The Next Best Picture Podcast

For Episode 216, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, Ryan C. Showers & Tom O'Brien. This is a week of trailers as we discuss the trailers for "Hillbilly Elegy," "Nine Days," "I'm Your Woman," "Uncle Frank," "Sylvie's Love" & "Jungleland." We also we go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions and more! Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on...

For this week's main review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Nicole Ackman, Ryan C. Showers, Lauren LaMagna & Cody Dericks. Together, we are discussing the latest film from Netflix, and one of the year's biggest Oscar contenders "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Rylance, Jeremy Strong, Frank Langella, Yahya Abdul-Mate...

There's always excitement in the air when you feel like you're watching the emergence of a new creative talent on the scene and that's exactly how I felt with Cooper Raiff's directorial debut "Shithouse," which won the Grand Jury prize at this year's South By Southwest for Best Narrative feature. Conducting the duties as star, writer, director, producer and editor on the film, Cooper certainly had...

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 previously announced, we are diving back into the year 2016 with a few missing podcast reviews which we did not complete the year the site launched. This will culminate in NBP Film Community Awards and awards voted on by the staff...

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 Next Best Adaptation is back where we review the source material of the year's potential Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar contenders. Last time we were here we looked at "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier and "Death On The Nile" by Agatha...

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 In our latest episode, the team discusses recent Broadway and West End musical revivals that we think worked well...and those that we think didn’t work well. From the Lincoln Center’s extravagant productions of golden age musicals t...

"The Forty-Year-Old Version" bursted onto the scene at Sundance earlier this year to tremendous buzz and acclaim. While most of the praise has been directed towards the film's star, director, writer and producer, Radha Blank, cinematographer Eric Branco has also be singled out for his black and white photography of New York City which helps to give the film an early 90s independent feeling. Eric w...

For Episode 215, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Cody Dericks. With the announcement this week that "Dune" would be moving to October 2021, there was an article which ran in The Washington Post about whether or not the Oscars should be canceled this year due to the lack of major studio films in the awards season race. We also discuss the premiere of "French Exit" and the...

For this week's main review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Cody Dericks. Together, we are discussing the latest film from Netflix, "The Forty-Year-Old Version" starring, written, directed and produced by Radha Blank. Premiering earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival where Blank won the Best Directing prize, the film is a singular vision from a unique voice on the indie filmmakin...

We have a special sneak peak into the making of Pixar's "Soul" for you all to devour before its launch on Disney Plus on December 25th, 2020. We were lucky enough to have seen the first 40 minutes of the film and from that, we conducted a series of three separate interviews. We spoke with filmmakers Pete Docter (Director/Writer), Kemp Powers (Co-Director) and Dana Murray (Producer). Then we spoke...

Tre Peart was only 8 years old when he read the book "The War With Grandpa" and pitched it to his parents Marvin Peart (Brookdale Studios) and Rosa Peart (Marro Media Company) who later financed and produced the comedy film, also titled "The War With Grandpa," starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman and Christopher Walkin. Now, the film is out in theaters this weekend and Tre, now 15 years old, is re...

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 We're trying something new! Previously, whenever we talked about television on the podcast it was for either just the Emmys or for a specific miniseries or show that everyone wanted to discuss over the course of a couple of weeks. F...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Nicole Ackman and Ryan C. Showers. Together, we are discussing the newest film from Julie Taymor, "The Glorias." A biopic about women's rights advocate and journalist Gloria Steinem, starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Timothy Hutton, Lorraine Toussaint, Janelle Monáe & Bette Midler. How did we feel about Taymor's style comin...

"Save Yourselves!" is an independent comedy that debuted earlier this year at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. While you may not have heard of it, it's worth seeking out for its funny and satirical concept on our addition to technology. Writers and directors Alex H. Fischer & Eleanor Wilson, were kind enough to spend a few moments with us discussing the making of the film, its themes, the two cent...

For Episode 214, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Bianca Garner, Josh Parham & Lauren LaMagna. After a tumultuous week in the world of politics, and with one month to go before the Presidential Election, it is time to dive into what it will all mean for the Oscars this year. We also talk about the many impacts that the Coronavirus continues to have on the film industry with Cineworld temporarily c...

For this week's main review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien and guest Joey Moser from Awards Daily. Together, we are discussing the latest film from Netflix, "The Boys In The Band" starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Brian Hutchison, Michael Benjamin Washington & Tuc Watkins. We discuss the comparisons to the stage play and 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 As previously announced, we are diving back into the year 2016 with a few missing podcast reviews which we did not complete the year the site launched. This will culminate in NBP Film Community Awards and awards voted on by the staff...

For Episode 213, I am joined by Will Mavity, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Kaiya Shunyata. This week we talk about various topics including what the Oscars could learn from the Emmys telecast from last week, the initial reviews for "The Trial Of The Chicago 7," and our favorite movies about gay men in cinema to help get us ready for "The Boys In The Band." We also go over the polls, give our reactions...

For this week's main review, I am joined by Rebecca Daniel & Dan Bayer. Together, we are discussing the latest film from Netflix, "Enola Holmes" starring Millie Bobby Brown (who also produced this), Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin & Helena Bonham Carter. Taking a delightful turn and injecting a great deal of fun into the world of Sherlock Holmes, what did we think of this latest offering from Netflix? T...

Director Philippa Lowthorpe has crafted one of the year's most delightful British films titled "Misbeahviour." While the film has been around for a bit now, we were able to catch up with the director and speak to her regarding her latest which stars Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans, Greg Kinnear and more! Take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out mo...

"Welcome to the Pandemmys" said host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomed us to the most interesting award show we have ever seen. The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards are behind us and as expected the top three big shows, "Succession," "Schitt's Creek" and "Watchmen" all walked away with the top prizes on the night. But there were still surprises to be had. There were still memorable moments. Stats were broken....

For Episode 212, I am joined by Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Cody Dericks. This week we're discussing the end of the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, the beginning of the 58th New York Film Festival and how Netflix has dominated 2020 up to this point. Will that continue as they unleash all of their awards season contenders? We also give our reactions to the trailers for "The Trial of The Chic...

For this week's main review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Ryan C. Showers, Josh Parham & Danilo Castro. Together, we are discussing the latest film from Netflix, Antonio Campos' "The Devil All The Time" starring a huge cast that includes Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen, Mia Wasikowska & Robert Pattinson. What did we think of 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 As previously announced, we are diving back into the year 2016 with a few missing podcast reviews which we did not complete the year the site launched. This will culminate in NBP Film Community Awards and awards voted on by the staff...

"The Devil All The Time" is the latest Netflix film starring a huge cast of names which includes Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Eliza Scanlen & Mia Wasikowska. Daniel Howat and I had the opportunity to speak with the director and co-writer of the film, Antonio Campos, and the cinematographer Lol Crawley. Getting a behind-th...