The Next Picture Show
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Looking at cinema's present via its past. From the former editorial team of The Dissolve, The Next Picture Show examines how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy, then compare and contrast that film with a modern successor. Hosted and produced by Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson, and Scott Tobias.
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- Zuck Dynasty, Pt. 2 — The Social Reckoning · 1 t. 2 min.Sorkin's follow-up to "The Social Network" goes astray.
- Trial By Media, Pt. 2 — Primetime · 1 t. 1 min.Primetime is a far-from-straightforward take on a true story, using the mid-aughts TV phenomenon To Catch a Predator and especially its host, Chris Hansen, for a darkly comic…
- Trial By Media, Pt. 1 — Sweet Smell of Success · 1 t. 2 min.Alexander Mackendrick’s blisteringly cynical 1957 film.
- Existential Zones, Pt. 2 — It Ends · 1 t. 2 min.Alexander Ullom's It Ends is a daring little piece of microbudget drama about four friends at transition points in their lives, who find themselves in a place where life and…
- #539: Existential Zones, Pt. 1 — Solaris (1972) · 1 t. 8 min.In space, no one can hear you philosophize.
- The Family That’s Prey Together, Pt. 2 — The End of Oak Street · 1 t. 1 min.The universal human desire to not get eaten.
- The Family That's Prey Together, Pt. 1 — War of the Worlds (2005) · 1 t. 5 min.Spielberg's 9/11 movie.
- #535: Anyone Can Cook, Pt. 1 — Ratatouille · 1 t. 15 min.Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.
- Home Sweet Homer, Pt. 1 — O Brother, Where Art Thou? · 1 t. 15 min.The Coen Brothers go on an Odyssey.
- Lady Justice, Pt. 1 — True Grit (2010) · 1 t. 7 min.Supergirl and the Coen Brothers' 2010 adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.
- Our Aliens, Ourselves Pt. 2 — Disclosure Day · 58 min.Forty-four years after his science-fiction classic about the deep connection between a 10-year-old human boy and an alien visitor stranded on earth, Steven Spielberg is once…
- Our Aliens, Ourselves Pt. 1 — E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial · 56 min.How Spielberg navigated the sentimentality of a story that’s all about feelings.
- Baby on Board, Pt. 2 — The Mandalorian and Grogu · 1 t. 18 min.How the first Star Wars feature since 2019 misses the mark.
- Baby on Board, Pt. 1 — Shogun Assassin (1980) · 1 t. 13 min.The killer-no-filler "Lone Wolf and Cub" that influenced "The Mandalorian".
- Burden of Hoof, Pt. 2 – The Sheep Detectives · 1 t. 26 min. · Sæson 5 Episode 24An irresistible yarn.
- Burden of Hoof, Pt. 1 — Babe: Pig in the City · 1 t. 7 min. · Episode 523George Miller's deeply odd sequel is the opposite of a crowd-pleaser.
- Minnesota Not-So-Nice, Pt. 2 — Normal · 1 t. 10 min. · Episode 522Ben Wheatly's new Bob Odenkirk-starring shoot-'em-up is in many ways the anti-Fargo, but does that make it interesting?
- Minnesota Not-So-Nice, Pt. 1 — Fargo · 1 t. 3 min. · Episode 521There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don'tcha know that?
- Past Imperfect, Pt. 2 — The Drama · 1 t. 6 min. · Episode 517Kristoffer Borgli’s film is designed to push buttons, and some of those buttons are better than others.
- Past Imperfect, Pt. 1 — A History of Violence · 1 t. 9 min. · Episode 519Inspired by The Drama, we revisit David Cronenberg's exploration of how a secret past can redefine a marriage.
- In a Lonely Space, Pt. 2 — Project Hail Mary · 1 t. 23 min. · Episode 518Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's audience-friendly adaptation is a Rocky experience, for better or worse.
- In a Lonely Space, Pt. 1 — Silent Running · 1 t. 13 min. · Episode 517Before Rocky, there was Huey, Dewey, and Louie
- Couples Getaway, Pt. 2 — The Bride! · 54 min. · Episode 516Does Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ambitious but flawed Bride of Frankenstein/Bonnie and Clyde mashup have second-life potential as a cult film?
- Couples Getaway, Pt. 1 — Bonnie and Clyde · 55 min. · Episode 515Why Arthur Penn's lovers-on-the-lam classic hit the way it did in 1967, and what remains striking about it to this day.
- If We Picked the Oscar Winners · 1 t. 2 min. · Episode 514Our official recommendations to the Academy.
- Pop Classics, Pt. 2 — Wuthering Heights (2026) · 1 t. 19 min. · Episode 513Emerald Fennell's provocative, often wet take on another literary tale of doomed love and/or lust.
- Pop Classics, Pt. 1 — Romeo + Juliet (1996) · 1 t. 5 min. · Episode 512Baz Lurhmann's irreverently reverent take on the Bard's star-crossed lovers.
- Both Sides of the Isle, Pt. 2 — Send Help · 1 t. 1 min. · Episode 511What happens on the island stays on the island, in Sam Raimi's new comedic survival thriller.
- Both Sides of the Isle, Pt. 1 — Swept Away (1974) · 1 t. 7 min. · Episode 510Sorting through the layers of provocation in Lina Wertmüller’s 1974 romantic farce.
- Captive Audiences, Pt. 2 — Dead Man's Wire · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 509Even without the Al Pacino connection, Gus Van Sant's new dramatization of a real-life 1970s hostage situation turned public spectacle was destined for comparisons to Dog Day…
- Captive Audiences Pt. 1 — Dog Day Afternoon · 59 min. · Episode 508Sidney Lumet's unconventional true-crime classic
- Our Top Films of 2025 · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 507Kicking off the new year by looking back at last year's best.
- Avatar: Fire and Ash (The Lobby Bonus Episode) · 39 min.Keith and Tasha make a return trip to Pandora, character-name cheat sheets in hand.
- Lose to Win, Pt. 1 – The Hustler · 58 min. · Episode 505Do you like to gamble, Eddie? Gamble money on pool games?
- The Eternal Question, Pt. 2 — Eternity · 1 t. 4 min. · Episode 504David Freyne's post-mortem romcom just scratches the surface of its narrative potential.
- The Eternal Question, Pt. 1 — After Life (1998) · 1 t. 6 min. · Episode 503What Hirokazu Kore-eda's dilapidated post-life waystation lacks in luxury, it makes up for in rich thematic ideas.
- Human/Nature, Pt. 1 — Days of Heaven · 57 min. · Episode 501Terrence Malick's magic-hour marvel lets the natural world do the talking.
