The Next Best Picture Podcast

23:49

"Winter's Bone"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/06/06

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our 2010 retrospective continues with Debra Granik's hit award-winning indie film "Winter's Bone" starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Kevin Breznahan, Dale Dickey, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee & Tate Taylor. Catapulting Lawrence to a new phase of her career, the film was a hit with critics and audiences, and it would

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18:23

Interview With "The Morning Show" Writer Bill Kennedy

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/06/05

"The Morning Show" was one of Apple's first massive television shows, attracting the talent of Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and more. Now, with its third season, the popular show is looking to achieve more success with the Television Academy by earning its first Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series and Writing For A Drama Series. Episode 3x07, "Strict Security," writer Bill Kennedy was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about

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18:31

Interview With "The Fall Of The House Of Usher"...

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2024/06/04

"The Fall Of The House Of Usher" is the latest horror miniseries from acclaimed director Mike Flanagan, the creative mind behind "The Haunting of Hill House," "Midnight Mass," "Hush," "Gerald's Game," "Doctor Sleep" and more. One of his frequent collaborators has been actress Carla Gugino, who always delivers stellar work in all of his projects, but with "The Fall Of The House Of Usher," she recently received a Critics Choice Award Nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made

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16:10

Interview With "Handling The Undead"...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/06/03

"Handling The Undead" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its chilling atmosphere, subdued approach to the zombie genre, makeup effects, and performances. Director and co-writer Thea Hvistendahl was kind enough to spend a few minutes chatting with us about her second directorial feature, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on

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104:28

Episode 395 - Disappointing Box Office, Tribeca...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/06/02

For Episode 395, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and I are here to discuss the disappointing box office results so far this summer and give a final preview of the 2024 Tribeca Festival. We also go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, give our reactions to the trailers for "Wolfs," "The Outrun," and more. Thank you, as always, for listening. Your support means the world to us. Enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud -

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67:16

"Young Woman And The Sea"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/06/01

For this week's main podcast review, Ema Sasic & Dan Bayer, and I are reviewing the Disney inspirational sports drama, "Young Woman And The Sea," starring Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Sian Clifford, Christopher Eccleston & Glenn Fleshler. Directed by Joachim Rønning and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the true story evokes the fondest memories of other live-action Disney productions such as "Remember The Titans" and "Cool Runnings." What did we think of it? Tune in

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17:31

Interview With "The Dead Don't Hurt" Director/Writer...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/31

"The Dead Don't Hurt" had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received decent reviews for its direction by Academy Award-nominee Viggo Mortensen, his score, and the performances from him and Vicky Krieps. An emotionally sweeping romance set against the backdrop of the old West, Mortensen and Krieps were both kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their views on the material, working alongside each other, and more. Please be sure to check out the

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16:56

Interview With "In A Violent Nature" Director/Writer...

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2024/05/30

"In A Violent Nature" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received strong notices for its direction by Chris Nash, which takes the approach of telling a slasher film from the perspective of the serial killer rather than the victims. The film disgusted audiences with its brutal and highly meticulous kills and is now being released in theaters by IFC Films, with a streaming release on Shudder set for later this year. Nash was kind enough to spend some time talking with

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22:11

Interview With "Expats" Star Sarayu Blue

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2024/05/29

"Expats" was the much-anticipated miniseries from director Lulu Wang following her excellent feature film "The Farewell." It premiered on Amazon Prime Video on January 26th and received critical acclaim for Wang's direction and the performances. Critics particularly singled out Actress Sarayu Blue for her powerful breakout role, which stole the show from the top-billed Nicole Kidman. Blue was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the show, what the experience meant to her,

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13:00

Interview With Director Kelsey Mann & Producer Mark...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/28

Ahead of the June 14th release of "Inside Out 2," Next Best Picture got an early look at the film, including its first 30 minutes. Check out our conversation with director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen about making the film and why they're excited for audiences to finally see it.Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts -

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20:05

The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 42 - Random...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/27

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture On Episode 42 of the Next Best Series Podcast, I'm joined by guests Shadan Larki from InSession Film and Joey Moser from Awards Daily. Together, we go over random thoughts about the current state of the Emmy Awards race, discuss the trailers for "Presumed Innocent" & "Eric," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! This

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170:02

Episode 394 - Final 2024 Cannes Film Festival Recap,...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/26

For Episode 394, Josh Parham and I are back home from the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, and we have much to discuss. Please join us, along with Sara Clements, Nadia Dalimonte, and Dan Bayer, as they hang on our every word about the films we saw, our reactions to the 2024 award winners, including Sean Baker's "Anora" winning the coveted Palme d'Or and more! Tune in as we touch on "The Substance," "The Apprentice," "Horizon: An American Saga," "Flow," "All We Imagine As Light," "Grand Tour," "The

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95:50

"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/25

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham and I recorded our review for George Miller's "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" shortly after watching the film at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere. Because this was such a large film and we didn't want to leave other members of the NBP team out, we asked those who wanted to contribute their thoughts to record themselves separately and send them in. So, throughout our SPOILER-FILLED review, you will also hear from Ema

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19:24

"127 Hours"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/24

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 2010 retrospective continues with Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" starring James Franco, Amber Tamblyn & Kate Mara. Based on the incredible true story of Aaron Ralston, the film was Boyle's anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire." Reuniting with his collaborators and getting a career-best performance

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76:44

Episode 393 - The 2024 Cannes Film Festival (So Far),...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/19

For Episode 393, I am joined by Josh Parham on the Croisette in France for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. In this week's episode, we take a break from the film festival at the midway point to discuss the various films we've been watching, including "Megalopolis," "Emilia Perez," "Kinds Of Kindness," "Oh Canada," "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," "Bird," "Rumours," "The Girl With The Needle," and more! There are no weekly poll recaps or answers to your fan-submitted questions, but we hope you enjoy hearing

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41:41

"IF"

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/18

For this week's main podcast review, because I'm in Cannes, Daniel Howat takes over hosting duties along with Giovanni Lago to discuss John Krasinski's new film "IF," starring himself, Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. & Steve Carell. What do these two think of this family film? Tune in as they discuss the story, performances, visual effects, Krasinski's move from the horror of "A Quiet Place" to a family film, and more in their SPOILER-FILLED review

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19:35

Interviews With "Thelma The Unicorn" Stars Brittany...

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/17

"Thelma The Unicorn" is the new animated Netflix film written by Jared and Jerusha Hess ("Napoleon Dynamite" & "Naco Libre") and directed by Jared Hess and Lynn Wang. Based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, the children's animated musical stars the voice talents of Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson, Fred Armisen, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Heder, and Shondrella Avery. Howard, making her acting debut with this film, was kind enough to spend some

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17:39

Interview With "Babes" Director Pamela Adlon

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2024/05/16

"Babes" had its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and comedy from Ilana Glazer & Michelle Buteau. Director Pamela Adlon was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about her feature directorial film. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in limited release in the U.S. by NEON on May 17th. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe

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27:19

Interview With "Power" Director Yance Ford

The Next Best Picture Podcast ·

2024/05/14

"Power" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction and exploration of policing in America from Yance Ford, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker of "Strong Island." Ford was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about his film, his thoughts on working with Netflix, what he hopes for regarding the future of the Sundance Film Festival, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release

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94:22

Episode 392 - Final 2024 Cannes Preview, "Treasure,"...

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2024/05/12

For Episode 392, I am joined by Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago. In this week's episode, we are delivering our final preview for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival (hours before I actually leave on my flight to go to France), give our reactions to the trailers for "Thelma, "Treasure," "Handling The Undead," "Good One," "Firebrand," "Fancy Dance," "Mother, Couch," "Ghostlight" & "Green Border," go over the weekly polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you, and enjoy this episode, next week,

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