The Next Best Picture Podcast

Nat Faxon & Jim Rash are Academy Award winning screenwriters for the 2011 film "The Descendants." They made their co-directing debut together with the hit indie film "The Way Way Back." And now, they are back again writing and directing the American remake of the 2014 Swedish film "Force Majeure," now titled "Downhill" starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus & Will Ferrell. Nat and Jim were kind enough to talk to me about their reasoning for the remake, their process of co-writing with "Succession" creator Jesse Armstrong, working with the cast, the differences between this version and the original and more. Take a listen down below. 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 Patreon Throwback Reviews on the podcast are back! For this month we are looking back at the 2014 Swedish film "Froce Majeure" to help us get ready for the release of the American remake "Downhill." We discuss the film's themes, its technical aspects, its performances and its awards season run where it was famously snubbed of a Best International Feature Film Oscar nomination. Here to join me in this review is Josh Parham, Dan Bayer and Patreon contributors/guests Andre Watkins & Samuel Haines. 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 month, the Next Best Theatre team has a special Valentine’s Day themed episode for our listeners. Michael Schwartz, Casey Lee Clark, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and myself share our favorite musical theatre love songs. We discuss songs from shows from “Carousel” to “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” We finish by talking a bit about our favorite Broadway couples. Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Next Best Theatre! 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

History has been made. It took 92 years but a foreign language film has finally won Best Picture. "Parasite" was the big winner on Oscar night leading the way with 4 wins including Best Picture(!!), Best Director, Best International Feature Film and Best Original Screenplay. There's so much more to talk about other than Bong Joon-ho's historic win as Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, Lauren LaMagna, Nicole Ackman & Tom O'Brien all join me to discuss the winners, the song and dance numbers, the speeches and more from the 92nd Academy Awards. Thank you all for what was an incredible evening and a brief but memorable awards season. We're not going anywhere after this as there will be more to discuss in the weeks ahead but for now, enjoy our initial reactions to the 2020 Oscars. 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 and Dan Bayer to discuss the latest entry in the DCEU, "Birds Of Prey" starring Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and more! How does this film compare to "Suicide Squad" and other films in the DCEU? How is the tone? The performances? We answer all of this and more on this week's podcast 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

Episode 179...The big one. This is our final Oscar predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards episode. We have assembled a large gathering of NBP members to lend their various perspectives and opinions on each category to try and figure out what is going to happen this Sunday. I am joined by Amanda Spears, Casey Lee Clark, Cody Dericks, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, Nicole Ackman & Tom O'Brien. Together, we debate, we question, we argue, we yell, we lay it all on the line because in the end, this is what we love to do. Also, as an added bonus, we reveal the winners of the 2019 NBP Film Awards at the end of the podcast! Kick back, relax and listen to us struggle to predict the 2020 Oscar 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

"Joker" leads this year's Academy Awards with 11 nominations. Two of those nominations are for its Costume Design by Mark Bridges ("The Artist" & "Phantom Thread") and its Makeup & Hairstyling by Nicki Ledermann & Kay Georgiou ("The Irishman" & "Lincoln" respectively). All three of them were kind enough to talk about their work on the film, being nominated for an Oscar, working with an actor like Joaquin Phoenix, delivering a new spin on an already iconic character and more! Take a listen down below. 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

After working with shorts for a few years, director Jérémy Clapin made his feature filmmaking debut this year with the Netflix animated film "I Lost My Body." The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier let year where it became the first animated film to win the Nespresso Grand Prize. It has since gone on to win various critics awards and receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. Jérémy was kind enough to chat with Next Best Picture about the making of "I Lost My Body." Take a listen below. 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 Next Best Picture Team is back from the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and we're here to give you our recap of our experiences and our Top 10 favorite films from the festival. Here to join me in discussing this are Casey Lee Clark (who attended this year for the first time ever) and guest Valerie Complex. The film year for 2020 is looking bright. Here's what you have to look forward to. 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 178, I know it's a few days late. I know I'm the only one speaking (only the second time this has happened in over three years). And yes, I know it's barely over 30 minutes long. But dammit, I'm still here! Coming to you live from mountains of Sundance, I found a quiet room and some time to record my thoughts on the DGA and where the Best Picture race currently stands with "Parasite" and "1917." We'll be back in full swing this weekend where we will deliver our thoughts on the Sundance Film Festival and our final Oscar Predictions. Till then, enjoy and thank you for your patience. 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