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"Argylle" Feb 03, 2024

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago. Today, we are reviewing the latest film from "the twisted mind of" Matthew Vaughn, "Argylle," starring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena & Samuel L. Jackson. With a $200 price tag, big Hollywood names, a marketing strategy that has everyone buzzing over "who is the real Agent Argylle?" and a trailer that endlessly played in front of seemingly every major new release for the last six months, everyone is now wondering was the latest film from Matthew Vaughn worth it? Tune in as we discuss the direction, writing, tone, performances, action sequences, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Fitting In" Stars Maddie Ziegler, Emily Hampshire & Director/Writer Molly McGlynn Feb 02, 2024

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"Fitting In" premiered at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival (originally titled "Bloody Hell"), where it received strong reviews for its approach to modern femininity, with particular praise directed towards the leading performance from Maddie Ziegler. Director/Writer Molly McGlynn, Ziegler and her co-star Emily Hampshire were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their experiences making the film together. Please take a listen below and be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from Blue Fox Entertainment. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Memento" Feb 01, 2024

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

For our latest throwback review, we remember the film that substantially accelerated Christopher Nolan's career, his innovative, indie breakout and Oscar-nominated hit film "Memento" starring Guy Pearce, Carrie-Ann Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Smith, Larry Holden & Callum Keith Rennie. Based on a short story credited to his brother Jonathan Nolan, the film was highly praised at the time of its release for its creative narrative structure, which has continued to mesmerize audiences over twenty years after its release. Many of the recurring themes in Nolan's work and stylistic choices can be traced back to this film, which broke new ground and ushered in a new era of his filmmaking career, which led to a partnership with Warner Bros. With the success of "Oppenheimer," similar featuring black and white sequences and an unconventional narrative structure, find out what Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Brendan Hodges and I had to say about the film's writing, direction, performances, awards season run and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review! Thank you for all your support, and enjoy!

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Interview With “How To Have Sex” Star Mia McKenna-Bruce & Director/Writer Molly Manning Walker Jan 31, 2024

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"How To Have Sex" premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and won the Un Certain Regard prize. After playing at other film festivals and opening in the U.K., it's finally releasing here in the U.S. this weekend. Director and screenwriter Molly Manning Walker and the film's lead star Mia McKenna-Bruce were both kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their experience making the film, how they were able to capture the experiences of many young women all over the world, and more. Nominated for three BAFTA awards, including Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer, please be sure to check out the film either in theaters or when it becomes available to stream on MUBI. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Episode 378 - Oscar Nomination Fallout & The "Monkey Man," "Hit Man" & "Road House" Trailers Jan 28, 2024

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For Episode 378, I am joined by Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien & Danilo Castro. After our adventures at the Sundance Film Festival, the Next Best Picture Podcast is back to discuss the fallout of the Oscar nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards, which is set to occur on March 10th. How did we do on our predictions? What were the big takeaways this year? Tune in as we discuss that, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Monkey Man," "Hit Man," "Road House, "One Life," "Tuesday" and "Ricky Stanicky," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for your continued support. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and please take a moment to submit your nomination ballots for the 2023 NBP Film Community Awards here. Thank you!

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Recap Of The 2024 Sundance Film Festival Jan 27, 2024

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It's that time of the year! It's our annual Sundance Film Festival recap podcast. For the 2024 film festival, we gathered a group of people from outside NBP who were in-person at the festival and covered it online. Tomris Laffly, Murtada Elfadl, Jillian Chilingerian & Sydney Volpe are joining me for this packed episode. Please take a listen as we reveal our top favorite films from the festival and give you all a preview of what's to come in 2024. Thank you for listening, as always, and enjoy!

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Our Reactions To The 2024 Oscar Nominations Jan 24, 2024

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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/NextBestPicture

Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid were up nice and early yesterday to announce the nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards. As per usual, there were many surprises, shocking omissions, and lots of high emotions from the Next Best Picture Team (Check out our live reactions video to the nominations on our Patreon here). Many of us got together later that evening to unpack all of the nominations in each category one by one. Take a listen as Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Sara Clements, Daniel Howat, and Cody Dericks join me to give our reactions to all of the Oscar nominations. What did we think? Please tune in below to find out and enjoy! Thank you!

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Interview With "Origin" Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Jan 22, 2024

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"Origin" had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for adapting Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson's book "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents." Academy Award-nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who plays Wilkerson in the film, was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her role, working with writer/director Ava DuVernay, what the material means to her, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from NEON and is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards in all eligible categories, including Best Picture and Best Actress. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Origin" Jan 20, 2024

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer & Daniel Howat. Today, we are reviewing the latest film from Ava DuVernay, "Origin," starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman & Blair Underwood. Making its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion, the dramatic adaptation of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson's life and novel "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" was one of 2023's most unique and powerful films. What did we think of it? Should it have been made into a documentary instead of a feature film? How do we feel about its awards season campaign? Tune in as we discuss these points, the writing, direction, acting, its Oscar potential, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With Jeffrey Wright, Cord Jefferson & A Behind The Scenes Look At "American Fiction" Jan 19, 2024

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