The Next Best Picture Podcast

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Episode 305 - The 2022 Venice & TIFF Lineups, "TÁR,"...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/31

For Episode 305, I am joined by Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien. What a week! We're discussing the official lineup for the 79th annual Venice International Film Festival, plus the Gala and Special Presentations lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). We also go over other various film festival and movie news within the industry, give our reactions to the trailers for "TÁR," "Till," "Pinocchio," and "Pearl," go over the polls, and answer your fan-submitted questions. But that's not all

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60:19

"Thirteen Lives"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/30

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director Ron Howard, "Thirteen Lives," starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton. A narrative feature re-telling of the miraculous 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, the film is being released by Amazon (it will be streaming Prime Video next week) a year after the release of the well-received documentary "The Rescue." How do the two films compare? What did we think

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18:56

Interview With "A Love Song" Director & Writer, Max...

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2022/07/29

"A Love Song" premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival and played again at the Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals. It received near-universal praise for its subdued but beautiful direction, writing, and performances from Dale Dickey and Wes Studi. Director and writer Max Walker-Silverman was kind enough to discuss his feature directorial debut with us, where he went into detail on the challenges of making his first film, working with two screen-acting experts, how the Colorado

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22:55

"Life Of Pi"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/28

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2012 retrospective continues with And Lee's "Life Of Pi," starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Rafe Spall & Adil Hussain. The film premiered at the 2012 New York Film Festival and was seen as a breakthrough in 3D and visual effects filmmaking, garnering 11 Oscar nominations and winning 4, including a second win for And Lee

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17:17

Interview With "Vengeance" Director/Writer/Actor,...

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2022/07/27

"Vengeance" marks the feature directorial debut of television's "The Office" star, writer, and director B.J. Novak. The film premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City and is being released this weekend by Focus Features. Novak was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with me about making the transition from directing on television to film, his thoughts on Whataburger compared to other fast food burger restaurants, the themes of his screenplay, and more. Please

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24:03

Interview With "Nope" Composer, Michael Abels

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2022/07/25

Composer Michael Abels has had a fruitful collaboration with Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele, having created the scores for all three of his films, "Get Out," "Us," and now, "Nope." Each has been released to critical acclaim, but "Nope" may be the composer's most ambitious work yet, combining elements from the horror, sci-fi, and western genres to create a soundscape that is unshakable as it leaves a lasting impact on you as you walk out of the theater. Michael was kind enough to return to the

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103:27

Episode 304 - SDCC 2022, Venezia 79 & The "Black...

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2022/07/24

For Episode 304, I am joined by Josh Parham. Last week we did a deep-dive preview into what we thought would be announced for TIFF this week, but that announcement was moved to early August (except for one shockingly big addition to the lineup this week). So, today, we're doing one final preview for Venezia 79, discussing what went down at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), including a ton of trailers shown at the event. Those trailer reactions include "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," "Halloween Ends,"

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107:30

"Nope"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/23

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Eve O'Dea, Daniel Howat & guest Destiny Jackson. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from Jordan Peele, "Nope," starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea & Michael Wincott. Following the success of his last two films, "Get Out" and "Us," Academy Award-winner Jordan Peele is now setting his sight towards the sky for a big-screen spectacle you have to experience with the largest screen and most immersive

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107:52

Episode 303 - 2022 Fall Film Festival Preview & The...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/17

For Episode 303, I am joined by Amy Smith, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Nadia Dalimonte. With already a few titles announced for the Toronto International Film Festival, including Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery," Clement Virgo's "Brother," Sanaa Lathan's On the Come Up, and Nicholas Stoller's "Bros," we suspect we'll get a lot more this week so we're going to give our predictions on what you can expect when the full lineup is announced, along with some films we think will premiere

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64:37

"The Gray Man"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/16

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & guest Aaron White from the Feelin' Film Podcast. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from the Russo Brothers, "The Gray Man," starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Wagner Moura, Julia Butters, Dhanush, Alfre Woodard & Billy Bob Thornton. With one of the largest budgets ever assembled for a Netflix film, is this globe-trotting assassin film the next great action blockbuster franchise

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48:51

A Behind The Scenes Look At "Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris"

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2022/07/15

In what will surely go down as one of the most purely delightful films of 2022, "Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris," based on the beloved 1958 novel "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris" by Paul Gallico, is now playing in theaters from Focus Features. It tells the story of how a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London, travels to France to purchase a Dior dress. We were lucky enough to get the chance to interview the key individuals involved in the making of this film, including Academy Award-nominee and lead actress

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"Silver Linings Playbook"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/14

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2012 retrospective continues with David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Anupam Kher, John Ortiz & Julia Stiles. Following the success of "The Fighter," O. Russell's romantic comedy on mental illness and broken people finding each

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81:01

The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 28 - Our...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/13

The 2022 Emmy Nominations were announced yesterday morning, and as always, there were surprises and shocking omissions to be found amongst the inclusions of some of our favorites. Nadia Dalimonte & Will Mavity joined me yesterday evening to discuss our reactions to the nominations from earlier that morning. Please tune in as we discuss the nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, along with a few stray thoughts on the Creative Arts Emmy nominations as well. We will be back next month to

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Episode 302 - Television's Impact On Cinema, "The...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/10

For Episode 302, I am joined by Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien. With the Emmy nominations set to be announced this week, we discuss the impact television has been having on the box office and audience viewer habits. We also give our reactions to the trailers for "The Woman King," "Amsterdam," "Luck," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! We hope you enjoy this week's show. Please take a listen or subscribe to us on your favorite podcast app using the links below. Thank

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99:29

"Thor: Love And Thunder"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/09

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Amy Smith & Daniel Howat. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director Taika Waititi, "Thor: Love And Thunder," starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi & Russell Crowe. His second directorial effort in the MCU after "Thor: Ragnarok," the latest standalone Thor film is garnering a mixed reception from audiences and critics, as most Marvel films seem to do

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24:52

Interview With "Fire Of Love" Director, Writer &...

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2022/07/08

"Fire Of Love" premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received an enthusiastic response, winning the Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award in the U.S. Documentary category. National Geographic Documentary Films later picked it up with NEON co-distributing for theatrical release. Director, writer, and producer Sara Dosa was kind enough to spend a few minutes of her time talking with us about her work on this passion project which is continuing to garner strong responses and

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15:51

The Next Best Series Podcast - Interview With "Black...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/07

"Black Bird" is a true-crime miniseries on AppleTV+, with two episodes coming out July 8th and the rest debuting on the streaming platform weekly). It stars Taron Egerton as Jimmy Keene, a young convict who is transferred to a maximum-security prison so he can get close to Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser) to determine if he's the one behind a series of murders. With his ten-year prison sentence on the line, the closer Jimmy gets to Paul, doubts about the man's innocence not only comes into play but

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The Next Best Series Podcast - "Stranger Things"...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/06

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture It's been a long time since our review of "Stranger Things" Season 3 on the podcast three years ago. Finally, we are back to discuss the entirety of Season 4 (both Vol I and Vol II) of Netflix's hottest show. Shattering records of all kinds for its fourth and most ambitious season to date, "Stranger Things" is a cultural

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Episode 301 - Upcoming Oscar Contenders, "See How...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/03

For Episode 301, I am joined by Josh Parham & Will Mavity. After discussing the Oscar contenders and best films from the first half of 2022, today, we're looking ahead to give our predictions for the Oscar contenders to come throughout the rest of 2022. Which films do we think are currently in the frontrunner positions (sight unseen) as we prepare for the fall film festival programming announcements? On top of this, we also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "See How They

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50:57

"The Forgiven"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2022/07/02

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Will Mavity. Together, we're reviewing the latest film from director John Michael McDonagh, "The Forgiven," starring Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith & Christopher Abbott. The film premiered at last year's Toronto International Film Festival and played earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it received mixed reviews. What did we think of it, though? Tune in below as we discuss the writing,

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