The Next Picture Show

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.

TV & Film
Film History
Film Reviews
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#164: The Bloody Act of Creation, Pt. 1 - A Buc...
Roger Corman's 1959 cheapie skewers the world of high art - and makes it bleed.
46 min
327
#163: Chris Smith's Charismatic Dreamers, Pt. 2...
The "American Movie" director with another charismatic leader who overpromised and under-delivered.
58 min
328
#162: Chris Smith's Charismatic Dreamers, Pt. 1...
It's pronounced COE-ven, man.
46 min
329
#161: Enter the Shyamalaniverse, Pt. 2 - Glass
The evolution of a divisive auteur.
67 min
330
#160: Enter The Shyamalaniverse, Pt. 1 - Unbrea...
The divisive director’s bold and brooding first entry in the "Eastrail 177" trilogy.
52 min
331
#159: Great Power, Great Responsibility, Pt. 2 ...
The new Spidey film is an eye-popping marvel.
63 min
332
#158: Great Power, Great Responsibility, Pt. 1 ...
Go get 'em, Tiger.
50 min
333
#157: Girl World, Pt. 2 - The Favourite
Battling for social advantage is bloodsport in the latest from Yorgos Lanthimos.
60 min
334
#156: Girl World, Pt. 1 - Mean Girls
Power plays and back-biting in the 2004 Tina Fey-penned comedy.
48 min
335
#155: The Chicago Way, Pt. 2 - Steve McQueen's ...
Crime and corruption Chicago style.
65 min
336
#154: The Chicago Way, Pt. 1 - Michael Mann's "...
Crime and corruption Chicago style.
52 min
337
#153: Lost Films Found, Pt . 2 - Shirkers
A landmark first feature shot in the 90s but never seen until now.
45 min
338
#152: Lost Films Found, Pt. 1 - The Other Side...
Orson Welles' final film is finally finished.
48 min
339
#151: A Star Is Born, Pt. 2 - Bradley Cooper (2...
Transcendent musical performance and messy gender dynamics in Cooper's new take on the old tale.
77 min
340
#150: A Star Is Born, Pt. 1 - George Cukor (1954)
The '54 musical spin on the old Hollywood fable starring Judy Garland and James Mason set the stage for Bradley Cooper's latest take.
61 min
341
#149: Robert Redford, Pt. 2 - The Old Man and t...
Redford's farewell to acting is a perfect bookend with his iconic turn as The Sundance Kid.
53 min
342
#148: Robert Redford, Pt. 1 - Butch Cassidy and...
With Robert Redford's latest and possibly last film currently in theaters, a look back at his classic pairing with Paul Newman from 1969.
46 min
343
#147: (Pt. 2) Fahrenheit 11/9 / Roger & Me
How does the Michael Moore's approach play in 2018's heightened political climate?
52 min
344
#146: (Pt. 1) Fahrenheit 11/9 / Roger & Me
Revisiting liberal gadfly Michael Moore's cinematic origins.
46 min
345
#145: (Pt. 2) BlackKklansman / Malcolm X
When Spike Lee makes a film about the past, he's actually making a film about the present.
68 min
346
#144: (Pt. 1) BlackKklansman / Malcolm X
In part 1 of this Spike Lee pairing, a consideration of the rare cradle-to-grave biopic that gets it right.
56 min
347
#143: (Pt. 2) Jaws / The Meg
How the shark movie has progressed - and not - from Spielberg's '75 masterpiece to this summer's The Meg.
59 min
348
#142: (Pt. 1) Jaws / The Meg
With a new killer shark movie menacing moviegoers this summer, a consideration of the first and best of them, Spielberg's '75 masterpiece.
47 min
349
#141: (Pt. 2) Mission: Impossible - Fallout / M...
After two decades, the Mission Impossible franchise is still finding a way to raise the stakes.
62 min
350
#140: (Pt. 1) Mission: Impossible - Fallout / M...
How Brian De Palma helped shape the Mission: Impossible franchise, while exerting his own iconoclastic style.
52 min