The Next Best Picture Podcast

The 95th Academy Awards is in the history books! And what a historic night it was. We saw moving speeches, some shocking wins, a smooth ceremony for a change that respected the nominees and celebrated the art of filmmaking, and memories that will last a lifetime. Alyssa Christian, Giovanni Lago, Eve O'Dea, Daniel Howat, Meredith Loftus, and Will Mavity all joined me to discuss the winners, their speeches, and what we thought of the show overall minutes after it went off the air. We also go over the musical numbers, Jimmy Kimmel's hosting performance, and answer some of your fan-submitted questions at the end. Please take a listen down below, and a tremendous shoutout to everyone in the NBP Film Community who has supported us through another awards season. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Creed III" recently opened in theaters to the franchise's best box office opening and is continuing the "Creed" franchise in new and unexpected ways. One of those fresh approaches was through the film's cinematography. Michael B. Jordan, in his directorial debut, brought on "Creed II" director of photography Kramer Morgenthau to execute his vision for the third and most ambitious film in the franchise yet. That ambition came from the decision to shoot the boxing scenes using IMAX cameras, a first for any sports film, and depict the action in a style that resembled anime. Kramer was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to down below. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Amy Smith, Josh Parham & guest Ryan C. Showers to discuss "Scream VI" starring Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Courteney Cox, Hayden Panettiere, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Champion, Liana Liberato, Josh Segarra, Tony Revolori, Henry Czerny, Devyn Nekoda & Samara Weaving. Tune in as we discuss the change in setting to New York City, the continuation of the story from "Scream," the absence of Neve Campbell, the brutal kills, and of course, the third act reveal in our SPOILER-FILLED review down below. Please take a listen and enjoy! Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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"Aftersun" had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. The directorial debut of Charlotte Wells flew under the radar until many eventually saw it, declaring it the best film of the festival. With A24 distributing and "Moonlight's" Barry Jenkins and Adele Romanski producing, the tiny independent film took awards season by storm, winning nearly every breakthrough/first-time director prize and more. With "Normal People" star Paul Mescal receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, we decided days before the ceremony to go back and review this film which we missed during its initial theatrical release. Lauren LaMagna & Giovanni Lago joined me to discuss the film's themes, filmmaking, the chemistry between Mescal and Frankie Corio, how we personally connected with it, and more. Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" had its world premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival, went on to gross over $280 million, and is nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for its leading star, Austin Butler and Best Sound. Austin was gracious to spend a few minutes talking with Zoe Rose Bryant about his process for becoming Elvis Presley, working with Baz, his reaction to the film's success, who he wants to work with next, and more. Following that, the Oscar-nominated supervising sound editor, sound designer, and re-recording mixer, Wayne Pashley, goes into great detail about the sound work for the film with Ema Sasic. We hope you enjoy both conversations. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" is nominated for 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. The Oscar-nominated Co-producer and co-writer, Tony Kushner, was kind enough to spend some time talking with Brendan Hodges about his work on the film. Afterward, Oscar-nominated production designer Rick Carter and costume designer Mark Bridges sit with Daniel Howat and go into detail about their work on the film. Please take a listen down below to hear how all of these individuals contributed to telling Steven Spielberg's personal life story on the big screen. Enjoy, and thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 334, I am joined by Josh Parham, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Alyssa Christian, Cody Dericks & Daniel Howat. Today is the episode you've all been waiting for! It's our annual, epic, in-depth, and now, dare I say famous(?), final Oscar winner predictions episode! Join us as we go through each of the 23 categories for the 95th Academy Awards in detail, breaking down precursor wins, who has momentum, and who could upset as we leave nothing to chance and question every possible outcome. We also find time to go over the polls and answer some of your fan-submitted questions. We hope you enjoy this massive deep dive (pre-ASC, WGA, and ACE announcements) as we prepare for the Oscars on March 12th. A special thank you to everyone who has stuck with us through the years and to those who are new to the podcast; strap yourselves in! Enjoy, and thank you once again!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards were held last night, representing the best in independent film for 2022. After the show, I hopped on a Zoom call with Jonathan Fuji, aka. "The Film Drunk," Zoe Rose Bryant (who joins later) and, as per tradition, the NBP Film Community right after the show to talk about the winners and our thoughts on what any of this means for the Oscar race while voting is still going on. Since Film Independent is an organization anyone can join, it makes sense to celebrate this evening with the community, some of whom are voters themselves! Tune in below to listen and enjoy! Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham and guests Kolby Mac and Duane Miller. This week we're reviewing the directorial debut from Michael B. Jordan and the latest film in the "Creed" franchise, "Creed III" starring Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Florian Munteanu & Phylicia Rashad. What did we think of Michael B. Jordan's directing, his decisions to shoot the boxing scenes with IMAX cameras, where this leaves the Adonis Creed character, the absence of Rocky, and of course, the almighty Jonathan Majors? We discuss all of these points and more in our review, which you can listen to down below. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edward Berger's "All Quiet On The Western Front" is nominated for 9 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best International Feature, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Netflix WWI film recently won 7 BAFTA awards, including Best Film, and has been a critical success since its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. We've been fortunate to interview many of the Film's cast and crew members this awards season, but for this time, we wanted to spotlight some of the below-the-line talents who are all nominated at this year's Oscars. First, we have Will Mavity'sinterviews with the BAFTA-winning cinematographer James Friend, then the BAFTA-winning sound designer Markus Stemler, followed by production designer Christian M. Goldbeck. Then to end things, we have Dan Bayer's interview with makeup artist Heike Merker. We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at one of the most technically well-crafted films of 2022. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices