The Next Best Picture Podcast

It's been awhile. But with the Emmy Nominations being announced next week (July 12th) myself, Michael Schwartz and the returning Ryan C. Showers are back with our final Emmy Nomination Predictions for Next Best Series Episode 4. Over the course of this Emmy season we will be providing you with podcasts discussing the nomination predictions this week, our final predictions for the winners once the...

For Episode 97, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham tell you all our Top 5 favorite films of 2018 so far as the first half of the year comes to a close. We also comment on the Academy's recent membership invitations, discuss the polls and the trailer for "Beautiful Boy" starring Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCl...

Our review this week on the podcast is the sequel to Denis Villeneuve's 2015 film "Sicario," however this time there is no Denis Villeneuve, no Roger Deakins, no Emily Blunt and no Johann Johannsson (RIP) but we have writer Taylor Sheridan and stars Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin for "Sicario: Day Of The Soldado." Is it any good? Does it live up to the first film? Danilo Castro joins me to discu...

"Leave No Trace" is writer/director Debra Granik's first film since her Oscar nominated 2009 hit "Winter's Bone." The film made its debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. It stars Ben Foster as a troubled father to his daughter Tom played by Thomasin McKenzie. They are living off of the land in isolated parts of Oregon and while her father can't seem to re-adjust back int...

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 Milos Forman's Oscar winning film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." We had another poll for June 2018 and the winner of that poll was another Best Picture/Best Director winner...

Steve Newburn is a make-up, special effects and all round true craftsman from the film industry who has worked on movies such as "Inception," "The Dark Knight Rises," "Suicide Squad" and more. His latest credit is Ari Aster's breakout horror hit "Hereditary" which has enjoyed a healthy box office run for such a low budget film and has received its fair share of critical acclaim as well. Some of th...

For Episode 96, myself, Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham comment on the latest development in the so called "fan's" backlash towards "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," answer fan questions, play a few rounds of Oscars So Right, talk about the polls and the trailers for "Creed II" & "Welcome To Marwen." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes...

For this week's new theatrical release review, myself and Josh Williams discuss the latest film in the "Jurassic Park" franchise, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?m...

For Episode 95, myself, Will Mavity & Josh Parham comment on Brie Larson's call for more diversity in film criticism, answer fan questions, talk about this week's poll pertaining to "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" and the trailers for "Dumbo" and "The Little Stranger." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple....

Our review this week on the podcast is writer/director Brad Bird's much anticipated followup to the 2004 Academy Award winning Pixar film "The Incredibles." 14 years later, we finally have "Incredibles 2" now playing in theaters and myself, Will Mavity and Danilo Castro are here with the spoiler filled review. The film stars Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner & Samuel L. Jack...

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 When voting for "Next Best Adaptation" (Where we analyze a potential Best Adapted Screenplay contender's source material), you all chose 2004's "The Incredibles" as one of the winners of the poll. So, what better way to celebrate that film...

The 2018 Tony Awards were held this past Sunday and there were some expected winners with more than a few surprises. it was an entertaining and sometimes unusual night of television, celebrating that which we love about this industry. Myself, Nicole Ackman & Dan Bayer are back once again with another podcast special, this time recapping the show, the winners and our thoughts on the overall evening...

For Episode 94, myself and Will Mavity are joined by a special guest as the three of us break down the unbelievable number of trailers we received in a single week which unofficially kicked off our hype for the 2018 awards season race. Trailers covered in this episode include: "The Girl In The Spider's Web" (22:33), "Bumblebee" (28:33), "Halloween" (35:39), "Bad Times At The El Royale" (42:54), "S...

For this week, myself and Josh Williams are joined by guest Kevin Brackett of ReelSpoilers. Together, the three of us talk about A24's acclaimed and horrifying film "Hereditary," starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro and Ann Dowd. We don't go into spoilers early on in our review but there is a spoiler section at around 43:37 and then following that, I was fortunate enoug...

The Tony Awards are being held this Sunday. Myself, Nicole Ackman & Dan Bayer are back with the podcast special "Next Best Theatre" to give you our predictions for this Sunday's show in all categories. We will be back with another episode after the show on June 10th to give our reactions to the winners. Special thank you to Nicole Ackman and Dan Bayer for their contributions on this and the other...

For Episode 93, myself and Will Mavity discuss early potential Oscar contenders that have screened already, this week's poll which asks "Which is the scariest movie you've ever seen?" which ties directly into our anticipation for "Hereditary" and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/neg...

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 the month of June, you all chose "Hereditary" as the June 2018 release which our Throwback Review podcast would be tied to. We gave you five choices to choose from, all which were directorial horror debut films. The winner was Robert Eg...

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 We've been doing "Throwback Reviews" for a few weeks now (See "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Avengers" and most recently "Deadpool") for our Patreon subscribers. However, we wanted to start another podcast strictly for Best Picture winners/nomin...

For Episode 92, myself and Will Mavity discuss the latest news on Morgan Freeman, Harvey Weinstein, war films to watch on Memorial Day, the best danger at sea movies, this week's poll results and trailers for "Damsel," "The Sisters Brothers," "Wildlife" and "Mowgli." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com...

For this week's review, I am joined by Josh Parham and Danilo Castro. Together, the three of us review the latest Star Wars film starring everyone's favorite smuggler, Han Solo in "Solo: A Star Wars Story." Fan reactions to Star Wars films have been divided as of late, so how did this one go over with us? We reveal all on our review of director Ron Howard's latest. Check out more on NextBestPictur...

For Episode 91, myself and Josh Parham discuss the winners of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, our favorite Ron Howard movies (Which is also the focus of this week's poll), and the trailers for "BlacKkKlansman" and "Bohemian Rhapsody." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2...

For this week's review, I am joined by Danilo Castro and Liam Heffernan. Together, the three of us review the eagerly anticipated sequel to 2016's "Deadpool," titled "Deadpool 2" starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin and more jokes and pop culture references than one can count. There is a spoiler section at 34:20. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpic...

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 the first episode of Next Best Adaptation myself, Jacey Aldredge, Nicole Ackman and newcomer Lynde Smith all read Garrard Conley's novel "Boy Erased" which will be released September 28th. The adaptation is being directed and written by...

For Episode 90, (We're now the same age as Oscar!!) myself, Will Mavity, Josh Parham and Danilo Castro discuss our favorite movies and memories pertaining to Mother's Day, discuss the polls related to "Deadpool 2," what's going on at Cannes, answer your fan questions, and give our thoughts on the trailers for "Searching" and "The Predator." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on...

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Myself, Mike Vermette and Josh Williams review the "Merc With A Mouth's" first real debut on the big screen (We like to pretend that "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" does not exist) with Marvel's 2016 (Non MCU) film "Deadpool" starring Ryan Reynolds in anticipati...