A podcast by NextBestPicture.com that reviews the latest film and television releases and discusses various topics within the world of the awards season race.
The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 52 - "The Bear," "Squid Game" & Our Final Emmy Nomination Predictions
115 hours 8 mins; July 08, 2025
Interview With "Sovereign" Filmmaker Christian Swegal
25 mins; July 07, 2025
Episode 449 - Our First Oscar Predictions, "Sentimental Value," "Project Hail Mary," & "The Running Man" Trailers
131 hours 33 mins; July 06, 2025
"Jurassic World Rebirth"
77 hours 15 mins; July 05, 2025
Interview With "This Is Spinal Tap" Director Rob Reiner
15 mins; July 04, 2025
Interview With "The Old Guard 2" Director Victoria Mahoney
23 mins; July 03, 2025
Interview With "Jurassic World Rebirth" Director Gareth Edwards
20 mins; July 02, 2025
Interview With "40 Acres" Star Danielle Deadwyler & Filmmaker R. T. Thorne
25 mins; July 01, 2025
Interview With "Heads Of State" Director Ilya Naishuller
18 mins; June 30, 2025
Episode 448 - Most Anticipated Oscar Contenders For The Rest Of 2025, "Bugonia," "Roofman," "Eden" & "Splitsville" Trailers
136 hours 20 mins; June 29, 2025
"F1"
118 hours 3 mins; June 28, 2025
Interview With "Sorry, Baby" Filmmaker & Star Eva Victor
16 mins; June 27, 2025
"Star Trek"
30 mins; June 26, 2025
Interviews With "Hot Milk" Filmmaker Rebecca Lenkiewicz & Star Fiona Shaw
36 mins; June 25, 2025
"28 Years Later"
29 mins; June 24, 2025
Interview With "The Diplomat" Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner & Writer Debora Cahn
20 mins; June 23, 2025
Interview With "Presumed Innocent" Star Peter Sarsgaard
20 mins; June 23, 2025
Interviews With "Squid Game" Stars Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Byung-hun & Director Hwang Dong-hyuk
25 mins; June 23, 2025
Episode 447 - The Best Films & Oscar Contenders Of 2025 So Far And The "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" Trailer
100 hours 48 mins; June 22, 2025
"Elio"
94 hours 20 mins; June 21, 2025
Interview With "American Primeval" Director Peter Berg
21 mins; June 20, 2025
Interview With "Social Studies" Creator, Director & Producer Lauren Greenfield
29 mins; June 20, 2025
Interviews With "Agatha All Along" Star Joe Locke & Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
40 mins; June 19, 2025
Interviews With "Industry" Stars Ken Leung & Myha'la
33 mins; June 19, 2025
Interviews With "Dying For Sex" Executive Producers Liz Meriwether, Kim Rosenstock & Director Shannon Murphy
42 mins; June 18, 2025
"Materialists"
35 mins; June 18, 2025
A Behind The Scenes Look At "Black Mirror" Season 7
81 hours 24 mins; June 17, 2025
"The Life Of Chuck"
24 mins; June 17, 2025
Interviews With "Dark Matter" Stars Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly & Showrunner/Writer/Creator Blake Crouch
Episode 446 - Tribeca Festival Ends, "Eddington," "In Your Dreams" & "Oh, Hi!" Trailers
75 hours 18 mins; June 15, 2025
"How To Train Your Dragon"
78 hours 59 mins; June 14, 2025
Interview With "The Boys" Star Antony Starr
36 mins; June 13, 2025
Interviews With "How To Train Your Dragon" Filmmaker Dean DeBlois & Composer John Powell
45 mins; June 13, 2025
"District 9"
23 mins; June 12, 2025
The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 51 - Emmy Nomination FYC & Gotham TV Award Winners
113 hours 51 mins; June 12, 2025
Interviews With "Yellowjackets" Stars Christina Ricci & Steven Kruger
46 mins; June 11, 2025
Interviews With "The Life Of Chuck" Cast
24 mins; June 11, 2025
The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 59 - Our Reactions To The 78th Tony Awards
29 mins; June 10, 2025
Interview With "Materialists" Filmmaker Celine Song
15 mins; June 10, 2025
"The Phoenician Scheme"
35 mins; June 10, 2025
Interview With "Dope Thief" Showrunner, Director, Writer & Executive Producer Peter Craig
17 mins; June 09, 2025
Interviews With "Elio" Directors, Producer & Crew
25 mins; June 09, 2025
Episode 445 - The 2025 Tribeca Festival So Far , "Wicked For: Good," "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" & "The Lost Bus" Trailers
111 hours 47 mins; June 08, 2025
Interview With "Cross" Star & Producer Aldis Hodge
16 mins; June 07, 2025
"From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina"
84 hours 50 mins; June 07, 2025
Interview With "The Bear" Star Abby Elliott
21 mins; June 06, 2025
Interview With "Dangerous Animals" Star Jai Courtney
17 mins; June 06, 2025
The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 58 - Predicting The 2025 Tony Award Winners
24 mins; June 05, 2025
Interview With "Daredevil: Born Again" Star Charlie Cox
21 mins; June 04, 2025
Interview With "From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina" Director Len Wiseman
19 mins; June 04, 2025
Interview With "28 Years Later" Director Danny Boyle
22 mins; June 03, 2025
Interview With "Tornado" Star Jack Lowden
20 mins; June 02, 2025
Episode 444 - Tribeca Festival Preview, Netflix's Tudum Event & The "Frankenstein" Trailer
110 hours 26 mins; June 01, 2025
"Bring Her Back"
73 hours 10 mins; May 31, 2025
Interview With "The Last Of Us" Costume Designer Ann Foley
19 mins; May 30, 2025
Interview With "Hacks" Co-Creator, Co-Showrunner & Star Paul W. Downs
18 mins; May 29, 2025
Interview With "Adults" Executive Producer, Director & Writer Stefani Robinson
27 mins; May 29, 2025
"Inglourious Basterds"
27 mins; May 29, 2025
Interview With "The Phoenician Scheme" Stars Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton & Michael Cera
11 mins; May 28, 2025
"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning"
27 mins; May 27, 2025
Interview With "Jane Austen Wrecked My Life" Star Camille Rutherford & Filmmaker Laura Piani
14 mins; May 26, 2025
Episode 443 - Final 2025 Cannes Film Festival Recap, Award Winners & "Caught Stealing" Trailer
156 hours 49 mins; May 25, 2025
"Lilo & Stitch"
51 mins; May 24, 2025
Interviews With "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" Stars Hayley Atwell & Greg Tarzan Davis
14 mins; May 21, 2025
Episode 442 - The 2025 Cannes Film Festival (So Far), "Die, My Love," "Nouvelle Vague," "Eddington," "The Secret Agent" & "The Chronology Of Water"
122 hours 19 mins; May 19, 2025
"Final Destination Bloodlines"
68 hours 23 mins; May 17, 2025
Interview With "The Damned" Filmmaker Roberto Minervini
22 mins; May 15, 2025
Interview With "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Filmmaker Trey Edward Shults
19 mins; May 13, 2025
Episode 441 - Our Final Preview Of The 2025 Cannes Film Festival, "Highest 2 Lowest," "Honey Don't" & "The Long Walk" Trailers
83 hours 41 mins; May 11, 2025
"Clown In A Cornfield"
69 hours 34 mins; May 10, 2025
Interview With "Caught By The Tides" Filmmaker Jia Zhangke
16 mins; May 09, 2025
"Up"
33 mins; May 08, 2025
Interview With "Clown In A Cornfield" Stars Katie Douglas, Kevin Durand & Director Eli Craig
14 mins; May 07, 2025
Interview With "The Oscars" Producers Raj Kapoor & Katy Mullan
22 mins; May 07, 2025
Interviews With "Adolescence" Star Erin Doherty & Director Philip Barantini
36 mins; May 06, 2025
Interview With "Mid-Century Modern" Star Nathan Lee Graham
20 mins; May 06, 2025
The Next Best Theatre Podcast: Episode 57 - The 2025 Tony Award Nominations
19 mins; May 05, 2025
Episode 440 - Our 2025 Summer Movie Preview, "The Smashing Machine," "Weapons" & "Sorry, Baby" Trailers
137 hours 39 mins; May 04, 2025
"Thunderbolts*"
89 hours 9 mins; May 03, 2025
The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 50 - "The Last Of Us," "Andor," "Hacks," & Gotham TV Award Nominations
24 mins; May 02, 2025
Interview With "The Surfer" Director Lorcan Finnegan
19 mins; May 02, 2025
Interview With "Another Simple Favor" Director Paul Feig
16 mins; May 01, 2025
"An Education"
21 mins; May 01, 2025
Interviews With "Out Of My Mind" Stars Phoebe-Rae Taylor, Luke Kirby & Director Amber Sealey
54 mins; April 30, 2025
Interview With "Severance" Star Dichen Lachman
19 mins; April 29, 2025
Interviews With "Thunderbolts*" Director & Composers
26 mins; April 28, 2025
Episode 439 - New Oscar Rules, 2025 Cannes Film Festival Additions, "Predator: Badlands," "I Know What You Did Last Summer" & "Heads Of State" Trailers
104 hours 44 mins; April 27, 2025
"The Accountant 2"
64 hours 46 mins; April 26, 2025
Interview With "Magic Farm" Stars Amalia Ulman, Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff & Joe Apollonio
27 mins; April 25, 2025
Interview With "The Accountant 2" Director Gavin O'Connor
19 mins; April 25, 2025
Interview With "The Four Seasons" Showrunners & Writers Lang Fisher & Tracey Wigfield
20 mins; April 24, 2025
Interviews With "Superboys Of Malegaon" Filmmakers & Actors
19 mins; April 24, 2025
Interview With "April" Filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili
25 mins; April 23, 2025
Interviews With "Étoile" Stars & Showrunners
27 mins; April 23, 2025
Interview With "Dune: Prophecy" Showrunner Alison Schapker
17 mins; April 22, 2025
Interview With "Andor" Season 2 Composer Brandon Roberts
34 mins; April 21, 2025
Episode 438 - 2025 Cannes Film Festival Sidebars, Tribeca Festival Lineup, "Another Simple Favor," "The Life Of Chuck," "Him," & "The Roses" Trailers
115 hours 44 mins; April 20, 2025
"Sinners"
133 hours 58 mins; April 19, 2025
Interviews With "The Legend Of Ochi" Director/Writer Isaiah Saxon And Stars Helena Zengel, Finn Wolfhard & Emily Watson
