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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Dumb Money”
For this week’s main podcast review, I am joined by Lauren Cohen, Josh Parham & Dan Bayer to discuss the latest film from Craig Gillespie, “Dumb Money” starring Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley & Seth Rogen. Telling the 2021 story of the Gamestop short squeeze, which rocked Wall Street…
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“ORLANDO, MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY”
THE STORY – In 1928, Virginia Woolf wrote Orlando, the first novel in which the main character changes sex in the middle of the story. A century later, trans writer and activist Paul B. Preciado decides to send a film letter to Virginia Woolf: her Orlando has come out of her fiction and is living a…
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“KILL”
THE STORY – Follows a passenger on a train to New Delhi. The train soon becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits. THE CAST – Laksh Lalwani, Raghav Juyal & Tanya Maniktala THE TEAM – Nikhil Nagesh Bhat (Director/Writer) & Ayesha Syed (Writer) THE RUNNING TIME –…
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“ALL OF US STRANGERS”
THE STORY – A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbor as he then discovers his parents appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before. THE CAST – Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell & Claire Foy THE TEAM…
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“EXPEND4BLES”
THE STORY – Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world’s last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table. THE CAST – Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Megan Fox, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Levy Tran, Jacob…
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“NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU”
THE STORY – Brynn finds solace within the walls of the home where she grew up until she’s awakened one night by strange noises from unearthly intruders. THE CAST – Kaitlyn Dever, Zack Duhame, Geraldine Singer & Dane Rhodes THE TEAM – Brian Duffield (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 93 Minutes “No One Will Save…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Flora And Son” Director/Writer John Carney & Composer/Songwriter Gary Clark
“Flora And Son” had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its breakout performance by Eve Hewson, the songwriting, and for giving the expected but welcome warm feelings a John Carney film can provide. The film recently screened again at the Toronto International Film Festival ahead of…
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“THE MOVIE TELLER”
THE STORY – María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them…
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