The Next Best Picture Podcast

For Episode 112, myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, Tom O'Brien & Cody Dericks discuss the movies we saw this week, the recent troubles going on at Annapurna and what it means for mid-budget filmmaking, the decision by the Academy to release all of their shortlists on the same day in December, the disappointing box office of "First Man," the trailers for Guy Ritchie's "Aladdin," the Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges led film "Ben Is Back," the polls and we answer your questions on the air.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our review this week on the podcast is the much anticipated followup from Academy Award winning director Damien Chazelle ("La La Land") titled "First Man." It stars Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy and examines Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon. The film has generated a lot of Oscar buzz and also some (ridiculous) controversy but what did the NBP team think of it? Find out as myself, Kt Schaefer & Dan Bayer review the movie.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at 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 episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPictureFor the final episode of Next Best Adaptation myself & Kt Schaefer read James R. Henson's massive biography on Neil Armstrong titled "First Man: The Life Of Neil Armstrong." The adaptation is directed by Damien Chazelle, stars Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy and is currently playing in theaters.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 111, myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Josh Parham discuss the possibility of "A Star Is Born" sweeping at the Oscars, the trailers for "Vice," "Rocketman" and "The Mule," the poll question of the week pertaining to "First Man," and we answer your questions on the show.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our review this week on the podcast is the much anticipated remake from Bradley Cooper titled "A Star Is Born." Cooper writes, directs, produces and stars in the film alongside Lady Gaga. The film has generated a ton of Oscar buzz but what did the NBP Team think of it? Find out as myself, Kt Schaefer & Celia Schlekewey discuss the movie, its performances, music and more!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 110, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Kt Schaefer talk about the films we have seen so far in the Oscar conversation at various film festivals including the beginning of the New York Film Festival. We also go over the polls, answer your questions on the air and more!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our review this week on the podcast is the last...err, I mean latest film starring the legendary Robert Redford, "The Old Man And The Gun," also starring Casey Affleck & Sissy Spacek and written and directed by David Lowery ("A Ghost Story"). Joining me for this review is Beatrice Loayza (who saw the film at this year's TIFF) & Tom O'Brien.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we did with our look back on 15 years of "Avenue Q," the Next Best Theatre team is back to look back on the 20th anniversary of "Ragtime." Join us as we discuss Act I of the famous musical featuring myself, Dan Bayer, Nicole Ackman, Cody Dericks and for the first time ever on an episode of NBT, Beatrice Loayza. An episode discussing Act II will follow at a later date.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at 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 episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPictureFor our Patreon supporters, we asked them to pick a film related to "The Old Man & The Gun" for the month of September that had not been nominated for Best Picture. We are happy to see that they chose to be our Throwback Review for this month, David Lowery's last film "A Ghost Story." The next fan voted podcast for October's Throwback Review can be voted on here until the end of the month of September.Joining me for this in-depth review into the film's themes, philosophical questions and and lack of Oscar success is Josh Parham, Danilo Castro & Josh Williams.Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 109, myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Tom O'Brien discuss our current Oscar Predictions in key categories, the first days of the New York Film Festival (NYFF), go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Captain Marvel" and "Stan & Ollie," answer your questions on the show and more!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcastiTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices