The Next Best Picture Podcast

For Episode 308, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham & Ema Sasic. Today, we're discussing the additions to the Toronto and New York Film Festival lineups and the recent comments made by new AMPAS CEO Bill Kramer. We also go over the polls, reveal the winners of the 2012 NBP Film Awards, give our reactions to the trailer for "The Greatest Beer Run Ever," answer your fan-submitted questions,...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director Baltasar Kormákur, "Beast," starring Idris Elba, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries & Sharlto Copley. In what will forever be known as "that movie where Idris Elba punches a lion in the face," does the popcorn man vs. beast action film rise above its b-movie thrills to deliver any...

The music of "Succession" has become one of the most iconic in modern television. Having already won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for the first season, composer Nicholas Britell is nominated this year for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for the third season (he was also previously nominated for season two). Having exploded in populari...

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 2012 retrospective is officially over. For our final throwback podcast review, we discuss Ben Affleck's Best Picture-winning film "Argo," starring himself, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, Victor Ga...

No other show this past television season felt as pertinent as "Station Eleven," considering it's a miniseries about a pandemic and was in the middle of shooting when its production was forced to pause due to the actual COVID-19 pandemic. The HBO Max miniseries is now nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Himesh Pa...

The music behind "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" is one of the key reasons why the show has been as wildly popular and successful as it has been, garnering critical praise and Emmy wins throughout the course of its first three seasons. For season 4, the Emmy-nominated team behind the music you hear in the show Thomas Mizer and Curtis Moore (Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics) & Robin Urdang (Outsta...

Hannah Waddingham is one of the secret ingredients to why "Ted Lasso" has captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide. After winning the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for the first season, Hannah is again nominated in the same category for season 2 of the Emmy Award-winning show. With more depth, laughs, and heart, Hannah has taken Rebecca Welton to new and une...

For Episode 307, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Will Mavity, Eve O'Dea & Tom O'Brien. Today, we're discussing the Main Slate for the 60th annual New York Film Festival (NYFF), revealing the winners of the 2012 NBP Film Community Awards, and giving our reactions to the trailer for "Triangle Of Sadness." We also go over the polls and answer your fan-submitted questions. Please take a listen or subs...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham & Will Mavity. Together, we're reviewing the Netflix film "Day Shift" starring Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Meagan Good, Karla Souza, Steve Howey & Scott Adkins. A vampire action comedy with a big budget and big names, the film marks the directorial debut of actor and stuntman J.J. Perry....

The dark journey of the Byrde family came to a conclusion in Season 4 of "Ozark" this year. For its final season, the Emmy award-winning Netflix show has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards. One of them is for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour) for the series finale "A Hard Way To Go." Cinematographer Eric Koretz was kind enough to spend a few minutes discussing his wor...

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 2012 retrospective is coming to an end this month. Our second to last throwback podcast review is Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader,...

Nominated for 14 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series, "Severance" is the breakout new show of 2022 that had everyone buzzing when it released its weekly episodes on Apple TV. We have interviewed the show's below-the-line team before, but today, we were fortunate to get time with Emmy-nominated actor Adam Scott and Emmy-nominated showrunner Dan Erickson, who is nominated for Outstanding...

"Yellowjackets" generated a ton of buzz with its first season on Showtime, nabbing Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, Director, Writing, and for its actors. One of those actors is an actress who has worked her way towards her first Emmy Nomination after nearly thirty years in the industry: Melanie Lynskey. Delivering some of the finest work of her career, Lynskey was kind enough to spe...

"Bullet Train" was just released in theaters this past weekend, opening to no. 1 at the box office with over $30 million grossed. The action film is an adaptation of a popular Japanese novel of the same name with an international all-star cast. DNEG Visual Effects Supervisor Stephen James and film editor Elisabet Ronaldsdottir were kind enough to sit down with us and talk about their work to bring...

For Episode 306, I am joined by Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Will Mavity, and wow, what an eventful week we have to discuss! While the fall film festival news kept coming, the big story that had the entire industry abuzz was regarding Warner Bros. Discovery's recent changes in terms of company direction, including the cancellation of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's "Batgirl." Many talking points e...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director David Leitch, "Bullet Train," starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Benito A Martínez Ocasio & Sandra Bullock. A non-stop action thrill ride traveling at 275 mph, this wild fi...

"I Love My Dad" had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), where it won the Best Narrative Feature Competition jury prize and audience awards. The feature directorial debut of James Morosini (who also starred in and wrote the film) tells an unbelievably cringey true story about James' relationship with his father, played by Grammy and Emmy Award-winning actor Patton Osw...

"Bodies Bodies Bodies" had its world premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), where it received positive reviews and reactions for its dark humor, the scathing social commentary of Gen Z, and performances from the cast. Director Halina Reijn and actress Chase Sui Wonders were kind enough to spend some time talking about their work on the film with me. We discussed the screenplay, w...

"Barry" has become one of the must-watch shows on television. With each season growing in its dark intensity, one character viewers have latched onto as a fan favorite is the hilarious NoHo Hank, played brilliantly by Emmy Award-nominee Anthony Carrigan. Carrigan had the opportunity to show new sides of the beloved character this year, resulting in some of the best reviews of his career and a seco...

Actress turned writer, and director Quinn Shephard made her feature directorial debut in 2017 with the release of "Blame." Now, here she is five years later with her follow-up film, which has a wider platform (the film is currently streaming on Hulu), a bigger cast, and budget. "Not Okay" tells the satirical story of a wannabe influencer and writer who is a compulsive liar, piggybacking off of the...

For Episode 305, I am joined by Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien. What a week! We're discussing the official lineup for the 79th annual Venice International Film Festival, plus the Gala and Special Presentations lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). We also go over other various film festival and movie news within the industry, give our reactions to the trailers for "TÁR," "Till," "P...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director Ron Howard, "Thirteen Lives," starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton. A narrative feature re-telling of the miraculous 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, the film is being released by Amazon (it will be streaming Prime Video next week) a year after the...

"A Love Song" premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and played again at the Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals. It received near-universal praise for its subdued but beautiful direction, writing, and performances from Dale Dickey and Wes Studi. Director and writer Max Walker-Silverman was kind enough to discuss his feature directorial debut with us, where he went into detail on...

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 2012 retrospective continues with And Lee's "Life Of Pi," starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall & Adil Hussain. The film premiered at the 2012 New York Film Festival and was seen as a breakthrough in 3D and visual...

"Vengeance" marks the feature directorial debut of television's "The Office" star, writer, and director B.J. Novak. The film premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and is being released this weekend by Focus Features. Novak was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with me about making the transition from directing on television to film, his thoughts on What...