The Next Best Picture Podcast

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham and Dan Bayer. Together we're reviewing the newest film from director James Gray, "Armageddon Time," starring Jeremy Strong, Anne Hathaway, Banks Repeta, Jaylin Webb & Anthony Hopkins. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and is now playing in theaters from Focus Features as it tells the story of Gray's childhood as a young kid growing up in a Jewish-American household in 1980s Queens, New York. What did we think of the writing, performances, and how Gray handled the more sensitive topics of the story, all the while telling a coming-of-age story devoid of nostalgia? Tune in below to find out. 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

"The Banshees Of Inisherin" is one of the year's most acclaimed films. The winner of two prizes at the Venice Film Festival, including Best Actor for Colin Farrell and Best Screenplay for Martin McDonagh, the film is now playing in theaters and has once again brought about Oscar buzz for McDonagh, who previously won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short and was nominated for his work on "In Bruges" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri." His latest feature reunites him with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson while giving Irish actress Kerry Condon a showcase role for which she has received rave reviews. Please take a listen below as I take you behind the scenes in the making of the film featuring interviews with director/writer Martin McDonagh, followed by cinematographer Ben Davis, composer Carter Burwell and ending with Kerry Condon. 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

"All Quiet On The Western Front" had its world premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, where it stunned audiences with its bleak story and technically astounding battle sequences. Based on the famous novel of the same name by Erich Maria Remarque, this is the first time the story has been adapted in German for a global audience. The film has been selected by Germany for Best International Feature Film at this year's Oscars and features some of the finest crafts of the year, all worthy of your consideration for this year's awards season. Director/Writer Edward Berger was kind enough to spend some time talking with me about why he decided now was the right time to tell this timeless story again, what went into making the action scenes, and more. Please take a listen to the interviews down below and be sure to catch the film on Netflix if you have not done so already. 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 317, I am joined by Josh Parham. For this week's show, we're looking over the 2022 Gotham Award Nominations and what they can tell us about the beginning of the Oscar race. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania," "The Pale Blue Eye," answer fan-submitted questions, 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

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by guests Brendan Hodges and Michael Trapani. Together we're reviewing "All Quiet On The Western Front," starring Felix Kammerer and Daniel Brühl. Directed by Edward Berger and based on the iconic 1929 novel by Erich Maria Remarque, this is the first time the story has ever been adapted and made in German. With bleak yet technically impressive battle scenes and a timeless story, the film has been selected by Germany as their official entry for Best International Feature Film at this year's Oscars. Tune in below to find out what we thought of the story, characters, themes, action scenes, and other technical merits as we discuss the Netflix film with FULL SPOILERS. 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

"The Good Nurse" is a dark true crime story that raises important questions about the health care system and provides Academy Award-winning actors Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne juicy roles to play under the cold and calculated direction of Tobias Lindholm ("A War"). The three of them were kind enough to spend a few minutes chatting with me about their work on the film, which you can now watch on Netflix. Please take a listen to the interviews 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

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/NextBestPictureOur next throwback review, in anticipation of the Netflix release of Edward Berger's "All Quiet On The Western Front," is the original 1930 adaptation by Universal Pictures, which went on to win the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director for Lewis Milestone. "All Quiet On The Western Front" is a historical film for its depiction of war in cinema and has influenced the genre over almost a hundred years. Tune in as I,  Eve O'Dea & Danilo Castro review the original 1930 classic as we discuss its themes, technical crafts, how it was received at the time of its release, and how it's held up throughout history. Full spoilers ahead. 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

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/NextBestPictureHBO's hotly anticipated "House Of The Dragon" had to follow the disastrous final season of "Game Of Thrones" by telling a prequel set hundreds of years before the events of that show based on George R.R. Martin's book "Fire And Blood" about the Targaryen dynasty. The show tells the story known as "The Dance Of Dragons," a Targaryen civil war that divided the realm and nearly brought the once almighty house to extinction. The show has received critical acclaim and has proved to be a ratings success for HBO. But, most importantly, it's won A Song Of Ice And Fire fans back to the world of Westeros as the first season just concluded, and audiences are eager to see the show return for its second season in (hopefully) spring 2024. What did we think of the first season, though? Tune in as Josh Parham, Zoe Rose Bryant, and returning guest Brendan Hodges joins me to discuss the characters, writing, visual effects, music, and more from a show we have a lot of criticism for but also a tremendous amount of love. We also cover what we hope to see in Season 2 and what we feel the show's Emmy potential might be given how massively successful "Game Of Thrones" was with the Television Academy. Please take a listen as we share our full, spoiler-filled thoughts on the first season. 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 second podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, and Tom O'Brien. Together we're reviewing the latest film from director/writer Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees Of Inisherin," starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon & Barry Keoghan. The film reunites McDonagh, Farrell, and Gleeson for the first time since "In Bruges" and is being called McDonagh's best film to date due to its scaled-back approach compared to "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," the dark humor, performances, writing and stunning use of the Irish landscapes. Tune in below as we discuss all of these elements, along with spoilers towards the end of the show, as we try to unpack the many layers to McDonagh's story and the film's Oscar potential. 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/NextBestPictureAmazon's "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power" is the most expensive television show ever produced. Since it is based on lore and a franchise many of us at NBP are big fans of, and due to the highly cinematic nature of the show, it only made sense for this to be our next series podcast review. For this epic journey into Middle Earth, I have Daniel Howat and guests Aaron White & Brendan Hodges joining me to discuss the characters, writing, visual effects, various storylines, and more, including our thoughts on what we hope to see from Season 2 and how we think the show will perform at next year's Emmy Awards. Please take a listen as we give our full, spoiler-filled thoughts on the biggest television show of all time. 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