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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#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
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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
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#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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#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
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#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
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#453: The Witch Is Back, Pt. 1 — The Wizard of Oz
But that was just a dream.
69 min
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#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
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#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
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#439: They Mostly Come at Night, Pt. 1 — Aliens
No excuse needed to revisit James Cameron's '86 sequel, but the new "Alien: Romulus" gives us one anyway.
67 min