Next Best Picture Podcast

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Alyssa Christian, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Giovanni Lago to review and discuss the latest film from director James Mangold, "A Complete Unknown," starring Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy & Dan Fogler. A music biopic of one of the world's most renowned and enigmatic stars, Bob Dylan, the film covers the small but pivotal time in his life and career when he crashed on the folklore scene during the 1960s and made the controversial decision to switch from acoustic to electric in his overall sound. What did we think of Mangold's adaptation, especially compared to his other music biopic, "Walk The Line?" What did we think of his direction, the performances, the music, and craftsmanship? Tune in as we discuss these topics, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's third podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Nadia Dalimonte & Brendan Hodges to review and discuss the latest film from Robert Eggers, "Nosferatu," starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin & Willem Dafoe. A remake of the 1922 silent film of the same name, which was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, this gothic horror tale has been a passion project for Eggers for many years. What did we think of his telling of the classic story, its themes, the performances, cinematography, costume and production design, and atmospheric soundscape? Please tune in as we succumb to the darkness and discuss these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Eggers's "Nosferatu" has now been unleashed unto the world, and we're here to bring you behind the scenes of this gothic re-telling of the 1922 silent film of the same name, which was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel "Dracula." First up, we have Matt Neglia's interview with Director/Writer Robert Eggers, then we have Ema Sasic'sinterview with two of the film's stars, Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult, followed by Dan Bayer's interview with Bill Skarsgård and then we end with Matt's interview with the film's composer, Robin Carolan, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Focus Features and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Babygirl" had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its smart writing and slick direction from Halina Reijn and Nicole Kidman's bold performance as a high-powered CEO who puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with a much younger intern, which won her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. Reijn was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the film, which you can listen to or watch below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24 and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Actress for Nicole Kidman. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & Brendan Hodges to review and discuss the latest film from Brady Corbet, "The Brutalist," starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaach de Bankolé & Alessandro Nivola. The three-and-a-half-hour film (with an overture, 15-minute intermission, and epilogue) has generated waves of enthusiastic praise, critical dissection, and astonishment over its independent production (shot for under $10 million) for creating such a grand and epic cinematic experience since its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. What did we think of the story, its themes, the performances, cinematography, production design, and score? Is it about the journey or the destination? Please tune in as we discuss these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The Brutalist" had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, where it received enthusiastic reviews for its direction from Brady Corbet (which won him the Silver Lion for Best Director), the tremendous performances from its cast consisting of Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, and Felicity Jones, and the film's monumental scope on such a small budget. The Next Best Picture team was lucky enough to speak with many cast and crew members over the last several weeks, and we're happy to share this with you as the film is now playing in limited release and expanding to more theaters this January. First up, we have Matt Neglia's interview with director/co-writer Brady Corbet, followed by Giovanni Lago's interview with Adrien Brody, Dan Bayer's interview with Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones, Brendan Hodges's interview with Cinematographer Lol Crawley, Will Mavity's interview with production designer Judy Becker, Giovanni Lago's interview with editor Dávid Jancsó, and then we end with Daniel Howat's interview with composer Daniel Blumberg. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24 and is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 422, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and I are celebrating the holidays and going over the Oscar Shortlists for the 97th Academy Awards. We also go over some other awards season topics, reveal the winner of last week's poll, asking, "Which Best Picture Oscar Nominee With A Runtime Over 3 Hours Is Your Favorite?" and ask this week's poll question, "Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Superman," "Warfare," "Black Bag," "Death Of A Unicorn," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more. Thank you all so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. Happy Holidays to you, your family, and friends from all of us at Next Best Picture. Enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien to review and discuss the latest film from director Barry Jenkins, "Mufasa: The Lion King," starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Tiffany Boone, Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, Blue Ivy Carter & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. We say it's the latest film from Barry Jenkins, but it doesn't look or feel like any of his previous works, as he decided to undertake the sequel to the poorly received but financially successful 2019 remake of "The Lion King." What did we think of Jenkins's direction? Was he able to elevate this material? How did we feel about the visuals, music, and voice performances? Tune in as we discuss these topics, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien to review and discuss "September 5," starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin & Leonie Benesch. Directed and co-written by Swiss director Tim Fehlbaum, the film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival and has gone on to receive positive reviews, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Picture - Drama, and two Critics Choice Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. What did we think of its examination of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre through the perspective of the broadcast journalists from inside the ABC sports booth? Tune in as we discuss its unique approach, the performances, themes, editing, reception towards the film, its awards season prospects, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Maria" had its world premiere at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for Angelina Jolie's breathtaking performance as Maria Callas, one of the world's most renowned Opera singers, Pablo Larraín's gorgeous direction, Ed Lachman's sumptuous cinematography and the detailed production design from Guy Hendrix Dyas. The Next Best Picture team was lucky enough to speak with Larraín, Lachman, and Dyas to get an insightful look into the making of the Netflix film. First up, we have Ema Sasic's interview with director Pablo Larraín. Then we have Giovanni Lago's interview with cinematographer Ed Lachman, and then we end with Cody Dericks'sinterview with production designer Guy Hendrix Dyas. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration at this year's Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Actress (Angelina Jolie), Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Makeup & Hairstyling and Best Production Design. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jTYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOwAnd be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices