The Next Best Picture Podcast

"Elemental" had its world premiere at this year's Cannes Film Festival and is now playing in theaters by Pixar. Will Mavity was given the opportunity to go to Pixar studios and interview the film's stars Leah Lewis ("Ember"), Mamoudou Athie ("Wade"), director Peter Sohn and producer Denise Ream. I had the immense pleasure of speaking with the film's composer, 15-time Academy Award nominee Thomas N...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Isaiah Washington & Will Mavity. Together, we're discussing the latest film from Pixar, "Elemental" starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mason Wertheimer, Joe Pera & Matt Yang King. After its world premiere at Cannes, expectations wer...

One of the most buzzed-about shows of 2023 was the Amazon Prime Video series "Swarm" starring Dominique Fishback, whose obsession with a famous pop star leads to some dark places. Co-showrunner Janine Nabers was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the show, working with co-showrunner Donald Glover, how she feels about the reception for the series, and more! Please take...

For Episode 348, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Lauren LaMagna & Tom O'Brien. Together, we discuss the Golden Globesbeing purchased by Dick Clark Productions & Eldridge, the end of the Tribeca Festival, various film news over the past week, give our reactions to the trailers for "Elio," "Nimona" and "Shortcomings," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham and guests Jonathan "The Film Drunk" Fuji & Larry Fried from Geek Vibes Nation. Today, we're discussing "The Flash" starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue & Michael Keaton. With so many delays and production troubles, what did we ultimately think of this movie th...

The 76th annual Tony Awards were held last Sunday night, and it was a memorable show for being unscripted with some incredible wins, dazzling musical performances, and Ariana DeBose doing the thing once again! What did Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna & Cody Dericks think of the show? Tune in below to listen to their thoughts on this free full-length episode. Thank you, and we hope you enjoy it! Check ou...

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 back with Stephen Daldry's "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," starring Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright & Max von Sydow. The surprise Best Picture no...

Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival last month and has been receiving positive reviews for its aesthetic design (as only Anderson can deliver), existential, layered story, and performances from the large ensemble cast. We were lucky to interview six cast members from the film, including Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Maya Hawke, Rupert Friend, Hope Davi...

After five wonderful seasons, the Emmy Award-winning hit Prime Video series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" ended its run a few days ago. We were lucky enough to have Composers Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore return to the show and also speak with Choreographer Marguerite Derricks for the first time about their work on this final season filled with many musical numbers, songs and other surprises. Please...

"Moonage Daydream" had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and later went on to play at the Toronto Film Festival, get acquired by NEON, become the first documentary in over 50 years to be shortlisted for Best Sound and made the Academy's shortlist for Best Documentary Feature. It would go on to win Best Sound awards from the Cinema Audio Society and Cinema Eye Honors, and now it's...

For Episode 347, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Together, we talk about the movies we're most looking forward to throughout the rest of the 2023 summer movies season, the ongoing Tribeca Festival, various film news over the past week, give our reactions to the trailers for "Bottoms" and "Bird Box Barcelona," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Isaiah Washington and guests Kolby Mac & JD Duran from InSession Film. Today, we're discussing the latest film in the "Transformers" franchise titled "Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts" starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Vélez, Tobe Nwigwe, Dean Scott Vazquez, Peter Cullen, Pete Davidson, Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Dink...

Eva Longoria's feature narrative directorial debut "Flamin' Hot" had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for telling the behind-the-scenes story about the creation of Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Stars Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, and Dennis Haysbert were all kind enough to take some time and speak with NBP Contributor Giovanni Lago about their performances, w...

One of 2023's most acclaimed and beloved miniseries was the musical drama "Daisy Jones & The Six." Based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the show captured the hearts of those who fell in love with its performances, music, and costumes. Dan Bayer had the pleasure of speaking with Suki Waterhouse, who plays keyboardist Karen Sirko, Costume Designer Denise Wingate, and Musi...

For Episode 34 of The Next Best Series Podcast, I'm joined by Nadia Dalimonte, and together, we give our thoughts on the first episode of Sam Levinson's new HBO series "The Idol" and shout out which Emmy Season contenders we believe Television Academy voters should consider when casting their nomination ballots starting June 15th. We also answer your fan-submitted questions and discuss what else w...

The 76th annual Tony Awards will be held this Sunday, June 11th, and for this latest episode of Next Best Theatre, we are here with some old friends to deliver our final predictions on who we think will prevail. For this episode, I (Dan Bayer), Lauren LaMagna, and Cody Dericks are joined by returning guests Michael Schwartz and Joey Moser from Awards Daily. Like with our Tony nomination prediction...

For Episode 346, I am joined by Alyssa Christian, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Together, we discuss various film news over the past week, preview the 2023 Tribeca Festival, give our reactions to the trailer for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem," answer your fan-submitted questions, go over the polls, and more! Thank you all for your support. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Ple...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Amy Smith & Will Mavity. Today, we're discussing the sequel to the Oscar-winning animated film "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse," "Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse" starring Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Daniel Kaluuya & Oscar Isaac. With dazzling...

"Past Lives" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim for its moving romance, immaculate performances, and astonishing writing and directing from debut director Celine Song. The film is now playing in limited release from A24, and Dan Bayer was fortunate to get some time to talk with Song and the three main actors, Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magar...

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 The Next Best Series Podcast is back, and for Episode 34, I'm joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Daniel Howat & Giovanni Lago. For this episode, we're sadly discussing the series finales of four Emmy Award-winning television shows:...

Today, the third and presumably final season of "Ted Lasso" came to a bittersweet end. While the future of the show remains uncertain, the Emmy Award-winning series is making the rounds with each of the stars and behind-the-scenes crew speaking about season 3, what it means to them, and what they feel the enduring legacy of the show will be. Actors Phil Dunster (Jamie Tartt) and Jeremy Swift (Lesl...

For Episode 345, I am back from Cannes and am joined by Lauren Cohen, Giovanni Lago, Sara Clements, Isaiah Washington & Tom O'Brien. For this week's episode, we're discussing the end of the Cannes Film Festival, including the world premieres of "Anatomy Of A Fall," "Asteroid City," "Elemental," "The Pot-Au-Feu," "La Chimera" and more. We also discuss the award winners, the trailers for "The Color...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant & returning guest Destiny Jackson. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Rob Marshall, another in the long line of Disney live-action remakes, "The Little Mermaid," starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem & Melissa McCarthy. What did we think o...

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 The Next Best Theatre Podcast is back, and for this latest episode, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and I (Cody Dericks) came together to talk about the late, great American playwright, lyricist, and stage director Howard Ashman....

"You Hurt My Feelings" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its two performances from Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies and Nicole Holofcener's direction and screenplay. Holofcener was kind enough to spend some time talking with Dan Bayer about her work on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is releasing this weekend in...