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The Next Best Picture Podcast

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A podcast by NextBestPicture.com that reviews the latest film and television releases and discusses various topics within the world of the awards season race.

tv & film

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19:13

Interview With "The Threesome" Stars Zoey Deutch,...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/09/13

"The Threesome" is an American romantic comedy drama film starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King, and Ruby Cruz, directed by Chad Hartigan, and written by Ethan Ogilby. The film had its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, where it received positive reviews for its screenplay, three main performances, humor, and nuance in such a precarious situation. Deutch, Hauer-King, and Cruz were all kind enough to spend time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the

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21:47

Interview With "The Baltimorons" Stars Michael...

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2025/09/12

"The Baltimorons" is an independent American comedy film directed by Jay Duplass, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Strassner. Strassner, Liz Larsen, and Olivia Luccardi star in the movie. It premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and received positive reviews for its writing, chemistry between Strassner and Larsen, and Duplass's understated but effective direction, making this a heartfelt holiday comedy. Duplass, Strassner, and Larsen were all kind enough to spend time

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165:57

The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 55 - Our Final...

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2025/09/10

The Next Best Series Podcast is back with Megan Lachinski, Giovanni Lago, Nadia Dalimonte, Daniel Howat, and Alyssa Christian for Episode 55, where they discuss the latest television shows and, more importantly, reveal their final winner predictions for the 77th Annual Emmy Primetime Awards on Sunday, September 14th. The Creative Arts Emmy Award winners have already been announced, and this conversation was recorded a few days ago, before they took place, so excuse us if some of the content

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131:19

A Recap Of The 2025 Venice Film Festival

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/09/09

The 2025 Venice Film Festival has concluded. While most of us are in Toronto at the moment, Cody Dericks and Josh Parham took some time after they got home from Venice to discuss the international film festival. World premieres discussed include "Bugonia," "Jay Kelly," "Frankenstein," "The Testament of Ann Lee," "A House of Dynamite," "The Voice of Hind Rajab," "No Other Choice," "The Smashing Machine," and Golden Lion winner "Father Mother Sister Brother," along with many more! We hope you enjoy

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143:59

"Highest 2 Lowest"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/09/06

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Daniel Howat, Brendan Hodges, and Tom O'Brien join me to review and discuss the latest Spike Lee joint, "Highest 2 Lowest," starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera & ASAP Rocky. It is an English-language remake and reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low, itself based on the 1959 novel King's Ransom by Ed McBain. It marks the first collaboration between Lee and Washington since "Inside

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18:36

Interviews With "Splitsville" Stars Dakota Johnson,...

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2025/09/03

"Splitsville" is a comedy film directed by Michael Angelo Covino, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kyle Marvin. The pair previously worked together on "The Climb," but this time around, they also looped in stars Dakota Johnson (who also serves as the film's producer), Adria Arjona, Nicholas Braun, David Castañeda, O-T Fagbenle, Charlie Gillespie, and Simon Webster to tell the story of two couples whose friendship erupts into conflict when the husband of the divorcing couple sleeps with the wife of

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85:30

Live From The 2025 Telluride Film Festival

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2025/09/02

The 2025 Telluride Film Festival has concluded. Unfortunately, Will Mavity had to leave early, and J Don Birnam wasn't staying with us this year, so it was just Daniel Howat and me as we take you through all of the movies we saw over the Labor Day weekend. From world premieres such as "Hamnet," "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," "Ballad Of A Small Player," "Tuner," and "Hamlet," to Sundance and Cannes favorites such as "It Was Just An Accident," "Sentimental Value," "If I Had Legs I'd Kick

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23:15

Interview With "Love, Brooklyn" Director Rachael...

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2025/09/01

"Love, Brooklyn" is an American independent drama film, directed by Rachael Abigail Holder in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Paul Zimmerman. It stars André Holland, Nicole Beharie, DeWanda Wise, Roy Wood Jr., Cassandra Freeman, and Cadence Reese, and tells the story of three Brooklynites who navigate love, loss, career, and friendship. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. Holder was kind enough to spend some time speaking

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74:00

"Caught Stealing"

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2025/08/30

For this week's main podcast review, Giovanni Lago, Joselyn Safadi, and guest Jonathan Fujii join me to review and discuss the latest film from Darren Aronofsky, "Caught Stealing" starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Benito A Martínez Ocasio, Action Bronson & Carol Kane. A lighter (by Aronofsky's standards) and fun effort from Aronofsky, from a screenplay written by Charlie Huston, and is based on Huston's book of the same

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14:27

Interview With "The Roses" Director Jay Roach

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2025/08/29

"The Roses" is a satirical black comedy film directed by Jay Roach from a screenplay by Tony McNamara that is based on the 1981 novel "The War of the Roses" by Warren Adler, and a remake of the 1989 Danny DeVito film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner. The new film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, and Kate McKinnon, delivering highly comedic performances backed by the sharp wit of McNamara's screenplay. Roach was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about

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28:39

Interview With "The Toxic Avenger" Filmmaker Macon Blair

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2025/08/29

"The Toxic Avenger" is a 2023 American superhero black comedy splatter film written and directed by Macon Blair. It is the fifth installment, a reboot of the "The Toxic Avenger" film series, and a remake of the 1984 film. The film stars Peter Dinklage as the title character, alongside Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Julia Davis, Jonny Coyne, Elijah Wood, and Kevin Bacon. It premiered as the opening film of Fantastic Fest on September 21, 2023, and received positive reviews for its tone, makeup,

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35:16

Interviews With "Your Friends & Neighbors" Stars...

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2025/08/27

"Your Friends & Neighbors" is an American dark comedy crime drama television series from Jonathan Tropper for Apple TV+, starring Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Mark Tallman, Hoon Lee, Lena Hall, and Aimee Carrero. The series, released earlier this spring, received positive reviews. It has been renewed for a second season and is nominated for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, composed by Dominic Lewis and Hamilton Leithauser. Munn and Peet were both kind enough to spend some time

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27:38

"Kpop Demon Hunters"

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2025/08/27

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/NextBestPictureFor this week's second podcast review, Sara Clements, Dan Bayer, and guest Rendy Jones join me to review and discuss the animated global phenomenon, "Kpop Demon Hunters," starring Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo, Yunjin Kim, Daniel Dae Kim, Ken Jeong & Lee Byung-hun. The story follows a K-pop girl group,

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79:24

A Behind The Scenes Look At "Adolescence"

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2025/08/25

"Adolescence" is a British television psychological crime drama series created by Emmy nominees Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Emmy nominee Philip Barantini. It centers on a 13-year-old schoolboy, Jamie Miller (Emmy nominee Owen Cooper), who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. Each of its episodes was shot in one continuous take. The limited series received critical acclaim for its directing, writing, and cinematography, with special attention paid to its atmosphere

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155:52

Episode 456 - Previewing The Venice & Telluride Film...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/08/24

For Episode 456, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer & Will Mavity to preview the 2025 Venice and Telluride Film Festivals. We reveal the winner of last week's poll, where we asked for all of the upcoming fall film festivals, "Which 2025 Fall Film Festival Films Are You Most Excited To See?" For this week's poll, for the Telluride Film Festival, we're asking, "Which Best Picture Nominee Screened At The Telluride Film Festival This Century Is Your Favorite?" We also share our reactions to the

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67:58

"Honey Don't!"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/08/23

For this week's main podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Katie Johnson & Joseln Safadi join me to review and discuss the latest film from Ethan Coen, "Honey Don't!," starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, and Chris Evans. The second in a "lesbian B-movie trilogy" following Coen and co-writer/producer Tricia Cooke's "Drive-Away Dolls" (2024), the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and received a mixed response, but is now playing in theaters from Focus Features. What

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39:35

Interviews With "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/08/22

"Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" is the second season of the American biographical crime drama anthology television series Monster, created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan for Netflix. The season centers on the 1989 parricides of José (Javier Bardem) and Kitty Menendez (Chloë Sevigny), who were killed by their sons, Lyle (Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (Cooper Koch). It uses the Rashomon effect as a narrative device by presenting key events through multiple perspectives and

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32:28

"The Hurt Locker"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/08/22

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/NextBestPictureOur 2009 retrospective has come to an end with our final review, that year's Best Picture Oscar winner, Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Evangeline Lilly, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse & Guy Pearce. The film received a massive wave of critical support after its long film

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16:17

Interview With "Lurker" Stars Théodore Pellerin,...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/08/21

"Lurker" is an independent psychological drama thriller film written and directed by Alex Russell and stars Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zack Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri, and Sunny Suljic. It premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and music. Russell, Pellerin, and Madekwe were all kind enough to speak with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below

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14:42

Interview With "Eden" Director Ron Howard

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2025/08/20

"Eden" is an American survival thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Noah Pink from a story by Pink and Howard. It stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, and Richard Roxburgh. It is based on the true story of a few European settlers arriving at Floreana Island, in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received mixed positive reviews for its dark story and

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