeon Tunnel" had its world premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for diving deep into the works and personal life of world-renowned author John le Carré. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris provides a brisk, thrilling, and captivating 94-minute introspection through his famous one-on-one interview style to give us a fascinating portrait of...