Next Best Picture Podcast

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

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"The Little Mermaid"

05.27.2023

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant & returning guest Destiny Jackson. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Rob Marshall, another in the long line of Disney live-action remakes, "The Little Mermaid," ...

Next Best Picture Podcast episodes:

05.27.2023 "The Little Mermaid" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant & returning guest Destiny Jackson. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Rob Marshall, another in the long line of Disney live-action remakes, "The Little Mermaid," ...
05.26.2023 The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 51 - Howard Ashman 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 The Next Best Theatre Podcast is back, and for this latest episode, Lauren LaMagna, ...
05.25.2023 Interview With "You Hurt My Feelings" Director/Writer, Nicole Holofcener "You Hurt My Feelings" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its two performances from Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies and Nicole Holofcener's direction and screenplay. Holofcener was kind enough to spend ...
05.21.2023 Episode 344 - The 2023 Cannes Film Festival (So Far) & "Killers Of The Flower Moon" For Episode 344, I am joined by Ema Sasic in France at the Cannes Film Festival from our hotel rooms halfway through the festival as we provide you with an update on what we've seen so far and how our ...
05.21.2023 "Fast X" This week's main podcast review is historic as our Editor In Chief, Matt Neglia, is away in France for the Cannes Film Festival, making this the first Next Best Picture podcast review he's not been present for. But that's ok, ...
05.19.2023 Interview With "Sanctuary" Stars Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott & Director Zachary Wigon "Sanctuary" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its two performances from Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott, Micah Bloomberg's twisted screenplay, and Zachary Wigon's slick direction. Zoe Rose Bryant interviewed Qualley and ...
05.18.2023 Interview With "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" Director Davis Guggenheim & Editor Michael Harte "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it received rave reviews for how it incorporated archival footage and re-enactments into beloved actor and activist Michael J. Fox's story. With Michael as ...
05.16.2023 Interview With "Beef" Star, Young Mazino One of the breakout stars of this year's television awards season has been "Beef" star Young Mazino. Playing the younger brother of Steven Yeun's Danny Cho, the young actor has received acclaim for his performance in the Netflix miniseries and ...
05.14.2023 Episode 343 - Final 2023 Cannes Film Festival Preview & The "Poor Things" Trailer For Episode 343, I am joined by Giovanni Lago. In what is probably an ill-advised move, we recorded this episode before I had to run to the airport for my first-ever Cannes Film Festival (with the wonderfully talented Ema Sasic). ...
05.13.2023 "Hypnotic" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Giovanni Lago. Today, we're discussing the latest film from director Robert Rodriguez, "Hypnotic" starring Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, J. D. Pardo, Hala Finley, Dayo Okeniyi, Jeff Fahey, ...
05.12.2023 Interview With "Ted Lasso" Star, Nick Mohammad Winner of 11 Emmy Awards, including two-time reigning champ for Outstanding Comedy Series, this month will conclude the third and presumably final season of "Ted Lasso." Emmy Award-nominated actor Nick Mohammed (Nathan "Nate" Shelley) was kind enough to spend a ...
05.11.2023 "The Tree Of Life" 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 2011 retrospective continues, and with the Cannes Film Festival happening in just a ...
05.09.2023 The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 33 - "Dead Ringers," "Love & Death," "The Diplomat" & WGA Strike 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 The Next Best Series Podcast has returned, and for Episode 33, I'm joined by ...
05.08.2023 The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 50 - The 2023 Tony Award Nominations The nominations for the 76th annual Tony Awards were announced on May 2nd last week and were led by the musical revival of "Some Like It Hot" with 13 overall nominations. Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and I came together to ...
05.07.2023 Episode 342 - WGA Strike, Academy Rule Changes, "Dune: Part Two" & "Gran Turismo" Trailers For Episode 342, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham & Cody Dericks. This week, we're discussing the new changes to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences rules for the 96th Academy Awards, the WGA Strike, and ...
05.06.2023 "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Daniel Howat & Brendan Hodges. Today, we're discussing the latest and final(?) film in the "Guardians Of The Galaxy" franchise from director/writer James Gunn, "Guardians Of ...
05.05.2023 A Behind The Scenes Look At "Shrinking" With "Ted Lasso" possibly ending after its third season, Apple TV+ watchers have wondered what feel-good show would fill the hole that series would leave behind. Well, they received their answer earlier this year when "Shrinking" premiered to positive reviews ...
05.04.2023 "Midnight In Paris" 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 2011 retrospective continues, and with the Cannes Film Festival right around the corner, ...
05.03.2023 Interview With "Poker Face" Editor Glenn Garland Rian Johnson's hit new show "Poker Face" premiered at the top of 2023 and instantly became a hit on Peacock with critics and audiences. The clever "case-of-the-week" murder mystery series evoked the same pleasures he brought to the "Knives Out" ...
05.02.2023 Interview With "Beef" Composer Bobby Krlic The hit new miniseries "Beef" premiered on Netflix on April 6th and instantly earned acclaim for its direction, writing, and performances from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. British rock star and composer Bobby Krlic, aka. "The Haxan Cloak" has worked ...
05.02.2023 Interview With "White House Plumbers" Director David Mandel HBO's new miniseries "White House Plumbers" just premiered last night and stars Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy, who were infamously responsible for the Watergate Scandal, which shook the foundation of politics in Washington and ...
05.01.2023 Interview With "Sisu" Director/Writer Jalmari Helander "Sisu" had its world premiere in the Midnight Section of last year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it entertained everyone with its straightforward plot of an old Finnish man who, during WWII, strikes gold, encounters Nazis on his way to ...
04.30.2023 Episode 341 - CinemaCon 2023, "Next Goal Wins," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes" & "Wish" Trailers For Episode 341, I am joined by Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Today we're discussing the news from CinemaCon 2023 as well as all the trailers which came along with it, including: "Next Goal Wins," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad ...
04.29.2023 "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Meredith Loftus, Eve O'Dea & guest Allison McCulloch. Today, we're discussing the latest film from Kelly Fremon Craig, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel ...
04.28.2023 Interviews With "The Eight Mountains" Star Alessandro Borghi & Directors/Writers Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch "The Eight Mountains" had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its stunning photography of the mountain landscapes where a majority of the film takes place, the performances from Luca Marinelli and ...
04.27.2023 "The Iron Lady" 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 2011 retrospective continues with Meryl Streep's third Oscar-winning role in Phyllida Lloyd's "The ...
04.26.2023 Interview With "R.M.N." Director/Writer Cristian Mungiu "R.M.N.," the latest film from Palme d'Or winning director Cristian Mungiu, had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and use of long takes. The film is being ...
04.25.2023 "Beau Is Afraid" For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to discuss Ari Aster's latest film "Beau Is Afraid" starring Joaquin Phoenix, Patti LuPone, Nathan Lane, Amy Ryan, Stephen McKinley Henderson & Parker ...
04.24.2023 Interview With "Evil Dead Rise" Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Designer Peter Albrechtsen "Evil Dead Rise" is the latest horror film to feature award-winning sound work that the Academy will unfairly ignore due to their ongoing genre bias. However, that never stops us at Next Best Picture from highlighting the exceptional work on ...
04.23.2023 Episode 340 - More Cannes News, The 2023 Tribeca Festival Lineup, "Insidious: The Red Door" & "The Boogeyman" Trailers For Episode 340, I am joined by Sara Clements, Lauren LaMagna, Nadia Dalimonte & Giovanni Lago. Today we're discussing more additions to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and the announcement of the 2023 Tribeca Festival lineup. We also review the ...
04.23.2023 "Evil Dead Rise" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & Danilo Castro. Today, we're discussing the newest entry in the "Evil Dead" franchise from director Lee Cronin ("The Hole In The Ground") titled ...
04.21.2023 Interview With "Beau Is Afraid" Stars Amy Ryan & Nathan Lane "Beau Is Afraid" is the latest film from auteur director Ari Aster and it's proving to be his most divisive but fascinating feature yet. The nightmarish horror comedy is a three-hour-long epic odyssey that takes Beau (Joaquin Phoenix) to the ...
04.20.2023 Interviews With "Carmen" Director Benjamin Millepied & Composer Nicholas Britell "Carmen" had its world premiere at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Benjamin Millepied's bold vision, re-telling the popular French opera through primarily interpretative dance, spellbinding cinematography and a glorious score from Nicholas Britell. ...
04.19.2023 Interview With "Somewhere In Queens" Director, Co-Writer & Star Ray Romano "Somewhere In Queens" had its world premiere at last year's Tribeca Festival, where it received positive reviews for Ray Romano's writing, direction, and acting from him, Laurie Metcalf, and the rest of the ensemble. It's finally being released in theaters ...
04.18.2023 The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 32 - "Succession," "Beef," "Barry" & Introducing Max After re-introducing the Next Best Series podcast two weeks ago for this television awards season, we're back again with another episode! For Episode 32, I'm joined by Meredith Loftus, Daniel Howat, and Tom O'Brien. This week, we're discussing the current ...
04.17.2023 Interviews With "Chevalier" Star Kevin Harrison Jr., Director Stephen Williams & Screenwriter Stefani Robinson "Chevalier" had its world premiere at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Kelvin Harrison Jr's performance as French revolutionary and violinist, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, and the presentation of the character and story ...
04.16.2023 Episode 339 - The 2023 Cannes Film Festival Lineup, "The Marvels," "Sanctuary" & "Talk To Me" Trailers For Episode 339, I am joined by Eve O'Dea, Josh Parham & Isaiah Washington. Today we're discussing our reactions to the 2023 Cannes Film Festival lineup. We also review the polls, react to the trailers for "The Marvels," "Sanctuary," and ...
04.15.2023 "Renfield" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Meredith Loftus, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Today, we're discussing the newest film from director Chris McKay, "Renfield," starring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo & Adrian ...
04.14.2023 Interview With "Renfield" Star Ben Schwartz & Director Chris McKay "Renfield" is a horror, action comedy from director Chris McKay ("The Lego Batman Movie" and "The Tomorrow War") which tells the story of a co-dependent relationship between Dracula (Nicolas Cage) and his long-suffering familiar Renfield (Nicholas Hoult). An intentionally silly, ...
04.13.2023 Interviews With "Mafia Mamma" Star Monica Bellucci & Director Catherine Hardwicke "Mafia Mamma" is a crime comedy film by director Catherine Hardwicke ("Thirteen" and "Twilight") which tells the story of a middle-aged woman (Toni Collette) who unexpectedly gets called to Italy by Bianca (Monica Bellucci) to attend her grandfather's funeral, not ...
04.09.2023 Episode 338 - Cannes 2023 Lineup Preview, "Hypnotic," "Blue Beetle" & "Extraction 2" Trailers For Episode 338, I am joined by Lauren Cohen, Giovanni Lago & guest Karl Delossantos. Today we're discussing which films we believe will be announced this week for the official 2023 Cannes Film Festival lineup. We also review the polls, ...
04.08.2023 "Air" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren Cohen, Will Mavity & Tom O'Brien. Ben Affleck has returned to the director's chair for his fifth feature film, "Air," starring himself, Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris ...
04.07.2023 Interview With "How To Blow Up A Pipeline" Director/Writer Daniel Goldhaber "How To Blow Up A Pipeline" had its world premiere at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction, editing, score, and performances from its ensemble cast. An environmentalist, political heist thriller, the film ...
04.07.2023 "The Help" 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 2011 retrospective continues with Tate Taylor's "The Help" starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, ...
04.06.2023 "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Zoe Rose Bryant, Josh Parham & Isaiah Washington to discuss the new film from Illumination Entertainment, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie," starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, ...
04.04.2023 The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 31 - 2022 Awards Season Recap & 2023 Emmy Award Contenders The Next Best Series Podcast is back and better than ever! We will be holding episodes on a bi-weekly basis this year instead of monthly. We will also go deeper than ever into the television shows contending for this year's ...
04.03.2023 Interview With "Enys Men" Director/Writer Mark Jenkin "Enys Men" had its world premiere at last year's Cannes Film Festival. It later went on to screen at other film festivals, including NYFF, and received a release from NEON this past weekend. An experimental horror film, its abstract visuals ...
04.02.2023 Episode 337 - Best Films From Q1 2023, "Asteroid City" & "Master Gardener" Trailers For Episode 337, I am joined by Alyssa Christian, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. Today we're discussing the best films from Q1 2023 and the recent changes (both new and possibly forthcoming) from the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & ...
04.01.2023 "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Amy Smith, Dan Bayer, Isaiah Washington & guest Aaron White to discuss the new film from "Game Night" directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ...
03.31.2023 Interviews With "Tetris" Director Jon S. Baird & Screenwriter Noah Pink "Tetris" had its world premiere at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW), where it received positive notices for its wild presentation of the even more wild story of the origins of the video game Tetris and Taron Egerton's ...

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Next Best Picture Podcast episodes:

"The Little Mermaid"

The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 51 - Howard Ashman

Interview With "You Hurt My Feelings" Director/Writer, Nicole Holofcener

Episode 344 - The 2023 Cannes Film Festival (So Far) & "Killers Of The Flower Moon"

"Fast X"

Interview With "Sanctuary" Stars Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott & Director Zachary Wigon

Interview With "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie" Director Davis Guggenheim & Editor Michael Harte

Interview With "Beef" Star, Young Mazino

Episode 343 - Final 2023 Cannes Film Festival Preview & The "Poor Things" Trailer

"Hypnotic"

Interview With "Ted Lasso" Star, Nick Mohammad

"The Tree Of Life"

The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 33 - "Dead Ringers," "Love & Death," "The Diplomat" & WGA Strike

The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 50 - The 2023 Tony Award Nominations

Episode 342 - WGA Strike, Academy Rule Changes, "Dune: Part Two" & "Gran Turismo" Trailers

"Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3"

A Behind The Scenes Look At "Shrinking"

"Midnight In Paris"

Interview With "Poker Face" Editor Glenn Garland

Interview With "Beef" Composer Bobby Krlic

Interview With "White House Plumbers" Director David Mandel

Interview With "Sisu" Director/Writer Jalmari Helander

Episode 341 - CinemaCon 2023, "Next Goal Wins," "The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes" & "Wish" Trailers

"Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret."

Interviews With "The Eight Mountains" Star Alessandro Borghi & Directors/Writers Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch

"The Iron Lady"

Interview With "R.M.N." Director/Writer Cristian Mungiu

"Beau Is Afraid"

Interview With "Evil Dead Rise" Supervising Sound Editor & Sound Designer Peter Albrechtsen

Episode 340 - More Cannes News, The 2023 Tribeca Festival Lineup, "Insidious: The Red Door" & "The Boogeyman" Trailers

"Evil Dead Rise"

Interview With "Beau Is Afraid" Stars Amy Ryan & Nathan Lane

Interviews With "Carmen" Director Benjamin Millepied & Composer Nicholas Britell

Interview With "Somewhere In Queens" Director, Co-Writer & Star Ray Romano

The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 32 - "Succession," "Beef," "Barry" & Introducing Max

Interviews With "Chevalier" Star Kevin Harrison Jr., Director Stephen Williams & Screenwriter Stefani Robinson

Episode 339 - The 2023 Cannes Film Festival Lineup, "The Marvels," "Sanctuary" & "Talk To Me" Trailers

"Renfield"

Interview With "Renfield" Star Ben Schwartz & Director Chris McKay

Interviews With "Mafia Mamma" Star Monica Bellucci & Director Catherine Hardwicke

Episode 338 - Cannes 2023 Lineup Preview, "Hypnotic," "Blue Beetle" & "Extraction 2" Trailers

"Air"

Interview With "How To Blow Up A Pipeline" Director/Writer Daniel Goldhaber

"The Help"

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie"

The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 31 - 2022 Awards Season Recap & 2023 Emmy Award Contenders

Interview With "Enys Men" Director/Writer Mark Jenkin

Episode 337 - Best Films From Q1 2023, "Asteroid City" & "Master Gardener" Trailers

"Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"

Interviews With "Tetris" Director Jon S. Baird & Screenwriter Noah Pink