The Next Best Picture Podcast

"John Wick: Chapter 4" has received the best reviews, audience reactions, and box office of the "John Wick" franchise. It makes it all the more impressive when you consider the latest film is nearly three hours long and could've gone wrong in so many ways in its final edit. Nathan Orloff ("Ghostbusters: Afterlife"), an openly gay film editor, brought a unique perspective to the "John Wick" franchi...

For Episode 336, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Giovanni Lago & Will Mavity. With the 95th Academy Awards officially behind us, we're looking toward the future and what else 2023 might bring as we discuss the Oscar contenders we believe you should be on the lookout for this year. We also review the polls, react to the "You Hurt My Feelings" and "Rye Lane trailers," answer your fan-submitted quest...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Josh Parham, Brendan Hodges, Danilo Castro & Isaiah Washington to discuss the latest and possibly final film in the "John Wick" franchise, "John Wick: Chapter 4," starring Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins, Clancy Brown, Natali...

"The Lost King" had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews, and it is now being released in theaters in the U.S. by IFC Films. Part of the film's charm comes from its irresistible cast, but another part comes from the delightful screenplay, which is based on an incredible true story. Co-screenwriter Jeff Pope was nice enough to spend...

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 officially begun! Following the release of Oscar-nominated "The Fabelmans" we're kicking things off with another Best Picture-nominated Steven Spielberg film that went home Oscar-less 12 years ago wi...

The Emmy Award-winning comedy series "Ted Lasso" has returned for its third and possibly final season on Apple TV+ this year. In two separate interviews, we were fortunate to speak with series co-creator, writer, and star Brendan Hunt and actor Kola Bokinni. Both deliver fantastic insight into what fans should expect from this season while reminiscing on what an unforgettable and life-changing exp...

"The Magician's Elephant" is based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo and tells the story of a young boy searching for his young lost sister. The Netflix-produced computer-animated film is directed by Wendy Rogers, who previously worked in visual effects before making her feature directorial debut here; written by Martin Hynes, who co-wrote "Toy Story 4" and stars "A Quiet Place"...

HBO's "The Last Of Us" concluded last weekend and has received a ton of praise for its story, characters, performances, and overall design atheistic. One crucial part of creating the world of "The Last Of Us" is the visual effects work from DNEG. Visual Effects Supervisor Stephen James and Digital Effects Supervisor Nick Marshall were kind enough to talk with us about their work on the acclaimed H...

For Episode 335, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. One week removed from the 95th Academy Awards, I have a whole new crop of people here to join me this week and give their thoughts on the show as we say goodbye to the 2022-2023 film awards season. We reflect on the winners, discuss the ceremony, go over the polls, recap the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, gi...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Giovanni Lago & Isaiah Washington to discuss "Shazam! Fury Of The Gods," starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou & Helen Mirren. Following "Shazam!" the latest film in the DCEU is releasing at an interesting point in DC's history as James Gunn has recentl...

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 Before the Oscar-winning "Everything Everywhere All At Once," Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's feature directorial debut "Swiss Army Man" polarized audiences during its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. The...

HBO's "The Last Of Us" concluded this past weekend, increasing in viewership as the first season went on and receiving a ton of critical acclaim in the process. We already had the opportunity to speak with series cinematographer Eben Bolter. Now, we're speaking with series film editor Timothy A. Good, who edited seven episodes in the first season, including the finale. Please take a listen down be...

Darren Aronofsky's "Pi" was recently re-released by A24 exclusively in IMAX theaters on Pi Day, March 14th, 2023, for its 25th anniversary. Cinematographer and long-time Aronofsky collaborator Matthew Libatique was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about the restoration, reflecting on his work with Aronofsky all these years later, what it was like shooting an independent film in New Y...

The 95th Academy Awards is in the history books! And what a historic night it was. We saw moving speeches, some shocking wins, a smooth ceremony for a change that respected the nominees and celebrated the art of filmmaking, and memories that will last a lifetime. Alyssa Christian, Giovanni Lago, Eve O'Dea, Daniel Howat, Meredith Loftus, and Will Mavity all joined me to discuss the winners, their s...

"Creed III" recently opened in theaters to the franchise's best box office opening and is continuing the "Creed" franchise in new and unexpected ways. One of those fresh approaches was through the film's cinematography. Michael B. Jordan, in his directorial debut, brought on "Creed II" director of photography Kramer Morgenthau to execute his vision for the third and most ambitious film in the fran...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Amy Smith, Josh Parham & guest Ryan C. Showers to discuss "Scream VI" starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Courteney Cox, Hayden Panettiere, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Josh Segarra, Tony Revolori, Henry Czerny, Devyn Nekoda & Samara Weaving. Tune in as we discuss the change in setting to...

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 "Aftersun" had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The directorial debut of Charlotte Wells flew under the radar until many eventually saw it, declaring it the best film of the festival. With A24 distributing...

Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" had its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival, went on to gross over $280 million, and is nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for its leading star, Austin Butler and Best Sound. Austin was gracious to spend a few minutes talking with Zoe Rose Bryant about his process for becoming Elvis Presley, working with Baz, his reaction...

Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" is nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The Oscar-nominated Co-producer and co-writer, Tony Kushner, was kind enough to spend some time talking with Brendan Hodges about his work on the film. Afterward, Oscar-nominated production designer Rick Carter and costume designer Mark Bridges sit with Daniel...

For Episode 334, I am joined by Josh Parham, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Alyssa Christian, Cody Dericks & Daniel Howat. Today is the episode you've all been waiting for! It's our annual, epic, in-depth, and now, dare I say famous(?), final Oscar winner predictions episode! Join us as we go through each of the 23 categories for the 95th Academy Awards in detail, breaking down precursor wins, who ha...

The 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards were held last night, representing the best in independent film for 2022. After the show, I hopped on a Zoom call with Jonathan Fuji, aka. "The Film Drunk," Zoe Rose Bryant (who joins later) and, as per tradition, the NBP Film Community right after the show to talk about the winners and our thoughts on what any of this means for the Oscar race while voting i...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham and guests Kolby Mac and Duane Miller. This week we're reviewing the directorial debut from Michael B. Jordan and the latest film in the "Creed" franchise, "Creed III" starring Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu & Phylicia Rashad. What did we think of Michael B. Jordan's directing, his de...

Edward Berger's "All Quiet On The Western Front" is nominated for 9 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Netflix WWI film recently won 7 BAFTA awards, including Best Film, and has been a critical success since its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. We've been fortunate to interview many of the Film's cast and c...

Damien Chazelle's "Babylon" was one of 2022's largest and most ambitious films. It's fair to say it split everyone who saw it down the middle with their opinions. But an area most could agree on was the film's technical craft. Two frequent Chazelle collaborators, composer Justin Hurwitz and costume designer Mary Zophres were kind enough to spend some time going in-depth on their work for Chazelle'...

Todd Field's "TÁR" had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won Cate Blanchett the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. It received the highest level of critical acclaim with critics' prizes from the New York Film Critics Circle, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, National Society Of Film Critics, and the London Film Critics Circle. It has received 6 Academy Award nomin...