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Episode 393 - The 2024 Cannes Film Festival (So Far), "Megalopolis," "Kinds Of Kindness" & "Emilia Perez" May 19, 2024

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For Episode 393, I am joined by Josh Parham on the Croisette in France for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. In this week's episode, we take a break from the film festival at the midway point to discuss the various films we've been watching, including "Megalopolis," "Emilia Perez," "Kinds Of Kindness," "Oh Canada," "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga," "Bird," "Rumours," "The Girl With The Needle," and more! There are no weekly poll recaps or answers to your fan-submitted questions, but we hope you enjoy hearing about what movies you have to look forward to with another recap to come for the second week of the festival next week! Thank you, and enjoy!

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"IF" May 18, 2024

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For this week's main podcast review, because I'm in Cannes, Daniel Howat takes over hosting duties along with Giovanni Lago to discuss John Krasinski's new film "IF," starring himself, Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. & Steve Carell. What do these two think of this family film? Tune in as they discuss the story, performances, visual effects, Krasinski's move from the horror of "A Quiet Place" to a family film, and more in their SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Thelma The Unicorn" Stars Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Directors Jared Hess & Lynn Wang May 17, 2024

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"Thelma The Unicorn" is the new animated Netflix film written by Jared and Jerusha Hess ("Napoleon Dynamite" & "Naco Libre") and directed by Jared Hess and Lynn Wang. Based on the children's book series of the same name by Aaron Blabey, the children's animated musical stars the voice talents of Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson, Fred Armisen, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Heder, and Shondrella Avery. Howard, making her acting debut with this film, was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about her experience making the film, as did Will Forte and directors Jared Hess and Lynn Wang. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Babes" Director Pamela Adlon May 16, 2024

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"Babes" had its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its writing, direction, performances, and comedy from Ilana Glazer & Michelle Buteau. Director Pamela Adlon was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about her feature directorial film. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in limited release in the U.S. by NEON on May 17th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Power" Director Yance Ford May 14, 2024

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"Power" had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its direction and exploration of policing in America from Yance Ford, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker of "Strong Island." Ford was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with us about his film, his thoughts on working with Netflix, what he hopes for regarding the future of the Sundance Film Festival, and more. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in limited release in the U.S. and will be available to stream on Netflix on May 17th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Episode 392 - Final 2024 Cannes Preview, "Treasure," "Thelma," "Firebrand" & "Fancy Dance" Trailers May 12, 2024

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For Episode 392, I am joined by Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago. In this week's episode, we are delivering our final preview for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival (hours before I actually leave on my flight to go to France), give our reactions to the trailers for "Thelma, "Treasure," "Handling The Undead," "Good One," "Firebrand," "Fancy Dance," "Mother, Couch," "Ghostlight" & "Green Border," go over the weekly polls, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you, and enjoy this episode, next week, we'll report to you from the Cannes Film Festival. Au revoir!

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"Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes" May 11, 2024

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For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Brendan Hodges, Tom O'Brien & Will Mavity. Today, we are reviewing the latest film from "The Maze Runner" director Wes Ball, "Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes," starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon & William H. Macy. Set many generations after the events of "War For The Planet Of The Apes," this new entry in the decades-spanning "Planet Of The Apes" franchise introduces us to new characters and continues the legacy of the critically acclaimed re-booted 2010's trilogy. What did we think of the performances, motion capture technology, story, score, and thrilling action? Please tune in as we discuss these points and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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Interview With "3 Body Problem" Actor Jovan Adepo May 10, 2024

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"3 Body Problem" is the new Netflix television series adaptation created by "Game Of Thrones" showrunners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, along with Alexander Woo. Based on the Hugo Award-winning Chinese novel "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin, the show is a dense, ambitious, and highly impressive piece of sci-fi. Emmy Award nominee Jovan Adepo ("Watchmen"), who plays Dr. Saul Durand in the show, was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about working on the show, his character, his reaction to the response towards "Babylon," and more. Please be sure to check out the show, which is now available to stream on Netflix and is up for your consideration in all eligible Emmy categories. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Blue Valentine" May 09, 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

Our 2010 retrospective is continuing with Derek Cianfrance's devastating, emotional relationship drama, "Blue Valentine," starring Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. A small indie film that garnered massive critical acclaim for its performances, naturalism captured by Cianfrance, and its brutal honesty, how does the film hold up today? Please tune in and listen to Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, Alyssa Christian, and me discuss our thoughts on the writing, performances, editing, direction, its awards season run, controversial initial NC-17 rating, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for all your support, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Loki" Actress Sophia Di Martino May 08, 2024

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"Loki" was a huge success for Marvel and Disney+ when it was released in 2021. Not many expected to get a second season since it was initially billed as a limited series. However, Season 2 was eventually announced, and with it came a whole new chapter in the character's journey. However, one of the newest characters introduced nearly stole the spotlight from everyone's favorite Asgardian god, and that was his variant, Sylvie, played by Sophia Di Martino. The English actress was kind enough to spend a few minutes with us discussing her role in season 2 and what she hopes for from the character in the future. Please be sure to check out the show, which is now available to stream on Disney+ and is up for your consideration in all eligible Emmy categories. Thank you, and enjoy!

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