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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With The “Half Man” Star/Creator Richard Gadd & Director Alexandra Brodski
“Half Man” is a British six-part television drama created by multi-Emmy Award winner Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer“) about Ruben (Stuart Campbell) and Niall (Mitchell Robertson), who grew up as brothers despite not being related by blood—one strong and fiercely loyal, the other quiet and gentle. Thirty years later, they reunite at Niall’s (Jamie Bell) wedding,…
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“The Four Seasons” Season 2 Is Like Catching Up With Old Friends, For Better And Worse
THE STORY – The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways. THE CAST – Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen, Colman Domingo & Steve Carell THE TEAM – Tina Fey, Lang Fisher & Tracey Wigfield (Creators) Tina Fey and her impeccably…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With The “Tuner” Star Leo Woodall & Editor Greg O’Bryant
“Tuner” is a 2025 crime thriller film directed by Daniel Roher and written by Roher and Robert Ramsey, starring Leo Woodall as a talented piano tuner whose meticulous piano-tuning skills lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down. Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, Tovah Feldshuh, Jean Reno, and…
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“MARIE MADELEINE”
THE STORY – In Jacmel, on Haiti’s southern coast, the sea, the churches, and the spirits shape everyday life. Marie Madeleine is a free woman. She lives from prostitution and moves through the nights without submitting to the rules of those who claim to save souls. When her path crosses that of Joseph, a young believer…
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“LOW EXPECTATIONS”
THE STORY – At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from the spotlight, wrapped in everyday kindness, she slowly finds her way back to life. THE…
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“JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW”
THE STORY – “John Lennon: The Last Interview” captures an extraordinary and intimate moment in music history – the final in-depth conversation John Lennon ever gave. On December 8, 1980, Lennon and Yoko Ono sat down with a small radio crew in their New York apartment to promote the release of their album Double Fantasy. What…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 494 – Tribeca Festival Preview, Indie Horror Box Office Success, “In The Hand Of Dante” & “I Am Frankelda” Trailers
For Episode 494, I am joined by Sara Clements, Larry Fried, Will Mavity, and Tom O’Brien, as we deliver our preview for the 2026 Tribeca Festival. We also touch on the recent box-office successes of “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” and what they mean for Hollywood moving forward. For this week’s poll question, for the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival, we’re asking everyone: “Which Films From The 2026…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Backrooms”
For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Katie Johnson, Sara Clements, Alyssa Christian, and Brendan Hodges join me to review and discuss “Backrooms” starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett & Lukita Maxwell. Directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons (in his feature-length directorial debut at the young age of 20 years old) and written by Will…
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