The Next Best Picture Podcast
Evergreen Podcasts
300 episodes · Explicit
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.
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Interview With "The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping" Director Francis Lawrence & Producer Nina Jacobson
"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" is an American dystopian film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Billy Ray and Michael Lesslie. Based on the 2025 novel Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne…
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Interview With "Everest: The Other Side" Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin
"Everest: The Other Side" is a 2026 documentary film directed and produced by Academy Award winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin ("Free Solo"). A co-production of the United States, China, and Nepal, it…
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"Wildwood"
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 For this week's second podcast review,…
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Interview With "One In A Million" Directors Jack MacInness, Itab Azzam & Subject Israa
"One In A Million" is a 2026 British-American documentary film directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes. It follows a young girl (Israa) over the course of ten years as she travels from Syria to Germany, navigating…
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Episode 513 - Mailbag Monday
Following our 513th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we're back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Dan Bayer and Tom O’Brien join me for this new series, dedicated to answering your fan-submitted questions…
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Episode 513 - AFI Fest, "Above The Below," "Bunker," "Slayground," "Tangles," "Coward" & "In Waves" Trailers
For Episode 513 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Dan Bayer and Tom O'Brien. This week, we're discussing the films playing at AFI Film Festival (AFI), including "The Mosquito Bowl," "Wildwood,"…
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"Clayface"
For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Cody Dericks, Lauren LaMagna, and Will Mavity join me to discuss James Gunn's latest DC film, "Clayface," starring Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max…
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Interview With "The Only Living Pickpocket In New York" Filmmaker Noah Segan
"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…
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Interviews With "Wildwood" Cast & Creators
"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…
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Interview With "Wildwood" Director & LAIKA Studios CEO Travis Knight
"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…
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Interview With "A Talent For Murder" Star Alden Ehrenreich
"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…
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"You Can See Everything"
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 For this week's second podcast review, Amy…
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Episode 512 - Mailbag Monday
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…
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Episode 512 - AFI Fest Preview, "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew," "The Beekeeper 2," "The Mosquito Bowl" & "A Long Winter" Trailers
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…
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"Sense And Sensibility"
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,…
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Interviews With "Sense And Sensibility" Star Daisy Edgar-Jones & Director Georgia Oakley
"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…
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Interview With "Once Upon A Time In Harlem" Co-DIrector David Greaves
"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…
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"Sense And Sensibility (1995)"
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 For this week's third podcast review, Ema…
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Interview With "Whalefall" Filmmaker Brian Duffield
"Whalefall" is an American survival thriller directed, co-written, and produced by Brian Duffield, based on Daniel Kraus's 2023 novel. The film follows a scuba diver (Austin Abrams) who, while searching for the remains…
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"Fjord"
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 For this week's second podcast review, Amy…
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Episode 511 - Mailbag Monday
Following our 511th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we're back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, and Larry Fried join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your…
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Episode 511 - NYFF64 Ends, "The Exorcist: Martyrs," "Godzilla Minus Zero," "Heartland" & "La Gradiva" Trailers
For Episode 511 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, and Larry Fried. This week, we're discussing the end of the New York Film Festival (NYFF), including the world premieres of…
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"The Social Reckoning"
For this week's main podcast review, Ema Sasic and Dan Bayer join me to review and discuss the latest film from Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, "The Social Reckoning," starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen…
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Interview With "Love Of Your Life" Director Rachel Morrison
"Love Of Your Life" is an American romantic drama directed by Rachel Morrison ("The Fire Inside"), written by Julia Cox. It stars Margaret Qualley as Maya, whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) sets in…
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Interview With "California Schemin'" Director James McAvoy
"California Schemin'" (stylized as "California $chemin'") is a 2025 biographical musical film directed by James McAvoy in his directorial debut. The film stars Samuel Bottomley and Séamus McLean Ross as the Scottish…
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Interview With "My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile" Filmmaker Julia Loktev
"My Undesirable Friends: Part II - Exile" is a 2026 American documentary film produced and directed by Julia Loktev. A sequel to the 2024 film "My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow," it follows several…
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Interviews With "East Of Eden" Star Hoon Lee & Director Garth Davis
"East of Eden" is a 2026 American historical drama limited television series created by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames. It is adapted from John Steinbeck's 1952 novel of the same name and premiered…
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Episode 510 - Mailbag Monday
Following our 510th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we're back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, and Tom O’Brien join me in this new series dedicated entirely to…
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Episode 510 - NYFF64 Continues, Farewell Warner Bros., "Elsinore," "La Bola Negra," "Rose" & "Clarissa" Trailers
For Episode 510 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Giovanni Lago, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, and Tom O'Brien. This week, we're discussing the continuation of the New York Film Festival…
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"Digger"
For this week's main podcast review, Megan Lachinski, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, and Tom O'Brien join me to review and discuss the latest film from four-time Academy Award winner Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Digger,"…
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Interview With "Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother" Filmmaker Bassam Tariq
"Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother" is a 2026 American action thriller film written and directed by Bassam Tariq, starring Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone,…
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Interview With "Atonement" Stars Hiam Abbass, Boyd Holbrook & Filmmaker Reed Van Dyk
"Atonement" is a 2026 American drama film, written, produced, and directed by Reed Van Dyk in his directorial debut, based on the 2012 New Yorker article "Atonement" by Dexter Filkins. It stars Boyd Holbrook as a U.S.…
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Interviews With "Beware Boiúna" Stars Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe & Director Mike P. Nelson
"Beware Boiúna" is a 2026 monster horror film directed by Mike P. Nelson and written by Alan B. McElroy, based on a story by McElroy and Tony Giglio. The film stars Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan…
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"Primetime"
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 For this week's main podcast review, Ema…
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Episode 509 - Mailbag Monday
Following our 509th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we're back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, and Lauren LaMagna join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering…
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Episode 509 - NYFF64 Begins, "The Further Mis-Adventures Of Cliff Booth," "Ray Gunn," "Werwulf" & "Day Drinker" Trailers
For Episode 509 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, and Cody Dericks. This week, we're discussing the start of the New York Film Festival (NYFF), including the…
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"Forgotten Island"
For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham joins me to review and discuss the latest film from "Puss In Boots: The Last Wish" Academy Award-nominated filmmakers Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, "Forgotten…
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Interviews With "Primetime" Stars Skyler Gisondo, Merritt Wever & Director Lance Oppenheim
"Primetime" is a 2026 American psychological crime thriller film directed by Lance Oppenheim in his narrative feature film debut. Based on the 2007 Esquire article "Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die," the film…
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Interview With "Unabomber" Director Janus Metz Pedersen
"Unabomber" is an upcoming American crime drama film directed by Janus Metz Pedersen and written by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves. It stars Russell Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, Annabelle Wallis, and Shailene Woodley. The…
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Interview With "The Incomer" Stars Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin & Grant O'Rourke
"The Incomer" is a 2026 British comedy film written and directed by Louis Paxton and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O'Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez, and John Hannah. On a remote Scottish island,…
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An Early Behind The Scenes Look At Brad Bird's "Ray Gunn"
Netflix invited Next Best Picture to their headquarters a few weeks ago for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at “Ray Gunn” ahead of its release. During our visit, we spent time with the filmmakers behind the highly…
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Interview With "Charlie Harper" Stars Emilia Jones & Nick Robinson
"Charlie Harper" is a 2025 American romance film directed by Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean, and written by Dean. It stars Emilia Jones as Harper, a young woman, and Nick Robinson as Charlie, a young man, who, after…
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Episode 508 - Mailbag Monday
Following our 508th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we're back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Amy Kim & Dan Bayer join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions…
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Episode 508 - TIFF Recap, NYFF64 Preview, "You Can See Everything," "Artificial," "Remain" & "Love Of Your Life" Trailers
For Episode 508 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Amy Kim & Dan Bayer. We are back from the Venice/Telluride/TIFF film festivals, and we have a lot to unpack regarding the Toronto International Film…
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"Resident Evil"
For this week's main podcast review, Larry Fried hosts, as I couldn't make it for this review, and he's joined by Josh Parham, Brendan Hodges, and Will Mavity to review and discuss the latest film from Zach Cregger,…
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Interview With "The Weight" Director Padraic McKinley
"The Weight" is a 2026 historical drama film directed by Padraic McKinley. It stars Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaad Tonnesen, George Burgess, Cameron Brady, Avy Berry,…
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Interview With "American Doctor" Director Poh Si Teng
"American Doctor" is a 2026 documentary film directed by Poh Si Teng. The film follows three American physicians of diverse backgrounds who travel to Gaza to provide medical aid during the genocide. It premiered in the…
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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 66 - Our Reactions To The 2026 Emmy Award Winners
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 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards…
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"Hope"
For this week's main podcast review, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and Brendan Hodges joined me before I left for Telluride/TIFF to review and discuss the latest film from South Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin, "Hope,"…
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Interview With "Hope" Filmmaker Na Hong-jin
"Hope" is a 2026 South Korean epic science fiction action thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Na Hong-jin ("The Wailing"). Featuring an ensemble cast that includes Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Jung…
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