The Next Best Picture Podcast

For this week's newest episode, I am joined by Bianca Garner, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Tom O'Brien & Will Mavity. Last week we discussed the potential fate of the Golden Globes, and soon after the episode went up, we got confirmation that NBC would not be airing the awards season show for 2022. We give our reactions to the big news, go over the polls, discuss the trailers for "Venom: Let There...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Ryan C. Showers & Cody Dericks. The six of us are discussing a film we've all been wanting to see for a very long time. After production troubles and delays due to the pandemic, Joe Wright's latest film "The Woman In The Window" is finally available to stream on Netflix. What did we think of the film's...

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 Last week we kicked off our 2013 retrospective, and now, we are continuing it with another Best Picture nominee from that year. "Philomena" was a massive indie box-office success, nabbing four Academy Award nominations towards the end...

Gia Coppola made her feature filmmaking debut in 2013 with "Palo Alto," which was well-received upon release. She then took some time to work on a few music videos and is now back with her second feature film, "Mainstream," starring Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Nat Wolf & Jason Schwartzmann. The film had its premiere at the Venice International Film Festival last year to mixed reviews, but Gia was...

Happy Mothers Day! Josh Parham and I are back this week to talk about the ongoing problems within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, what it means for the Golden Globe Awards, and if anything can be done to save them at this point. We also give our reactions to the trailer for Paul Verhoven's upcoming film "Benedetta," go over the polls, answer fan-submitted questions, and more! Take a liste...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Daniel Howat and guest Aaron White from Feelin' Film. Today, we're reviewing the latest pairing between director Guy Ritchie ("The Gentlemen") and Jason Statham ("The Meg") in "Wrath Of Man." Taking a departure from the hyperkinetic action style and cheese action one-liners, this is the duo's most serious film yet. What did we think of this dar...

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 As the Oscar season of 2020 comes to a close, we now find ourselves in our 2013 retrospective. The first film on the list we are reviewing is the Paul Greengrass-directed Best Picture nominee "Captain Phillips" starring Tom Hanks and...

For our second podcast review this week, I am joined by the two newest members of Next Best Picture, Ema Sasic & Zoe Rose Bryant. Today, we're reviewing the latest film on Netflix, the lively animated, action-family-comedy "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" starring Danny McBride, Abbi Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda, Olivia Colman & Eric André. With profound themes centered on technology, fa...

After having a week to sit on the winners and let the season's ending sink in, Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer, and I are back to say goodbye to the 2020 awards season. We discuss the highs and lows, what went wrong, what went right, and what we learned to take with us into the new season. We also go over the polls, answer fan-submitted questions, and more! It's our final conversation on the longest O...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Dan Bayer and guests Juan Carlos Ojano & Adriano Caporusso. We're reviewing the Michael B. Jordan starring action film "Without Remorse," also starring Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith & Guy Pearce . Co-written by Taylor Sheridan, directed by Stefano Sollima ("Sicario: Day Of The Soldado"), and based on a famous Tom Clancy novel, there is hope th...

Mike Rianda's feature-length directorial debut "The Mitchells vs. The Machines" is premiering this weekend on Netflix after having a long road to release. A six year long project, the film first started at Sony with "Spider-Man: Into The Spier-Verse's" creative team and the producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller before moving to Netflix due to the COVID-19 pandemic, receiving a name-change (formerly...

For our second podcast review this week, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Today, we are reviewing the re-boot of the "Mortal Kombat" franchise, appropriately titled "Mortal Kombat," which is now streaming on HBO Max. The film stars an international ensemble cast that includes Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin, Chin Han, Joe Taslim & Hiroyuki Sa...

It was a rollercoaster of emotions as the 93rd Academy Awards concluded in a shocking upset for Best Actor that left a poor taste in many fans' minds after the producers made the decision to announce Best Actress & Best Actor after the Best Picture award (first time this had happened since the 1930s) all in hopes of a different outcome than what we received. The shock, anger and disgust of it all...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Sara Clements, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. This weekend, we're reviewing the newest film on Netflix, "Stowaway," directed by Joe Penna ("Arctic") and starring Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, Shamier Anderson & Daniel Dae Kim. It's another survivalist space discussion but this one has a moral dilemma at its center that's worth exploring and talking a...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPIODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Last night, the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards were held last night representing the best in independent film for 2020. After the show, I decided to do something I've never done before, which was to hop on a Zoom call with the N...

"Together Together" premiered earlier this year at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival where it garnered strong reviews for its screenplay, performances from Ed Helms, Patti Harrison and sensitive direction from Nikole Beckwith. Nikole was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about the genesis of the project, working with the actors, what the story means to her and more. The film release...

"This is it. It's time." After the longest awards season of our lifetimes, we have finally come to the end. It is time for the NBP Team to reveal their final Oscar predictions for the 93rd Academy Awards. For this mega important episode, I am joined by Casey Lee Clark, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Will Mavity. Together, we debate, question, challenge, and go into detail on every Oscar ca...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer & Ryan C. Showers. This weekend, we're reviewing one of the films nominated for this year's Oscar for Best International Feature Film, Jasmila Žbanić's haunting and powerful "Quo Vadis, Aida?" starring Jasna Đuričić. We talk about the film's story, its important historical context as it relates to the Bosnian genocide w...

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 For this month's second Patreon Throwback Podcast review, I am being joined by Michael Schwartz, Lauren LaMagna, Tom O'Brien, and Patreon guests Alyssa Christian & Tyler Strandberg. We are filling in the gaps for the 2020 film year wi...

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 After taking a bit of a break from our last episode, we are back to discuss one of the biggest and most influential musicals of all time on the heels of its 25th anniversary. We look back on "Rent" in all of its forms, whether that be...

For this week on the podcast, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. On the agenda for this week are the 2021 BAFTA winners, along with the DGA, ADG & VES winners. We also reveal the winners of the 2020 NBP Film Awards, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Those Who Wish Me Dead" and "Mainstream," answer your fan questions, and more as we gear up for our FINA...

For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Josh Parham, guests Allison McCulloch from Filmotomy and Duane Miller from Cinemania World. This weekend, we're reviewing the newest film from director Neil Burger "Voyagers" starring Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead & Colin Farrell. We discuss the film's story, its themes, characters, inevitable "Lord of the Flies" comparisons, th...

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 For this month's Patreon Throwback Podcast review, I am being joined by Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Casey Lee Clark, and Patreon guests Micah Simmons & Kevin Klawitter. We are filling in the gaps for the 2020 film year with two above-th...

For this week on the podcast I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Ryan C. Showers & Zoe Rose Bryant. This week, we are discussing the results of the 2021 SAG Awards, delivering our predictions for next week's BAFTA Awards, giving our reactions to the trailers for "Space Jam: A New Legacy," "Zola" & "The Night House." We also go over, the polls, announce the winners of the 2020 NBP Film Community...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REACTION. Please check out the full reaction on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Last night, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) held their 27th annual awards ceremony where they rewarded the best acting in film and television for 2020. There were some expected wins, some close calls and some genuine shockers. There...