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"The Only Living Pickpocket In New York" is an American crime thriller film written and directed by Noah Segan. It stars John Turturro as an old-school thief trying to survive in a modern, cashless city while scrambling to fix a high-stakes mistake. The film also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, and Steve Buscemi. It had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and made its international premiere out of competition at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival. It has since screened at the Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals, where critics have widely praised the film, particularly Turturro's performance and Segan's writing and direction. Segan was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Sony Pictures Classics. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Wildwood" is a 2026 stop-motion animated fantasy film directed by Travis Knight from a screenplay by Chris Butler. Based on Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis’s 2011 novel, it follows Prue, a teenage girl who ventures into an enchanted forest with her classmate Curtis to find her infant brother, abducted by a mysterious woman named Alexandra. Along the way, they discover a fantastical world filled with magical creatures and warring factions. The film features the voices of Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Len Cariou, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant. Stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, author Colin Meloy, and illustrator Carson Ellis were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with me about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Fathom Entertainment. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Wildwood" is a 2026 American stop-motion animated fantasy film co-produced and directed by Travis Knight and written by Chris Butler, based on Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis's 2011 novel. Produced by LAIKA studios, the film stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Jemaine Clement, Len Cariou, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant. In the film, a teenage girl named Prue (Lee) and her classmate Curtis (Tremblay) enter an enchanted forest to search for her infant brother after he is abducted. They find a manor and learn about a coming war from a mysterious woman who tragically lost her son. Development began in September 2011, just weeks after the release of Meloy's novel, when LAIKA announced plans to adapt it as an animated feature. Production was confirmed in September 2021, with Knight directing and co-producing with Arianne Sutner, and Butler writing the script. The feature was produced at LAIKA's studio facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, with Caleb Deschanel as cinematographer. With a theatrical runtime of 131 minutes, the film is the longest stop-motion-animated film and, in terms of overall craftsmanship, the biggest achievement in stop-motion animation history for sheer scale and difficulty. The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, where critics widely acclaimed it as not only the best animated film of the year, but the best to ever come out of LAIKA Studios. Knight was kind enough to lend us an hour of his time as he came into the studio and spoke with us about what drew him to Colin Meloy's novel, the painstaking work that goes into the art of stop-motion, his feelings on the current state of animation, what is next for himself and LAIKA Studios, what winning an Oscar would mean to him, and more, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out "Wildwood," which will be released in theaters by Fathom Entertainment on October 23rd. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"A Talent For Murder" is a 2026 thriller film directed by Anton Corbijn and adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith from her 2014 play Switzerland. It stars Alden Ehrenreich as a young man who travels from New York to Switzerland to persuade acclaimed thriller writer Patricia Highsmith (Helen Mirren) to write one final installment of her Tom Ripley series, as his efforts gradually turn more sinister. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where critics gave it generally positive reviews. Ehrenreich was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will release in theaters on October 23rd from Bleecker Street. Thank you, and enjoy!

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For this week's second podcast review, Amy Kim, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Daniel Howat, and Will Mavity join me to review and discuss the documentary film from directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, "You Can See Everything." The nearly three-hour film follows Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the defunct health technology company Theranos, and her partner, Billy Evans, who invite the filmmakers and their crew to document them in the weeks before Holmes begins serving a United States federal prison sentence for defrauding investors. The film premiered as a secret screening at the 53rd Telluride Film Festival, where critics praised it widely, and it has been a commercial box-office success. What did we think of it? Please tune in, video or audio only, as we discuss the direction, the shocking twists and surprises within the story, that one performance everyone can't stop talking about even though, to protect spoilers, they probably shouldn't be talking about it, the editing, cinematography, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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Following our 512th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we're back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Lauren LaMagna and Giovanni Lago join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions from the NBP Film Community. Covering everything from the latest movie news, awards season, and Oscar predictions to filmmaking, industry trends, and whatever else is on your mind, Mailbag Monday allows us to engage more directly with all of you every week. Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for this episode, whether on our X account or on our Discord (Patreon members get a private link to chat with other members of NBP and me). If you'd like to be featured on a future edition of Mailbag Monday, be sure to leave your questions in the comments or submit them through our social media channels every Sunday morning when prompted on our X account. We hope you'll join us every Monday as we continue the conversation beyond our weekly Sunday podcast. Thank you, as always, for listening, subscribing, and supporting Next Best Picture, and helping us build such an incredible film community. Enjoy!

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For Episode 512 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna and Giovanni Lago. This week, we're previewing the AFI Film Festival (AFI), which kicks off this week, featuring screenings of "I Play Rocky," "Being Heumann," "Ray Gunn," "Behemoth!," "Elsinore," "Josephine," "Tangles," "Wild Horse Nine," and many more! We also have an in-depth look at the trailer for Greta Gerwig's upcoming "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew," which will surely be one of 2027's biggest releases! For this week's NBP poll question for the release of "Wildwood," we're asking everyone, "Which Is Your Favorite Film Featuring Stop-Motion Animation?" And we reveal the winner of last week's NBP poll, where we asked everyone, after the "big four" film festivals (Venice, Telluride, TIFF, and NYFF), "Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" We also share our reactions to other trailers, including "The Beekeeper 2," "A Long Winter," "The Mosquito Bowl," "Josephine," and "River." We are still answering your fan-submitted questions, but we'll now release our answers separately the next day in a new show called Mailbag Monday. So stay tuned for that and many other updates from Next Best Picture as this year's awards season continues. Thank you all for listening, subscribing, and supporting us. Enjoy!

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For this week's main podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham, and Dan Bayer join me to discuss Georgia Oakley's latest film, "Sense And Sensibility," starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw. Based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel (written for the screen this time by Diana Reid), the story follows three sisters who experience love and heartbreak after they're forced to leave their family estate with their widowed mother and move to a humble cottage. Ang Lee's 1995 Academy Award-winning adaptation of "Sense And Sensibility" remains beloved all these years later, so what did we think of this new version for a new generation? Please tune in, either on video or audio only, as we discuss the story, performances, craftsmanship, Oakley's direction, Reid's adaptation choices, its Oscar prospects, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Sense And Sensibility" is a 2026 period romantic drama film directed by Georgia Oakley from a screenplay by Diana Reid. It is based on Jane Austen's 1811 novel that follows three sisters' experiences of love and heartbreak after they're forced to leave their family estate with their widowed mother and move to a humble cottage. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood, Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne Dashwood, Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood, Frank Dillane as John Willoughby, Herbert Nordrum as Colonel Brandon, George MacKay as Edward Ferrars, and Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Jennings. Daisy Edgar-Jones was kind enough to spend some time talking with me while Nadia Dalimonte spoke with Oakley about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Focus Features. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Once Upon A Time In Harlem" is a 2026 American documentary film directed by William Greaves and his son, David Greaves, and produced by Liani Greaves and Anne de Mare. It follows a gathering of the surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. Shot in 1972, it remained unfinished for fifty years, until David revisited the footage following his father's death. The film premiered in the Premieres section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim. It was also screened at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the L'Œil d'or, and later at the Telluride, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals. Greaves was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy!

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