The Next Best Picture Podcast

"The Remarkable Life Of Ibelin" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Documentary – Audience and Directing Awards. Director Benjamin Ree was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work on the film, the tremendous impact Mats Steen has had on the world, the reception the Netflix documentary film has received so far, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration for this year's Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature. 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

"Blitz" had its world premiere at the 2024 London Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for director Steve McQueen's vision for WWII London during the Blitzkrieg and the performances from Academy Award-nominee Saoirse Ronan and newcomer Elliott Heffernan. Ronan and Heffernan were both kind enough to spend some time talking with me about their experiences working on the film. I also interviewed the Supersiving Sound Editors & Re-Recording Mixers Paul Cotterall & James Harrison, the Production Sound Mixer John Casali, and Visual Effects Supervisor Andrew Whitehurst, while Dan Bayer interviewed Production Designer Adam Stockhausen and the film's editor, Peter Sciberras. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters from Apple on November 1st and be available to stream on Apple TV+ on November 22nd. 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 main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & Will Mavity to review and discuss Sean Baker's latest film "Anora," starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuri Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Ivy Wolk & Luna Sofia Miranda. After winning the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, the film became a film festival darling and is now playing in theaters for audiences to experience what many have been calling one of the year's best films. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the writing, direction, performances, editing, 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 Episode 414, Daniel Howat, Tom O'Brien, and I are coming to you from the 2024 AFI Fest from our hotel room to bring you our recap from the final significant fall film festival of the year, including discussions about the world premieres for "Juror #2," "Here," and "Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl." We reveal the winners of last week's poll, asking, "Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To From The 2024 AFI Film Festival?" 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 "The Brutalist" and "September 5," answer your fan-submitted questions and more. Thank you all so very much for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this week's episode.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

"La Cocina" had its world premiere at the 2024 Berlinale Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction and writing from filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios and lead performance from Raúl Briones Carmona. The film displays life in a New York City restaurant kitchen where the blend of cultures from around the world clashes with the unfair working conditions and unequal distribution of power and respect. Ruizpalacios was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his experience working on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters in NY from WILLA and will expand to LA on November 1st. 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 main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Josh Parham, Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien to review and discuss Edward Berger's latest film "Conclave," starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Sergio Castellitto & Isabella Rossellini. Following up his Academy Award-winning film, "All Quiet On The Western Front," Edward Berger takes us behind the closed doors of the Vatican into the election process for a new Pope in this tight, dramatic thriller with all kinds of twists and turns with one hell of a memorable final reveal. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the writing, performances, direction, score, cinematography, 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

"Your Monster" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its premise in the rom-com genre and the chemistry between the film's stars, Melissa Barrera and Tommy Dewey. Barrera was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her experience working on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Vertical Entertainment. 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

"Magpie" had its world premiere at the 2024 South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, where it received strong reviews for its direction, writing, and lead performance from Daisy Ridley. Ridley and screenwriter Tom Bateman were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experiences working on the film. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open at Village East in New York, Los Angeles, and select U.S. cities on October 25th from Shout Studios!. 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

"Black Box Diaries" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received universal acclaim for director/producer/subject Shiori Itô's harrowing investigation into her own sexual assault and the subsequent cover-up by the Japanese government. The film was nominated for the World Cinema Documentary Grand Jury Prize and has recently been nominated for Best True Crime Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards. Itô was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her film, her experience making it, and the challenging life events that have brought her here. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open at New York's Film Forum this Friday, October 25th, and in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago on November 1st, from MTV Documentary Films and is up for your consideration for Best Documentary Feature Film at this year's Academy Awards. 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

"Memoir Of A Snail" had its world premiere at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it received universal praise for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Adam Elliot's writing, direction, the voice performances, and the stop-motion animation. Adam was gracious enough to take the time to talk with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is opening in theaters on October 25th from IFC Films and is up for your consideration for Best Animated Feature at this year's Academy Awards. 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