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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, and Brendan Hodges join me to discuss the latest film from Academy Award-nominee Rian Johnson in the “Knives Out” franchise “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery,” starring Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack,…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Dust Bunny” Filmmaker Bryan Fuller
“Dust Bunny” is an American horror-thriller film written and directed by Bryan Fuller in his feature directorial debut, starring Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, Sheila Atim, David Dastmalchian, and Sigourney Weaver. It tells the story of an eight-year-old girl who asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed. The film premiered at the…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Goodbye June” Director Kate Winslet
“Goodbye June” is a 2025 Christmas family drama film directed by Kate Winslet in her directorial debut, from a screenplay written by her son Joe Anders. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Helen Mirren, and Winslet herself. The film is set during Christmas, when the characters…
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How Three Documentaries This Year Serve As Fascinating Deconstructions Of The True-Crime Genre
“Black, White & Gray,” in which a documentary filmmaker attempts to piece together a series of murders from 2020, unfolds with all the stylistic elements of the true-crime genre: atmospheric lighting, grainy CCTV footage, and heated interviews with talking heads. At the end of episode one, however, the director reveals the ace up his sleeve.…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Tale Of Silyan” Director Tamara Kotevska & Cinematographer Jean Dakar
“The Tale Of Silyan” is a Macedonian documentary film produced, written and directed by Tamara Kotevska. It follows Macedonian farmer Nikola Conev and his family against the backdrop of the country’s economic instability. While Conev forms a bond with an injured white stork, his daughter and wife move to Germany in search of a better…
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The 2025 San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Nominations
The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced December 15th. Here are this year’s nominees… Best PictureHAMNETIT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTMARTY SUPREMEONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERSINNERS Best DirectorPaul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERRyan Coogler, SINNERSYorgos Lanthimos, BUGONIAJafar Panahi, IT WAS…
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The 2025 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Nominations
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) (formerly known as the San Francisco Film Critics Circle) have announced their nominations for the best in film for 2025. The winners will be revealed on December 14th. Here are this year’s nominees… Best PictureHamnetOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinnersTrain Dreams Best DirectorHamnet – Chloé ZhaoIt Was…
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Exclusive Clip – “Landman” Season 2: Episode 5 – “The Pirate Dinner”
Paramount+ has exclusively shared a clip with Next Best Picture from the upcoming fifth episode of season 2 of the hit show “Landman,” starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore. The episode will air on Paramount+ on December 14th. “Landman” is an American neo-Western drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, inspired…
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