The Next Best Picture Podcast

For Episode 353, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Lauren Cohen & Dan Bayer. Together, we discuss how the theatrical releases of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" have been taking theaters by storm this weekend with the cultural phenomenon known as "Barbenheimer." We also discuss the recent changes to the Venice Film Festival by pulling "Challengers" and delaying its theatrical release to 2024 and what this might mean for the rest of the fall film festivals and the studios' theatrical releases as the SAG-AFTRA & WGA strikes continue. We also give our reactions to the trailer for "The Holdovers," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your continued support (which you can also share through the Entertainment Community Fund for SAG & WGA members here), and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Brendan Hodges & Isaiah Washington. Today, we're discussing the latest film from Christopher Nolan, his epic historical biopic "Oppenheimer" starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek & Kenneth Branagh. Filmed using IMAX cameras (and the first time the format has been shot in black and white), the film mixes the epic with the intimate to produce a character study on the grandest scale possible. What did we think of the cinematography, story, performances, editing, score, sound, and visual effects work? Tune in as we discuss all of these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comFor more about Regal Unlimited - https://www.regmovies.com/static/en/us/unlimitedPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 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, Nadia Dalimonte, Cody Dericks & Lauren Cohen. Today, we're discussing the latest film from Greta Gerwig, "Barbie," starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman & Will Ferrell. With a screenplay written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach, which combines silly pink-colored comedy with resonant social commentary, this is not only the biggest film Gerwig has made yet, but it's taking moviegoing audiences by storm, thrusting them into Barbiemania! What did we think of the story, its themes, comedy, musical performances, the creation of Barbieland, and the performances? Tune in as we discuss all of these elements, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. We hope you enjoy it. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"20 Days In Mariupol" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. The film follows an AP team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol and struggling to continue documenting the atrocities of the Russian invasion. Director and writer Mstyslav Chernov was kind enough to talk with us about his work on the film as it draws on his daily news dispatches and personal harrowing footage of his own country at war. Please take a listen below and be sure to check out the film in theaters this weekend exclusively at Laemmle Monica Film Center in Los Angeles. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Oppenheimer" finally releases in various formats, including IMAX 70mm, at select locations this weekend. The latest film from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Christopher Nolan marks the second time he's collaborated with Academy Award-winning composer Ludwig Göransson ("Black Panther") following their work on "Tenet." With a three-hour running time and faced with mixing the epic with the intimate to tell a story from J. Robert Oppenheimer's point of view, the score is a grand, immersive, sonic experience that may stand as the composer's best work yet. Göransson was kind enough to spend some time talking with me about his work on the film, which has generated a ton of awards season buzz. Please take a listen below and be sure to check out the film in theaters this weekend. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 37 of The Next Best Series Podcast, I'm joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Giovanni Lago & Isaiah Washington. Together, we react to the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations. We go over writing, directing, acting, and series nominations. We also discuss how the SAG & WGA strikes may impact the Emmy Awards (please consider donating to the Entertainment Community Fund to support SAG & WGA members here), answer some of your fan-submitted questions and more! Thank you, as always, for listening. We hope you enjoy this free full-length episode!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Afire" had its world premiere at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival and is the third collaboration between filmmaker Christian Petzold and actress Paula Beer following their work on "Transit" and "Undine." Christian and Paula were kind enough to spend some time talking with us separately about their work on the film. Please take a listen and be sure to check out the international drama now playing in limited release from Sideshow and Janus films. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 352, I am joined by Giovanni Lago & Tom O'Brien. Together, we discuss the recent SAG-AFTRA strike and what it means for the rest of the industry as the WGA strike continues simultaneously. We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Wonka," "Napoleon," go over the polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your continued support (which you can also share through the Entertainment Community Fund for SAG & WGA members here), and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comMake every night a movie night with Regal Unlimited! Designed with the most passionate movie fans in mind, it lets you see as many movies as you want and gives you 10% off concessions — for less than the cost of two tickets a month!https://regmovies.onelink.me/4207629222/937isfrgPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Sara Clements, Brendan Hodges, Danilo Castro & Isaiah Washington. Today, we're discussing the latest film in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, Christopher McQuarrie's "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Pom Klementieff, Shea Whigham & Henry Czerny. With an all-star cast led by one of the industry's last bonafide movie stars, tons of death-defying practical stunts, and gorgeous locations worldwide, the "Mission: Impossible" franchise continues to grow and build with its most ambitious film to date. How does it compare to its predecessors in the franchise? What did we think of the story, action set pieces, comedy, and pacing? Please tune in for our SPOILER-FILLED review as we discuss these points and more. We hope you'll enjoy our podcast, should you choose to listen to it. Thank you!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Theater Camp" had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and is now playing in theaters from Searchlight Pictures. Co-director and co-writer Nick Lieberman was kind enough to spend time with us talking about his work on the film with co-director and writer Molly Gordon, his experience as a theater kid, if there are any deleted scenes, and more. Please take a listen below and be sure to check out the hilarious comedy in theaters this weekend. Thank you, and enjoy!Check out more on NextBestPicture.comPlease subscribe on...SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcastApple 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices