The Next Best Picture Podcast

Because Episode 123 was packed with so much content to cover, we decided to get together at the last minute and record a special bonus episode for you all detailing our predictions in all categories for this Sunday's Golden Globe Awards. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Michael P. Shawver has had a long collaboration with writer/director Ryan Coogler going all the way back to their years in film school together. Michael has served as an editor on all of Ryan's films so far including "Fruitvale Station," "Creed" and now their biggest film to date, "Black Panther." What is their collaboration process like and how has it evolved over the years? How was the experience of working on a large Marvel property any different than what the two had done before? And what's it like being a part of a huge critical, financial success and now, awards hopeful? We discuss all of this and more here on the Next Best Picture Podcast. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 123, Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, guest Valerie Complex and myself bring you our 2018 recap episode where we go through different aspects of the year ranging from general themes, best trailers, posters, scenes and more! We also go over the polls and discuss the trailer for Jordan Peele's upcoming horror film "Us." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Celia Schlekewey, Danilo Castro, Josh Williams, Tom O'Brien & our guest from InSession Film, JD Duran. The movie is Adam McKay's follow up to "The Big Short" called "Vice" and it stars Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell & Sam Rockwell. It's proving to be one of the most divisive films of 2018 and we still don't know how it will perform on Oscar night. Tune in to hear our wide ranging thoughts on one of the last films of 2018. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 weeks there has been a debate over how much of "The Favourite's" much awarded (and Oscar hopeful) production design was actual production design and how much of it was simply very good location scouting. Here to put the debate to rest is production designer Fiona Crombie who's previous credits include 2016's "Macbeth" and the hit show "Top Of The Lake." Fiona was kind enough to give us a few minutes of her time to talk about the lush, detailed and vast work on Yorgos Lanthimos' new film. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's second podcast film review, myself, Jacey Aldredge & Danilo Castro review another entry in the DC Extended Universe. After being introduced in the critically and financially disappointing "Justice League," director James Wan now takes the mantle and directs Jason Momoa in "Aquaman." How does this standalone film compare to "Wonder Woman?" How are the visual effects? Is the DCEU back on track with this latest outing? We explore all of this and more in our review! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 122, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, DeAnn Knighton & Jacey Aldredge bring you our 2018 Holiday episode where we discuss the Academy's shortlists, the trailers for "Greta" and "Where'd You Go, Bernadette," the polls, answer your fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's podcast film review, myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Josh Parham review the much-anticipated sequel to the beloved 1964 film "Mary Poppins," directed by Rob Marshall and starring Emily Blunt in the title role, this is "Mary Poppins Returns." How does it compare to the original? Is it for children or for adults? How will it perform at the Oscars? We explore all of this and more in our review! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Justin Hurwitz has in a short amount of time, through his collaborations with Damien Chazelle on "La La Land" and "First Man," made a huge impact on the cinematic landscape with his memorable film scores for both movies. An Oscar-winner for the former and now, recently shortlisted for this year's Oscar for the later, the 33 year old composer was kind enough to chat with us about his work on "First Man" and take us into his creative process behind one of the year's most celebrated film scores. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's podcast film review, myself, Nicole Ackman, Tom O'Brien & guest Sharronda Williams from PayOrWait.com review Barry Jenkins' follow-up film to his Oscar-winning film "Moonlight," titled "If Beale Street Could Talk." How is the film doing in the awards race? How does it compare to "Moonlight?" Why is Barry Jenkins such a masterful director who should be making movies until the end of time? All of this and more is discussed on our review! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

David Magee has already earned himself a reputation in Hollywood as being a go-to man for adapting stories for the screen receiving an Oscar nomination in 2012 for "Life Of Pi" and now he's back with a new film, a sequel to a movie that is over 50 years old, "Mary Poppins Returns." How did he go about writing the story for the much anticipated sequel? What was it like working with Rob Marshall, Disney and the other close collaborators on such a beloved project? Find out all of this and more in our in-depth interview below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon throwback review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz and Nicole Ackman. Together, the three of us review the 2013 film "Saving Mr. Banks" to help get us ready for the release of "Mary Poppins Returns." The film stars Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford & Colin Farrell. Does the film hold up five years later? How did it do at the Oscars? Was it a fair adaptation of the relationship between Walt Disney and P.L. Travers? Find out in our review below! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Łukasz Żal earned an Oscar nomination for his first feature length film as the director of photography on Paweł Pawlikowski's Academy Award winning film "Ida." Five years later, the two have re-teamed for another stunning black and white Best Foreign Language Film Oscar contender with "Cold War." The film premiered at Cannes to great acclaim and has been making its way around the fall film festival circuit. Amazon Studios is releasing the film on December 21st 2018 but we were lucky enough to sit down with Łukasz Żal to talk about his work on the film. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For Episode 121, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, Josh Parham, Cody Derricks & Tom O'Brien give our reactions to the SAG and Critics Choice Nominations. We also go over our predictions for tomorrow's reveal of the Academy's shortlists for Best Makeup & Hairstyling, Best Visual Effects, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Documentary, Best Original Score and Best Original Song. We talk about the polls and the trailer for J.C. Chandor's newest film "Triple Frontier." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's podcast film review, myself, Daniel Howat and guest Kathia Woods from CupOfSoulShow.com review one of the best animated films of 2018: "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse." How does this superhero film compare to other Spider-Man films? How does it push the genre forward? Will audiences dig the animation style? Will the Academy go for it in Best Animated Feature and possibly other categories? All of this and more is discussed on our review! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer & Cody Derricks. Together, the four of us travel back in time in preparation for the release of "Mary Poppins Returns" with the 1964 Disney classic "Mary Poppins" starring Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke. How does the original hold up? Tune in as we discuss the film's technical merits, its performances, how it did at the Oscars and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Patrick J. Don Vito is a name in film editing you may not have heard of much but after seeing Peter Farrelly's hit comedy film "Green Book" you will understand that this once assistant editor, now feature length head editor is one to watch out for. With a natural flow, good sense of pacing, economic storytelling and a few other tibits you may not have noticed, Patrick was kind enough to talk to us about his work on Farrelly's film. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 120, myself, Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham talk about the Golden Globe Nominations, give our SAG Awards predictions, talk about Kevin Hart's Oscar host fiasco, go over the polls, answer your questions and give our thoughts on the trailers for "All Is True" and "Avengers: Endgame." Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's podcast film review, myself, Will Mavity and Beatrice Loayza go back into history with Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie in the epic and tragic film from director Josie Rourke "Mary Queen Of Scots." What did the Next Best Picture team think of this late-breaking Oscar contender? Listen below to find out! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Richard E. Grant is a character actor who has been acting in Hollywood since his debut performance in 1987 for "Withnail And I." He has also starred in "Spice World," "Gosford Park," "Logan" and now most recently, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" for which we recently won the New York Film Critics Circle award for Best Supporting Actor and this morning received his first Golden Globe Nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Richard was kind enough only minutes after receiving the news of his nomination to talk to us about his role in Marielle Heller's stupendous drama-comedy, what it was like working with Melissa McCarthy and the awards season so far, his role in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode IX" and much more. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rolfe Kent has composed films for Alexander Payne ("Downsizing" & "Sideways") and Jason Reitman ("Thank You For Smoking" & "Up In The Air"). His latest work might be his best yet as he transports us to the the time of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy with "Stan & Ollie." Rolfe was kind enough to sit down with us and talk about his whimsical work on Jon S. Baird's wonderfully delightful film. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Our Patreon exclusive Next Best Theatre, your source for all things Broadway, is back! This time, the group was inspired by the recently-closed new play Bernhardt/Hamlet by Theresa Rebeck, to take a look at modern takes on William Shakespeare. For the first time without our usual host Michael Schwartz, myself Nicole Ackman and Cody Derricks take you on for this look at Tony-winner and Oscar nominee Janet McTeer's performance in Bernhardt/Hamlet, gender-bending roles, and our favorite filmed Shakespeare adaptations. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 119, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Josh Parham talk about the Gotham, NBR and NYFCC Winners. We give our Golden Globe Nomination Predictions, answer your fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review, myself, Beatrice Loayza and guest Jose Solis discuss Alfonso Cuaron's latest masterpiece, the Netflix film "Roma." Does the black and white, foreign language Oscar contender live up to the hype? Find out as we give our thoughts. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film "The Favourite" has been lighting up the festival circuit with its trio of winning performances from Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz, its technical aspects and more. It stands to reason that this will be the director's first full-blown Oscar film. But what did the Next Best Picture team think about it? Please take a listen as myself Josh Parham, Nicole Ackman & Dan Bayer give our thoughts. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Fresh off its win from the National Board Of Review (NBR) yesterday, our additional film podcast review this week is the crowd pleasing yet divisive Oscar contender "Green Book" starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. Joining me this week for this review is Kt Schaefer and Tom O'Brien. What did we all think? Listen below to find out! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

"The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs" represents the Coen Brothers first foray into the world of Netflix. One of the unsung elements of their latest western are the seamless visual effects overseen by Alex Lemke and Michael Huber. The duo were kind enough to sit down with us to talk about their work on the Coens' six stories and the visual effects contained within each one. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 118, myself, Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien give our predictions for the winners of the Gotham Awards, the National Board Of Review (NBR) and The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), the polls, the trailer for "The Lion King," answer your questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Danilo Castro and together, we review the second installment in the new "Creed" franchise titled "Creed II" starring Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone. With Ryan Coogler not at the helm anymore as director, how does the second film stack up to the first? How are the tie-ins with Rocky II and IV? We discuss all of this and more on the review so please give a listen below to find out! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have one more podcast review for you this week before the Thanksgiving Holiday kicks in and it is the latest film from the Coen Brothers titled "The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs." Myself, Beatrice Loayza, Cody Dericks & the returning DeAnn Knighton review each of the six stories contained within the Coen's latest western. It is streaming now on Netflix, so please watch it and come back and listen to what we thought. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 week's additional film podcast review is the latest film from director Steve McQueen ("12 Years A Slave") and writer Gillian Flynn ("Gone Girl") titled "Widows." The heist thriller stars a large ensemble cast led by Viola Davis and for this review we have a large group here to discuss the film, its themes, characters and more including Celia Schlekewey , Jacey Aldredge, Josh Williams and our guest for this week, Jazz Tangcay from Awards Daily. What did we all think? Listen below to find out! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 117, myself, Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer, Kt Schaefer & Tom O'Brien talk about the closing night film from the AFI Film Festival "Mary Queen of Scots," the Independent Spirit Award Nominations, the first reactions to "Vice," the polls, the trailers for "Toy Story 4" and "Gloria Bell" and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham and together, we review the second installment in the new "Fantastic Beasts" franchise from J.K. Rowling and director David Yates titled "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald." Is this a magical entry into Rowling's Wizarding World? Listen to our review to find out! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon throwback review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer & Patreon guest Kristin Janssen. Together, the four of us review the film which the NBP Community voted on for this month's throwback review to help get us ready for "The Favourite" and that is 2011's hirlarious film "Bridesmaids." Starring Kristen Wiig (And written by her with Annie Mumolo), Melissa McCarthy (In her Oscar nominated breakout role), Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Ellie Kemper, Chris O'Dowd & Jon Hamm, this female led comedy was one of the biggest hits of 2011 and went on to receive two Oscar nominations. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Over the last decade, Joe Walker has emerged as one of the most exciting editors in Hollywood. Collaborating closely with directors Denis Villeneuve ("Sicario," "Arrival" & "Blade Runner 2049") and Steve McQueen ("Hunger," Shame" & "12 Years A Slave"), Walker has amassed three Academy Award nominations and now his latest work with Steve McQueen ("Widows") is opening this weekend to great critical acclaim and even more Oscar buzz attached to it. Joe Walker was kind enough to sit down with us here at Next Best Picture and discuss his work on Steven McQueen's latest, talking about his relationship with the director, the evolution of their work together from small independent features to big budget studio action films and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Oscar season continues, we come to our additional podcast review this week for the "Honorary Award" show. It is the adaptation of Democratic Presidential nominee Gary Hart's story titled "The Front Runner" starring Hugh Jackman, J.K. Simmons, Vera Farmiga and more. It was the second film released this year by writer/director Jason Reitman after "Tully." How does it compare? How does "The Front Runner" hold up in today's political climate? And what is its Oscar potential? Joining me for this review is Beatrice Loayza, Nicole Ackman and our guest for this week is Jorge Birnam from Splash Report. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 116, myself, Ryan C. Showers, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Celia Schlekewey discuss "On The Basis Of Sex" opening the AFI Film Festival, the Animated, Documentary and Foreign Language Film races, the polls, other bits of news from the week, answer your fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham and Josh Williams and together we take a break from the traditional Oscar fare and take a dive into the B-movie world with the J.J. Abrams produced, World War II/Zombie genre mashup "Overlord," starring Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell and Pilou Asbæk. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Kt Schaefer and Josh Parham. Together, the three of us review the film which the NBP Community voted on for this month's Last Best Picture review: 1984's "Amadeus." The Best Picture winner is often regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, winning 8 Academy Awards in 1984 including the before mentioned Best Picture, Best Director (The second for the late great Miloš Forman), Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay and four others. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 additional podcast review this week (Or as we're now calling it this awards season, the "Honorary Award" show) is the adaptation of Garrad Conley's memoir by Joel Edgerton (Who writes, directs and stars in the film) titled "Boy Erased," starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Joel Edgerton. Joining me for this review is Nicole Ackman, Tom O'Brien and our guest this week is Ashley Menzel from We Live Entertainment. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 115, myself, Will Mavity, Michael Schwartz, Kt Schaefer, Josh Parham & Jacey Aldredge discuss Netflix's big move to release some of their films theatrically before their Netflix launch, the Best Director race, the beginning of Phase 2 (The Critics Awards) the polls, answer fan questions and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Josh Parham and Tom O'Brien. Together, the three of us review "Bohemian Rhapsody" starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, the frontman for the legendary rock band Queen. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Happy Halloween dear listeners! As a surprise for you all, we recorded a review of John Carpenter's 1978 classic horror film "Halloween" for you all to enjoy. In this special throwback podcast review, I am joined by Kt Schaefer, Danilo Castro and Cody Dericks. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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/NextBestPicture For this month's Patreon review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Dan Bayer and Patreon subscriber Andrew Puhr. Together, the four of us do something we have never done on the podcast before and that is give you a joint review of multiple films for both our Last Best Picture and Throwback Review, voted on by you, the dear listeners of our show. With the success of Bradley Cooper's 2018 version "A Star Is Born," we are taking a look back at the 1937, 1954 and 1976 versions that came before it. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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/NextBestPicture Due to the overwhelming positive response our episodes for "Avenue Q" and "Ragtime" garnered from our dear listeners, we are now going to be putting out more content from Next Best Theatre and making that content an exclusive to our Patreon Subscribers. The first episode with this new model is our review, discussion and celebration of "Wicked" which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. We also discuss the possibility of a Hollywood adaptation for the big screen and much more. Joining me for this episode is Dan Bayer, Cody Derricks and Ryan C. Showers. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by two guests, Candice Frederick & Erik Anderson from Awards Watch. Together, the three of us do our best to disect, discuss and decipher Luca Guadagnino's remake of "Suspiria" also titled "Suspiria" and we quickly find out that this new version is very much Luca's own vision with its own distinctive qualities and themes. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 additional review this week on the podcast is the adaptation of the life and crimes of writer Lee Israel in Marielle Heller's "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" starring Melissca McCarthy and Richard E. Grant. Joining me for this review is Tom O'Brien and our guest this week is Nathaniel Rogers from The Film Experience. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

The last time we got together to talk about the 20th Anniversary of "Ragtime" we talked for over an hour about Act I of the famous musical. Now, we have the Next Best Theater team back together to finish what we started by delivering our thoughts on Act II. Beatrice Loayza sadly couldn't make it this time, but joining me are Dan Bayer, Nicole Ackman & Cody Derricks. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 113, Ryan McQuade from InSession Film comes on the show for the first time as a guest to discuss the current state of the tech races at the Oscars, the 2018 IFP Gotham Award Nominations, Tilda Swinton's best performances, the trailer for the Nicole Kidman led film "Destroyer" and more with myself, Ryan C. Showers, Kt Schaefer & Tom O'Brien. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 this week's review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, we are taking a look at David Gordon Green's 2018 sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 original "Halloween" film aptly titled "Halloween." Jamie Lee Curtis and Nick Castle reprise their roles from the original film and are joined by Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton and more with Carpenter returning to score the film. But what are the final results? Myself, Ryan C. Showers, Kt Schaefer and Celia Schlekewey discuss all of this and more on this week's review. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - @nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-…d1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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