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The New York Film Festival has traditionally not been a place for studios to launch one of their big awards contenders. The event has served more as a curation of the best films from previous festivals than as a first...

THE STORY – Frances Haugen (Madison), a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz (White), a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets....

The only consolation for “Digger” right now, when it comes to the Oscar race, is that it is somehow not the lowest-reviewed film still considered to have a shot at major nominations. That position still belongs to “Michael,” to the...

“East of Eden” is a 2026 American historical drama limited television series created by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames. It is adapted from John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel of the same name and premiered on Netflix on...

Sandra Hüller has had a memorable year, from standout supporting turns in “Project Hail Mary” and “Digger” to leading the contemplative “Fatherland.” But her indisputable best performance of 2026 is in “Rose,” where she plays the titular character. In this...

THE STORY – Follows the confusing firing and rehiring cycle of Sam Altman at OpenAI, where the board gained control of the company and removed him, but Altman still returned. THE CAST – Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Cooper Hoffman,...

The Critics Choice Association announced Monday that legendary filmmaker and documentarian Ron Howard will receive the Critics Choice Impact Award at the 11th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards. The prestigious award recognizes filmmakers whose work, influence, and commitment to nonfiction...

Following our 510th episode of The Next Best Picture Podcast, we’re back with a new episode of Mailbag Monday. Ema Sasic, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, and Tom O’Brien join me in this new series dedicated entirely to answering your fan-submitted questions from the NBP Film Community....

For Episode 510 of the Next Best Picture Podcast, I am joined by Ema Sasic, Giovanni Lago, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, and Tom O’Brien. This week, we’re discussing the continuation of the New York Film Festival (NYFF), including the world premieres of “Behemoth!” and “A Statement,”...

THE STORY – In 1980 Florida, twenty experts gather at a beachside resort for a weekend conference on a global issue that is starting to gain traction: The effects of CO2 emissions on the climate. The scientists, activists, and policymakers have...