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THE STORY – Maia Marten has built her life on being one step ahead — a sharp, resourceful, high-powered lawyer at the top of London’s legal world. During her routine morning run, a single phone call shatters her world: her son...

Our 2008 retrospective has officially come to an end with our final podcast review for Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film for Best Picture, “Slumdog Millionaire,” starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, and Irrfan Khan. Loosely based on the...

As heard yesterday on the podcast, we announced the NBP Film Community Award Winners for 2008. For those who did not hear the winners read out loud on the show, we have provided a complete list below for you to check...

THE STORY – When a teenager from the slums of Mumbai is interrogated about his suspicious performance on a quiz show, he revisits various events from his past to explain how he knew all the answers. THE CAST – Dev Patel,...

Although the 2026-27 Oscar season has really been underway for months, thanks to the likes of “The Odyssey,” “Project Hail Mary,” “Obsession,” “The Invite,” and several Cannes films, the fall festival gauntlet of Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York still...

According to Variety, Film at Lincoln Center has added the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” to the Main Slate of the 64th New York Film Festival. The film will debut on October 5th at Alice Tully Hall, with some...

The fall film festival season is always one of the most exciting times of the year for any dedicated cinephile. Now is the time when a plethora of hotly anticipated films will start making either their debut or resurgence from...

Following our 507th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we’re back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Nadia Dalimonte, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Larry Fried & Tom O’Brien join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions from the NBP Film Community. Covering everything...

THE STORY – When a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers breaks loose in the desert, a badass Army sniper must unleash hell to protect her young daughter. THE CAST – Adria Arjona, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Reginald VelJohnson, Michael...

Film at Lincoln Center has added the world premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall to the Spotlight section of the 64th New York Film Festival. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, the...