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 Our latest throwback review, in anticipation of the release of "She Said," is for Alan J. Paula's 1976 Best Picture-nominee, "All The President's Men" starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Ho...

"The Inspection" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and later screened at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) as the Closing Night Film. Elegance Bratton's feature directorial debut pulls from his own life experiences to tell a powerful, inspiring story of a Black gay man who joined the Marines when he had nowhere else to turn to in life for love, support, or pu...

Ludwig Göransson is one of the world's most accomplished composers and music producers. He's worked on blockbuster films such as "Venom," and "Tenet" and has been director Ryan Coogler's go-to film composer throughout his career, working on the scores for "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" and "Black Panther," the latter for which he won the Oscar for Best Original Score. The much-anticipated sequel, "B...

For Episode 319, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien & Will Mavity. For this week's show, we're discussing recent developments in the Best Documentary Feature race, including who we think will win at tonight's Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA), along with other Oscar news, including the announcement of Jimmy Kimmel hosting the 95th Academy Awards. We also give our react...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien. Together we're reviewing the newest film in the MCU, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" starring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman & Angela Bassett. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film has the challengi...

James Gray's "Armageddon Time" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and later screened at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals before releasing in theaters last week from Focus Features. The film tells the personal childhood story of a young James Grey (played by Banks Repeta as Paul Graff) growing up in 1980s Queens, New York, during a time of social and polit...

For Episode 318, I am joined by Eve O'Dea, Dan Bayer, and Daniel Howat. For this week's show, we're discussing the films we've seen at the 2022 AFI Film Festival, including the new cut of "Bardo" and "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio." We also talk about the British Independent Film Award nominations, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "The Eternal Daughter," "Lady Chatterley'...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham and Dan Bayer. Together we're reviewing the newest film from director James Gray, "Armageddon Time," starring Jeremy Strong, Anne Hathaway, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb & Anthony Hopkins. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is now playing in theaters from Focus Features as it tells the story of Gray's childhood as a young...

"The Banshees Of Inisherin" is one of the year's most acclaimed films. The winner of two prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including Best Actor for Colin Farrell and Best Screenplay for Martin McDonagh, the film is now playing in theaters and has once again brought about Oscar buzz for McDonagh, who previously won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short and was nominated for his work on "In Bruges"...

"All Quiet On The Western Front" had its world premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it stunned audiences with its bleak story and technically astounding battle sequences. Based on the famous novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, this is the first time the story has been adapted in German for a global audience. The film has been selected by Germany for Best I...

For Episode 317, I am joined by Josh Parham. For this week's show, we're looking over the 2022 Gotham Award Nominations and what they can tell us about the beginning of the Oscar race. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania," "The Pale Blue Eye," answer fan-submitted questions, and more! Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Thank...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by guests Brendan Hodges and Michael Trapani. Together we're reviewing "All Quiet On The Western Front," starring Felix Kammerer and Daniel Brühl. Directed by Edward Berger and based on the iconic 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque, this is the first time the story has ever been adapted and made in German. With bleak yet technically impressive battl...

"The Good Nurse" is a dark true crime story that raises important questions about the health care system and provides Academy Award-winning actors Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne juicy roles to play under the cold and calculated direction of Tobias Lindholm ("A War"). The three of them were kind enough to spend a few minutes chatting with me about their work on the film, which you can now watc...

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 next throwback review, in anticipation of the Netflix release of Edward Berger's "All Quiet On The Western Front," is the original 1930 adaptation by Universal Pictures, which went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Pic...

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 HBO's hotly anticipated "House Of The Dragon" had to follow the disastrous final season of "Game Of Thrones" by telling a prequel set hundreds of years before the events of that show based on George R.R. Martin's book "Fire An...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, and Tom O'Brien. Together we're reviewing the latest film from director/writer Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees Of Inisherin," starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon & Barry Keoghan. The film reunites McDonagh, Farrell, and Gleeson for the first time since "In Bruges" and is being called McDonagh's best...

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 Amazon's "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power" is the most expensive television show ever produced. Since it is based on lore and a franchise many of us at NBP are big fans of, and due to the highly cinematic nature of t...

For Episode 316, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Cody Dericks & Nadia Dalimonte. For this week's show, we're looking over the 2022 Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations and what they can tell us about the Best Documentary Feature Oscar race and previewing the upcoming Gotham Award Nominations this Tuesday. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Creed III," "A Man...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Daniel Howat & Danilo Castro. Together we're reviewing "Black Adam," starring Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Marwan Kenzari, Quintessa Swindell, Bodhi Sabongui & Pierce Brosnan. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the film introduces Black Adam into the DC Universe along with the Justice Society Of America. After years of de...

"All That Breathes" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in World Cinema Documentary Competition and then played at the Cannes Film Festival later this year, where it won the Golden Eye award for the best documentary, becoming the first film ever to win both prizes. It was later screened at the New York Film Festival, is now playing in limited rel...

We are back to doing throwback reviews on the Next Best Picture Podcast. For the upcoming release of Martin McDonagh's "The Banshees Of Inisherin," I am joined by Eve O'Dea, Will Mavity & Patreon guest Paul Meredith to review his feature directorial debut and Oscar-nominated film, "In Bruges," starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy & Jérémie Renier. Acclaimed at the...

"Till" had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Danielle Deadwyler's lead performance and the direction from Chinonye Chukwu. Chukwu had already impressed many of us a few years ago with her work on "Clemency." Still, here, she's telling a true, emotionally grueling story that needs to respect the family's wishes, be period accurate, and do it al...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer & guest Kathia Woods. Together we're reviewing the latest film from director Chinonye Chukwu, "Till," starring Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Frankie Faison, Haley Bennett & Whoopi Goldberg. Based on the horrifying and heartbreaking true story of the murder of Emmett Till, the film follows his mother, Mamie, and her relentless pursui...

For Episode 315, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. For this week's show, we're reflecting on the end of Venice, Telluride, TIFF, NYFF, and LFF and thinking about the big takeaways from the fall film festivals and how they've shaped the Oscar race. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Women Talking," "Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical," an...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer & Cody Dericks. Together we're reviewing the final installment in the "Halloween" trilogy from director David Gordon Green, "Halloween Ends" starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Will Patton, Rohan Campbell & Kyle Richards. How did we feel about this film as a conclusion to 2018's "Halloween" and "Halloween Kill...