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For our main podcast review this week, I am joined by Daniel Howat and guest Aaron White from Feelin' Film. Today, we're reviewing the latest pairing between director Guy Ritchie ("The Gentlemen") and Jason Statham ("The Meg") in "Wrath Of Man." Taking a departure from the hyperkinetic action style and cheese action one-liners, this is the duo's most serious film yet. What did we think of this dark heist film? Tune in down below to find out.

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"Wrath Of Man"

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We told you we'd be back with another audio commentary tracker sooner rather than later! And do we have a treat for you! With the release of "Spencer," we're going back to 2008 to visit the film franchise that made Kristen Stewart a star along with her co-star Robert Pattinson, "Twilight." We're doing something we've never done before. Last week we recorded our live reactions to all five films back to back in a marathon screening which we'll be releasing to all of you in five parts for each movie in the franchise. First up is the 2008 film directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Joining me for this first of five films are Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer, Eve O'Dea & guest Charlie Bright. So, kick back, relax, fire up that Netflix account and listen alongside us as we start our journey into the world of sexy teenage vampires.

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"Twilight" Audio Commentary Track

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Josh Parham & Nadia Dalimonte to review and discuss the newest film from co-directors/writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, "Heretic" starring Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher & Chloe East. A psychological thriller on the nature of religion, control, and belief, the confined film has garnered positive reviews since its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss Hugh Grant's performance, the clever writing, its tension-filled direction, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Heretic"

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago & returning guest Zoe Rose Bryant to review and discuss the newest film from Jacques Audiard, "Emilia Pérez" starring Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz & Édgar Ramírez. A genre mashup that tells the unique story of a drug crime lord who desires to undergo gender-affirming surgery, the Netflix film has polarized audiences since its world premiere at Cannes, garnering festival prizes, critical praise, and criticism while dazzling audiences. What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the performances, writing, direction, musical numbers, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Emilia Pérez"

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Ema Sasic & Cody Dericks to review and discuss "Moana 2," starring Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, Hualālai Chung, Rachel House, Awhimai Fraser, Gerald Ramsey & Alan Tudyk. A long-anticipated sequel to 2016's "Moana," the film was originally meant for Disney+ but has now been released in theaters by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. What did we think of it? Tune in as we discuss the animation, story, characters, musical numbers, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Moana 2"

For this week's main podcast review, I am joined by Nadia Dalimonte, Josh Parham & Tom O'Brien to review and discuss the latest film from director Barry Jenkins, "Mufasa: The Lion King," starring Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Tiffany Boone, Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, Blue Ivy Carter & Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. We say it's the latest film from Barry Jenkins, but it doesn't look or feel like any of his previous works, as he decided to undertake the sequel to the poorly received but financially successful 2019 remake of "The Lion King." What did we think of Jenkins's direction? Was he able to elevate this material? How did we feel about the visuals, music, and voice performances? Tune in as we discuss these topics, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Mufasa: The Lion King"

For this week's main podcast review, Sara Clements, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Joselyn Safadi, and I are reviewing and discussing the latest film from Ryan Coogler, "Sinners," starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Buddy Guy, Delroy Lindo. A blending of different genres forms a singular vision from not only one of the best Black filmmakers working today but one of the best filmmakers working today, period. What Coogler has created has given us many different talking points, from the electrifying music to the performances, shot-for-IMAX cinematography, and themes of the story dealing with assimilation, appropriation, and striving for freedom, literal and metaphorical. Tune in as we touch upon these points and more, including its Oscar potential in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Sinners"

For this week's main podcast review, Joselyn Safadi, Giovanni Lago, Megan Lachinski, Will Mavity, and I are reviewing and discussing the latest film from Gavin O'Connor, "The Accountant 2," starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda & J. K. Simmons. It's been nine years since the release of "The Accountant," and the film has garnered quite a following since then. Now, the creative forces behind that film are finally back to give us a more entertaining sequel that leans on the brother relationship between Chris and Braxton, allowing Affleck and Bernthal to charm audiences and simultaneously kick human traffickers' asses. What did we think of the story, performances, humor, and action? Please tune in as we touch upon these points and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"The Accountant 2"

For Episode 439, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Lauren LaMagna, and Will Mavity to discuss the announcement of the new rules for the Academy Awards and the additions to the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. We also reveal the winner of last week's poll for the release of "The Accountant 2" asking, "Which Is Your Favorite Ben Affleck performance?" and ask this week's poll question for the release of "Thunderbolts*" asking "What Is Your Favorite Movie About A Ragtag Group Of Misfits?" We also react to the trailers for "Predator: Badlands," "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Heads Of State," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we will see you all next week.

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Episode 439 - New Oscar Rules, 2025 Cannes Film Festival Additions, "Predator: Badlands," "I Know What You Did Last Summer" & "Heads Of State" Trailers

For this week's main podcast review, Lauren LaMagna, Cody Dericks, Tom O'Brien, and I are reviewing and discussing the latest film from Marvel Studios, "Thunderbolts*," starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen & Julia Louis-Dreyfus. At a time when the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) needs a shot in the arm, this ragtag group of antiheroes has come together under the direction of "Beef" filmmaker Jake Schreier to deliver one of the franchise's freshest films in years as it tackles themes of loneliness, depression, and camaraderie. What did we think of the story, performances, action, humor, score, and how it sets up the future of the MCU? Please tune in as we touch upon these points and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Thunderbolts*"

For Episode 440, I am joined by Josh Parham, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago as we preview the 2025 Summer Movie Season with the films we're most excited to see. This is also the theme of this week's poll as we ask, "Which 2025 Summer Movie Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing?" and we reveal the winner of last week's poll for the release of "Thunderbolts*" asking, "What Is Your Favorite Movie About A Ragtag Group Of Misfits?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "The Smashing Machine," "Weapons," "Sorry, Baby," "Now You See Me: Now You Don't," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we will see you all next week.

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Episode 440 - Our 2025 Summer Movie Preview, "The Smashing Machine," "Weapons" & "Sorry, Baby" Trailers

For Episode 441, on Mother's Day and the night of our departure to Cannes, I am joined by Dan Bayer & Giovanni Lago as we deliver our final preview of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and which films we're most excited to see, which is also the theme of this week's poll as we ask, "Which Films From The 2025 Cannes Film Festival Are You Most Excited To See?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll asking, "Which 2025 Summer Movie Are You Most Looking Forward To Seeing?" We also give our reactions to the trailers for "Highest 2 Lowest," "Honey Don't," "The Long Walk," and "The Conjuring: Last Rites," answer your fan-submitted questions and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this episode. We will see you all next week on the Croisette. Au revoir!

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Episode 441 - Our Final Preview Of The 2025 Cannes Film Festival, "Highest 2 Lowest," "Honey Don't" & "The Long Walk" Trailers

For this week's main podcast review, Giovanni Lago, Josh Parham, Tom O'Brien, and Will Mavity are reviewing and discussing "Final Destination Bloodlines," starring Kaitlyn Santa, Juana Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger & Tony Todd. It's sixth installment in the "Final Destination" film series following 2011's "Final Destination 5." Did the break from the franchise do it some good? How does it play in IMAX? What did we think of the kills? Please tune in as we touch upon these points and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Final Destination Bloodlines"

Bonjour NBP Community! For Episode 442, I am joined by Dan Bayer on the Croisette in France for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. In this week's episode, we take a break from the film festival at the midway point to discuss the various films we've been watching, including "Die, My Love," "Eddington," "Sirat," "Sound Of Falling," "The Chronology Of Water," "Nouvelle Vague," "The Secret Agent," "The Phoenician Scheme" and more! We also go over the polls for the release of "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," asking, "Which Is Your Favorite "Mission: Impossible" Film?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll asking," "Which Films From The 2025 Cannes Film Festival Are You Most Excited To See?"There are no trailers or answers to your fan-submitted questions, but we hope you enjoy hearing about what movies you have to look forward to with another recap to come for the second week of the festival next week! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this episode.

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Episode 442 - The 2025 Cannes Film Festival (So Far), "Die, My Love," "Nouvelle Vague," "Eddington," "The Secret Agent" & "The Chronology Of Water"

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For this week's second podcast review, Dan Bayer, Alyssa Christian, Daniel Howat & Giovanni Lago join me to review and discuss the final "Mission: Impossible" film, "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Tramell Tillman & Katy O'Brian. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and continuing where "Dead Reckoning" left off, with one of the largest production budgets in history, the longest runtime of the franchise, and as the cumulative eighth film in a nearly thirty-year franchise, this is by far the biggest "Mission: Impossible" film to date. But does bigger always mean better? Please tune in as we discuss the story, character arcs, set pieces, stunts, craftsmanship, the franchise's future, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy...one last time.

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"Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning"

For this week's main podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Katie Johnson, and Cody Dericks join me to review and discuss Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou's "Bring Her Back," starring Billy Barratt, Sora Wong, Sally Hawkins & Jonah Wren Phillips. Following up on their acclaimed debut film "Talk To Me," the former YouTubers turned filmmakers are back to traumatize audiences with a brutal and surprisingly emotional take on grief. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we touch upon the story, its themes, the performances, the craftsmanship, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Bring Her Back"

For Episode 444, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and I are here to preview the 2025 Tribeca Festival, which will take place from June 4th to 15th. We also go over the announcements from Netflix's Tudum event, including the trailer for Guillermo del Toro's "Frankenstein." For this week's poll, for the release of Wes Anderson's "The Phoenician Scheme," we're asking, "Which Is Your Favorite Wes Anderson Film?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll as we wrap up our Cannes Film Festival coverage, asking, "Which Films From The 2025 Cannes Film Festival Are You Most Excited To See?" We also check on some other news of the week, answer your fan-submitted questions and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we'll see you next week.

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Episode 444 - Tribeca Festival Preview, Netflix's Tudum Event & The "Frankenstein" Trailer

For this week's main podcast review, Josh Parham, Nadia Dalimonte, Lauren LaMagna & Joselyn Safadi join me to review and discuss "From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina" (or just "Ballerina") starring Ana de Armas, Anjelica Huston, Gabriel Byrne, Lance Reddick, Norman Reedus, Ian McShane & Keanu Reeves. Taking place between "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" and "Chapter 4," this is the first of what's sure to be many spin-offs set in the world of "John Wick," but what did we think of it? Please tune in as we touch upon the story, characters, action, craftsmanship, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina"

For Episode 445, Josh Parham and I are here to discuss the films we've seen so far at the 2025 Tribeca Festival and give our reactions to some pretty exciting trailers, including "Wicked: For Good," "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," "Kiss Of The Spider Woman," "The Lost Bus," "Lurker and "Black Phone 2." For this week's poll, for the release of Celine Song's "Materialists," we're asking, "Which Is Your Favorite Romantic Film Of The 2020s So Far?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll for the release of Wes Anderson's "The Phoenician Scheme," where we asked, "Which Is Your Favorite Wes Anderson Film?" We also check on some other news of the week, answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we'll see you next week.

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Episode 445 - The 2025 Tribeca Festival So Far, "Wicked For: Good," "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" & "The Lost Bus" Trailers

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For this week's second podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Brendan Hodges and Tom O'Brien join me to review and discuss the latest film from Academy Award-winner Wes Anderson, "The Phoenician Scheme" starring Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend & Hope Davis. The film premiered in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, receiving positive reviews as Wes Anderson films tend to do, but what did we think of it? Wes Anderson is always a hotly discussed filmmaker with a wide range of opinions, and his latest is no different. Please tune in as we discuss the story, characters, performances, style and design, craftsmanship, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it!

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"The Phoenician Scheme"

For Episode 445, Megan Lachinski, Tom O'Brien, and I are here to discuss the end of the 2025 Tribeca Festival and give our reactions to the trailers for "Eddington," "In Your Dreams," and "Oh, Hi!" For this week's poll, for the release of Danny Boyle's "28 Years Later," we're asking, "Which Is Your Favorite Danny Boyle Film?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll for the release of Celine Song's "Materialists," where we asked, "Which Is Your Favorite Romantic Film Of The 2020s So Far?" We also check on some other news of the week, answer your fan-submitted questions and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. Happy Father's Day to all of the dads out there listening! We hope you enjoy this episode, and we'll see you next week.

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Episode 446 - Tribeca Festival Ends, "Eddington," "In Your Dreams" & "Oh, Hi!" Trailers

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For this week's third podcast review, Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Megan Lachinski, and Giovanni Lago join me to review and discuss the latest film from Academy Award-nominee Celine Song, "Materialists," starring Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans, Pedro Pascal, Zoë Winters & Marin Ireland. Following the success of "Past Lives," many greatly anticipated how Song would follow up on her previous beloved romance. Well, she did with another romance, although this one has garnered more than a few divisive reactions. Where do we fall on it? Please tune in as we discuss the themes, characters, performances, direction from Song, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it!

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"Materialists"

For Episode 447, Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, Katie Johnson, Sara Clements, and I are here to discuss which films are our favorites from the first half of 2025 and which we deem to be realistic Oscar contenders. We tie this conversation into this week's poll as we ask, "Which Is The Best Film Of 2025 So Far?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll for the release of "28 Years Later," where we asked, "Which Is Your Favorite Danny Boyle Film?" We also give our reactions to the trailer for "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We know the world is a scary place at the moment, but we sincerely hope you enjoy this episode and the show overall as we do our best to provide you comfort during these difficult and uncertain times. We'll see you all again next week.

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Episode 447 - The Best Films & Oscar Contenders Of 2025 So Far And The "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" Trailer

For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson, Giovanni Lago, Joselyn Safadi, Brendan Hodges & Will Mavity join me to review and discuss the newest film from Joseph Kosinski, "F1" (Or "F1 The Movie" depending on who you ask) starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies & Javier Bardem. Set in the world of Formula One racing, Kosinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer aim to deliver the most authentic and immersive racing movie ever made while retaining the magic that made their last collaboration, "Top Gun: Maverick," such a success. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the story, performances, racing sequences, Hans Zimmer's score, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"F1"

For Episode 448, Nadia Dalimonte, Sara Clements, Alyssa Christian, Will Mavity, and I are here to discuss our Midyear Oscar Winners and our most anticipated Oscar contenders from the second half of 2025. We tie this conversation into this week's poll as we ask, "Which Possible Oscar Contenders Are You Most Looking Forward To For The Rest Of 2025?" We also reveal the winner of last week's poll, where we asked, "Which Is The Best Film Of 2025 So Far?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "Bugonia," "Roofman," "Eden," and "Splitsville," answer your fan-submitted questions and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We look forward to seeing you all again next week as we'll start turning a specific eye toward the upcoming fall film festivals.

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Episode 448 - Most Anticipated Oscar Contenders, "Bugonia," "Roofman," & "Splitsville" Trailers

For this week's main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham & Lauren LaMagna join me to review and discuss the newest entry in the "Jurassic World/Park" franchise, "Jurassic World Rebirth," starring Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo & Ed Skrein. With a whole new cast, Gareth Edwards directing, and mutated dinosaurs, the franchise is receiving a number of new elements to re-energize itself, but does it work? Or is it time for this once great franchise to go extinct? Please tune in as we discuss the story, performances, characters, thrilling action sequences, Alexandre Desplat's score, the future of the franchise, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Jurassic World Rebirth"

For Episode 449, Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, and I are here to discuss our first Oscar Predictions of the year in the above-the-line categories. We tie this conversation into last week's poll results, as we asked, "Which Possible Oscar Contenders Are You Most Looking Forward To For The Rest Of 2025?" For the release of James Gunn's "Superman," for this week's poll, we ask, "Which is Your Favorite DC Comics Film?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "Sentimental Value," "Project Hail Mary," "The Running Man," "Relay," and "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We look forward to seeing you all again next week, as we'll start turning our eyes toward the upcoming fall film festivals.

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Episode 449 - Our First Oscar Predictions, "Sentimental Value," "Project Hail Mary," & "The Running Man" Trailers

Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's our main podcast review for this week for James Gunn's "Superman" starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion & Isabela Merced. Joining me for this review are Sara Clements, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Giovanni Lago & Brendan Hodges. There's a lot to discuss as Gunn gives us not only a new standalone Superman film but also attempts to reboot DC's universe on a whole new path into the future. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the story, its themes and parallels to today's modern world, the casting of these iconic characters and their performances, the action sequences, and visual effects, the score, including the use of John Williams' iconic theme for the Man of Steel, the future of the franchise, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"Superman"

For Episode 450, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Giovanni Lago, Tom O'Brien, and I are here to predict where each of the major upcoming Oscar contenders will premiere and screen at each of the fall film festivals (Venice, Telluride, TIFF & NYFF). For the release of "Eddington," this week's poll asks, "Which Is Your Favorite Film Set Against The Backdrop Of The COVID-19 Pandemic?" And for last week's poll, for the release of James Gunn's "Superman," we reveal your top 10 results for "Which is Your Favorite DC Comics Film?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "She Rides Shotgun," "Went Up The Hill," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Please be sure to vote on the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Nominations if you have not done so already. Voting will be open until July 26th. Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We look forward to seeing you all again next week!

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Episode 450 - 2025 Fall Film Festival Predictions, "She Rides Shotgun" & "Went Up The Hill" Trailers

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For Episode 53 of the Next Best Series Podcast, Daniel Howat takes over hosting duties and, along with Nadia Dalimonte, Megan Lachinski & Tom O'Brien, they give their reactions to the 77th Emmy Award Nominations. They discuss who got in, who missed, who on the team performed well in their predictions, and what the most challenging races to call are now that the nominations have been announced. It's a long couple of weeks until September 14th, when the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held, but we'll be with you every step of the way! As always, thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy this reactions episode.

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The Next Best Series Podcast: Episode 53 - Our Reactions To The 2025 Emmy Nominations

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Our 2009 retrospective continues with another Best Picture nominee, "Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" starring Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey & Lenny Kravitz. Directed by Oscar-nominee Lee Daniels (the first openly gay Black nominated director) and written by Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Fletcher (the first Black screenwriter Oscar winner), the film was an indie sensation following its premiere at Sundance and festival run, leading to a wave of Black centered stories that had both positive and negative impacts on the industry. How does the film hold up today? Please join Josh Parham & Dan Bayer, and me as we discuss the incredible performances, Lee's direction, the writing, editing, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our review! Thank you!

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"Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire"

"Eddington" had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it received mixed reviews for its story of the fictional town of Eddington, New Mexico, set during 2020, where a rivalry between Sheriff Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix) and Mayor Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal) reaches a combustible state of political and social turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Director and writer, Ari Aster, the masterful filmmaker behind films such as "Hereditary," "Midsommar" and "Beau Is Afraid" is not unfamiliar with this kind of polarizing response to his provocative films and in fact, he welcomes the debate, discussion and reflection in hopes that his work will bring us closer together during a time where we're more divided than ever before. Aster and Academy Award-winning star Joaquin Phoenix were kind enough to speak with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters nationwide from A24. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Eddington" Star Joaquin Phoenix & Filmmaker Ari Aster

For this week's main podcast review, Katie Johnson and Dan Bayer join me along with returning guest Ryan C. Showers, to review "I Know What You Did Last Summer" starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Pidgeon, Billy Campbell & Austin Nichols. A legacyquel to the 1997 original and its 1998 sequel, the film brings together old and new cast members for another summer of murder in Southport, driven by the shared guilt a group of friends feel after they fail to report an accident they were witness to the summer prior. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the story, its characters, the humor, kills, twist ending, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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"I Know What You Did Last Summer"

For Episode 451, Megan Lachinski, Josh Parham, Will Mavity, and I are here to predict what films we specifically feel will be announced to have their world premieres at the 2025 Venice Film Festival this week on Tuesday and the Toronto International Film Festival throughout the week. For this week's poll, with the fall film festival announcements about to come in full force with expected announcements from the aforementioned Venice, TIFF, and NYFF, and Oscar season quickly approaching, we ask for the first time this year, "Which Film Do You Feel Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?" And for last week's poll, for the release of "Eddington," we reveal your top 10 results for "Which Is Your Favorite Film Set Against The Backdrop Of The COVID-19 Pandemic?" We also share our reactions to the trailer for Luca Guadagnino's much-anticipated Oscar contender "After The Hunt," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Please be sure to vote on the 2009 NBP Film Community Award Nominations if you have not already done so. Voting ends this week before July 26th. Thank you all for listening, supporting, and subscribing. We look forward to seeing you all again next week!

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Episode 451 - Our 2025 Venice & Toronto International Film Festival Predictions & The "After The Hunt" Trailer

"Together" is a new supernatural body horror film written and directed by Michael Shanks, making his directorial debut. The film stars real-life married actors Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple who move to the countryside but find themselves encountering a mysterious force that horrifically causes changes in their bodies. Shanks was kind enough to speak with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to or watch below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on July 30th from NEON. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "Together" Filmmaker Michael Shanks

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For this week's second podcast review, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, Daniel Howat & Brendan Hodges, join me to review and discuss the latest film from Ari Aster, "Eddington," starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward, Austin Butler & Emma Stone. After its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, much like Aster's other films, his COVID-19 pandemic-set Western has sparked an intense discussion surrounding its themes, execution, and intention. Like the characters in the movie itself, no one can seem to see eye to eye on anything regarding it. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the story, its themes and style, performances, cinematography, our experiences with the pandemic and how it changed the world, the film's awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you super duper very much for listening. We hope you enjoy it!

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"Eddington"

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" is the latest attempt to bring Marvel's first family, the Fantastic Four, to the big screen, following the 2005 and 2015 films. It is the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the titular team, alongside Julia Garner, Sarah Niles, Mark Gatiss, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ralph Ineson. Garner, Ineson, and director Matt Shakman were kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on July 26th from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" Stars Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner & Director Matt Shakman

"Oh, Hi!" had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its story about a situationship by filmmaker Sophie Brooks, involving a new couple (Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman) who go on a weekend road trip that takes an unexpected turn. Both Gordon & Lerman were kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on July 25th from Sony Pictures Classics. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interviews With "Oh, Hi!" Stars Molly Gordon & Logan Lerman

"2000 Meters To Andriivka" had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it received a strong, positive reception, with critics praising it as a worthy follow-up to Mstyslav Chernov's Academy Award-winning film, "20 Days In Mariupol." The film follows Chernov and journalist Alex Babenko as they follow a Ukrainian platoon on a mission to liberate the Russian-occupied village of Andriivka across 2000 meters of land surrounded by landmines. Chernov was kind enough to return to the podcast and speak with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing theatrically in New York with a national rollout to follow from PBS Distribution, and a broadcast on Frontline scheduled for December. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Interview With "2000 Meters To Andriivka" Filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov

For Episode 126, it's a BIG one. Michael Schwartz, Josh Parham, Cody Dericks, Beatrice Loayza, Tom O'Brien and myself give you our reactions to the Critics Choice Awards Winners, we give you our SAG Predictions, our reactions to the trailers for "Spider-Man: Far From Home," "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum," the polls and finally...our final Oscar Nomination Predictions. It's a jam packed episode, so grab yourself a snack, get comfortable and come on this journey with us as we trade ideas back and forth on what is going to get nominated this Tuesday for the 91st Academy Awards.

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Episode 126 - Our Final Oscar Nomination Predictions, SAG & The "John Wick: Chapter 3" Trailer

Kim Nguyen is a Canadian director and writer who gained a lot of attention for his Academy Award nominated foreign language film "War Witch" in 2012. He has made a few films since then but his latest "The Hummingbird Project" is his most accessible and biggest yet, featuring an A-list cast that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgard & Salma Hayek. The 45 year old filmmaker was kind enough to sit with me for a few minutes to talk about his latest film.

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Interview With "The Hummingbird Project" Director/Writer, Kim Nguyen

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For this month's second Patreon throwback podcast review we were going to review Disney's animated 1998 version of "Mulan" in anticipation for the live-action remake which was supposed to hit theaters this week. Due to the coronavirus, that film's release has sadly been pushed back to an unknown date but that didn't stop us from opening up Disney+ during our quarantine to re-watch the 1998 Oscar nominated film. Joining me for this podcast review I have Nicole Ackman, Lauren LaMagna, Rebecca Daniel, Danilo Castro, Tom O'Brien and Patreon contributer Kiiva Williams. Together, we discuss the film's themes, its characters, story, songs and more! Please bring honor to us by giving us a listen!

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"Mulan" (1998)

For this week's second podcast film review, I am joined by Nicole Ackman, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Ryan C. Showers & Cody Dericks. Today, we are reviewing the new animated film from Tomm Moore ("The Secret Of Kells" & "Song Of The Sea") titled "Wolfwalkers," which he co-directed with Ross Stewart. The film had its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival and has since gone on to garner acclaim by pretty much all those who watch it. It's currently streaming on Apple TV+ and stars the voice talents of Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean & Simon McBurney. Take a listen down below as we discuss the film's animation, themes, songs and more! Thank you!

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