The Next Best Picture Podcast

For our third podcast review this week, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Zoe Rose Bryant join me to discuss the latest film from Paul Thomas Anderson, "Licorice Pizza," starring Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Bradley Cooper, Sean Penn, Tom Waits & Benny Safdie. The film has already been met with near-universal acclaim as one of the year's best and is slowly rolling out in more theaters before going wide on C...

Disney's "Encanto" is the 60th animated feature film from the studio and see's Byron Howard and Jared Bush reunite after their successful collaboration on the Academy Award-winning "Zootopia." With Charise Castro Smith added as a Co-Director and Co-Writer, the team has created a cultural joy that celebrates family, magic, and love. Along with actress Stephanie Beatriz (who voices the film's lead c...

For our second podcast review this week, Josh Parham & guest Josie Melendez from Film Posers joined me to discuss the 60th film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, "Encanto" starring Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, María Cecilia Botero, Diane Guerrero, Jessica Darrow, Angie Cepeda & Wilmer Valderrama. From the creative minds behind "Zootopia," the latest Disney animated feature, celebrates cult...

For Episode 271, I am being joined by Josh Parham, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. This week, we're previewing the upcoming Gotham Awards, National Board Of Review (NBR) & New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) winners. We also go over the polls, discuss the trailers for "Redeeming Love," "DC League Of Super-Pets," answer your fan-submitted fan questions, and more! Thank you for your conti...

This week, Josh Parham, Danilo Castro & guest Erik Anderson from Awards Watch joined our main podcast review to discuss the second film from Ridley Scott in 2021, "House Of Gucci," starring Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons & Salma Hayek. The film tells the true story of Patrizia Reggiani and how she married into the Gucci fashion empire and ultimately brought it down. Wh...

"The Humans" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and is now playing in limited release and streaming on Showtime. The film is an adaptation of the stage show of the same name by Tony Award winner Stephen Karam, who is making his feature-length directing debut here. The film utilizes an ensemble of incredible actors and leading them is Academy Award-nominee Richard Jen...

"C'mon C'mon" is the fourth feature film from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mike Mills, and it had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where it garnered positive notices for virtually every aspect, including its writing, acting, cinematography, and score. Mike Mills was kind enough to take some time to talk with us about each of these individual elements and how they all added u...

For our third podcast review this week, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien join me for our review of the latest film from Mike Mills, "C'mon C'mon," starring Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman & Gaby Hoffman. Shot in black-and-white and filmed with a level of warmth and care you rarely find in other movies today, the A24 film has touched the hearts of many who have laid eyes upon it since its premi...

For our second podcast review this week, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Ema Sasic & Dan Bayer join me to review Lin-Manuel Miranda's feature directorial debut "Tick, Tick...Boom!," based on the off-Broadway musical by Jonathan Larson about Jonathan Larson. Played wonderfully by Andrew Garfield, Larson's life and work are brought to life in an energizing love letter dedicated to theater kids everywher...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL TRACK. Please check out the full commentary track on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our "Twilight" marathon continues with the second installment in the franchise, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," directed by Chris Weitz. With the release of "Spencer," we're going back to visit the film franchise that made Kri...

For Episode 270, I am being joined by Josh Parham & Will Mavity. This week, we're discussing the winners from the Critics Choice Documentary Awards, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and the IDA Awards' nominations. We also go over the polls, discuss the trailers for "The Outfit," "Jockey," "The Novice," "Turning Red," answer your fan-submitted fan questions, and more! Thank you for your contin...

This week, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham & Ema Sasic joined our main podcast review to discuss Reinald Marcus Green's latest film, "King Richard," starring Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn & Jon Bernthal. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, where it started the Oscar train for Will Smith in Best Actor and has only continued to build steam ever si...

"Annette" premiered earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival and is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The film has confounded audiences with its rock-musical brilliance and mad storytelling from the unique mind of Leos Carax. While a lot of praise was directed towards Carax's vision and Adam Driver's leading performance, we think Simon Helberg deserves some awards consideration for his rol...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL TRACK. Please check out the full commentary track on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture We told you we'd be back with another audio commentary tracker sooner rather than later! And do we have a treat for you! With the release of "Spencer," we're going back to 2008 to visit the film franchise that made Kristen St...

We know Rebecca Hall for her acting work in films such as "Christine," "The Town," "The Prestige," and this year's "Godzilla vs. Kong" and "The Night House." At this year's Sundance Film Festival, she got the opportunity to show the world a whole new side of her as a filmmaker, making her directorial debut with "Passing," starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga. Rebecca was kind enough to spend som...

For our second podcast review this week, Nicole Ackman, Eve O'Dea, Lauren LaMagna & guest Kathia Woods join me for our review of Rebecca Hall's feature directorial debut "Passing," based on the 1929 novel by Nella Larsen and starring Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, André Holland, Alexander Skarsgård & Bill Camp. A complex story of identity, race and class in 1920's Harlem, New York, the movie offered...

"Belfast" had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and has gone on since then to establish itself as the frontrunner in this year's Oscar race. Kenneth Branagh's ode to his childhood memories, home and family is realized through Úna Ní Dhonghaíle's editing which was able to pack in a ton of emotion, comedy and drama into its concise 97 minute runtime. Úna was kind enough to take some...

For Episode 269, I am being joined by Josh Parham & Will Mavity. This week, we're discussing the 2021 AFI Film Festival, giving our predictions for the Critics Choice Documentary Film Awards and going over the latest in the Oscar race with reactions to various films. We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Silent Night," "Mothering Sunday," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted fan...

This week, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Eve O'Dea & Dan Bayer joined our main podcast review. We're always looking for what could be the Next Best Picture Oscar winner, and today, we may have found it. For our review this week, we're discussing the latest film from director Kenneth Branagh based on his childhood, "Belfast," starring Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Mor...

Joachim Trier's "The Worst Person In The World" had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it went on to win theBest Actress prize for its breakout star Renate Reinsve. The film has since screened at various film festivals, including the Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, and AFI Film Festival, where it has continued to receive positive notices for its lead...

"The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain" had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, went on to play at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. It tells the biographical story of the eccentric and brilliant artist Louis Wain, brought to life by Benedict Cumberbatch in another terrific performance. Director and writer Will Sharpe was kind enough to...

One of the most meticulously constructed films of 2021 is Pablo Larraín's unconventional Princess Diana biopic, "Spencer." Since its worldwide premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, the movie has challenged audiences with its storytelling, but the crafts on display have consistently impressed. Pablo was kind enough to take some time and talk with me about his work on the film along wi...

For our second podcast review this week, I am joined by Sara Clements, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, Amanda Spears & Casey Lee Clark. Together, we review and discuss Pablo Larraín's latest film, "Spencer," starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana. The opening title calls the film "A fable based on a true tragedy," and such a unique portrayal of what might have happened over that Christmas weekend a...

"Finch" is a post-apocalyptic science fiction film starring Tom Hanks as a dying man who builds a robot named Jeff to take care of his dog once he's gone. The robot is brought to life by Caleb Landry Jones and the visual effects team, led by Scott Stokdyk. Scott was kind enough to take some time to talk with us about what went into creating Jeff, and the other visual effects work within Miguel Sap...

For Episode 268, I am being joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Cody Dericks. This week, we're previewing the 2021 AFI Film Festival and all of the premieres happening there, including "Tick...Tick...Boom!" and "Swan Song" (which is also one of our trailer reactions this week). We're also discussing the British Independent Film Award (BIFA) Nominations, giving our reactions to the t...