The Next Best Picture Podcast

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2014 retrospective continues this week with another Best Picture nominee of that year. A true story of the marriage between renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane, both played by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and Oscar nominee Felicity Jones in "The Theory Of Everything." Yes, it is yet another biopic film but how does this one stand up to other biopics from that year such as "Selma" or "The Imitation Game?" Tune in to hear thoughts from myself, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, Danilo Castro & Patreon guest Connor Olen. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 2020 Emmy Nominations are a week away and myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, Tom O'Brien & special guest Megan McLachlan from Awards Daily TV are all here to deliver our final predictions for what we think will be nominated. It's been quite a year for television with people watching more than usual due to being stuck at home in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. Will that reflect in the nominations? Tune in below to find out and be sure to check back after the nominations for our predicted winners! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 203, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Kaiya Shunyata, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. This week we are trying to make sense of the fall film festival season with the recent announcement that the Telluride Film Festival has been canceled. We also discuss the fate of Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" which was originally supposed to open this weekend and other news going around the industry. We also, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "Possessor," answer your fan questions, and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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, Josh Parham, Kaiya Shunyata & returning guest Emily Kubincanek from Film School Rejects. Together, we are discussing filmmaker Kelly Reichardt's latest film "First Cow" released digitally this past week by A24 and starring John Magaro, Orion Lee & Toby Jones. Over the years, Kelly Reichardt has emerged as one of the leading voices in American independent cinema. Her latest received a long film festival run and was supposed to be released earlier this year but now audiences are finally catching up with it. What do we think of it? Tune in to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Lauren LaMagna. Together, we are discussing the latest offering from Netflix, "The Old Guard." A summer action blockbuster starring Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne & Matthias Schoenaerts, the film has garnered a lot of attention for its lore, world-building, progressive themes, and more! What did we think of it though? Tune in below to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

We have even more interviews to bring you from Hulu's latest release, "Palm Springs." Where before, we spoke with some of the behind the scenes crew members, this week we're talking with two of the actors from the film: Tyler Hoechlin & Peter Gallagher. What did they think of the script? What was their experience like on set? How do they feel about the film being released in the middle of a pandemic where the film's audience finds themselves in their own personal infinite time loops? We discuss all of this and more! Listen to both interviews below and be sure to check out "Palm Springs" now streaming on Hulu! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 202, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Rebecca Daniel, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. This week we are making some of our first Oscar predictions of the year (Laughable I know, but hey! You can hold us accountable when we're wrong). We also, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Tesla" and "She Dies Tomorrow", answer your fan questions, and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Amanda Spears & Cody Dericks. Together, we are streaming the largest Sundance acquisition of all time on Hulu: "Palm Springs." Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons, this indie romantic-comedy puts a new spin on the "Groundhog Day" premise as two people re-live the same day wedding day in sunny Palm Springs, California. What did we think of it? Tune in below to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2014 retrospective continues this week with one of the more controversial films of that year and also it's most successful financially! "American Sniper" was Clint Eastwood's late-breaking entry into the Oscar race and it took the nation by storm by becoming the highest-grossing film of 2014. How does the film hold up today? What did we think of Bradley Cooper's performance? The film's politics? Its action scenes? Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, and I discuss all of this and more on this throwback review. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

"Palm Springs" was one of the breakout hits from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Acquired by NEON for $17.5 million, representing the largest acquisition in the festival's history, the entertaining romantic-comedy is coming to Hulu this Friday, July 10th, 2020. Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Peter Gallagher & J.K. Simmons, the film utilizes the "Groundhog Day" premise to show two people caught in an infinite time loop during a wedding in Palm Springs. Dan Bayer interviews director Matt Barbakow and screenwriter Andy Siara first about their vision for the film, while Will Mavity comes in later with editor Matt Friedman talking about how the film was shaped. Listen to both interviews below and be sure to check out "Palm Springs" this weekend! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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