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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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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Pitt” Star Jeff Kober
“The Pitt” is an American medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill and executive-produced by John Wells and Noah Wyle. It stars Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, and Sepideh Moafi. Each season follows emergency department staff as they work…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Hot Spot” Director Agnieszka Smoczyńska
“Hot Spot” is a 2026 independent science fiction thriller film directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska. Set in a near-future society ruled by sentient A.I., a private eye (Andrzej Konopka) investigates a murder case only to discover a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. As the detective’s identity slowly unravels, his world spirals into a…
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“IF I GO WILL THEY MISS ME”
THE STORY – A poetic, emotionally expansive father-son story about Black family, grace, imagination, and the hope that love can transform even the most fragile relationships into something more healing and beautiful. THE CAST – J. Alphonse Nicholson, Danielle Brooks, Bodhi Dell, Myles Bullock & Bre-Z THE TEAM – Walter Thompson-Hernández (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 95…
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