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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “The Social Reckoning”
For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic and Dan Bayer join me to review and discuss the latest film from Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Reckoning,” starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Bill Burr, and Jeremy Strong. A companion piece to 2010’s “The Social Network,” where that film was about the…
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“RAY GUNN”
THE STORY – In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn and his alien companion Eyera are making a living on the edge of society, delving into secrets that some people would rather keep hidden away. After accepting a sleazy spy job related to pop-star Venus Nova,…
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“14th”
THE STORY – Filmmaker Ava DuVernay speaks with scholars, politicians, and legal experts about the 14th Amendment, exploring who gets to belong in America and the ongoing fight over birthright citizenship. THE CAST – Stacey Abrams, David Bright, Robert S. Chang, Donald T. Critchlow, Adam Domby, Ava DuVernay, Jeff Flake, Eric Foner, Carla Hayden, Devon Henry,…
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“I RARELY WAKE UP DREAMING”
THE STORY – A timely and tender account of internal and external transformations, German filmmaker Isabelle Stever’s striking drama centers on a young queer couple navigating unprecedented waters in Ukraine during the height of the Russia invasion. THE CAST – Tania Myronyshena, Markus Bright, Iryna Mak, Viktor Zhdanov & Maiia Sobolevska THE TEAM – Isabelle Stever…
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“V/H/S/MIXTAPE”
THE STORY – A new anthology in which music and sound become a source of terror. THE CAST – Josh Willis, Christopher Romero Sosa, Barbara Crampton, Erin Griff, Zach Jobe, Julie Clergerie, Elie Kaempfen, Jihad Brent, Alex Hsu, Jaki Lauper, Neela Jolene & Understanding Diggs THE TEAM – Ernest Dickerson, David Moreau & RZA (Directors/Writers), Flying…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Love Of Your Life” Director Rachel Morrison
“Love Of Your Life” is an American romantic drama directed by Rachel Morrison (“The Fire Inside“), written by Julia Cox. It stars Margaret Qualley as Maya, whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) sets in motion a sweeping romance and a future beyond anything she’s ever imagined. When that future is suddenly upended, she’s sent…
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“OTHER MOMMY”
THE STORY – Bela, an eight-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity that comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls “Other Mommy,” becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family. THE CAST – Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Arabella Olivia Clark, Dichen Lachman, Karen Allen, Arian Moayed &…
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“ANIMALS”
THE STORY – When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to raise the ransom payment, they’re forced to make choices – and reveal secrets – that could tear their world apart. THE CAST – Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Steven…
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