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For this week's main podcast review I am joined by Nicole Ackman, Sara Clements, Dan Bayer & Lauren LaMagna. Together, we are reviewing IFC Films' release of "Summerland" from writer/director Jessica Swale making her feature directorial debut from the world of theatre. Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and newcomer Lucas Bond, this WWII period film really blew us away with its tone, thematic heft, performances and more! Find out why below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2014 retrospective has come down to the big final four. First up, is Christopher Nolan's sci-fi epic "Interstellar," which we tried to tie the posting of to the release of "Tenet" but coronavirus had other plans. So, to get ready for Nolan's next film we're looking back at one of his more divisive features, exploring its themes, characters, science, emotional pull, technical achievements and awards season run. What did we think? Tune in to hear thoughts from Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham and I. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a mont

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Hey hobo man, Hey Dapper Dan. As we live through tumultuous times, we all need reminders of joy in the world. One of the all-great joy enhancers in the theatre world is Martin Charnin and Charles Strouse's 1977 blockbuster sensation, "Annie." Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Casey Lee Clark, Lauren LaMagna, and I dive into nostalgia with recollections of our own relationships with the material and what the plucky curly-haired orphan means to us and our love of theatre. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPictur

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL EPISODE. Please check out the full episode on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2020 Emmy Nominations were announced this morning and as always, they invoked an emotional response from all of us. Some of our favorites got in and some of our favorites were snubbed. There were surprises, head-scratchers, and everything else in between. Moments after the nominees were finished being announced, myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers & Amanda Spears took some time during our lunch breaks to deliver our instant reactions to the nominations. We weren't originally going to record one of these but we figured we'd do something fun for the Patreon subscribers. We will be back in a few weeks with a full winner predictions podcast for all of our listeners before the 72nd Emmy Awards on September 20th. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Po

For Episode 204, I am joined by Michael Schwartz & Josh Parham. This week we are discussing the big release date moves for "Tenet," "Mulan," "The French Dispatch," "A Quiet Place Part 2," "Top Gun: Maverick" and others due to the coronavirus pandemic. We also go over other movie related news including our first look at Netflix's "The Trial Of The Chicago 7." Plus, we announce the poll results, deliver our reactions to the trailer for "Sputnik," answer your fan questions, and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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, Josh Parham & Daniel Howat. Together, we are reviewing Amazon Prime's release of "Radioactive" starring Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley & Anya Taylor-Joy. Director Marjane Satrapi ("Persepolis") tells the true story of two-time Nobel Prize winner Marie Curie's discovery of polonium and radium and how the applications of those two elements went on to change human history. What did we think of the film? Tune in to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Jeremy Allen White is a face you might recognize from the hit Showtime show "Shameless" but he has been steadily growing his filmography with independent feature roles such as 2018's "After Everything" and now with this year's "The Rental." Here, he co-stars with Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, and Sheila Vand under the direction of first-time filmmaker Dave Franco. What was his experience like working with Dave? The rest of the cast? Has he ever had a poor Airbnb experience? We discuss all of this and more in my interview with him which you can listen to down below. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2014 retrospective continues this week with another Best Picture nominee of that year. A true story of the marriage between renowned physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane, both played by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and Oscar nominee Felicity Jones in "The Theory Of Everything." Yes, it is yet another biopic film but how does this one stand up to other biopics from that year such as "Selma" or "The Imitation Game?" Tune in to hear thoughts from myself, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, Danilo Castro & Patreon guest Connor Olen. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us o

The 2020 Emmy Nominations are a week away and myself, Michael Schwartz, Ryan C. Showers, Tom O'Brien & special guest Megan McLachlan from Awards Daily TV are all here to deliver our final predictions for what we think will be nominated. It's been quite a year for television with people watching more than usual due to being stuck at home in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. Will that reflect in the nominations? Tune in below to find out and be sure to check back after the nominations for our predicted winners! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 203, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Kaiya Shunyata, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks & Tom O'Brien. This week we are trying to make sense of the fall film festival season with the recent announcement that the Telluride Film Festival has been canceled. We also discuss the fate of Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" which was originally supposed to open this weekend and other news going around the industry. We also, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "Possessor," answer your fan questions, and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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, Josh Parham, Kaiya Shunyata & returning guest Emily Kubincanek from Film School Rejects. Together, we are discussing filmmaker Kelly Reichardt's latest film "First Cow" released digitally this past week by A24 and starring John Magaro, Orion Lee & Toby Jones. Over the years, Kelly Reichardt has emerged as one of the leading voices in American independent cinema. Her latest received a long film festival run and was supposed to be released earlier this year but now audiences are finally catching up with it. What do we think of it? Tune in to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more abou

For this week's second podcast review, I am joined by Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Lauren LaMagna. Together, we are discussing the latest offering from Netflix, "The Old Guard." A summer action blockbuster starring Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne & Matthias Schoenaerts, the film has garnered a lot of attention for its lore, world-building, progressive themes, and more! What did we think of it though? Tune in below to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

We have even more interviews to bring you from Hulu's latest release, "Palm Springs." Where before, we spoke with some of the behind the scenes crew members, this week we're talking with two of the actors from the film: Tyler Hoechlin & Peter Gallagher. What did they think of the script? What was their experience like on set? How do they feel about the film being released in the middle of a pandemic where the film's audience finds themselves in their own personal infinite time loops? We discuss all of this and more! Listen to both interviews below and be sure to check out "Palm Springs" now streaming on Hulu! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about

For episode 202, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Rebecca Daniel, Dan Bayer & Tom O'Brien. This week we are making some of our first Oscar predictions of the year (Laughable I know, but hey! You can hold us accountable when we're wrong). We also, go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailers for "Tesla" and "She Dies Tomorrow", answer your fan questions, and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Amanda Spears & Cody Dericks. Together, we are streaming the largest Sundance acquisition of all time on Hulu: "Palm Springs." Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons, this indie romantic-comedy puts a new spin on the "Groundhog Day" premise as two people re-live the same day wedding day in sunny Palm Springs, California. What did we think of it? Tune in below to find out. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2014 retrospective continues this week with one of the more controversial films of that year and also it's most successful financially! "American Sniper" was Clint Eastwood's late-breaking entry into the Oscar race and it took the nation by storm by becoming the highest-grossing film of 2014. How does the film hold up today? What did we think of Bradley Cooper's performance? The film's politics? Its action scenes? Dan Bayer, Josh Parham, and I discuss all of this and more on this throwback review. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at

"Palm Springs" was one of the breakout hits from this year's Sundance Film Festival. Acquired by NEON for $17.5 million, representing the largest acquisition in the festival's history, the entertaining romantic-comedy is coming to Hulu this Friday, July 10th, 2020. Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, Peter Gallagher & J.K. Simmons, the film utilizes the "Groundhog Day" premise to show two people caught in an infinite time loop during a wedding in Palm Springs. Dan Bayer interviews director Matt Barbakow and screenwriter Andy Siara first about their vision for the film, while Will Mavity comes in later with editor Matt Friedman talking about how the film was shaped. Listen to both interviews below and be sure to check out "Palm Springs" this weekend! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIz

For episode 201, I am joined by Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer. As we enter the second half of 2020, we take a look at 25 Oscar contenders we have our eyes on for the rest of the year (that is, if they get released). We also go over the polls, give our reactions to the trailer for "Respect" starring Jennifer Hudson, answer your fan questions, and more! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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

Happy Fourth Of July! For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, Tom O'Brien & Michael Schwartz. What could be more American on this national holiday than discussing the groundbreaking cultural phenomenon known as "Hamilton"? The Tony Award-winning musical is currently streaming on Disney+ and its staying power is more relevant than ever! How does the stage musical translate to the small screen? How are the performances? The songs? The production? Will it contend for Oscars? You can probably take a guess that they didn't throw away their shot with this one! Tune in to hear our thoughts. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Lea

THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture The 2014 retrospective continues this week with director Dan Gilroy's directorial debut "Nightcrawler" starring Jake Gyllenhaal in what has been hailed as a career-defining performance. How has the film's themes held up over time? What do we think of the other performances in the film from Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed and Bill Paxton? Tune in below to find out from myself, Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Josh Parham & Danilo Castro. Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And 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 meg