The Next Best Picture Podcast

Our review this week on the podcast is the Sundance hit thriller told exclusively through screens, "Searching" starring John Cho. Opening in limited release this weekend with a wide release scheduled for next weekend, the team over at Next Best Picture could not wait to talk about this one. Please listen to myself, Beatrice Loayza, Kt Schaefer & Celia Schlekewey review the film to find out our tho...

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 Earlier this year, we put up a poll for you all to select sources of material that could be potential contenders for Best Adapted Screenplay this year. The top 3 choices were Boy Erased (previously reviewed), First Man (upcoming) and now ou...

For Episode 104, I am joined by Will Mavity, Ryan C. Showers, Kt Schaefer & Josh Parham. Together we continue our discussion from Episode 103 about the Academy's newest Oscar category: Best Popular Film. We also discuss the polls, answer your fan questions and give our reactions to the trailers for "Roma" and "Green Book." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @...

Our review this week on the podcast is the all Asian starring film "Crazy Rich Asians" starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and a lot more! It's been hailed as a groundbreaking film for Asian representation on screen with endorsement from a major Hollywood studio but what did the NBP team think of it and its Oscar chances? Listen to myself, Beatrice Loayza and Josh Parham review the...

"We The Animals" is one of the most visually inventive and breathtaking independent features of the year. All of this was accomplished under the watchful eye of writer/director Jeremiah Zagar. After spending years making documentaries and short films, Zagar's feature narrative debut premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and is now opening in theaters in limited release on Aug...

After debuting at this year's Cannes Film Festival to high acclaim, Spike Lee's latest film "BlacKkKlansman" is now finally playing in theaters. It's definitely his strongest work in awhile and to take us a bit behind the scenes at how the incredible true life story of Ron Stallworth came to the screen, writers Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz were kind enough to lend me some of their time to ta...

Episode 103 is probably the most important episode we have ever recorded. History was made on August 8th 2018 when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences introduced three major new changes which rocked the industry. After years of making suggestions on what changes we would like to see The Academy introduce, none of the changes they actually announced pleased us one bit. Here to discuss a...

Our review this week on the podcast is Spike Lee's latest film (joint) titled "BlacKkKlansman" starring John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier and Topher Grace. It's been hailed as Spike Lee's best film in years but what did the NBP team think of it and its Oscar chances? Listen to myself, Beatrice Loayza, Danilo Castro and the returning Ryan C. Showers as we go through our reactions to...

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 our Patreon supporters, we asked them to pick a Spike Lee joint for this month's Throwback Review on the podcast to get us ready for his latest joint, "BlacKkKlansman." The winner was his 1989 masterpiece "Do The Right Thing." Joining m...

"Half The Picture" is a documentary, directed by Amy Adrion, which explores the dismal number of women directors working in Hollywood, the hardships they go through on a daily basis to get their projects made and their hopes for the future in the wake of movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp. Amy Adrion was kind enough to lend us a few minutes of her time to talk to us about her experience making...

For Episode 102, after introducing new team member Celia Schlekewey last week, we're not stopping there. Kt Schaefer & Beatrice Loayza join the main show for the first time ever along with myself and Josh Parham. Together, the four us disucss the trailers for "If Beale Street Could Talk" and "Lizzie." We also answer fan questions, discuss the latest with the polls and more! Check out more on NextB...

Our review this week on the podcast is Disney's live-action answer to last year's "Goodbye Christopher Robin" and the "Paddington" films. "Christopher Robin" stars Ewan McGregor and the voices of Jim Cummings (Winnie The Pooh and Tigger). Joining me for this review is Daniel Howat and a new team member making her debut on the Next Best Picture Podcast, Kt Schaefer. Check out more on NextBestPictur...

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 The Next Best Series Podcast is back to reviewing an actual television show for once instead of just talking about the Emmys (But don't worry, those episodes will be back soon) as myself, Michael Schwartz & Ryan C. Showers give our initial...

For the first time ever, Next Best Theatre is proud to give you an episode that is not solely focused on the Tony Awards but instead on relevant news inside the world of theatre arts and we take a look back at the 2003 Tony Award winning Musical "Avenue Q" which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. We do all of with our traditional team of myself, Dan Bayer and Nicole Ackman and the newe...

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 our first podcast review on "Last Best Picture" we reviewed "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," then we reviewed "Lawrence Of Arabia." Now, for the month of July, the winner of our poll for the next Best Picture Winner/Nominee for us to...

For Episode 101, we introduce a new team member, Celia Schlekewey. Along with myself, Will Mavity & Michael Schwartz, the four of us talk about this weeks fall film festival announcements for the lineups for Venice, Toronto (TIFF) and what this means for Telluride and NYFF. We also discuss the recent troubles of MoviePass, the polls and the trailers for Mike Leigh's new film "Peterloo" and the dir...

Our review this week on the podcast is the next (And best?) installment in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise titled "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" starring Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg and directed/written by Christopher McQuarrie (Director of "Rogue Nation" & writer for "Edge Of Tomorrow"). Joining me for this action-packed review is Danilo Castro & Danie...

Peter Albrechtsen is a sound designer and sound re-recording mixer for many films both with features and documentaries including last year's Oscar winning film "Dunkirk," "Thelma," 2009's "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," "Antichrist" and more. In this interview he talks about the nature of his work, his work on Lauren Greenfield's new documentary "Generation Wealth" and more. For anyone interest...

For Episode 100 (!!), myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham welcome Nicole Ackman & Dan Bayer from Next Best Theatre to join us for this milestone episode. On it we discuss the news surround James Gunn's firing from Disney, answer a ton of fan questions (We love you all), talk about the polls, react to the trailers for "On The Basis Of Sex," "Boy Erased," and announce new members joi...

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 our Patreon supporters, we asked them to pick a Tom Cruise action film for this month's Throwback Review on the podcast to get us ready for "Mission: Impossible - Fallout." The winner was Doug Liman's 2014 sci-fi action film "Edge Of To...

"Puzzle" is a a wonderfully written and beautifully acted independent film starring Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan & David Denman. It was written by Oren Moverman ("The Messenger" & "The Dinner") and directed by business man turned producer/director Marc Turtletaub (He produced "Little Miss Sunshine" which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Picture & "Loving"). This is Marc's second directed fe...

For Episode 99, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham discuss our first Oscar predictions mid-way through 2018. We also answer fan questions, talk about the polls, and react to the trailers for "Colette," "The Favourite" and "Mary Queen Of Scots." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/po...

Our review this week on the podcast is Bo Burnham's directorial debut which premiered at Sundance to acclaim titled "Eighth Grade." It is currently in limited release from A24 and will be expanding soon. Here to join me for this review is my co-host Will Mavity and one of our Patreon supporters, Bekah Richin. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpictur...

For Episode 98, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham continue on from last week's episode where we revealed our top films of 2018 so far and now we are revealing what we feel are the most realistic Oscar contenders from the first half of the year. We do this, talk about the polls, answer fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud...

Our review this week on the podcast is the wildly bonkers yet brilliant social/political satire "Sorry To Bother You" which is also the directorial debut of rapper and activist Boots Riley. The film premiered at Sundance to critical acclaim, opens up in limited release on July 6th and expands on July 13th. It stars Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Steven Yeun, Danny Glover and more...