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  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Godzilla Minus Zero”

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Godzilla Minus Zero”

    For this week’s main podcast review, Daniel Howat and Tom O’Brien join me to discuss the new film written, directed, and with visual effects by Takashi Yamazaki, “Godzilla Minus Zero,” starring Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Sakura Ando, Miou Tanaka, Min Tanaka, Masami Nagasawa, and Jun Kunimura. A sequel to “Godzilla Minus One,” the…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With The Cast Of “Wild Horse Nine”

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With The Cast Of “Wild Horse Nine”

    “Wild Horse Nine” is a 2026 black-comedy spy thriller written and directed by Martin McDonagh, starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits, and Parker Posey. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, where Malkovich won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Critics praised…


  • The 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor “La Bola Negra” With The International Star Award

    The 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor “La Bola Negra” With The International Star Award

    The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Netflix’s “La Bola Negra” is the recipient of the International Star Award. Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, as well as actors Guitarricadelafuente, Miguel Bernardeau and Penélope Cruz, are expected to attend the award presentation. The Film Awards will take place on January 7th, 2027, at…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” Star Mahershala Ali

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” Star Mahershala Ali

    “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” is a 2026 American action thriller film written and directed by Bassam Tariq, starring Mahershala Ali, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Abubakr Ali, Tramell Tillman, Tiffany Boone, and Laith Nakli. The film follows a devoutly religious widower and hitman (Ali) who embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect…


  • The 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor Martin McDonagh With The Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award For “Wild Horse Nine”

    The 2027 Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor Martin McDonagh With The Outstanding Achievement In Directing Award For “Wild Horse Nine”

    The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Academy Award®-winning writer and director Martin McDonagh is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement in Directing Award for Searchlight Pictures’ “Wild Horse Nine.” The Film Awards will take place on January 7th, 2027, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running January 7th-18th, 2027. The…


  • Is This Finally Martin McDonagh’s Year To Win A Screenplay Oscar?

    Is This Finally Martin McDonagh’s Year To Win A Screenplay Oscar?

    Last year, both Screenplay Oscar categories were the most lopsided in recent history, at least when it came to the colossal sweeps of “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another.” However, they were at least even, with each category’s two top films dominating Best Picture. But in the early stages of the 2026 season, it looks…


  • “TEST”

    “TEST”

    THE STORY – A closeted small-town Ohio bodybuilder clashes with his devoutly religious mother as he navigates his gay identity and the dark world of performance-enhancing drugs under a renowned coach. THE CAST – Brock Yurich, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Edward, Paloma Garcia-Lee & Matthew Morrison THE TEAM – Sam McConnell (Director) & Brock Yurich (Writer)…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Mouse” Stars Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Sophie Okonedo & Filmmakers Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Mouse” Stars Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Sophie Okonedo & Filmmakers Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson

    “Mouse” is a 2026 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson, and written by O’Sullivan. The film follows Minnie (Katherine Mallen Kupferer), whose relationship with Callie (Chloe Coleman) is upended on the eve of their senior year when Minnie forms a complicated friendship with Callie’s mother (Sophie Okonedo). It also stars Tara…