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“LOW EXPECTATIONS”
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THE STORY – At the height of her music career, Maja falls apart and has to step away from her ambitions. Depressed and broke, she moves back home with her mother and works part-time at a local high school. Far from...
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“JOHN LENNON : THE LAST INTERVIEW”
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THE STORY – “John Lennon: The Last Interview” captures an extraordinary and intimate moment in music history – the final in-depth conversation John Lennon ever gave. On December 8, 1980, Lennon and Yoko Ono sat down with a small radio crew...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 494 – Tribeca Festival Preview, Indie Horror Box Office Success, “In The Hand Of Dante” & “I Am Frankelda” Trailers
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For Episode 494, I am joined by Sara Clements, Larry Fried, Will Mavity, and Tom O’Brien, as we deliver our preview for the 2026 Tribeca Festival. We also touch on the recent box-office successes of “Backrooms” and “Obsession,” and what they mean for Hollywood moving forward. For...
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Danny Boyle’s ‘Trainspotting’ at 30: Addiction As Symptom of a Nation’s Limbo State
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The film finds pitch-black humor, tragedy, and horror in a series of asides and digressions. The post Danny Boyle’s ‘Trainspotting’ at 30: Addiction As Symptom of a Nation’s Limbo State appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Interview: Federico Luis – For the Opponents | 2026 Cannes Film Festival
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We discovered Argentine filmmaker Federico Luis as one of the exciting, singular new voices when his feature debut, Simon of the Mountain, premiered at Cannes at the Critics’ Week in 2024. Currently mounting his sophomore feature The Dog Trainer (with...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Backrooms”
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For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Katie Johnson, Sara Clements, Alyssa Christian, and Brendan Hodges join me to review and discuss “Backrooms” starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett & Lukita Maxwell. Directed and co-scored by Kane Parsons (in...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With The “The Pitt” Star Sepideh Moafi & Cinematographer Johanna Coelho
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“The Pitt” is an American medical drama television series created by R. Scott Gemmill and executive-produced by John Wells and Noah Wyle. It stars Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran...
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TERRIFIER’s Damien Leone to Make TORTURES OF THE DAMNED For Lionsgate
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Terrifier's Damien Leone is stepping into the Hollywood studio system for his next original horror project. THR reported first today that Leone will write, direct and produce Tortures of the Damned for Lionsgate. Horror icon Sam Raimi will produce with...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With The “Power Ballad” Filmmaker John Carney
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“Power Ballad” is a 2026 musical comedy-drama film directed and co-written by John Carney, starring Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Havana Rose Liu, and Jack Reynor. The film tells the story of Rick Power (Rudd), a wedding singer, who meets washed-up...
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“SIX MONTHS IN A PINK AND BLUE BUILDING”
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THE STORY – Mexico, early 90s. Bruno grows up in a happy, carefree family. On his eleventh birthday, as he learns his father is ill, this zest for life takes over. Everyone keeps on singing and dancing to ward off fate, like...
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