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  • NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Cody Dericks

    NBP Top 10 Best Films Of 2024 – Cody Dericks

    Like many film obsessives, I always feel as if I haven’t seen enough movies by the time the year ends. But with 2024, I feel more accomplished than possibly ever before. After seeing nearly everything I wanted to, I feel that my top 10 represents a year that (for Americans, at least) started weirdly and…


  • “EVERY LITTLE THING”

    “EVERY LITTLE THING”

    THE STORY – Author and wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear dedicates her life to saving injured hummingbirds in Los Angeles. Her compassion and empathy serves as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures. THE CAST – Terry Masear THE TEAM – Sally Aitken (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME…


  • What Will Get The Final Two Slots In Best Picture At The 97th Academy Awards?

    What Will Get The Final Two Slots In Best Picture At The 97th Academy Awards?

    Unless “Nosferatu” stretches out five technical nominations into a Best Picture shocker, or unless “All We Imagine as Light” or “I’m Still Here” prove bigger with international voters than BAFTA suggested, there are now four films left fighting for just two available spots in Best Picture. After crashing the PGA field, “A Real Pain” and…


  • “DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS”

    “DIANE WARREN: RELENTLESS”

    THE STORY – The untold story of a legendary songwriter. THE CAST – Diane Warren THE TEAM – Bess Kargman (Director) THE RUNNING TIME – 91 Minutes Chances are, anyone reading this review on a website called Next Best Picture is hyper-aware of Diane Warren and her effect on not only the film world but every…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 426 – Our Final Oscar Nomination Predictions & “The Ballad Of Wallis Island” Trailer

    The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 426 – Our Final Oscar Nomination Predictions & “The Ballad Of Wallis Island” Trailer

    For Episode 426, Alyssa Christian, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat & Giovanni Lago join me for one of our most anticipated episodes every year: Our final Oscar nominations predictions episode!! This year, we may have gone overboard as we dove deep, as we always do, into each category with as much detail, analysis, and curiosity as possible, trying…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Wolf Man”

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Wolf Man”

    For this week’s main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham, Cody Dericks & Giovanni Lago to review and discuss the latest film from Leigh Whannell, “Wolf Man” starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Sam Jaeger & Matilda Firth. A reboot of “The Wolf Man” (1941), Whannell is riding on the goodwill from “The Invisible Man” to give us another…


  • The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Brutalist” & “The Room Next Door” Star Alessandro Nivola

    The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Brutalist” & “The Room Next Door” Star Alessandro Nivola

    “The Brutalist” and “The Room Next Door” had their world premieres at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival, where they received critical acclaim, with the former winning the festival’s Best Director prize while the latter won the coveted Golden Lion. Both films have something in common, though; they each starred acclaimed character actor Alessandro Nivola.…


  • The 2024 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations

    The 2024 Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) Nominations

    The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2024. The winners will be announced January 27th. Here are this year’s nominees… Best Picture Anora The Brutalist Challengers Conclave Dune: Part Two I Saw the TV Glow Nickel Boys Nosferatu The Substance Wicked Best Animated Feature Flow Inside Out…