The Next Best Picture Podcast

"A House Made Of Splinters" had its world premiere at last year's Sundance Film Festival, where it mostly went under the radar for many despite receiving positive reviews. There were questions about its awards eligibility this year, given it did not have a U.S. distributor for the longest time. Still, it went on to receive nominations from various documentary awards voting bodies and even earned a Spirit Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. Now, the film has been nominated for Best Documentary Feature at this year's Academy Awards, and many are starting to take notice of this delicate, harrowing, and essential piece of work which focuses on orphaned children in a war-torn Ukraine. Director Simon Lereng Wilmont was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to down below. Enjoy, and be sure to consider the film when casting your ballots this awards season. 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

Roger Deakins is one of the all-time great cinematographers. The recipient of two Academy Awards for his work on "Blade Runner 2049" and "1917," he has given us timeless images and visual masterpieces ranging from "The Shawshank Redemption" to "Skyfall." His latest work on "Empire Of Light" reunites him with director Sam Mendes for a fourth time, and he received his sixteenth Oscar nomination for the film a few weeks ago. The film can currently be streamed on HBO Max. Roger was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, working with Sam, how important the location was for this particular shoot, and more. 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

For Episode 331, I am joined by Alyssa Christina, Meredith Loftus, Tom O'Brien, Yasmine Kandil, Eve O'Dea, and guest Luke Hearfield. Today, we're delivering our predictions for what we feel will win at BAFTA next Sunday. We also reveal the 2022 NBP Film Community Award Nominations, discuss other aspects of awards season, go over the polls, share our reactions to the trailers for Ben Affleck's "Air" and "Fast X," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Voting for the 2022 NBP Film Community Awards opens tomorrow, so keep an eye out for that! Thank you as always, 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 Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. This week we're reviewing the latest film from Steven Soderbergh, "Magic Mike's Last Dance," starring Channing Tatum & Salma Hayek Pinault. The third (and possibly final?) film in the "Magic Mike" trilogy, Soderbergh returns to direct after taking a break from "Magic Mike XXL," and the results have been a bit mixed from audiences and critics. What did we think of it, though? Tune in as we discuss the writing, performances, and, of course, the dancing as we strip down Soderbergh's latest. 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

After many doubted it would capture the magic of the first film, since its theatrical release last December, "Avatar: The Way Of Water" has gone on to make over $2 billion worldwide and garner four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Visual Effects. The Next Best Picture team was honored to speak with Oscar-nominated Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Baneham (conducted by Zoe Rose Bryant), Production Designers Ben Proctor and Dylan Cole (conducted by Ema Sasic), Sound Mixer Julian Howarth and Sound Editor Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (conducted by Will Mavity). We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest films of 2022.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

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović's feature directorial debut "Murina" had its world premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or award for the best first-time feature of the festival. It then went on to play at other film festivals before getting released theatrically by Kino Lorber in the summer of 2022, and now, it finds itself nominated for three Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best First Feature, Best Cinematography, and Best Breakthrough Performance for its lead star Gracija Filipović. Director and co-writer Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the film, which can be listened to 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

Martin McDonagh's "The Banshees Of Inisherin" has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and re-unites him with many of his frequent collaborators. One of the newest ones is Oscar-winning editor Mikkel E. G. Nielsen ("Sound Of Metal"), who was nominated for his work on McDonagh's latest for Best Film Editing. Nielsen spent some time talking with us about his work on the film, what it was like having to fill in for the late Jon Gregory, who previously worked with McDonagh on his last three films, and more. 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

For Episode 330, I am joined by Lauren Cohen and guest Jonathan Fujii aka. "The Film Drunk." Today, we're discussing the decision of the Academy's investigation into the campaign behind Andrea Riseborough's Best Actress nomination and where the Oscar race stands before the guilds chime in. We also go over the polls, share our reactions to the trailer for Guy Ritchie's "The Covenant," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Please vote on the 2022 NBP Film Community Award Nominations if you still need to (voting closes on February 11th at 11:59 pm EST), as we'll be announcing the nominations on next week's show. Thank you, and enjoy this week's episode!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 Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Lauren Cohen. This week we're reviewing the latest film from M. Night Shyamalan, "Knock At The Cabin," starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby Quinn & Rupert Grint. Based on the 2019 book "The Cabin at the End of the World" by Paul G. Tremblay, Shyamalan crafts another faith-based, taut thriller that focuses on character and important moral questions surrounding belief. What did we think of its themes, performances, tension, and of course, the ever-talked-about M. Night Shyamalan ending? Tune in below as we discuss these points and more in our review. 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

Damien Chazelle's epic film of Hollywood's transition from silents to talkies, "Babylon," has gone on to become one of the most debated and divisive films of 2022. However, one element that cannot be disputed is its impeccable craft. We were honored to have Oscar-nominated production designer Florencia Martin and Oscar-winning editor Tom Cross ("Whiplash") on the podcast to discuss their work with us on Chazelle's latest. Martin's work, in particular, is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in Best Production Design. We hope you enjoy what went into making one of the most technically dazzling films of the year. 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