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  • “House Of The Dragon” Finally Finds Its Fire With Its Third And Best Season Yet

    “House Of The Dragon” Finally Finds Its Fire With Its Third And Best Season Yet

    THE STORY – The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to popular HBO series “Game of Thrones;” based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” “House of the Dragon” is set nearly 200 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys I Targaryen’s…


  • “MISS YOU, LOVE YOU”

    “MISS YOU, LOVE YOU”

    THE STORY – A grieving widow is forced to plan her husband’s funeral with her estranged son’s assistant. THE CAST – Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells, Bonnie Hunt, Oscar Núñez & Suzy Nakamura THE TEAM – Jim Rash (Director/Writer) ​ THE RUNNING TIME – 97 Minutes For TV viewers, Jim Rash is probably best known and loved…


  • “TIME WARP”

    “TIME WARP”

    THE STORY – 50 years after “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” electrified audiences, a drag theater company in the once-booming mining town of Rock Springs, Wyoming, stages a shadow cast of the cult classic. Led by the charismatic 25-year-old performer Kenny Starling, the determined troupe spotlights the ongoing fight for queer visibility and acceptance in their…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 496 – Tribeca Festival 2026 Ends, Governors Awards Honorees, “The Social Reckoning,” “Whalefall” & “Heart Of The Beast” Trailers

    The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 496 – Tribeca Festival 2026 Ends, Governors Awards Honorees, “The Social Reckoning,” “Whalefall” & “Heart Of The Beast” Trailers

    For Episode 496, I am enjoying my first vacation in ten years, so you have Giovanni Lago hosting the night after the New York Knicks won their first NBA Championship in 53 years (sorry, man for making you do this) along with Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Megan Lachinski, Will Mavity, and Aaron Danielle, as they discuss the end of the 2026 Tribeca Festival,…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Disclosure Day”

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Disclosure Day”

    For this week’s main podcast review, Cody Dericks, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and Brendan Hodges join me to review and discuss the latest film from the legendary Stephen Spielberg, “Disclosure Day,” starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo & Wyatt Russell. Returning to live-action science fiction for the first time in over twenty years,…


  • “MOUTH FULL OF GOLDS”

    “MOUTH FULL OF GOLDS”

    THE STORY – Discover the story of Famous Eddie, a fashion icon responsible for the meteoric rise of culture-defining grillz. Archival footage alongside contemporary perspectives illuminate his legendary impact on the face of hip-hop. THE CAST – A$AP Rocky, Famous Eddie Plein, Mike Tyson, Michele Lamy, Goldie Aka Clifford & Price Dolly Cohen THE TEAM –…


  • “TURN IT UP!”

    “TURN IT UP!”

    THE STORY – An indie rock band struggling to make its mark finds a possible meal ticket in an infectious new guitar riff. Unfortunately, it’s also a cursed melody that just so happens to open a portal to another, much scarier dimension. THE CAST – Gwenlyn Cumyn, Justine Nelson, Xavier Lopez & Julian Richings THE…


  • “SEVEN O’CLOCK BREAKFAST CLUB FOR THE BROKEN HEARTED”

    “SEVEN O’CLOCK BREAKFAST CLUB FOR THE BROKEN HEARTED”

    THE STORY – How do you get over a broken heart? This is the question that leads two lovelorn souls to attend a “breakfast for the brokenhearted” that results in them becoming inexplicably entangled with one another. THE CAST – Suzy, Lee Jin-wook, Yoo Ji-tae & Keum Sae-rok THE TEAM – Sun-ae Lim (Director/Co-Writer) & Yi-an…