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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Two Prosecutors” Filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa
“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…
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Lessons Learned From The 2025-2026 Awards Season
Much of the 2025 Oscar night and the entire Oscar season were about the battle between “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners.” Nonetheless, other stories and takeaways from this now-concluded season weren’t just about comparing these two films; other lessons from this year should be handy to remember for next season. Here are the other…
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“Jury Duty: Company Retreat” Ups The Stakes Of Its Pranks, While Keeping Its Humanity Intact
THE STORY – Anthony, a recently hired temp worker, attempts to keep a company retreat on track, unaware that everyone at the retreat is an actor and that the entire week is staged. THE CAST – Alex Bonifer, Blair Beeken, Emily Pendergast, Erica Hernandez, Jerry Hauck, Jim A. Woods, LaNisa Renee Frederick, Marc-Sully Saint-Fleur, Rachel…
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Trailer – “Wild Horse Nine”
Searchlight Pictures has released the trailer for Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Mariana di Girolamo, Ailín Salas, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey. The film will be released in theaters on November 6th. Plot Synopsis: Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come” Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett
“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…
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Early 2026 Oscar Contenders & Predictions
When one awards season ends, another begins. The 98th Academy Awards are officially behind us, and thus, it’s time for absurdly early Oscar predictions for the 2026 film year. Now that “One Battle After Another” has been crowned the Best Picture of 2025, and “Sinners” broke so many records, what are the films that will…
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“THEY WILL KILL YOU”
THE STORY – A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery. THE CAST – Zazie Beetz, Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham & Patricia Arquette THE TEAM – Kirill Sokolov (Director/Writer) & Alex Litvak (Writer)…
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“BEAST RACE”
THE STORY – Inspired by the illegal universe of the Brazilian animal lottery, a fearless young man must win a deadly race to save his sister in a dystopian future where each animal in the game is now represented by a runner vying for a prize. THE CAST – Matheus Abreu, Rodrigo Santoro, Isis Valverde, Bruno…
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