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THE STORY – Two college roommates take some special drugs called “M.I.N.T.S.” and experience a terrifying, hallucinogenic high. The only way to counteract the drug is to eat pizza. They must navigate through the high in order to get the pizza...

THE STORY – A hedge fund manager resorts to burglary after losing his job, targeting wealthy neighbors to maintain his family’s lifestyle, but makes a fateful error breaking into the wrong home. THE CAST – Jon Hamm, James Marsden, Amanda...

The Next Best Series Podcast is back as Megan Lachinski, Giovanni Lago, Nadia Dalimonte, and Amy Kim join me to discuss the latest series, shows, and awards season updates for all things television! On this return episode, we discuss the shows which did or did...

As early as it is to speculate if “Project Hail Mary” will be the latest spring premiere to get into Best Picture 10 months from now, it seems even earlier to wonder if Ryan Gosling can ride those coattails into...

“The Blue Trail” (2026) follows Tereza, a 77-year-old woman who has spent her entire life in a small industrialized town in the Amazon. When she receives a government order forcing her to relocate to a remote senior housing colony—a settlement...

With “Project Hail Mary” lighting up theaters and “Michael’s” songs getting louder each day, we’re already getting a taste of how many blockbuster Best Picture contenders exist this year. We don’t even have to wait till fall for the rest...

Academy Award–winning writer-director Bong Joon Ho revealed today the first look at his debut animated feature film, “Ally.” In development since 2019, the film is a major milestone in Director Bong’s career, marking his first foray into the world of...

The unforgettable Vince Vega of “Pulp Fiction” returns to the Croisette for an event as unexpected as it is exciting: his very first film as a director. Presented in the Cannes Premiere Selection, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach” is an adaptation of the...

2026 is already off to an impressive start, delivering a number of standout films in its first few months and, depending on who you ask, even a true masterpiece or two. At Next Best Picture, our team compiled individual lists...

“Fantasy Life” is an American comedy film written and directed by Matthew Shear in his directorial debut. It stars Amanda Peet, Shear, Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, Jessica Harper, Holland Taylor, and Sheng Wang. It...