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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “The Bride!”
For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, Megan Lachinski, and Sara Clements join me to discuss the latest film from Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Bride!” starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz. Drawing inspiration from the 1935 film “Bride of Frankenstein,” which was based on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel “Frankenstein,”…
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Anonymous 2026 Oscar Ballot #2
Oscar voting is officially over for the 98th Academy Awards, and now we are just patiently waiting until the awards are handed out on March 5th. As we do every year, Will Mavity and I spoke with several Academy voters about what they are voting for and why. We’ll be posting some of those thoughts for your…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Children No More: Were And Are Gone” Filmmaker Hilla Medalia
“Children No More: Were And Are Gone” is a documentary short film directed by Hilla Medalia. It follows activists in Tel Aviv who gather weekly to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Gaza with a silent vigil for the children killed in Israeli attacks. The film had its world premiere at DOC NYC, where…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “All The Empty Rooms” Filmmaker Joshua Seftel
“All The Empty Rooms” is an American documentary short film, directed and produced by Joshua Seftel. It follows Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they embark across the United States to memorialize the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. The film had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival and received…
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“DOLLY”
THE STORY – Chase and his girlfriend, Macy, take a hike in the woods when they encounter a hulking, monstrous figure who abducts Macy to raise her as his own child. THE CAST – Fabianne Therese, Russ Tiller, Kate Cobb, Eve Blackhurst, Michalina Scorzelli, Ethan Suplee, Seann William Scott & Max The Impaler THE TEAM –…
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BAFTA Or The ACTOR Awards? Which One Actually Helps Predict The Acting Oscar Winners?
The PGA and ACTOR split on “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners” being their Best Picture/Best Ensemble winners, but that wasn’t nearly as wild as the acting race splits between BAFTA and ACTOR this year. While both BAFTA and ACTOR agreed on Jessie Buckley and Sean Penn in Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, they…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Girl Who Cried Pearls” Directors Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski
“The Girl Who Cried Pearls” is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski. Made through stop-motion animation, the film centers on a young boy who meets and falls in love with a girl who secretly weeps pearls at night. The initial inspiration for the film came during the production of…
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Anonymous 2026 Oscar Ballot #1
Oscar voting is officially over for the 98th Academy Awards, and now we are just patiently waiting until the awards are handed out on March 5th. As we do every year, Will Mavity and I spoke with several Academy voters about what they are voting for and why. We’ll be posting some of those thoughts for your…
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