For Episode 502 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Nadia Dalimonte, Lauren LaMagna, and Tom O’Brien. For this week’s main topic, we’re going over the official full lineup from the Venice Film Festival, the Special Presentations and Galas announcement from TIFF, and the NYFF Closing Night Film. For this week’s NBP poll question, tying into the Venice lineup, we’re asking everyone, “Which Films Are You Most Looking Forward To From The 2026 Venice Film Festival?” and we reveal the winner of last week’s NBP poll, for the release of “The Odyssey,” where we asked everyone, “Which Is Your Favorite Matt Damon Performance?” We also share our reactions to the trailers for “Avengers: Doomsday,” “Other Mommy,” “Clayface,” “It Ends,” “Misty Green,” “Matchbox: The Movie,” and “Ebenezor.” We are still answering your fan-submitted questions, but our answers will now be released separately the day after, in a new show called Mailbag Monday! So stay tuned for that and many other updates from Next Best Picture as this year’s awards season continues. Thank you all for listening, subscribing, and supporting us. Enjoy!
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