The Next Best Picture Podcast

The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held last night after being delayed due to the actors' and writers' strikes from last year. While Matt Neglia could not be present to host due to his traveling schedule, Alyssa Christian, Giovanni Lago, and I were able to watch the show live and hop on the podcast immediately following the show to deliver our instant reactions to the winners and the ceremony. What did we think of "Succession," "The Bear," and "Beef" dominating the evening? Time in to find out in this free episode! This will be our last Next Best Series Podcast episode until after the Oscars. We're planning to come back with more exclusive review shows and episodes then. We thank you for all of your support and hope you enjoy it! See you soon!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

"Rustin" had its world premiere at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, where its leading star, Colman Domingo, received the best reviews of his career, bringing the untold story of Bayard Rustin to the screen. Grammy-winning musical artist Lenny Kravitz contributed to the film by writing the end credits song "Road To Freedom," which was nominated for a Critics Choice and Golden Globe Award and is shortlisted at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Kravitz was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the song, which can be listened to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Actor and Best Original Song. 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

"Flamin' Hot" premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and was later released on Hulu and Disney+ over the summer. Academy Award-winner Diane Warren has been nominated at the Oscars 14 times in competitive categories. This year, she's shortlisted for writing the song for the film titled "The Fire Inside," performed by Becky G. Nominated already by the Society of Composers and Lyricists and Hollywood Music in Media, she could very well earn her 15th competitive nomination this year for the song which has over 2 million views on YouTube. Warren was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her work on the song, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream and is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Original Song. 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

For Episode 377, I am joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat & Giovanni Lago. It's a massive episode this week! Because Cody and I will be at Sundance starting Wednesday this week, we're delivering our final Oscar nomination predictions earlier than expected to you all following the nominations for PGA, DGA, and SAG, but without the final BAFTA nominations. Hopefully, our over-analysis of each Oscar category is enough to overcome this roadblock, and you'll enjoy listening to us argue, debate, and advocate for who we think will be nominated on January 23rd. We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "Abigail," answer some of your fan-submitted questions (many questions are indirectly answered in our epic conversation), and more! Thank you all for your continued support. We hope you enjoy this week's episode, and we'll see you again after the Oscar nominations!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

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago. Today, we are reviewing the latest film from David Ayer, "The Beekeeper," starring Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad & Jeremy Irons. It's another action film led by Jason Statham, released in the month of January, filled with a lot of bee-puns. Were we expecting anything great? Does it need to be? What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the action choreography and stunts, tongue-in-cheek humor, Statham's ability as a leading man, and yes, lots and lots of bee puns in our SPOILER-FILLED review. 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

"Barbie" became a cultural phenomenon in 2023, becoming the year's highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing film ever directed by a woman. Greta Gerwig may have already had a devoted fanbase following "Lady Bird" and "Little Women," but her success and impact on the industry truly exploded with her latest film. Gerwig was kind enough to spend some time talking with Ema Sasic about the film. Ema also spoke with the film's costume designer, Jacqueline Durran. Also, Dan Bayer got to interview the film's editor, Nick Houy, and Hair & Makeup Supervisor, Ivana Primorac. We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the film. Please check out the film, which is now available to stream on Max and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at this year's Academy Awards. 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

"Poor Things" had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion and received some of the best reviews for a Yorgos Lanthimos film. It's a technical marvel in almost every regard, and throughout this entire awards season, we've conducted several interviews with the team involved in the making of the Golden Globe award-winning film from nearly all aspects of production. First up, we have my interview with the film's producers Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, then we have my interview with Costume Designer Holly Waddington, then we have Dan Bayer's interview with Production Designers James Price and Shona Heath, and then we go back to me with Hair, Makeup & Prosthetics Designer Nadia Stacey, then we head back to Bayer and his interview with the film's Composer Jerskin Fendrix and we finally conclude with my conversation with Cinematographer Robbie Ryan. We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the film. Please check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Searchlight Pictures and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at this year's Academy Awards. 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

"Air" had its world premiere at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, where it received solid reviews for its writing, ensemble cast, and Affleck's smooth direction, making the true story about the development of a sports shoe entertaining. The film has earned three Critics Choice Nominations for Best Ensemble, Editing for Academy Award William Goldenberg (who won an Oscar for editing Ben Affleck's Best Picture-winning "Argo"), and Original Screenplay for Alex Convery. Goldenberg and Convery were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work on the film, which can be listened to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video and is up for your consideration in all eligible categories at the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. 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

"Killers Of The Flower Moon" had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where its leading star, Lily Gladstone, received universal praise for her portrayal of Mollie Burkhart. She has won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Drama and is currently nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Actress. At the time of this recording, Gladstone had just recently learned she had been nominated for the Golden Globe and spoke with us about what the film has meant to her and the Osage people, how Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth changed the story to focus more on her people, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on January 12th and is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Actress. 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

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full podcast episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPictureFollowing the airing of the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards on CBS, Dan Bayer, Alyssa Christian, Giovanni Lago, and Will Mavity hopped on the podcast to deliver their immediate reactions to the winners from the evening celebrating the best in film and television for 2023. How did the wins and speeches help shape the Oscar race? What did they think of Jo Koy's hosting? Did the Globes rehabilitate their image after much controversy and restructuring with a vastly different voting body? Please tune in as they discuss these points and more in this special exclusive Patreon episode.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