The Next Best Picture Podcast

For Episode 192, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Casey Lee Clark, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. This episode is a big one as we discuss the future of the theatrical experience in the wake of Universal Studio's comments vs. AMC Theaters' reaction to no longer show their films anymore. We also go into the new Academy rules changes for the 93rd Academy Awards. There's a lot on the line and a lot of opini...

For this week's main podcast review, I am once again joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer but this time we are talking about a television movie! "Bad Education" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year and was acquired by HBO where it will now be competing for the Emmys instead of the Oscars as a television movie. Directed by Cory Finley ("Thoroughbreds") and starring Hugh Jackm...

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 year, we did a podcast retrospective series on the year 2015 (the year before NBP launched) which was met with an ecstatic response from all of you. We decided to continue that this year with a retrospective of 2014. We have alre...

For Episode 191, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. This week we discuss the latest impacts the Coronavirus has had on the film industry, HBO's "Bad Education" which finally debuted after its premiere last year at TIFF. We also talk about our favorite Hugh Jackman performances, which is also this week's poll question, answer your fan questions...

For this week's main podcast review, I am once again joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to continue our Saturday "podemic" series of reviews. This week, we're discussing the 2011 reboot to the "Planet of the Apes" franchise titled "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" starring Andy Serkis, James Franco, John Lithgow, Freida Pinto & David Oyelowo. Not only is the film fitting for this week's discussion 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 Last year, we did a podcast series on the year 2015 (the year before NBP launched) which was met with an ecstatic response from all of you. We officially kicked off our 2014 retrospective a few days ago with our review of "Selma" and...

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 On this month’s Next Best Theatre episode, Michael Schwartz, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks and I talk about our experiences with and our thoughts on filmed theatre. We discuss some of the best ways that you can watch thea...

For Episode 190, I am joined by a returning Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Amanda Spears, Dan Bayer & Rebecca Daniel. This week we discuss some news that broke including a first look at Denis Villeneuve's upcoming adaptation of "Dune." We also give our reaction to the trailer for "Capone" and talk about our favorite Tom Hardy performances, which is this week's poll question. Plus, we answer your f...

For this week's main podcast review, I am once again joined by Bianca Garner, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to discuss the 1995 film "12 Monkeys" starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt (in his first Oscar-nominated performance), Christopher Plummer & directed by Terry Gilliam. Hailed upon its release as a highly imaginative film with a mind blowing twist ending, how well does it hold up by to...

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 The Next Best Series Podcast is back where we discuss television! For our first miniseries Emmy contender, we are reviewing "Mrs. America" starring Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Margo Martindale and more as t...

For Episode 189, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. This week we discuss the precarious situation AMC theaters find themselves in due to the Coronavirus, why Martin Scorsese needs a $200 million budget for his upcoming film "Killers Of The Flower Moon" and more! We also discuss our favorite claustrophobic films which is this week's poll question, a...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to discuss the 1995 Wolfgang Peterson directed virus thriller "Outbreak" starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman and more! A film very much of its time, it has had renewed interest since the Coronavirus pandemic hit us and is currently widely available to stream on Netflix. What did the NBP team...

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 year, we did a podcast series on the year 2015 (the year before NBP launched) which was met with an ecstatic response from all of you. So now, we are officially back with our first of many podcast reviews from the year 2014 as we...

For Episode 188, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Bianca Garner, Lauren LaMagna & Dan Bayer. This week we discuss the shifting release dates for many films that were supposed to come out this Spring and Summer. We also discuss the movies we are most looking forward to seeing when the theaters re-open, which is also this week's poll question. We answer your fan questions, play another game and more...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Bianca Garner & Dan Bayer to discuss Edgar Wright's second feature length film "Shaun Of The Dead." Released in 2004 to stellar reviews, this horror comedy introduced the world to the dynamic on-screen duo of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, kickstarting what would become known as the Cornetto Trilogy (Also consisting of "Hot Fuzz" & "The World's End")...

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 It's been two years but with renewed interest, we are finally bringing back Next Best Adaptation, where we review the source material of the year's potential Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar contenders. We hope that this podcast will be...

For Episode 187, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. This week we are trying to liven things up a bit with some games (including Cinephile: A Card Game), fun and fan questions from the community. We also discuss our favorite pandemic movies, the polls and more! It doesn't need to be all doom and gloom out there. Come and celebrate the end of the od...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Bianca Garner, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to discuss Alfonso Cuaron's 2006 sci-fi action thriller "Children Of Men." Incredibly detailed, dense and prophetic in its vision of a bleak future where women can no longer bear children, the film has been on people's minds a lot recently due to the spread of the coronavirus. How has the film aged since its...

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 we were going to review Disney's animated 1998 version of "Mulan" in anticipation for the live-action remake which was supposed to hit theaters this week. Due to the coronavirus...

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 For this month, the Next Best Theatre team is celebrating the legendary composer, Stephen Sondheim. Winner of 8 Tony Awards and the brilliant mind behind "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1962), "Company" (1970), Fol...

For Episode 186, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer & Amanda Spears. This week we continue to discuss how the Coronavirus is impacting the entertainment industry. We also, after a month of intense voting, reveal the winners of the NBP Film Community Awards for the 2010s. We go over the polls which asks "What Was The Best Movie Of 2020 Before The...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat & Cody Dericks to discuss not a new film (due to all of the theaters being closed) but a film from 2011 that eerily predicted exactly what it is we are going through today. Steven Soderbergh's pandemic thriller "Contagion," starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard & Jude Law. For...

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Casey Lee Clark to talk about what is probably going to be our last new release for the forseeable future due to the Coronavirus pandemic (which has caused many movie theaters to close down across the country) and that is Eliza Hittman's "Never Rarely Sometimes Always." The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, has played at the Berlin...

For Episode 185, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Bianca Garner, Dan Bayer, Rebecca Daniel, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. This week we continue the conversation on how the Coronavirus continues to not only impact the world of entertainment but the world entirely. We recommend movies that you can watch at home while you're self quarantining in this week poll and for the first time ever, we have our f...

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer and for the first time ever as a guest here on the show we have Luke Hicks from Film School Rejects to discuss the much talked about film "The Hunt." Delayed from its original September release due to controversy, the film is now out in theaters and stars "GLOW's" Betty Gilpin in the leading role. What did we think of her? The film's vi...