Matt Neglia from Next Best Picture joins us to talk about his adventure to Telluride, recapping his all time favorite film festival experience & chatting with us about the upcoming Oscar Race. Then we react to 4 new trailers & give you one last preview of TIFF.

RECAPPING TELLURIDE W/ MATT NEGLIA OF NEXT BEST PICTURE:

The Logistics - 1:57

The Ups: The Potential Awards Season Contenders - 14:34

The Downs - 23:30

Teasing a Marriage Story Review - 31:23

OSCAR TRAILER REVIEW:

Jojo Rabbit Trailer 2 - 34:09

The Two Popes Trailer 1- 41:33

Just Mercy Trailer 1 - 44:32

Ema Trailer 1 - 48:19

FILM FESTIVAL NEWS:

Terry Gilliam to be Honored @ Cairo FF - 52:27

Parts of TIFF Can Be Streamed - 55:18

More International Film Selections by Countries - 58:31

TIFF Debuts We’re Excited For - 1:02:37

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:03:46

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:05:11

Matt Neglia is our first honored guest here on Oscar Race Checkpoint. He talks about his adventure in Telluride, some of the festival do’s & don’ts, and his favorite performances, films, and stories from Colorado this past weekend. We hit on all the big movies like Ford V. Ferrari, Marriage Story, Waves, Uncut Gems, & The Two Popes, and have a few side conversations about the Oscars as well.

Make sure you check out Matt’s work at Next Best Picture, read his reviews on the website, and do listen to his podcast. You should also follow him at NextBestPicture on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook, and you can listen to that Next Best Picture Podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, and everywhere you hear podcasts. Our thanks go out to Matt & his entire team at NBP for their support of our show, and we had a blast with Matt on Oscar Race Checkpoint.

As for the rest of the episode, we did review the new trailers for Jojo Rabbit, The Two Popes, Just Mercy, Ema, and later, The Moneychanger. Mike and I also discussed the upcoming tribute to Terry Gilliam at the Cairo Film Fest and rundown our favorite films of Mr. Gilliam. We broke down the next 4 Best International Film selections including Parasite, Pain & Glory, and Those Who Remained. Then we gave you a final preview of the Toronto International Film Festival, how you can stream some of these movies, and what debuts we can look forward to at TIFF.

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