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Interview With "Two Prosecutors" Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa Mar 19, 2026

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"Two Prosecutors" is a 2025 historical drama film written and directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, based on the novella of the same name by Georgy Demidov. Starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Aleksandr Filippenko, the film follows a young Soviet prosecutor seeking justice for a political prisoner during Joseph Stalin's ongoing Great Purge. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reviews and won the festival's François Chalais Prize. Sergei was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on March 20th from Janus Films. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come" Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett Mar 18, 2026

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"Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come" is an American comedy-horror film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka "Radio Silence"), and written by Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy. It serves as a direct sequel to "Ready or Not" (2019), with Samara Weaving reprising her role as Grace MacCaullay. The film also stars Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood. Set immediately after the events of the first film, it follows Grace as she must protect her estranged sister while being hunted by four rival elite families in a high-stakes ritual to claim a seat of ultimate power. The film premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival and received generally positive reviews from critics. Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters from Searchlight Pictures on March 20th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Our Immediate Reactions To The 98th Academy Awards Mar 16, 2026

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The 98th Academy Awards are officially over. Another awards season is behind us, and it was a night to remember with some tight races, deserved wins, and an extravagant ceremony that featured breathtaking musical performances, a hilarious Conan O'Brien, and quite possibly the best In Memoriam segment ever produced. We witnessed the final battle between Ryan Coogler's all-time Oscar nomination leader "Sinners" and Paul Thomas Anderson's political thriller-comedy "One Battle After Another," a historic win for Autumn Durald Arkapaw as the first female Best Cinematography winner, a rare, shocking tie, moving speeches, and memories that will last a lifetime. Cody Dericks, Nadia Dalimonte, and Alyssa Christian reacted to the winners with me this morning after the ceremony ended last night. Please tune in as we share our reactions to this year's winners, the speeches, and the show overall. Please listen to the podcast below or subscribe to it. We want to give a massive thank you to everyone in the NBP Film Community who has supported us through another eventful awards season. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Episode 483 - The Night Before The Oscars, “Power Ballad, "Hokum, "Obsession” & "Fuze" Trailers Mar 14, 2026

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For Episode 483, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, the day before the 98th Academy Awards, to discuss what's on our minds, how we're feeling, and answer your last-minute fan questions. We have traditionally done this with the NBP Film Community in years past. Still, circumstances this year pushed this to be a last-minute episode for the podcast before the big show tomorrow evening. With that said, we reveal the winner of last week's poll, asking, "Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "Power Ballad," "Hokum," "Obsession," and "Fuze." We're as anxious as all of you, but in less than 24 hours, we'll know the final outcome. We cannot wait to experience the show with all of you! Once again, thank you for listening, subscribing, and supporting us through another fun and eventful awards season. Enjoy!

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Interview With "Undertone" Filmmaker Ian Tuason Mar 13, 2026

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"Undertone" is a Canadian horror film written and directed by Ian Tuason, in his directorial debut. The film stars Nina Kiri as Evy, a woman who hosts a paranormal podcast with her friend Justin (Adam DiMarco), where she is the skeptic to his believer. After Evy moves back home to become the caregiver to her dying mother (Michèle Duquet), she and Justin are sent recordings by a married couple (Keana Lyn Bastidas and Jeff Yung) experiencing paranormal noises in their home, drawing Evy into fear and paranoia. Evy and her mother are the only characters to be shown on-screen in the film. All other characters are heard as off-screen voices, thus conveying the film's horror through its sound design. The film had its world premiere at Fantasia Fest on July 27th, 2025, and later screened in the Midnight section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Tuason's directing, atmosphere, and Kiri's performance. Tuason was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" Star Cillian Murphy, Writer Steven Knight & Director Tom Harper Mar 12, 2026

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"Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" is a Netflix British crime drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. It is a continuation of the British television series "Peaky Blinders" (2013–2022), and stars Cillian Murphy in the lead alongside an ensemble cast including Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, and Stephen Graham, reprising their roles, alongside new additions Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Jay Lycurgo, and Barry Keoghan. The film has received positive reviews from critics and is now playing in theaters. Harper, Knight, and Murphy were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experience on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be available to stream on Netflix on March 20th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Project Hail Mary" Screenwriter Drew Goddard Mar 12, 2026

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"Project Hail Mary" is a 2026 American science fiction adventure film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling (who also produced the film), Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub. The film follows Ryland Grace, a man who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he arrived there. Goddard was kind enough to spend half an hour (and with a cold, too) speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters by Amazon MGM Studios on March 20th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Hoppers" Mar 10, 2026

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For this week's second podcast review, Megan Lachinski, Dan Bayer, Ben Langford, and Larry Fried join me to discuss the latest film from Disney Pixar, "Hoppers" starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco. Directed by Daniel Chong and written by Jesse Andrews, from a story by Chong and Andrews, it follows Mabel Tanaka (Curda), an animal lover, whose mind is transferred into a lifelike robotic beaver to communicate with animals and save their habitat from destruction, inadvertently sparking an uprising in the process. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the story, animation, voice performances, score, where it ranks amongst other Pixar films, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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Episode 482 - Our Final Oscar Winner Predictions For The 98th Academy Awards, “I Swear” & “Scary Movie” Trailers Mar 09, 2026

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For Episode 482, I am proud to be joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Giovanni Lago, and Will Mavity, because this...this is the episode you've all been waiting for. It’s time for us to deliver our final Oscar winner predictions for the 98th Academy Awards, which will be held this Sunday, March 15th. Tune in as we discuss all categories in detail and use all of the information from this season’s precursors to make the best predictions we possibly can. We also reveal the winner of last week’s poll, asking, “Which Film Do You Think Should Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?” and ask this week’s poll question for the last time this awards season, “Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?” We also answer your fan-submitted questions and give our reactions to the trailers for “I Swear” and “Scary Movie.” We will not have a show next Sunday afternoon. Still, we will have a "Night Before" episode on Saturday and another reactions episode for the Oscar winners following the ceremony next Sunday, all exclusive to our Patreon subscribers. We cannot thank you all enough for always listening, subscribing, and supporting us through another fun and eventful awards season. You’re the best fans any site could ever ask for, and we hope you enjoy this episode and the ceremony this Sunday! Enjoy, and we'll see you all, next tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmme ;)

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"The Bride!" Mar 07, 2026

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For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, Megan Lachinski, and Sara Clements join me to discuss the latest film from Maggie Gyllenhaal, "The Bride!" starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz. Drawing inspiration from the 1935 film "Bride of Frankenstein," which was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel "Frankenstein," the film is a reimagining of Shelley's characters set in 1936 that spans many genres and takes a pro-feminist approach. What did we think of it, though? Tune in as we discuss the story, performances, makeup work, visual aesthetic, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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