The Next Best Picture Podcast

Was the wait worth it? The 74th Annual Tony Awards were held ten days ago, and we're still trying to process all of the winners, snubs, musical numbers, speeches, and surprises. It was a night to remember as Broadway came roaring back after closing its doors for over a year. What did Dan Bayer and I think of the show? Tune in below to listen to our thoughts on this free full-length episode. Check...

"Titane" has had a tremendous amount of buzz since its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it went on to win the coveted Palme d'Or. Since then, it has been mystifying, terrifying those who have dared to see it, and in some cases, causing audience members to faint during their screenings. Beneath all of the film's more visceral moments, there is a sweetness that emerges, and it is he...

For Episode 263, I am being joined by Dan Bayer & Cody Dericks. This week, we're continuing our discussion about the 2021 New York Film Festival, giving our thoughts on the Best International Feature race, going over the reviews for "No Time To Die," and giving our reactions to the trailer for the newest Paul Thomas Anderson film "Licorice Pizza." We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitt...

For our main podcast review this weekend, Eve O'Dea, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien join me to discuss the 2021 Palme d'Or winner from the Cannes Film Festival, Julia Ducournau's fearless "Titane" starring Agathe Rousselle & Vincent Lindon. Following her directorial debut, "Raw," Julia continues to push boundaries and shock audiences with her gifted storytelling. Audacious, hilarious, and un...

"Old Henry" is a lean, harsh, and violent western which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and is now being released theatrically by Shout! Studios. The film marks writer/director Potsy Ponciroli's first time exploring the western genre and his first time writing a dramatic feature outside of the broad comedies he's usually worked on. Having been no stranger to independent movies or westerns, c...

The movie musical has had quite a year in 2021, but no other is as joyous and free-spirited as "Everybody's Talking About Jamie," currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Director Jonathan Butterell brought the show from the stage to the screen and cast a wide array of gifted actors to tell the story of Jamie New/Mimi Me, brought to wondrous life by Max Harwood. Both Jonathan and Max were kind e...

For our second podcast review this week, Dan Bayer, Sara Clements, Will Mavity & Zoe Rose Bryant joins me to discuss the American remake of the 2018 Danish film "The Guilty," also titled "The Guilty" starring Jake Gyllenhaal. With a script by "True Detective" writer Nic Pizzolatto and Jake re-teaming with "Southpaw" director Antoine Fuqua, the collaboration gives us a taut thriller, confined to a...

Cherry Jones is one of the most distinguished actresses working today. A Tony and Emmy Award winner, she's graced the screen, stage, and our television sets with brilliant performances over her entire career. Her latest role is in "The Eyes Of Tammy Faye," where she plays Tammy's mother, Rachel. A religiously devoted woman, she has to deal with backlash within her community due to being divorced,...

For Episode 262, I am being joined by Bianca Garner, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna & Tom O'Brien. This week, we're kicking things off with the 2021 New York Film Festival and the world premiere of Joel Coen's "The Tragedy Of Macbeth" (plus discussing the trailer for it), we're also giving our reactions to the trailers for "Finch," "Passing" and "The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain." We also go over th...

For our main podcast review this weekend, Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, Daniel Howat & Dan Bayer join me to discuss the musical adaptation from stage-to-screen of the Tony Award-winning show "Dear Evan Hansen" starring Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Julianne Moore & Amy Adams. How do we feel about Platt's casting? The performances? The musical numbers? The story and the differences b...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture To help get us ready for "Dear Evan Hansen," we're traveling back to high school in 2012 with director/writer Stephen Chbosky's beloved adaptation of his novel, "The Perks Of Being A Wallflower" starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson & Ez...

After a long delay, we’re thrilled to share our predictions for the 74th Tony Awards ahead of the show on Sunday. It’s been a long time since many of these shows were on Broadway, and some will return, while others won’t. These Tony Awards might be very late, but it’s exciting to be able to celebrate theatre as Broadway is beginning to reopen. Have a listen and hear what myself, Dan Bayer, Casey L...

For our second podcast review this week, Josh Parham joins me to discuss the newest film from Clint Eastwood, "Cry Macho." At the age of 91, Eastwood is still starring in front of the camera and making movies for us from behind the camera. How does his latest film hold up in his filmography? Could it be the last time we see him on screen? We discuss his legacy, his performance, his direction, and...

On a night that skewed almost close to a "normal" awards show presentation, the 73rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were handed out yesterday evening, ending the awards season sweeps for "The Queen's Gambit," "Ted Lasso" and "The Crown" in spectacular fashion! We discuss the winners, the show's presentation, Cedric The Entertainer's hosting, the comedy bits, the spontaneous moments, speeches, and mo...

For Episode 261, I am being joined by Josh Parham, Amanda Spears, Dan Bayer & Eve O'Dea. This week, we're recapping the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, including the TIFF Audience Award winners. We also preview the 59th annual New York Film Festival, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Nightmare Alley," "West Side Story," "The Humans," answer your fan-submitted que...

For our main podcast review this weekend, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Daniel Howat & Tom O'Brien join me to discuss the Tammy Faye biopic, "The Eyes Of Tammy Faye," starring Jessica Chastain and Andrew Garfield. What did we think of Chastain's performance? Did the makeup transformation convince us? How was Andrew Garfield for us as Jim Bakker? And did Michael Showalter strike the right balance bet...

Robert Levon Been's father, Michael Been, previously worked with filmmaker Paul Schrader on "Light Sleeper" back in 1992. Now, nearly 30 years later, Schrader reached out to the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club musician for the music on his latest film, "The Card Counter." Initially, Robert was supposed to deliver one song. However, the collaboration with Paul led to Robert creating all of the music fo...

For our second podcast review this week, Josh Parham & Danilo Castro join me to discuss Paul Schrader's much-anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-nominated film "First Reformed," "The Card Counter" starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe. After premiering at the Venice Film Festival last week, the film is now playing in theaters. Nearly fifty years into his long and dis...

For Episode 260, I am being joined by Eve O'Dea, Josh Parham, and Cody Dericks. This week, we're recapping what has happened so far at TIFF, discussing the award winners from Venice, giving our thoughts on the trailers for "The Matrix Resurrections," "Don't Look Up," "C'mon C'mon," and "The Guilty." We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! We're in the midst of fil...

This week, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Cody Dericks join me for our main podcast review of the latest horror film from James Wan, "Malignant," starring Annabelle Wallis. After working with big-budget studio films, Wan returns to the genre that made him a household name with a larger budget, offering us a different film than he's ever made before. Our review discusses the classic giallo horror influen...

"Language Lessons" premiered at this year's Berlin International Film Festival and has been steadily growing in buzz ever since, thanks to its positive audience reception and strong reviews. The film now releases this weekend from Shout Factory! and maybe the most wholesome movie made during the pandemic, showing the platonic friendship and affection two people have for each other during the most...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2013 retrospective may have ended last month, but with the release of James Wan's newest horror film, "Malignant," we decided to go deep into the dark cellular once again to review a horror film that helped to catapult his career...

Kay Cannon achieved a ton of critical praise for her directorial debut "Blockers," and now her follow-up film, "Cinderella," is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video for the world to see. Kay was kind enough to take the time to talk to us about her experience making the film, working with the actors, reimagining a classic story, creating a live-action musical, and more! Take a listen down belo...

For Episode 259, I threw together a podcast while on the way, during and coming from the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. Jorge Birnam and I recorded our thoughts on the festival before arriving and then recorded our thoughts on the way back to the airport. I also had conversations with Dan Bayer about the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival, which he'll be attending, and Cody Dericks about...

This week, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Daniel Howat, and guest Jeffrey Zhang join me for our main podcast review of the latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings" is the newest film by director Destin Daniel Cretton and stars Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Benedict Wong, Michelle Yeoh & Tony Leung. What did we all think of this new character introduction? T...