The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 509 - Mailbag Monday transcript

Hello everyone and welcome to Mailbag Monday, part of episode 509 of the Next Best Picture Podcast. I am your host, the owner, editor and chief of next bestpicture.com, Matt Neglia. The time of recording is 11:44 a.m. on September 27th, 2026. You are listening to this episode on Monday, where we answer fan questions here over at Next Best Picture from the community. And here to join me to do that this week, I have Lauren Lamagna. >> Heyo. >> Katie Johnson. >> Hey everyone. >> And Josh Parm. >> Hello.

Hello. >> So, unfortunately, Cody could not join us. He's having some internet connectivity issues. Uh, but we do have fan questions to answer though. Let's get into it here. Probably some stuff I imagine pertaining to the festivals as per usual. Let's see what we got here. Starting off first with Robert Rule. Do you think Robert Patson is a lock for best actor for prime time? >> No, he's not a lock. He could get in, but I don't think that movie is strong enough overall where he's just going to be guaranteed a slot.

At least that's not my perception right now. I feel very similar. I think he's in the hunt. I'm not writing him off. I think he could make it. But that movie is, I think, too dark. I think it is too offputting for Ampus voters. I also think on some level there is still a world where maybe Dune is it for him. But we'll see. >> My guy. >> Well, cuz people are also trying to tell me, "No, Matt, he's going to get in for the beggars line in Odyssey." And I just don't think that's enough is the problem.

I know the Odyssey is beloved, but are we really thinking it's going to get two supporting actress, two supporting actor, you know, like how many nominations are we expecting this thing to actually receive? >> Too big of a year for that. Um, I also think with Prime Time, Patterson might not be the best actor in it or the most like worthy if there's if we're looking at that ensemble of who should get singled out. So, that's something to consider.

But like he is having that great year. I just don't know if prime time is strong enough to bring him all the way up when there's so many other really great films that are getting into best picture and have leading actors campaigning and going in. >> Yeah. It's one of those where whatever people are saying about Prime Time, they're saying, "Oh, but Robert was great in it." And that can be good, but it can also be one of those moments where it's like the movie isn't making people like it enough to carry him with it. >> Okay.

Well, we'll see what ends up happening. I'm of the belief that it's not going to happen, but it could happen. >> Yeah, we'll see. Also, I just want to say just very quick tangent about Prime Time. I saw this movie twice and it wasn't until after the second time I realized that that was Jonathan Lip Nikki in that role. I had no idea. Saw this movie twice and had no idea. Insane to me. I'm shocked that that is not a bigger deal around the internet. >> Well, maybe it will be as the film gets wider release because isn't it right now just playing in New York and LA? >> No.

No, it's wide. >> I feel like it's wide. >> It is wide. Okay. Yeah. No. Yeah. >> All right. Next up here, Keith Griema. With Labelenegra and the Odyssey considered to receive double-digit Oscar nominations, is there any remote possibility that somehow no wins come their way? If not, which likeliest category seems like they could win at this point of the season? Wow. I actually did consider this at one point for the Odyssey.

Not that it would, you know, lose everything. Like that's kind of crazy to me. But I was going down the list and I was saying to myself, "All right, maybe something else does take director and picture. Maybe adapted goes to labelra instead of the Odyssey. Someone else wins actor over Damon supporting actress, you know." And I kept doing this. Then when I got to the crafts, I was like, "Surely the Odyssey can win a craft award." And I was like, "Well, what if Dune wins cinematography over Odyssey?

What if Dune also wins?" and and it was like dune doom dune dune dune you know but then there were other things too like Bolenegra is I think really strong in editing um I also think there are other contenders for score other than Lewig like this is a fight nothing is a sure thing for the Odyssey I think in any category but I do think in the end it is going to pick up some wins it's too big of a film not to yeah I agree although I also find it funny that most of the categories I have the Odyssey losing.

They're losing to Laboloenegra. So, it's I really do feel like that is the main competition. It is between those two movies. But, I wouldn't be fairly surprised if the Odyssey didn't win a single thing. I I just don't think that's very likely. But, I do think given the competition it's going up against, there's a world where it could happen. Okay, Jessica Blatty. Why isn't anyone considering Coyote vers Acme for best visual effects?

I think it stands a chance, especially once they start showing the behind-the-scenes breakdowns. Could be a stealth thing. Could be something that lands in the short list. I'm not writing that off entirely, but I do think the real reward for that movie would be just a short list mention in the end. Not to mention, um, I still think it's a contender for animated feature, you know, when all is said and done. I mean, Barcel could get nominated for its use of animation.

Surely this can as well, but then it is also a very competitive year. So, it may not make it in the end for that. But I would be very happy to see it land in a top five. Wouldn't that be just like an incredible way to cap off this story for this film? >> That would be crazy. But just like thinking about the five off the top of my head, there's Dune, there's Odyssey, there's Project Hail Mary, which is going to come back rumbling. um Godzilla maybe like who knows what's happening with the Marvel guys cuz they always end up in the bake off whether whether it's Spider-Man, whether it's Doomsday, sheep detectives maybe which is of a similar situation to those.

Um it's a big year for this category. So, like it the bake off is great and it always goes down to what's happening with the bake off and I feel like Coyote and Sheep Detectives are so similar in what they're doing that it's if those are going to get in, it's going to be one or the other. >> I think Willfall is also in in contention. And, you know, we'll see what Clayface becomes too because based on the latest trailer, like I said, it's really tough to figure out where the makeup work begins and the visual effects work also begins there.

Um the tour just feel like they're so intertwined. Um that category, yeah, needs some time to figure itself out because there is some good competition there as well. I would say animated feature for Coyote vers Acme, not visual effects. That's my thought process. But even there, that is not really a category that I think loves the integration of animation and live action. So, I I don't really think that's going to happen.

And yeah, I think visual effects. The other thing about the movie that obviously has gotten a very, you know, good word of mouth, but I have heard some complaints about like the the quality of the animation or at least the style of it I I feel like has been a little offputting to not a huge group of people, but maybe like just enough where it keeps it out of the conversation of being like a real contender for visual effects.

Okay. All right. Moving on to the next question here uh which in this case is coming from uh let's see who do we want to go to. Let's go to Cool Dude69. Is being human's Oscar prospects underestimated? Apple is distributing the movie. They have a lot of money and resources and they have no other worthy movie to campaign this year. So everything will go towards campaigning Being Human aggressively. They have a good track record.

Don't disagree on that. I do think Apple's awards team is a little weaker compared to some of the other uh ones that are out there, but hey, they made F1 happen last year obviously and this is something that could happen too. Rof Madley is uh really excellent in the movie and I think directorially speaking this is a stronger movie for Sean Heder than Cota was. I still think Kota is a better movie, but the casting of this film is going to be, I think, the key.

I think if this movie could land a casting nomination combined with a best actress nomination, we might be looking at it potentially as a spoiler in best picture. But I don't know about you guys, aren't you all feeling too that being human, Michael and I play Rocky are all kind of like competing for that slot? I don't know what I want to call the slot, but you know what I mean. Like that particular slot, like the feel-good, crowd-pleaser, you know, generally loved kind of a movie.

I mean, I know Michael is a movie that critics hated, but clearly, you know, made a billion dollars. Audiences really like that movie. >> Yeah, I'm not I do think it is being underestimated. I mean, it was top three at the, you know, the TIFF audience prize, so you have to take that into account. It beat out a lot of movies to to place there. So, I think that is something to consider. And I agree that from what I've heard, best actress and best casting I, you know, is that enough to like keep it in, you know, into best picture?

You know, obviously maybe on the lower end of things, but hey, even if you're number 10, you're still number 10 in best picture. So, it it could still happen. I am keeping an eye on it. I don't have it in right now, but considering that it seems to have a warm reception, yeah, I think it totally can get in there. And being underestimated is actually what you want in an Oscar race. I actually think as of right now, I Play Rocky is going to be that film.

But we'll see because it is shifting and it is evolving. I just feel like on some levels I trust Amazon MGM a little bit more than I do Lionsgate or Apple when it comes to, you know, campaigns. But this is probably the most interesting component of the best picture race predominantly because nobody wants to talk about it. Nobody wants to acknowledge that two or one of these films could get into the best picture lineup.

They want to believe that Hamaguchi's going to make it and you know what I mean? It's like and I get that but this to me is the elephant or elephants in the room that everyone's ignoring and you know what happens too when the critics start announcing their precursors. These films are not going to be mentioned and everyone's going to think these films are dead and they are counted out and you know what's going to happen? either Critics's Choice, Golden Globes, or a combination of both are going to announce their nominations, and these films will be represented in some way, shape, or form, and people will still write it off because they'll say, "Oh, well, these are not Academy voters.

There's no way that this can happen." And then you know what's going to happen? The guilds are going to chime in. And then when one or two of these gets into a PGA lineup, that's when everyone's going to get scared. >> No, it's all kid in this. I agree because this is one of those where all the normies are going to see that they get nominated and be like, "This came out of nowhere. I've never heard of that before." There's always those, right?

So, it's important to to be on record saying, "Hey, we were watching these." >> I think F1 last year is a great example of this. Everyone had F1 in crafts. Nobody was taking it seriously for best picture. There were some of us who were and then when the time actually came and that templ was heavily debated and was talked about is it weapons is it this you know etc etc and it ended up being F1 and I think most people would agree like F1 was the weakest nominee last year but like as Josh said there needs to be a number 10 into 10 right and so one of these films or two of them could be nine and 10 and it would not shock me in the least.

I think everyone needs to be mentally prepared for it. I think that, you know, do I want to h see it happen? No. There are other movies that I would place above all three of them. But knowing the Academy, the way I think I know the Academy and how they tend to go sometimes, these are movies that are crowd-pleasing and they play well and they're going to play well over Thanksgiving. They're going to play well on screener.

That's it. That is it at the end of the day. All right, let's see what else we got here. Animation for best picture wants to know, between Warner Brothers and Paramount going on and off again with the merger as well as PlayStation in the process to stop making physical games, how would you currently explain the entertainment industry in one word? Wow. Maybe that's the one word. Wow. >> Yeah. Uh troubled. I I think yeah would be how I would describe it. >> I am getting increasingly nervous that we are eventually going to lose physical media.

Like I feel it now because once they announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 was going to have like a digital code in the case. I was like well that's it. Like the trend is now going to just become that for games and then what's stopping it from happening for movies at that point? I think with movies there is still this market though for people that really appreciate the physical media that look I'm not a gamer but I just don't feel it in the same way that I have for like movies and even music you know obviously there's like people that are really into vinyl and I just feel like game culture just hasn't really held on to physical media as much so I I am still a little optimistic that we'll still get physical media for movies but I do think we are absolutely heading in the direction where it'll be like vinyl where it's only going to be for people that have the income to spend on it.

It's going to be specialized and for very specific kinds of people. I don't think it's going to go away because there is still a culture around physical media with movies, but I don't think it's going to be like you can expect every movie to be released physically going forward. I I just think that is going to be unrealistic. >> Me I am specific kinds of people. Uh >> I am too, but like we are not the mainstream in that regard. >> No, we are not.

Sometimes I do wonder if I go so hard on physical media and buy so much because I'm trying to like overcompensate for the 50 other people that don't buy physical media in the world. Uh I mean there's a lot more than that, but I'm trying to make up for as much as I can. With that said, moving on to the next question here. This one is coming from Josie Demarco. With the promising acclaim that Godzilla minus one seems to be getting from the first reactions, can you see a scenario where breaks into any other Oscar categories besides visual effects?

I'm not talking about above the line, but rather below the line, such as sound, production, design. I mean, I'm the only one that's seen the movie, so I can only speak to this obviously, but um maybe sound. Sure. Like I don't know. Like I'm not I don't know. I I feel like sound is another category this year where there's so many possibilities of where things could go right now, but I'm starting to get a sense that we're going to just end up coalesing around the best picture nominees and it's going to be really really hard for something else like Hope or this to get into sound.

Disclosure Day is another example of a film that maybe could get into sound but probably is going to get left in the dust when all is said and done. Um, I saw I don't know where this came from. Why did I see so many people asking me if Godzilla was going to be a best picture nominee? I got so many comments and people were like, "Best picture." >> It just premiered. People are excited. >> But why do people even have that kind of expectation for a movie such as this?

I I just was taken aback by that. >> Well, it premieres at New York. The reception was very, very positive. >> Yeah. Like Lauren said, the when the new shiny object comes out, everybody like immediately is like, is it gonna get into best picture? Which is kind of annoying. I'm not gonna lie. Like sometimes, can you just wait 5 seconds for us all to kind of sit with the movie a little bit before you ask that? But I I think that's where that is coming from.

And like immediately when the movie premiered, everybody was showing images of it getting this big ovation. And I I think given how much people liked the first movie is and people were saying it's better than the first. Clearly people want to have that conversation. I I have not seen it, but I'm willing to bet that it's probably not from my own perception of things, but people just really love to have that as soon as something new enters the conversation.

They just want to know if it has the goods to go all the way. And we're at that point of the year where people want to find the underdog that's going to take over the front runner. Like we're starting to get into that competitive like my fandom versus your fandom. Like it's starting to become that weird part of film Twitter in this season. And there's obviously the Odyssey and Leo Lengra, but they're trying to find that other like real underdog underdog.

Um so we just have to wait and see where the chips fall for that. But yeah, every time something new pops up for the first time in a couple weeks when Behemoth comes up, that's going to be the number one question. Is it going to be in the top 10? Is it going to be in the top five? Is Pedro going to be in? Those are the questions that we're going to get. So that's just happens when we get the new stuff. >> Okay, next up here, Movie Face wants to know, "What are your thoughts on Kyle Buchanan's resignation at the New York Times?

Are there any other podcasters on the awards beat who you particularly admire and recommend? So, for those that don't know, Kyle Buchanan, friend of the podcast, friend of mine personally, um, someone I deeply respect and admire and he has received financial backing, substantial financial backing from what I understand, to produce his own show independent of the New York Times. this is his own thing and he's going to be interviewing talent and he's also going to have a weekly talk show and so it's two shows a week and the talk show will have revolving panel of guests.

They'll be talking about the industry, the awards race, movies and so on and so forth and then the interview is going to be with high-profile talent and the production quality from what I've been told is set to be really really high and I'm really looking forward to it. I think Kyle's one of those guys who has earned this moment and this opportunity and I think he's going to do a tremendous job with it. I can't even be jealous.

I can't I can't be mad because I think he does such great work and I really do respect him. Um, so my thoughts on him leaving the New York Times, are you guys hiring? No, no, no, no. In all honesty, I I'm very excited for him and I can't wait to see what this becomes. Um, >> yeah, >> as far as like other people out there that we recommend, um, oh, Josh, I'll stick with the Kyle love first, then we can maybe move into that. >> Yeah, I mean, I was just going to say that I agree.

I I really love Kyle and I love his uh insights of things. I do, however, find it interesting that he's one of the very few people who can make a living doing what he does at a traditional kind of media place. and even he's like, "Yeah, there's something more lucrative in the podcast arena." I think that doesn't speak very well to to the traditional media spaces when he is saying, "Yeah, I'm I'm leaving because podcasts are more lucrative." I find that to be a little concerning, but in terms of his own journey, >> it's more lucrative to be clear.

I think it's more this is just what I would prefer to be doing. >> Sure. But I think even still the fact that he would pursue that as opposed to the New York Times I, you know, I just think that is also one of those things to look at. It's like, well, not a sign of a healthy ecosystem financially. Um, I I do have to note that, but wherever Kyle goes, I will follow cuz I do love him. I did say to somebody the other day, I was like, I would just love to know the logistics and the conversations that are had in determining the budget. what his salary is, how his health insurance is being provided for, because this is something where whoever is backing this and giving it money.

Uh, they have to expect a return on that investment. And I'm just over here wondering is is is like you said, is it that lucrative? Is is the industry like it that healthy that there is a way for this to work? I mean, we all can't be Joe Rogan. Not that I want to be, but like, you know, I'm just saying like there's very very few podcasters out there who are able to make this work on that level. Um, all all the luck in the world because I love Kyle and I'm sure it's going to be great and I want to see it succeed even though I haven't seen it yet.

I'm sure it's great, you know. Um, and I think it's also good for us too because if it is great, then there'll be opportunities for other folks to get into that space and see it evolve and see where it goes and maybe it's a game changer for the whole industry. So, um, other awards podcasters though that you recommend? Got any off the top of your heads? I love Chris Rosen. like when whatever show he's on, I just, you know, I he is somebody that I never agree with him 100% of the time, but he's always entertaining and and one of the things I do like about him is that he'll also be like self-deprecating, too.

Like, he never takes himself that seriously either. And he and whoever he's talking with, he has such a great rapport with. And I really do do love him. We'll walk out of screenings together and we'll joke because, you know, we kind of look the same and people will be like, "Ah, yes, the two people I want to hear from the most over here." And he'll look at me and he'll be like, "So, what do you think, Negs?" You know, did you like it?

I liked it. I, you know, and it's like he I love Chris's energy. Um, that was my best Chris Rosen impression. Um, love you, Chris. Um, he is just enthusiasm personified and I love that about him and I agree. I've enjoyed his work on the angller as much as I enjoyed it with Joy Sang and I miss those two together obviously but he is somebody that um yeah I think you're right no matter who he's with he's just a bundle of joy >> she's not really fully awards but um I love Perry Neof especially what she does with colliders ladies night >> love Perry >> I think yeah I met her a couple of times and she's fantastic I love how she's just perfected the art of building rapport and asking questions the things she comes up with are amazing.

You never hear a journalist ask those questions and every single time the talent's like, "Oh my god, great question." And that's just like the biggest compliment when talent is like, "Oh, you like my question." And I just love how she talks about, you know, also awards season obviously, but she also has that sweet soft spot for, you know, science fiction and geekdom and comic book, which is all of my fun stuff. And I love ladies night and I when talking to female talent about being a woman in the industry and being in a woman in genre especially um and those are always fun and to see those ladies open up is great.

So I always look forward to her stuff. >> She is also a very dear friend and somebody who I have tremendous respect for and she really has found a niche within the industry which is so hard to do might add. Um, but I agree. Everything that you just said, Lauren, is 100% true and it's why she is successful. Um, she found something that nobody else was doing and she does it better than literally anybody else out there.

I also just want to give a personal shout out to two friends of mine who have been very influential. And I I'm not like saying that they're Oscar people, but Josh Horowitz and Kevin McCarthy um are two people who I've always looked up to, and I've always been really impressed with how they do their professional um interviews one-on-one with talent. And it's a level of research and preparation and professionalism that I aspire to.

And um they've also been super supportive of us. and um I really really appreciate their place within the space. All right, let's I want to see if we have anything on Discord. We get a lot of questions on Twitter, but I'm really curious if on the NVP professional Discord, which if you are a Patreon member, you can subscribe to if you want to interact with us personally. Otherwise, you can subscribe for free and not interact with us personally, but you get to ask questions and things like that.

So, let's see. Podcast questions for this week. A bummer. Nobody sent any questions this week. Boo. That's okay. >> Well, this is the ad for for next week. >> Yeah, exactly. Send us questions on Discord, guys. I will answer them if I can. Uh Marlin, let's go back over to Twitter. What is your favorite non-English performance of the year so far? Great question. Um, wow. Ooh. I am giving this real thought right now. Tao Okanada.

Uh, as said earlier on the main show for all of a sudden, Cody. Uh, oh man. But like there's another one. And I'm also thinking I I got to say as much as the movie is split, I still really do love what both Stan and Renata are doing in Fjord. It's very subtle, but I really like it because there's such ambiguity there, and that's the kind of thing that really draws me in as a viewer. So I I mean, also Josh, I mean, you have to agree with me, too. um in Possible Love.

Um I mean all four of the performances are great, but specifically Jean Don, if I'm saying that right. >> Yeah. >> Dion. >> Mhm. Yeah. I I think >> I think she would have to be my pick right now. I I I feel like so many of the obvious answers were like stuff that played at can that I haven't caught up with quite yet. Hopefully soon. Chicago Film Festival starting up in a little bit, but uh I think she would have to be the one for me of what I have seen.

It's I mean like you said all four of them are great but the there is something really special about like the internalized levels that she's able to dig into that's really really impactful. >> Yeah. What are you hoping to see at Chicago Film Festival? >> Oh well the big one is probably all of a sudden I I think okay can't cannot wait for that one. They're also showing Ray Gun there. Nice. >> And yeah, uh, also I'm actually really curious about The Man I Love.

I know that's not even probably coming out this year, but it's also maybe a reason why I am very excited for it and I'm always in the tank for Iris, so I I'm very, very curious about that one. All right, I have a question for you all. I like doing this now every week. I think this is a lot of fun. for the release of Digger. I'm going to say a Tom Cruz performance. You cannot speak until I say another Tom Cruz performance that you think is better than the one that I am saying.

So, no speaking. Feel free to unmute yourselves because you're going to just be quiet anyway. But if I say a performance by Tom that you think is better than the one that I initially bring up, feel free to chime in. Otherwise, okay, Jerry Maguire. Okay, here we go. Tropic Thunder. Okay. Born on the 4th of July. No. Okay. >> Oh, so it's better than Born or that's better than Tropic Thunder? >> No, no, no, no. Better than Jerry Magcguire. >> Okay.

All right. >> Jared Magcguire is the bar here. >> Okay. Okay. >> So, you can't speak until you hear me say something that's better than that. Top Gun Maverick. A Few Good Men. Eyes wide shut. Oh, Minority Report. Last Samurai. Okay. Edge of Tomorrow Collateral. Okay. >> AH, THERE IT IS. I I It's so close. But Tom Cruz as just a flatout villain in that movie is so so great. And and I think what I also love about it is that it does subvert his movie star charisma.

It use it weaponizes it for complete villain. And yeah, I think that I would take the slight edge of that one over Jerry Maguire. Okay, Josh is sitting out. We have Lauren and Katie still remaining. >> I feel like I'm in theater class again. I know. I feel like you almost got me with eyes wide shut, but I'm I can't I'm still I'm still >> Fantastic piece of film right there. Like I feel like >> we're still on Jerry. We're still writing with Jerry. >> There's still a couple other titles here.

Vanilla Sky, War of the Worlds, Risky Business, The Firm, Cocktail, Rainman, Days of Thunder, Interview with the Vampire, poop. Okay, guys. Valkyrie, Americanmade, Mission Impossible, Fallout, Magnolia. >> Oh man, >> I'm Jerry. >> Oh, wait, wait, wait. The issue with vampire, >> I think I think I ha I have to break for Magnolia. >> All right, there it is. >> I I almost don't want to because obviously being the titular role in Jerry Maguire, there's more there in a sense, but but his character is so unique and weird and just in Magnolia, it's it's something I've never seen from him.

It's peak to me. Yeah, I'm gonna go with I Broke for Magnolia. >> Tom Cruz saying, "I will dropkick those dogs if they come near me," is a line that still stays with me still to this day. I think I actually think Magnolia is probably his best performance. Personally, >> it's too entertaining. It's captivating. It >> Yeah, >> Lauren, I'm assuming Jerry McGuire's number one. Like, I really do. It gets me every time. And I have a black heart, so that really like says something. >> Mhm. >> But I also like I really love Interview with the Vampire, too. >> But it's I really thought I was going to break you with that.

I really >> It was really tough. >> Okay. I feel bad that I didn't get a chance to ask this question on the main show, so I will ask it here to end this week's episode. What are you all watching next? What's on the list for you all this upcoming week? Josh, what do you have coming up? >> Well, I guess by the time this episode drops, I may be in the middle of watching Digger. Uh, by the time you listen to it, we'll see.

Very, not excited. That's not quite the word, but I am intrigued about what I will feel about that movie. Um, but I am also catching up with another thing this week, another high-profile title. I will be seeing Fjord. >> Nice. So, I'm very curious about it. I have to admit, I don't know how I'm going to feel about it. I'm kind of guarding myself to be maybe one of the detractors, but who knows? Like, that actually makes me just so much more interested to see what this movie is going to be and where I will land on that spectrum.

So, I'm very excited to check that out. Yeah, I'm really excited to rewatch it and see for myself on a rewatch. Does it hold up? Am I a little lesser on it? Because the thing that got me so much on the first viewing is stuff that I am really curious now that I know what the film is and how it plays out. Like will that still stick with me this time around? And so yeah, uh my grade is currently a nine out of 10 on the movie, but maybe it'll go down a point.

I I don't know. We'll see. >> Don't anticipate it going up to a 10 out of 10, though. I will say that much. >> Lauren, what about you? >> Um I don't know. Oh, I have like I have emails to respond to, but I definitely going to have a girls night and do varity. Like we're I've seen everything of Anne Hathaway this year. I feel I can let her down at the very last minute. So, um I haven't read the book. Not the biggest Miss Hoover girl.

I'm not at all actually. I haven't read anything of hers. But, um >> Oh. >> So, like we're going to have fun. We're going to just like have a glass of wine, maybe two, and have fun. And as like Kevin said, I clock out my Anne Hathaway card of the year because, you know, it is it is her world. We're just living in it. >> Sure. >> Yeah, >> sounds right to me. All right, Katie, what do you got? >> Um, so yeah, I'm seeing both of those new releases this week.

I'll be seeing Digger later on when it's more wide here. And um the same with Varity. Um I have read Varity. Um it's the only Colleen Hoover I've read because I I was like, "Oh, it's like a thriller. this is different. Um I'm very interested to see what they do with the ending. So I'm excited about that. Um and then when this comes out, so when you're listening to this, I'll have gone to see um old release um which is They Live um John Carpenter is doing a Q&A.

So I'm going to see that tonight. So I'm very excited. Um yeah, so that's all that's coming up for me. >> Awesome. I have a lot. I'm re-watching Possible Love later tonight. Tomorrow, I am going to rewatch Tenderloving Care for a third time because I just love it that much. Plus, there's going to be a Q&A which I'm really excited to hear from Mike and the actresses. They are lovely. I am going to try and catch Bitter Christmas again later this week.

Um, that was a movie that I was like, I liked it, but I wasn't in love with it out of can. And I wonder if the feeling will still stay the same. Only Living Pickpocket. Going to rewatch that. As you guys could tell, it's a lot of NYF watching. Uh, Joy of Joys, John Glazer's short film. We'll see if I could squeeze in time for that. You can see everything, which I really hope I could get into to watch again because God, I would just love to watch that with the New York crowd.

The debut all of a sudden, Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall, the Paul Thomas Anderson recorded uh documentary concert. Behemoth as mentioned on the main show, a statement from Tom McCarthy, Minotaur, Club Kid. Oh my god, this week is insane. And a big one, Wildwood. Can't wait. Yeah. What' you think of that latest trailer? Did like are you sold? Like you're ready for this? >> Honestly, I didn't watch the latest trailer because yeah, I'm at the point where I'm I'm good.

I don't need anymore. They've given me everything that has sold me on it. like I had do not need to see anything else. >> It looks so magical to me. And I'm from Portland, Oregon, and even my mom has called me. She's like, "Have you seen the trailer?" It's like, "It takes place in Portland. They're going to do an early release like a week before for us." And I'm like, "That's so sweet to me." So, um, I'm excited for multiple reasons. >> I love that for you.

I can't wait to see this. It looks visually spectacular. I have a firm idea now of what the story is. So that also kind of helps to ease my uh trepidation, if you will, because I was like genuinely worried that this would be a mess of a movie narratively speaking. But it does seem like the story is um pretty concrete from what I can tell in terms of what it is. Um just really really excited to see if it's our next best animated feature winner or not.

So lot of really great stuff to look forward to. Until next time, Lauren, where can they find you on the internet? >> You guys can find me on the Twitter at Lauren Lamango. >> Katie. >> On Instagram, I'm Katie Reads. And on Twitter, I'm Katie Reads1878 >> and Josh Parm. You can find me on Twitter, Blue Sky and Letterbox at Jr. Parm. And you can find me in Next Best Picture. Thank you so much everyone for listening to Mailbag Monday, episode 509 of the Next Best Picture Podcast.

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