The Next Best Picture Podcast

For Episode 344, I am joined by Ema Sasic in France at the Cannes Film Festival from our hotel rooms halfway through the festival as we provide you with an update on what we've seen so far and how our experience has been. We provide our reactions to "Jeanne du Barry," "Monster," "The Zone Of Interest," "Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny," "May December," and, of course, Martin Scorsese's "Kill...

This week's main podcast review is historic as our Editor In Chief, Matt Neglia, is away in France for the Cannes Film Festival, making this the first Next Best Picture podcast review he's not been present for. But that's ok, for I, Cody Dericks, am joined by Meredith Loftus, Brendan Hodges, Giovanni Lago & Will Mavity. Today, we're discussing the latest film in the "Fast Saga" titled "Fast X" sta...

"Sanctuary" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its two performances from Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Micah Bloomberg's twisted screenplay, and Zachary Wigon's slick direction. Zoe Rose Bryant interviewed Qualley and Abbott to discuss their work on the film while I got the chance to speak with Wigon. Please be sure to...

"Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received rave reviews for how it incorporated archival footage and re-enactments into beloved actor and activist Michael J. Fox's story. With Michael as the sole interviewee, this inside look at his life told from his perspective gives his fans and newcomers a full picture of the kind of man he is. Direc...

One of the breakout stars of this year's television awards season has been "Beef" star Young Mazino. Playing the younger brother of Steven Yeun's Danny Cho, the young actor has received acclaim for his performance in the Netflix miniseries and is enjoying a wave of success as we get closer to the Emmy Awards. The young actor was kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with Alyssa Christian abo...

For Episode 343, I am joined by Giovanni Lago. In what is probably an ill-advised move, we recorded this episode before I had to run to the airport for my first-ever Cannes Film Festival (with the wonderfully talented Ema Sasic). But before I left, I made sure to give one final preview of what's to come this week and give our reactions to the teaser trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos' "Poor Things." We...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Giovanni Lago. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Robert Rodriguez, "Hypnotic" starring Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, J. D. Pardo, Hala Finley, Dayo Okeniyi, Jeff Fahey, Jackie Earle Haley & William Fichtner. What did we think of the story, its twists, the performances from Affleck and Braga, the action, and more? Ple...

Winner of 11 Emmy Awards, including two-time reigning champ for Outstanding Comedy Series, this month will conclude the third and presumably final season of "Ted Lasso." Emmy Award-nominated actor Nick Mohammed (Nathan "Nate" Shelley) was kind enough to spend a few minutes chatting with us about the development of his character on the show, how shooting season 3 was different than the first two fo...

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 continues, and with the Cannes Film Festival happening in just a few days, we're now reviewing the second Best Picture nominee from that year which had its world premiere at Cannes and won the coveted Pa...

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 has returned, and for Episode 33, I'm joined by Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte & Giovanni Lago. For this episode, we're discussing the WGA Strike, the shows we're currently watching, including "Succe...

The nominations for the 76th annual Tony Awards were announced on May 2nd last week and were led by the musical revival of "Some Like It Hot" with 13 overall nominations. Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and I came together to give our reactions to this year's nominees, which you can listen to below. Which nominations surprised us, made us the most happy, and left us feeling the most disappointed? We wi...

For Episode 342, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham & Cody Dericks. This week, we're discussing the new changes to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences rules for the 96th Academy Awards, the WGA Strike, and the trailers for "Dune: Part Two" and "Gran Turismo." We also review the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your support. Please take a...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Daniel Howat & Brendan Hodges. Today, we're discussing the latest and final(?) film in the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" franchise from director/writer James Gunn, "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chukwu...

With "Ted Lasso" possibly ending after its third season, Apple TV+ watchers have wondered what feel-good show would fill the hole that series would leave behind. Well, they received their answer earlier this year when "Shrinking" premiered to positive reviews and captured viewers' hearts. Daniel Howat was fortunate to speak with many members behind the scenes of one of 2023 hottest shows, all of w...

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 continues, and with the Cannes Film Festival right around the corner, we're reviewing two Best Picture nominees from this year that had their world premieres at the infamous international film festival....

Rian Johnson's hit new show "Poker Face" premiered at the top of 2023 and instantly became a hit on Peacock with critics and audiences. The clever "case-of-the-week" murder mystery series evoked the same pleasures he brought to the "Knives Out" movies and gave Natasha Lyonne another standout role she could sink her teeth into. Editor Glenn Garland (Episodes 2, 4, and 10) was kind enough to spend s...

The hit new miniseries "Beef" premiered on Netflix on April 6th and instantly earned acclaim for its direction, writing, and performances from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. British rock star and composer Bobby Krlic, aka. "The Haxan Cloak" has worked in both film ("Midsommar" and "Beau Is Afraid") and television ("Snowpiercer") and was brought on to work on the miniseries' simmering, multi-faceted sco...

HBO's new miniseries "White House Plumbers" just premiered last night and stars Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy, who were infamously responsible for the Watergate Scandal, which shook the foundation of politics in Washington and the country as a whole back in the 1970s. Director David Mandel, who directed all six episodes of the miniseries, talked with me about h...

"Sisu" had its world premiere in the Midnight Section of last year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it entertained everyone with its straightforward plot of an old Finnish man who, during WWII, strikes gold, encounters Nazis on his way to the bank, and vanquishes anyone who gets in his way. The film has received positive reviews and is now playing in theaters in North America from Lion...

For Episode 341, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Today we're discussing the news from CinemaCon 2023 as well as all the trailers which came along with it, including: "Next Goal Wins," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes," "A Haunting In Venice," "Wish," & "The Equalizer 3." We also review the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your conti...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Meredith Loftus, Eve O'Dea & guest Allison McCulloch. Today, we're discussing the latest film from Kelly Fremon Craig, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Benny Safdie & Kathy Bates. Based on the beloved and acclaimed book by Judy Blume, the film captures a woman's coming-of-age story in a way few...

"The Eight Mountains" had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its stunning photography of the mountain landscapes where a majority of the film takes place, the performances from Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi, and the direction and writing from filmmaking duo Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch. Borghi was kind enough to s...

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 continues with Meryl Streep's third Oscar-winning role in Phyllida Lloyd's "The Iron Lady" starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach & Harry Lloyd. A biopic on one of Britain's...

"R.M.N.," the latest film from Palme d'Or winning director Cristian Mungiu, had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and use of long takes. The film is being released in theaters this weekend from IFC Films and is a haunting, layered piece of work that still has those who have seen it buzzing about its th...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to discuss Ari Aster's latest film "Beau Is Afraid" starring Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson & Parker Posey. A $35 million 3-hour long nightmare fueled by anxiety, fear, and guilt, this is the biggest film A24 has ever produced, and it is receiving an expected m...