The Next Best Picture Podcast

For this week's episode, I am joined by Bianca Garner, Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien. Today, we're discussing the halfway point of 2021 and the best movies it has given us so far. We also discuss the trailers for "The Harder They Fall," "Halloween Kills" & "CODA." We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPic...

This week, Daniel Howat & Danilo Castro are joining me for our main podcast review, "F9," starring Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, John Cena & Jordana Brewster. It is the ninth film in what has now become known as The Fast Saga. What do you think of it compared to the others, and how do we feel about the franchise's future? We discuss heavy spoilers in this review, so...

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 is continuing with Spike Jonze's Oscar-winning film "Her," starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt and the incredible voice talent of Scarlett Johansson. Set in the not too distant future,...

Disney Pixar's latest film "Luca" is now available for everyone to enjoy on Disney+ and has already garnered a lot of praise and discussion for its themes, characters, Italian setting and more! Director Enrico Casarosa and producer Andrea Warren were kind enough to take a few minutes to chat with us about the origins of the story, their experience making the film, working with the voice actors and...

Happy Father's Day, everyone! For this week's episode, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Today, we're discussing the end of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, the continuing controversy and box office results for "In The Heights," the trailers for "Gunpowder Milkshake," "Pig," and "Joe Bell" We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Take a listen down below and e...

This week, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Zoe Rose Bryant are joining me for our main podcast review, "Luca," starring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer & Emma Berman. The newest Pixar film is currently streaming on Disney+ and is a coming-of-age story that has already gathered some lively discussion surrounding its themes and subtext. What did we think of the story, the animation, voice acting, and mor...

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 is continuing with another Leonardo DiCaprio-led film, "The Great Gatsby." Starring Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire, and Joel Edgerton alongside Leo, the film was adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's great American...

"In The Heights" originally made its debut on the stage, winning Tony Awards including Best Musical, and is now a feature-length film currently in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. Being a musical, the music plays a key integral part in the storytelling, and executive music producers and composers Alex Lacamoire and Bill Sherman, have been with the film for twenty years. The two of them, along wi...

For this week's episode, I am joined by Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. Today, we're discussing the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, the recent box office results for new releases, the trailers for "No Sudden Move," "The Eyes Of Tammy Faye" and "Tick, Tick...Boom!" We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and a lot more! Be sure to listen and subscribe down...

This week, Amanda Spears, Michael Schwartz, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer & Zoe Rose Bryant are joining me for our main podcast review, "In The Heights," starring Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace & Melissa Barrera. Adapted from Lin Manuel-Miranda's Tony Award-winning Broadway hit by "Crazy Rich Asians" director Jon M. Chu, this movie musical is the perfect summer movie, filled with vibrancy...

"Censor" had its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its re-creation of the "Video Nasties" aesthetic and BAFTA-nominated actress Niamh Algar's ("The Shadow Of Violence") leading performance. Niamh was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking to us about her experience making the film, what preparation she did for the role, her t...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The Next Best Series Podcast is back this month to discuss the endings of shows such as "Mare Of Easttown," "Pose," the beginnings of television shows such as "Loki," and specials such as Bo Burnham's "Inside" and the "Friends" Reun...

For this week's episode, I am joined by Josh Parham & guest Alex Billington. Today, we're discussing the lineup for the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and the trailer for Lisa Joy's directorial debut "Reminiscence." We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and a lot more! Be sure to listen and subscribe down below! Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on....

This week, Sara Clements, Josh Parham, Ema Sasic & Cody Dericks are joining me for our main podcast review, "The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It," starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson. With franchise helmer James Wan out of the director's chair and Michael Chaves ("The Curse Of La Llorona") stepping in, how does this third film in story of the Warrens hold up? What did we think of the story?...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture As the world anticipates the cinematic adaptation of Lin Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights," the Next Best Theater team takes a deep dive into the Tony-winning musical that inspired the new motion picture. From its off-Broadway roots...

This week, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Danilo Castro joined me for our second podcast review. Today, we're reviewing the sequel to 2018's "A Quiet Place," appropriately titled "A Quiet Place Part II." John Krasinski returns as the director, as does the original cast with the additions of Cillian Murphy and Djimon Honsou but does the continuing story of the Abbott family match what came before? What d...

Craig Gillespie already had a stellar filmography, but everything changed when he made "I, Tonya" in 2017. It caught the eyes of Disney executives who brought him on for his biggest project yet, a live-action origin story of one of Disney's most notorious villains in "Cruella." Craig was kind enough to spend some time talking about how he came on board for the project, what it was like working wit...

For this week's episode, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. Today, we discuss the the Academy's announcement of the date and eligibility rules for the 94th Academy Awards. We also talk about a lot of new trailers including "Eternals," "Last Night In Soho," "Old" and "Jungle Cruise," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and a lot more! Be sure to listen and subs...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Josh Parham, Daniel Howat & guest Amanda Guaraggi. Today, we discuss the latest Disney-live action film that takes one of their most infamous characters and gives us a backstory explaining how they came to be as we know them today. In this case, it's one of their greatest villains of all time, Cruella de Vil, in Craig Gilespie's ("I, Tonya") "C...

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 is continuing with our final podcast this month, and it's a big one! Whenever there's a discussion about a Martin Scorsese-directed film, it's a big deal, and his 2013 Best Picture nominee "The Wolf Of Wall Stre...

For this week's newest episode, I am joined by Casey Lee Clark, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Cody Dericks. Today, we discuss the arrival of the 2021 summer movie season, the trailer for "Dear Evan Hansen," and various bits of news that occurred this week. We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and a lot more! Be sure to listen and subscribe down below! Enjoy! Check out more on...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Josh Parham & Will Mavity. Today, we are discussing the latest film from Zack Snyder, "Army Of The Dead" starring Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Theo Rossi, Tig Notaro & Raúl Castillo. The film is streaming on Netflix and marks as a return to the zombie genre for Snyder. Part heist film, part action film, part zombie film. What pa...

Making its premiere at Sundance over a year ago, "The Killing Of Two Lovers" is one of those independent discoveries that makes you excited to see what everyone involved will be doing next. That's because so many elements are well-thought-out and pronounced within the film to tell a story that feels familiar but is being presented in ways unlike we've previously seen before. Part of that is the ri...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture After taking a month off to focus on the Oscars, the Next Best Series Podcast is back to discuss the busiest time of the year when it comes to elite television programming. We talk about a lot of shows on this episode, including "Ma...

For our second podcast review this week, I am joined by Sara Clements, Josh Parham & Zoe Rose Bryant. Today, we're reviewing the newest film from Taylor Sheridan titled "Those Who Wish Me Dead." Starring action star Angelina Jolie, the film is an entertaining action-thriller set in the Montana mountains with a brutal neo-western vibe that has reminded people of straightforward action films from th...