The Next Best Picture Podcast

Paul Walter Hauser is an actor who got his start in stand up comedy and television. He's slowly been building his way into the public consciousness these past few years with scene-stealing turns in "I, Tonya," "BlacKkKlansman" and "Late Night." His latest film "Richard Jewell," finds him in the titular leading role as Richard Jewell, a man who saved many innocent lives during the 1996 Olympic bomb...

For this week's second podcast review, Cody Dericks, Ryan C. Showers and I talk about the latest Clint Eastwood film titled "Richard Jewell" starring Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm and rising star Paul Walter Hauser in the titular role. Eastwood's politics are a hot topic on conversation amongst our team every time he releases a new movie and this one is no different as we weave...

Tracy Letts is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, who has made a name for himself in many different areas of the arts. From the stage, to the big and small screen, Letts has done it all. Lately, he's been enjoying his highest success yet in the world of film as he's had the chance to work with James Schamus ("Indignation"), Stephen Spielberg ("The Post"), Greta Gerwig ("Lady Bird") and more! Now...

For Episode 172, Bianca Garner, Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien & I discuss the Golden Globe, SAG and various guild nominations from the past week. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Wonder Woman 1984," "In The Heights," "Promising Young Woman," answer your fan questions and more! Awards Season is in full swing and we couldn't be any happier. Check out more on NextBestPict...

For this week's main podcast review, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien, guest Nell Minow & I discuss the true-life Fox News sexual harassment drama that has everyone in Hollywood talking. "Bombshell" has a star studded cast which includes Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow and a bunch of others. We discuss their performances, the film's empathy for its controversial characters, the r...

After winning the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for co-writing "The Big Short," Charles Randolph set his sights on Fox News and the sexual harassment scandal that shocked the world. "Bombshell" is a challenging film due to the characters Randolph asks us to have sympathy for and in this interview he explains his intentions with the film's message, his collaboration with the film' star and prod...

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 In a few days, "Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker" will be released and thus the new trilogy from the most beloved property in the history of cinema will come to a close. For this month's Patreon Throwback review, Nicole Ackman, Dan Ba...

"Harriet" may seem like your typical awards season biopic drama but it's so much more than that. Much of that is a credit to the enormous amount of talent involved in front of and hehind the camera, including Tony Award winning Costume Designer Paul Tazewell ("Hamilton"). Paul was kind enough to chat with Next Best Picture about his lush and colorful period work on Kasi Lemmons' film. Click below...

For this week's second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & I talk about Netflix's final awards hopeful for the season: "The Two Popes." Starring Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins in what is mostly a two-hander between two acting legends, director Fernando Meirelles and screenwriter Anthony McCarten's depiction of these two holy but still flawed individuals is one of the year's biggest surpri...

For Episode 171, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, Rebecca Daniel & I have a lot to recap as we start off with the New York based awards for the Gothams, the National Board Of Review and the New York Film Critics Circle. We then head over to the AFI Top 10 Films of 2019, the Visual Effects Shortlist, European Film Awards, Satellite Award Nominations and other various critics groups. We then...

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & I take a ride up into the sky with Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne for Amazon Studio's soaring historical drama "The Aeronauts." A technical stunner that deserves to be experienced on the big screen, what did the NBP team think of the story, characters and overall film? Take a listen below to find out what we think of director Tom Har...

In what is probably our biggest collection of podcast interviews yet, I had the opportunity to chat with many of the behind the scenes creative talents involved in making the new Amazon Studios film "The Aeronauts." First up was the film's Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer Lee Walpole, then the Visual Effects Supervisor Louis Morin, then Production Designer Christain Hubband, then Co...

Though the film may have received a mixed reception since its premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, composer Trevor Gureckis' score for "The Goldfinch" was continuously pointed out as a highlight. A new sound in the world of composing this decade, Trevor previously worked alongside Phillip Glass and Kanye West before moving full time to film score composing. More of his work...

For Episode 170, Michael Schwartz, Casey Lee Clark, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien & I give you our preview for the madness that is about to begin: the precursors. Phase 2 of the Awards Season kicks off in full every year post Thanksgiving and this week we have the IFP Gotham Awards, then the National Board of Review (NBR), then the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), the AFI Top 10 films o...

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Josh Williams, guest Daniel Brilliant & I put on our best sweaters and try to solve filmmaker Rian Johnson's whodunit mystery thriller "Knives Out" by answering a simple question: is it any good? We discuss the performances from its large ensemble cast, the intricate screenplay from Johnson, the technical craft on display from his crew and more in...

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 review, Michael Schwartz, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer and I are back during this holiday season to discuss "She Loves Me." Inspired by Miklós László’s Parfumerie, the show follows in the tradition of "The Shop Around t...

For this week's second podcast review, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer, Amanda Spears & I review director Marielle Heller's latest film "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood" starring Matthew Rhys and Tom Hanks as Fred Rogers. Presented with a very unique narrative structure, this is not your typical biopic. As a result, the NBP team has a wide range of opinions on this Thanksgiving holiday drama. Take...

Mark Duplass has had a successful career with a fair share of decent performances but for this specific interview, he's not interested in talking about himself. Mark took a few moments out of his day to specifically talk to us about his co-star Ray Romano's work in the Netflix film "Paddleton." He expresses why he believes Ray's work deserves to be up for awards consideration, his thoughts on the...

After recently receiving Gotham and Spirit Award nominations for Breakthrough Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively, we are now sharing with you our interview with Jonathan Majors, the star of the critically acclaimed independent film "The Last Black Man In San Francisco." Jonathan was kind enough to take a few minutes to discuss with us what his experience was like working with co-star Jim...

For Episode 169, myself, Casey Lee Clark, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, and our newest contributor to Next Best Picture Rebecca Daniel discuss the nominations for the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards, the latest at the FAI Film Festival, give reactions to the trailers for "Emma," "Antebellum," go over the polls, answer your fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe...

For this week's main podcast review, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & I discuss the sequel to Disney's mega worldwide hit "Frozen," titled "Frozen 2." With the returning cast and creative team, is this animated sequel more of the same or something as fresh, new and exciting as the first film? How are the songs? The animation? We discuss all of these topics and more on this week's review....

After getting his start at the beginning of the millennium with David Gordon Green's "George Washington," musician and composer David Wingo has silently been building a strong body of film scoring work for nearly two decades. With scores for "Take Shelter," "Midnight Special," "Brigsby Bear" and the Emmy winning HBO show "Barry," he has certainly made himself known to us and now he's back with Sco...

For this week's third podcast review, myself, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer & Josh Parham discuss the latest film from filmmaker Noah Baumbach for Netflix, "Marriage Story" starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Alan Alda and Ray Liotta. The film tells the personal story of a modern divorce between an artistic couple bouncing back and forth between New York and Los Angeles. There is a mu...

For this week's second podcast review, myself, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer & guest Candice Frederick discuss Trey Edward Shults' third film "Waves." With an emotionally powerful ensemble, a unique narrative structure and technical craftsmanship operating on a level beyond his previous two films, "Waves" marks a huge leap forward for Trey Edward Shults. What does the NBP Team think though? We decide...

For Episode 168, myself, Bianca Garner, Dan Bayer, Casey Lee Clark, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna & Tom O'Brien preview the 2019 Independent Spirit Award Nominations, discuss the latest news surrounding SAG, the Golden Globes and other aspects of awards season, go over the polls, give reactions to the trailers for "The Way Back," "Seberg" and "The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan," plus we answer y...