Next Best Picture

THE STORY – The future. Winter. Space travel is no longer a dream. A once-thriving film studio faces bankruptcy. The enormous compound, with structures ranging from the Great Sphinx of Giza to the Forbidden City, is now completely covered in snow...

THE STORY – The summer of 2002, and the senior year of high school, is on the horizon for best friends Minnie and Callie. As the golden child of their North Little Rock High School in Arkansas, Callie is the shining...

For this week’s second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Aaron Isenstein, and Tom O’Brien join me to discuss the debut feature film from Harry Lighton, “Pillion” starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, and Anthony Welsh. The film...

THE STORY – New York, June 1961. Legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans has found his musical voice and created the perfect trio, including bass player Scott LaFaro, his musical soulmate. A residency at New York’s Village Vanguard culminates in the live...

THE STORY – In 1870, the town of Friendship, Wisconsin, is enduring a dry, hot summer. The small town revolves around Jacob Hansen (Johnny Flynn), a hero of the American Civil War who, in spite of his many accomplishments, is unable...

THE STORY – After 17-year-old Ivy beats cancer, she can’t think of anything worse than becoming a Make-A-Wish kid. When her parents send her to a summer camp for kids affected by cancer, Ivy has a hard time adjusting to the...

THE STORY – After 14 years on the mainland, Hein returns to the place he is from – the only village on a remote island in the North Sea. Much to his surprise, the close-knit community no longer recognises him. Even...

THE STORY – Heike, a customer service manager at an understaffed cleaning company, must secure more working hours and revenue for a subcontractor after she is caught trying to poach an employee from his company. THE CAST – Sabine Thalau, Nada...

The winners of the 41st annual Film Independent Spirit Awards (SPIRIT) will be announced on Sunday, February 15th, honoring the best in independent film from 2025. Here are the winner predictions from some members of the Next Best Picture team....

The Costume Designers Guild (CDG) have announced their winners representing the best in Costume Design for 2025. Here are this year’s winners… Excellence in Contemporary FilmBugonia – Jennifer Johnson, CDGF1: The Movie – Julian Day, CDGOne Battle After Another –...