The Next Picture Show
Looking at cinema's present via its past. The Next Picture Show is a biweekly roundtable by the former editorial team of The Dissolve examining how classic films inspire and inform modern movies. Episodes take a deep dive into a classic film and its legacy in the first half, then compare and contrast that film with a modern successor in the second. Hosted and produced by Genevieve Koski, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robinson and Scott Tobias.
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#463: War Bonds, Pt. 2 — No Other Land
The Palestinian-Israeli co-production is a Best Documentary Feature nominee.
56 min
2
#462: War Bonds, Pt. 1 — The Killing Fields
The Oscar-nominated doc "No Other Land" recalls 1984's Oscar-winning Cambodia-set war drama.
50 min
3
#461: House Haunters, Pt. 2 — Presence
Steven Soderbergh’s latest flips the typical haunted house narrative inside out
71 min
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#460: House Haunters, Pt. 1 — The Others
The new "Presence" prompts another look at the 2001 Nicole Kidman-starring "The Others".
64 min
5
#459: Fanged Attraction Pt. 2 — Nosferatu (2024)
Robert Eggers takes on the vampire myth.
76 min
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#458: Fanged Attraction, Pt. 1 — Bram Stoker's ...
Reconsidering Coppola's maximalist '92 vampire tale in light of "Nosferatu."
58 min
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A Brief Interruption in Service
Back next week!
0 min
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#457: Our Top Films of 2024
The memorably idiosyncratic year that was.
62 min
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#456: Long Gone, Pt. 2 — Nickel Boys
The bold, stylistic gambits in RaMell Ross's adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel.
60 min
10
#455: Long Gone, Pt. 1 — The Defiant Ones
The 1958 prison escape drama makes multiple appearance in the new "Nickel Boys."
68 min
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#454: The Witch Is Back, Pt. 2 — Wicked
The blockbuster musical turns Oz on its head.
80 min
12
#453: The Witch Is Back, Pt. 1 — The Wizard of Oz
But that was just a dream.
69 min
13
#452: Cinde-F***ing-Rella, Pt. 2 — Anora
Sean Baker's best of the year candidate puts a spin on the "Pretty Woman" premise.
75 min
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#451: Cinde-F***ing-Rella, Pt. 1 — Pretty Woman
Mikey Madison in "Anora" evokes Julia Robert's star-making performance.
65 min
15
#450: Ballot Wounds, Pt. 2 — Conclave
Edward Berger's low-key, intimate political thriller is full of unexpected reveals.
61 min
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#449: Ballot Wounds, Pt. 1 — The Best Man
The 1964 political thriller penned by Gore Vidal still strikes a chord today.
63 min
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#448: One Night Only, Pt. 2 — Saturday Night
Jason Reitman’s SATURDAY NIGHT carryies the weight of the show’s nearly 50-year legacy.
68 min
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#447: One Night Only, Pt. 1 — Original Cast Alb...
The new "Saturday Night" prompts a look back at another New York-based all-nighter.
58 min
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#446: Machine Learning, Pt. 2 — The Wild Robot
Robot selfhood, robot souls in the new Dreamworks animated film.
76 min
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#445: Machine Learning, Pt. 1 — The Iron Giant
From box-office flop to stone-cold classic.
62 min
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#444: Heir Grievances Pt. 2 — His Three Daughters
Natasha Lyonne, Carrie Coon, and Elizabeth Olsen in Azazel Jacobs' family drama.
55 min
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#443: Heir Grievances Pt. 1 — The Savages
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney in Tamara Jenkins' 2007 comic drama.
60 min
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#442: Fuzz Busters, Pt. 2 — Rebel Ridge
Jeremy Saulnier puts a contemporary spin on "First Blood."
67 min
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#441: Fuzz Busters, Pt. 1 — First Blood
The new "Rebel Ridge" owes a debt to Sly Stallone's John Rambo.
59 min
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#440: They Mostly Come at Night, Pt. 2 — Alien:...
Fede Álvarez’s acid-blood-soaked is more homage than sequel. That's not a bad thing.
73 min