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Except for major longshots like “The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth,” “Werwulf” and “The Mosquito Bowl,” every potential Best Picture candidate aside from “Dune: Part Three” has now been seen and rated in some shape or form. So since we...

Following our 511th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we’re back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, and Larry Fried join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions from the NBP Film Community. Covering...

For Episode 511 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, and Larry Fried. This week, we’re discussing the end of the New York Film Festival (NYFF), including the world premieres of “Artificial” and “14th,” as well...

THE STORY – After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel launches a desperate rescue mission into an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Ore. Joined by a hapless but loyal classmate, Prue risks...

For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic and Dan Bayer join me to review and discuss the latest film from Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Reckoning,” starring Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, Wunmi Mosaku, Betty Gilpin, Billy Magnussen, Bill Burr, and Jeremy...

THE STORY – In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, private eye Raymond Gunn and his alien companion Eyera are making a living on the edge of society, delving into secrets that some people would...

THE STORY – Filmmaker Ava DuVernay speaks with scholars, politicians, and legal experts about the 14th Amendment, exploring who gets to belong in America and the ongoing fight over birthright citizenship. THE CAST – Stacey Abrams, David Bright, Robert S. Chang,...

THE STORY – A timely and tender account of internal and external transformations, German filmmaker Isabelle Stever’s striking drama centers on a young queer couple navigating unprecedented waters in Ukraine during the height of the Russia invasion. THE CAST – Tania...

THE STORY – A new anthology in which music and sound become a source of terror. THE CAST – Josh Willis, Christopher Romero Sosa, Barbara Crampton, Erin Griff, Zach Jobe, Julie Clergerie, Elie Kaempfen, Jihad Brent, Alex Hsu, Jaki Lauper, Neela...

“Love Of Your Life” is an American romantic drama directed by Rachel Morrison (“The Fire Inside“), written by Julia Cox. It stars Margaret Qualley as Maya, whose chance encounter with Charlie (Gabriel Basso) sets in motion a sweeping romance and...