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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 506 – Mailbag Monday
Following our 506th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we’re back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Amy Kim and Dan Bayer join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions from the NBP Film Community. Covering everything from the latest movie news, awards season, and Oscar predictions to filmmaking, industry trends, and…
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“BUDDY”
THE STORY – Dressed as a unicorn, a beloved children’s TV host reveals his true self as a dark and violent force of nature. THE CAST – Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Patton Oswalt, Michael Shannon, Topher Grace & Keegan-Michael Key THE TEAM – Casper Kelly (Director/Writer) & Jamie King (Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 96 Minutes…
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The 2008 NBP Film Community Award Nominations
Yesterday on the Next Best Picture Podcast, we announced the nominations for the 2008 NBP Film Community Awards, representing the best in film for 2008, voted on by all of you, the fans of Next Best Picture! The complete list of nominations is listed below, along with the link that will take you to the form…
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The 2026 Venice Film Festival Adds A New Film To Its Competition Lineup: “NAZA”
A new title has been added to complete the Competition section of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia (September 2nd – 12th 2026). The film is “NAZA,” a new work by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, two of the four co-directors of the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” The…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 506 – Telluride Film Festival Preview, “Club Kid,” “Wildwood,” “Whalefall” & “Without Blood” Trailers
For Episode 506 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Amy Kim and Dan Bayer. This week, we’re discussing what we believe will screen at the 53rd annual Telluride Film Festival, and we’re announcing the nominations for the 2008 NBP Film Community Awards. For this week’s NBP poll question, for the release of “Coyote vs. Acme,” we’re asking everyone, “Which…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Tony”
For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson and Sara Clements join me to review and discuss the latest film from Matt Johnson, “Tony,” starring Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Dagmara Domińczyk, Rich Sommer, Stavros Halkias, Leo Woodall, and Antonio Banderas. Telling the early years of Anthony Bourdain before he became the world-renowned celebrity chef, author, and person that we…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “A Child Of My Own” Filmmaker Maite Alberdi
“A Child of My Own” is a 2026 Mexican hybrid documentary film directed by two-time Academy Award nominee Maite Alberdi (“The Mole Agent” and “The Eternal Memory“) and written by Julián Loyola and Esteban Student. It follows Alejandra, a newly married woman who wants to become a mother and, under pressure, fakes a pregnancy. It…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Slow Horses” Star Jonathan Pryce
“Slow Horses” is a British spy thriller television series based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, and adapted for television by the English comedian and writer Will Smith. It follows an MI5 unit that consigns disgraced or failed agents, under the supervision of Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman). It also stars Jack Lowden, Kristin…
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