The Next Best Picture Podcast

Emmy Nominations are only a few days away (July 16th to be exact) so Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, Tom O'Brienand myself naturally have thoughts on what we feel will be nominated and why. Be sure to check out our predictions on the podcast below and be on the lookout for our next episode where we will be discussing the nominations and give our predictions for the winners. Check out more on Ne...

For Episode 150, Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien & myself discuss the films we are most looking forward to throughout the rest of 2019, the trailer for Rian Johnson's "Knives Out," and we announce the nominations for the 2015 NBP Film Community Awards for our 2015 retrospective which we've been covering through the podcast on our Patreon channel. We also go over the polls, answer your q...

For this week's second podcast review, Kt Schaefer, Dan Bayer and myself discuss Ari Aster's follow-up to last year's breakout horror debut "Hereditary" with the ambitious and artfully made "Midsommar." Filled with excellent filmmaking, more commentary on grief, new commentary on relationships and a central performance from Florence Pugh which will surely catapult her to super stardom, "Midsommar"...

For this week's main podcast review, Nicole Ackman, Kt Schaefer and myself are joined by two guests to discuss "Spider-Man: Far From Home" starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson and a bunch of others. First up we have Catherine Gonzales from Shuffle Online and then we have Duane Miller from Cinemania World. Together, all of us discuss the epilogue to "Avengers: Endgame,"...

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 2 years since we last left the seaside town of Monterey California. Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley, Zoë Kravitz and the rest of the cast are all back, this year being joined by the legendary M...

For Episode 149, Michael Schwartz, DeAnn Knighton, Casey Lee Clark & myself are joined for the first time ever by two of Next Best Picture's newest contributors: Bianca Garner & Lauren LaMagna. Together, we all recap our Top 10 films of 2019 so far as we enter into the second half of the year. We also go over the polls and discuss the trailers for "Queen & Slim" and "The Good Liar." Check out more...

For this week's main podcast review, Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Danilo Castro and myself review the latest film from director Danny Boyle and screenwriter Richard Curtis titled "Yesterday." Starring newcomer Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon and packed with surprises, the film is a love letter to life, love and the music of The Beatles. Does this crowd pleasing film live up to t...

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 One of Pixar's most brilliant, creative and thoughtful ideas for a movie, if not ever, "Inside Out" stunned critics and audiences in 2015 with its imaginative production design, meta concept, excellent voice acting and more! How has i...

Our second podcast review for this week is the remake/reboot of the 1988 horror film "Child's Play" starring everyone's favorite killer doll: Chucky (this time voiced by the legendary Mark Hamill). With a cast that includes Aubrey Plaza and Brian Tyree Henry and an updated plot premise to fit a 2019 landscape, what did the Next Best Picture team ultimately think? Tune in below to hear thoughts fro...

For Episode 148, Michael Schwartz, DeAnn Knighton, Cody Dericks, Casey Lee Clark, Tom O'Brien & myself talk about the Oscar contenders from the first half of 2019, the trailer for "The Peanut Butter Falcon," the polls, recent film news, your submitted questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes P...

Our main podcast review for this week is the sequel we didn't ask for and we thought we didn't need but now that it is here, we all realize just how wrong we all were and how we should once again, trust that Pixar knows what they are doing. "Toy Story 4" took a big risk in potentially tarnishing a universally beloved trilogy of films but Pixar has delivered once again, bringing about our favorite...

Jessie Buckley is a 29 year old actress from Ireland who made her on-screen debut in Michael Pearce's film "Beast" in 2017. She was last seen by most viewers in HBO's "Chernobyl" in a supporting role but now with "Wild Rose," she gets the chance to show everyone the range of her talent playing an ex-convict who is struggling to balance raising her two children and pursuing her dreams as a country...

Our second podcast review for this week is the A24 critically acclaimed drama "The Last Black Man In San Francisco" which won two awards at this year's Sundance Film Festival for Best Directing and a Special Jury Prize for Creative Collaboration. Starring newcomer Jimmie Fails, along with Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover, Rob Morgan and more, the film introduces us to a new and distinct voice from fi...

For Episode 147, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & myself talk about the recent financial disappointments of the 2019 summer blockbuster season and what does it all mean, our favorite movie dads of 2019 so far for Father's Day, the trailer for "Doctor Sleep," the polls and we answer your submitted questions! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/ne...

For this week's main podcast review, Kt Schaefer and I discuss the reboot to the "Men In Black" franchise with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson re-teaming from "Thor: Ragnarok" for "Men In Black: International." With a new cast and setting, does the "Men In Black" formula still work for a 2019 audience? Listen down below to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... 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 We have now come to the point in our 2015 retrospective review series where we are talking about the Best Picture winner "Spotlight," which also went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. With a celebrated ensemble...

Our second podcast review for this week is the Sundance hit comedy "Late Night" starring Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling which she also wrote the screenplay for. Set in the frantic and wild world of late night talk tv, this female led comedy tackles many issues about the workplace, the current state of television, gender politics and more! Here to help me break it all down is Tom O'Brien and guest...

The 2019 Tony Awards are in the books now and the big winner was "Hadestown" taking 8 awards including Best Musical. But what did we think of the show? The other winners? Host James Corden? Here to break down the show, the presentation, the musical numbers, the winners, the speeches and everything in-between from Sunday's celebration of theatre arts I have Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks an...

For Episode 146, Michael Schwartz, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Casey Lee Clark & myself go over our first Oscar Predictions of 2019, plus we discuss the trailers for "Ad Astra," "Ford v Ferrari," "Luce" and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

Our main podcast review for this week is the final "X-Men" film under the Fox banner titled "Dark Phoenix." Written and directed by Simon Kinberg and with the 2nd generation cast returning, are they all able to properly tell the Dark Phoenix storyline so classically mishandled in "X-Men: The Last Stand" or is this yet another disappointing installment in the inconsistent mutant franchise before of...

We're at the point of the year where we're going to try and start delivering two podcast reviews a week for all of you mostly because we love you and we love to talk about movies! On Saturday we reviewed, "Godzilla: King Of The Monsters" but now we're back and this time I'm joined by Josh Parham, Celia Schelekewey, Casey Lee Clark & Tom O'Brien to discuss the Sir Elton John musical biopic "Rocketm...

For Episode 145, Michael Schwartz, DeAnn Knighton, Casey Lee Clark & myself preview the 2019 Summer Movie Season, go over the polls, discuss the trailers for "The Goldfinch" and "The Kitchen," answer your submitted questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us...

For this week's main podcast review, Beatrice Loayza, Josh Parham, Kt Schaefer and I discuss the sequel to the 2014 "Godzilla" titled "Godzilla: King Of The Monsters." The big green lizard is back to fight other monsters with a human cast that includes Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe and more! But what did we think? Listen below to find out. Check out more on NextBest...

The 2019 Tony Awards are on June 9th and here to give you a full breakdown of our predictions on who we think is going to win we have Nicole Ackman, Cody Dericks, Casey Lee Clark joining myself. Just like with out Tony Nomination predictions episode, there are no Patreon exclusives for the winners predictions episode and we will be back with one more full episode this season to give you our reacti...

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 Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen & William H. Macy, "Room" was a huge critical hit for studio A24, nabbing Brie Larson an Oscar for Best Actress and landing an additional 3 nominations including Best Picture. What does...