The Next Best Picture Podcast

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

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/NextBestPictureFor our latest throwback review, we're reviewing Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" starring Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut & Bob Balaban. A classic Sci-Fi film that has endured over the years, it has taken on additional new meaning in the aftermath of the release of Spielberg's latest film, "The Fabelmans." Join Lauren Cohen, Isaiah Washington, Nadia Dalimonte, Danilo Castro, and me as we discuss the film's themes, its connections to Spielberg's other work and personal life, the visual effects, score, performances, and more! We also talk about how it performed during its awards season run against another sci-fi film that came out the same year. Thank you for all your support, 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

Pixar's "Turning Red" was released on Disney+ almost a full year ago to positive reviews from critics and audiences. It has maintained its status as one of the best-animated films of 2022, which ultimately led to an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature Film a few days ago. Director and co-writer Domee Shi was kind enough to talk with us about her work on the film, what it means to her, and her reaction to the film's success. We hope you'll consider it for this year's Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature Film. 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

HBO's "The Last Of Us" has been airing over the last few weeks to rave reviews from critics, fans of the video game, and new audiences who are getting sucked into the world of Joel and Ellie. Last night's episode, "Long Long Time," has received some of the strongest and most emotional reactions from the fandom yet and marks the first episode shot by cinematographer Eben Bolter, who also shot episodes 4 ("Please Hold My Hand"), 5 ("Endure and Survive") and 6 ("Kin"). Without revealing any spoilers, Eben was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the show, 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 Episode 329, I am joined by Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago & Isaiah Washington. Today, we're discussing the fallout of the 2023 Oscar nominations, including the Academy's investigation into Andrea Riseborough's Best Actress nomination. We also go over the WGA Nominations, go over the polls, share our reactions to the trailer for "Emily," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Please take a listen to our reactions to the 95th Academy Award nominations here and our recap of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival here if you haven't already. 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

It's that time of the year! It's our annual Sundance Film Festival recap podcast. For the 2023 festival, we gathered a group of people from inside and outside NBP who were in-person at the festival and covered it online. Joining me for this packed episode I have Amy Smith, Cody Dericks, Ema Sasic, Lauren Cohen, Sara Clements, Zoe Rose Bryant, and guests Aaron White from FeelinFilm, Anna Miller from DiscussingFilm, and fellow Evergreen Podcaster Christina Jeurling Birro. Join us as we reveal our top 10 favorite films from the festival and give you all a preview of what's to come in 2023. Thank you for listening, as always. 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

Lukas Dhont's second feature film, "Close," had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won Grand Prix. It then went on to play at various film festivals afterward and is now playing in theaters from A24 this weekend following its Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film earlier this week. Director/Writer Lukas Dhont was kind enough to talk with us about his work on the film, how it resonated with him, how others are receiving 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

"When You Finish Saving The World" is the feature directorial debut of Academy Award-nominated actor Jesse Eisenberg. The film had its world premiere at last year's Sundance Film Festival and is now playing in theaters from A24. Jesse spent some time with us talking about his work on the film along with the film's star Finn Wolfhard. Please take a listen down below and be sure to check out the film in theaters. 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

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/NextBestPictureRiz Ahmed and Allison Williamson announced the nominations for the 95th annual Academy Awards early yesterday morning. As per usual, there were many surprises, shocking omissions, and lots of high emotions from the Next Best Picture Team (Check out our live reactions video to the nominations on our Patreon here). Many of us got together later that evening to unpack all of the nominations in each category. Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, Meredith Loftus, Brendan Hodges, Giovanni Lago, and Eve O'Dea all joined me to give their reactions to all of the Oscar nominations, one by one. What did we think? Please tune in below to find out 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 Dan Bayer & Adriano Caporusso. This week we're reviewing the second feature film from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Florian Zeller, "The Son," starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Zen McGrath & Anthony Hopkins. Ever since its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, the film has received mixed to negative reactions for its depictions of teenage suicide, performances, and writing. Coming off the heels of the critically acclaimed film "The Father," we discuss what went wrong, what could've been improved upon and how the two films compare in Zeller's filmography. Thank you as always for listening, 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