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It’s that time of year again, when the major fall film festivals start unveiling which Oscar hopefuls (and just, all-around great movies) will make their world premieres. Venice, known for hosting almost exclusively world premieres, sets the tone early. Telluride,...

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the nominees for the annual Critics Choice Super Awards, a special event honoring the most popular, fan-obsessed genres across both television and movies, including Superhero, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Horror, Action and Animation. The winners...

THE STORY – After ten years of war, King Odysseus sets sail for Ithaca, eager to reunite with his beloved. But his journey home is far more treacherous than the battlefield, as he must face deadly monsters and vengeful gods to...

THE STORY – “Lucky” centers on a young woman (Anya Taylor-Joy) who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to...

Tomorrow, we will know the full scale of reactions and the full review scores for “The Odyssey,” and whether they validate the initial social reactions and Oscar predictions. But even if those turn out somewhat misleading, there’s still a solid...

Searchlight Pictures has released the official trailer for Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” starring Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Alexa Swinton, Kaya Ralls, Erik Griffin, JoBeth Williams, Margarita Levieva, Hank Azaria, and Will Arnett. The film will be released in theaters...

Following our historic 500th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we’re excited to launch the very first edition of our new weekly companion show, Mailbag Monday! Josh Parham, Megan Lachinski, Will Mavity, Amy Kim, and Tom O’Brien join me in this new...

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the official trailer for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Digger” starring Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, John Goodman, Sandra Hüller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jesse Plemons. The film will be released in theaters on October 2nd. Plot Synopsis: The...

For Next Best Picture’s historic 500th episode, I am joined for the first time ever on video by Josh Parham, Megan Lachinski, Will Mavity, Amy Kim, and Tom O’Brien. It’s a new era for NBP, and the show you’ve loved in audio form...

For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Daniel Howat, Ema Sasic, and Tom O’Brien join me to review and discuss the Disney live-action remake of 2016’s “Moana” also titled “Moana” starring Dwayne Johnson, Rena Owen, John Tui, Frankie Adams, Jemaine Clement, and Catherine Laga’aia....