The Next Best Picture Podcast

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Danilo Castro and together, we review the second installment in the new "Creed" franchise titled "Creed II" starring Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone. With Ryan Coogler not at the helm anymore as director, how does the second film stack up to the first? How are the tie-ins with Rocky II and IV? We discu...

We have one more podcast review for you this week before the Thanksgiving Holiday kicks in and it is the latest film from the Coen Brothers titled "The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs." Myself, Beatrice Loayza, Cody Dericks & the returning DeAnn Knighton review each of the six stories contained within the Coen's latest western. It is streaming now on Netflix, so please watch it and come back and listen t...

This week's additional film podcast review is the latest film from director Steve McQueen ("12 Years A Slave") and writer Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl") titled "Widows." The heist thriller stars a large ensemble cast led by Viola Davis and for this review we have a large group here to discuss the film, its themes, characters and more including Celia Schlekewey , Jacey Aldredge, Josh Williams and our...

For Episode 117, myself, Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer, Kt Schaefer & Tom O'Brien talk about the closing night film from the AFI Film Festival "Mary Queen of Scots," the Independent Spirit Award Nominations, the first reactions to "Vice," the polls, the trailers for "Toy Story 4" and "Gloria Bell" and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepod...

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham and together, we review the second installment in the new "Fantastic Beasts" franchise from J.K. Rowling and director David Yates titled "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald." Is this a magical entry into Rowling's Wizarding World? Listen to our review to find out! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Plea...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon throwback review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer & Patreon guest Kristin Janssen. Together, the four of us review the film which the NBP Community voted on for this month's...

Over the last decade, Joe Walker has emerged as one of the most exciting editors in Hollywood. Collaborating closely with directors Denis Villeneuve ("Sicario," "Arrival" & "Blade Runner 2049") and Steve McQueen ("Hunger," Shame" & "12 Years A Slave"), Walker has amassed three Academy Award nominations and now his latest work with Steve McQueen ("Widows") is opening this weekend to great critical...

As Oscar season continues, we come to our additional podcast review this week for the "Honorary Award" show. It is the adaptation of Democratic Presidential nominee Gary Hart's story titled "The Front Runner" starring Hugh Jackman, J.K. Simmons, Vera Farmiga and more. It was the second film released this year by writer/director Jason Reitman after "Tully." How does it compare? How does "The Front...

For Episode 116, myself, Ryan C. Showers, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Celia Schlekewey discuss "On The Basis Of Sex" opening the AFI Film Festival, the Animated, Documentary and Foreign Language Film races, the polls, other bits of news from the week, answer your fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcast...

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham and Josh Williams and together we take a break from the traditional Oscar fare and take a dive into the B-movie world with the J.J. Abrams produced, World War II/Zombie genre mashup "Overlord," starring Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell and Pilou Asbæk. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundClo...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Kt Schaefer and Josh Parham. Together, the three of us review the film which the NBP Community voted on for this month's Last Best Picture review: 1984's "Amadeu...

Our additional podcast review this week (Or as we're now calling it this awards season, the "Honorary Award" show) is the adaptation of Garrad Conley's memoir by Joel Edgerton (Who writes, directs and stars in the film) titled "Boy Erased," starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Joel Edgerton. Joining me for this review is Nicole Ackman, Tom O'Brien and our guest this week is Ashl...

For Episode 115, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Kt Schaefer, Josh Parham & Jacey Aldredge discuss Netflix's big move to release some of their films theatrically before their Netflix launch, the Best Director race, the beginning of Phase 2 (The Critics Awards) the polls, answer fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicture...

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham and Tom O'Brien. Together, the three of us review "Bohemian Rhapsody" starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, the frontman for the legendary rock band Queen. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Happy Halloween dear listeners! As a surprise for you all, we recorded a review of John Carpenter's 1978 classic horror film "Halloween" for you all to enjoy. In this special throwback podcast review, I am joined by Kt Schaefer, Danilo Castro...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer and Patreon subscriber Andrew Puhr. Together, the four of us do something we have never done on the podcast before and that is give...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Due to the overwhelming positive response our episodes for "Avenue Q" and "Ragtime" garnered from our dear listeners, we are now going to be putting out more content from Next Best Theatre and making that content an exclusive to our Patreon...

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by two guests, Candice Frederick & Erik Anderson from Awards Watch. Together, the three of us do our best to disect, discuss and decipher Luca Guadagnino's remake of "Suspiria" also titled "Suspiria" and we quickly find out that this new version is very much Luca's own vision with its own distinctive qualities and themes. Check o...

Our additional review this week on the podcast is the adaptation of the life and crimes of writer Lee Israel in Marielle Heller's "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" starring Melissca McCarthy and Richard E. Grant. Joining me for this review is Tom O'Brien and our guest this week is Nathaniel Rogers from The Film Experience. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbes...

The last time we got together to talk about the 20th Anniversary of "Ragtime" we talked for over an hour about Act I of the famous musical. Now, we have the Next Best Theater team back together to finish what we started by delivering our thoughts on Act II. Beatrice Loayza sadly couldn't make it this time, but joining me are Dan Bayer, Nicole Ackman & Cody Derricks. Check out more on NextBestPictu...

For Episode 113, Ryan McQuade from InSession Film comes on the show for the first time as a guest to discuss the current state of the tech races at the Oscars, the 2018 IFP Gotham Award Nominations, Tilda Swinton's best performances, the trailer for the Nicole Kidman led film "Destroyer" and more with myself, Ryan C. Showers, Kt Schaefer & Tom O'Brien. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please...

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, we are taking a look at David Gordon Green's 2018 sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 original "Halloween" film aptly titled "Halloween." Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles from the original film and are joined by Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton and more with Carpenter returning to score the film. But what are the final...

Russell Hornsby is an actor who has had a short but impactful career so far recently making waves for his performance in 2016's "Fences" and now with his latest appearance in "The Hate U Give," Hornsby has provided us with some of his best work to date. With talk of a possible Oscar nomination for the 44 year-old-actor, we were very appreciative to receive the opportunity to talk with Russell abou...

Our extra review this week on the podcast is the adaptation of the memoirs of father and son Nic and David Sheff titled "Beautiful Boy." It stars Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney & Amy Ryan. Each week we will attempt to have a guest on for these reviews and for this week, for the first time ever on the Next Best Picture Podcast, we have our good friend Aaron White from Feelin Film. T...

Damien Chazelle's "First Man" is one of the year's best films and it is also one of the year's best technical showcases for various departments involved in the production. Myself and Will Mavity received the opportunity to interview members of the post-production team for Visual Effects and Film Editing, Academy Award Winners Paul Lambert ("Blade Runner 2049") and Tom Cross ("Whiplash" and "La La...