The Next Best Picture Podcast

For this week's main podcast review, I was joined by Dan Bayer just a day before I left for the Telluride Film Festival to record so we would have something for you all to listen to today. We're reviewing the latest film from filmmaker Antoine Fuqua, "The Equalizer 3," starring Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar & Remo Girone. The third and final film in Fuqua and Washing...

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 Our 2011 retrospective has come to an end. Our final review is Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist," starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, Penelope Ann Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Missi Pyle, Beth Grant, Ed Lauter,...

For Episode 358, I am joined by Lauren Cohen, Josh Parham & Lauren LaMagna. This week's episode is the most exciting time of the year as we officially kick off the fall film festival season by delivering our final previews for the 80th Venice International Film Festival and the 50th Telluride Film Festival, which both start this week. We also discuss the news of "Dune: Part Two" moving to 2024, gi...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Lauren Cohen, Dan Bayer & Will Mavity. Today, we're discussing the latest film from filmmaker Emma Seligman, "Bottoms," starring Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Marshawn Lynch, Dagmara Dominiczyk & Punkie Johnson. Co-written alongside Rachel Sennott, the "Shi...

"Scrapper" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it received positive reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and chemistry between the two leads, Harris Dickinson and newcomer Lola Campbell, and won the World Dramatic Prize. Director/Writer Charlotte Regan was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about her work on the film. Please ta...

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 Our 2011 retrospective is almost at an end. Our second to last review is Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" based on Brian Selznick's 2007 book "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," starring Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, C...

"Bottoms" had its world premiere at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival earlier this year and received positive reviews for its outrageous premise, raunchy humor, unpredictability, and chemistry between the film's stars, Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri. Following the success of "Shiva Baby," Emma Seligman's second directed feature film expands upon her first in nearly every conceivable way...

"House Of The Dragon" is one of television's most visually lush films today. Carrying over the same visual style of "Game Of Thrones" while allowing for subtle differences from each new DP who works on the series, the show has amassed acclaim for its highly cinematic look and overall quality. Catherine Goldschmidt was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) for...

For Episode 357, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Cody Dericks, Giovanni Lago & Isaiah Washington. For this week's episode, we discuss the 61st New York Film Festival (NYFF) Spotlight Section, go over the most recent announcements for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), announce the 2011 NBP Film Award Winners, give our reactions to the trailers for "Maestro," "Anatomy Of A Fall," go over the...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements & Giovanni Lago. Today, we're discussing the latest DC superhero film, "Blue Beetle," starring Xolo Maridueña, Adriana Barraza, Damián Alcázar, Raoul Max Trujillo, Susan Sarandon & George Lopez. What did we think of this Latino superhero origin story? Tune in as we discuss the performances, characters, story, visual effects work, an...

"Landscape With Invisible Hand" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is the third feature film from filmmaker Cory Finley who previously directed "Thoroughbreds" and "Bad Education." Cory was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his latest film, how he wanted to tackle something different than his previous two films, what it was like creating t...

For Episode 356, I am joined by Lauren Cohen, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & Alyssa Christian. For this week's episode, we discuss the 61st New York Film Festival (NYFF) Main Slate lineup, go over the most recent announcements for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), including the Centerpiece lineup, announce the 2011 NBP Film Community Award Winners, give our reactions to the trailers for...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien. Today, we're discussing "Gran Turismo," starring David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Darren Barnet, Geri Halliwell Horner & Djimon Hounsou. Based on an incredible true story, the video game and racing worlds collide for what might be Neil Blomkamp's best-directed film in years. What did we think of the story,...

"Red, White & Royal Blue" is based on the popular 2019 novel of the same name by Casey McQuiston and marks the feature directorial debut for Tony Award-winner Matthew Lopez ("The Inheritance" and "Some Like It Hot"). Lopez was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the romantic comedy film, which you can listen to below, including his feelings about the film receiving an...

"The Last Voyage Of The Demeter," tells the story of a doomed crew aboard the merchant ship Demeter as it sails from Carpathia to London. On it, they encounter a monstrous creature who happens to be Dracula. I was fortunate enough to spend time speaking with the individuals who came together to bring this horrific creature and the makeup of the crew members to life. First, we have SFX Make-up Desi...

"Dreamin' Wild" had its world premiere at last year's Venice Film Festival. It stars Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe, Zooey Deschanel, Walton Goggins, Jack Dylan Grazer, Chris Messina & Beau Bridges and was directed, written, and produced by Bill Pohlad. Following up on his critically acclaimed film "Love And Mercy," Pohlad was kind enough to spend some time talking about why it took so long to get his l...

For Episode 355, I am joined by Lauren Cohen & Josh Parham. For this week's episode, we discuss what we think will be announced this week for the 61st New York Film Festival (NYFF) Main Slate lineup. We also go over the TIFF Midnight Madness lineup for this year's film festival, announce the 2011 NBP Film Award Nominations, give our reactions to the trailer for "Dicks: The Musical," go over the po...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Will Mavity. Today, we're discussing the animated film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" starring Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Hannibal Buress, Rose Byrne, Nicolas Cantu, John Cena, Jackie Chan, Ice Cube, Natasia Demetriou, Ayo Edebiri, Giancarlo Esposito, Post Malone, Brady Noon, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd & Maya Rudolph....

For Episode 354, I am joined by Lauren Cohen, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & Tom O'Brien. On this week's packed and exciting show, we discuss the 2023 Venice & Toronto International Film Festivals lineups. We also announce the 2011 NBP Film Community Award Nominations, give our reactions to the trailers for "Saw X," "The Exorcist: Believer," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted qu...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer & Danilo Castro. Today, we're discussing the A24 horror movie, "Talk To Me," starring Sophie Wilde, Miranda Otto, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji & Zoe Terakes. The film marks the feature directorial debut from the YouTuber brother duo known as RackaRacka, Danny, and Michael Philippou and has earned strong reviews since its worl...

"War Pony" had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Camera d'Or for best debut film for co-directors/writers Gina Gammell and Riley Keough. The film follows the intertwined lives of two young Lakota boys living on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Ema Sasic was fortunate to get the opportunity to speak with not only Gina Gammell and Riley Keough but also co-wri...

"They Cloned Tyrone" mixes a ton of genres from Black exploitation, comedy, sci-fi, action, and more into a unique story that has the potential to take its premise further with sequels and other stories in the future. Director, co-writer, and co-producer Juel Taylor was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to down below. Please take a list...

For Episode 353, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Lauren Cohen & Dan Bayer. Together, we discuss how the theatrical releases of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have been taking theaters by storm this weekend with the cultural phenomenon known as "Barbenheimer." We also discuss the recent changes to the Venice Film Festival by pulling "Challengers" and delaying its theatrical release to 2024...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Brendan Hodges & Isaiah Washington. Today, we're discussing the latest film from Christopher Nolan, his epic historical biopic "Oppenheimer" starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek & Kenneth Branagh. Filmed using IMAX cameras (and the firs...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Nadia Dalimonte, Cody Dericks & Lauren Cohen. Today, we're discussing the latest film from Greta Gerwig, "Barbie," starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman & Will Ferrell. With a screenplay written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, which combines silly pink-colored comedy with r...