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.
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485: Men of Steel, Pt. 2 — Superman (2025)
Can Superman be too corny?
69 min
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#484: Men of Steel, Pt. 1 — Superman (1978)
The four movies tucked inside the '78 "Superman."
71 min
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#483: Kings of the Road, Pt. 2 — F1
Is F1 a movie or just a sophisticated simulation?
58 min
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#482: Kings of the Road, Pt. 1 — Talladega Nigh...
Is the Will Ferrell/Adam McKay NASCAR comedy a classic... or a relic?
63 min
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#481: For Love or Money, Pt. 2 — Materialists
The Austen-ness of Celine Song's non-rom-com.
62 min
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#480: For Love or Money, Pt. 1 — Pride & Prejud...
Joe Wright’s “muddy hem” take on Austen.
54 min
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#479: Musical Not-obiography, Pt. 2 — Pavements
Alex Ross Perry's slanted snapshot of the '90s indie rockers.
62 min
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#478: Musical Not-obiography, Pt. 1 — I'm Not T...
Todd Haynes's freewheelin' Dylan biopic.
51 min
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#477: Pain Pals, Pt. 2 — Friendship
Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson in Andrew DeYoung's discomfiting psycho-drama.
56 min
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#476: Pain Pals, Pt. 1 — The Master
The new comedy "Friendship" inspires a revisit of PTA's slippery 2012 film.
63 min
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#475: Less Than Hero, Pt. 2 — Thunderbolts*
MCU leftovers face off against their personal failings.
71 min
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#474: Less Than Hero, Pt. 1 — Mystery Men
The imperfect charm of the 1999 not-so-superteam movie.
58 min
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#473: The Dead of Night, Pt. 2 — Sinners
Ryan Coogler stakes his claim on the vampire myth.
71 min
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#472: The Dead of Night, Pt. 1 — From Dusk Till...
How much did Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s sleazy vampire flick influence "Sinners"?
64 min
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#471: Body By Cronenberg, Pt. 2 — The Shrouds
Decay and death in Cronenberg's latest.
68 min
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#470: Body By Cronenberg, Pt. 1 — The Fly (1986)
David Cronenberg's unlikely '86 hit.
55 min
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#469: Mr. and Mrs. Mystery, Pt. 2 — Black Bag
When trusting your spouse is a weakness.
67 min
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#468: Mr. and Mrs. Mystery, Pt. 1 — The Thin Man
Cinema’s most enduring and endearing crime-solving couple.
64 min
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#467: Kill 'Em All, Pt. 2 — Mickey 17
Blunt satire and big swings in Bong Joon-ho's latest.
76 min
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#466: Kill 'Em All, Pt. 1 — Starship Troopers
Space bugs!
58 min
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#465: Late Innings, Pt. 2 — Eephus
Aging and masculinity in Carson Lund's small town baseball movie.
69 min
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#464: Late Innings, Pt. 1 — Bull Durham
Ron Shelton's 1988 film throws out the sports-movie playbook.
60 min
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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
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#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
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#461: House Haunters, Pt. 2 — Presence
Steven Soderbergh’s latest flips the typical haunted house narrative inside out
71 min