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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#429: Road Warriors, Pt. 1: Mad Max (1979)
Ground zero of the "Mad Max" franchise.
58 min
77
#428: Teenage Dreams, Pt. 2 — I Saw the TV Glow
Television is a drug in Jane Schoenbrun's tale of teenage alienation.
67 min
78
#427: Teenage Dreams, Pt. 1 — Donnie Darko
Jake Gyllenhaal struggles to maintain his grip on reality.
76 min
79
#426: Playing the Hits, Pt. 2 — The Fall Guy
The good, the bad, and the ugly of David Leitch's film set action comedy.
70 min
80
#425: Playing the Hits, Pt. 1 — The Stunt Man
Richard Rush's 1980 genre oddity in conversation with David Leitch's "The Fall Guy"
65 min
81
#424: Mixed Doubles, Pt. 2 — Challengers
Luca Guadagnino's tennis world love triangle.
58 min
82
#423: Mixed Doubles, Pt. 1 — Y Tu Mamá También
Gael Garcia Berna and Diego Luna in Alfonso Cuarón's sexy 2001 indie hit.
59 min
83
#422: Alex Garland's Catastrophic Visions, Pt. ...
Muddy politics and unsettling violence in Alex Garland's latest.
60 min
84
#421: Alex Garland's Catastrophic Visions, Pt. ...
Garland penned the script for Danny Boyle's 2002 zombie-adjacent horror film.
50 min
85
#420: Final Cuts, Pt. 2 — Do Not Expect Too Muc...
The latest from Romania's Radu Jude ("Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn").
73 min
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#419: Final Cuts, Pt. 1 — The Player
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65 min
87
#418: Crimes of Passion, Pt. 2 — Love Lies Blee...
Kristen Stewart in Rose Glass's new lesbian crime thriller.
57 min
88
#417: Crimes of Passion, Pt. 1 — Bound
The new lesbian crime thriller "Love Lies Bleeding" inspires a look back at the Wachowskis' '96 neo-noir.
55 min
89
#416: Ethan Coen Co-Capers, Pt. 2 — Drive-Away ...
Coen's solo effort is a crime caper in theory that acts more like a sex romp in practice.
47 min
90
#415: Ethan Coen Co-Capers, Pt. 1 — Raising Ari...
MacGuffin-chasing madcap escapades in the Coen Brothers' comedy breakout.
42 min
91
#414: Beach Bummers, Pt. 2 — How to Have Sex
Teens on holiday in the insightful debut feature from UK director Molly Manning walker
68 min
92
#413: Beach Bummers, Pt. 1 — Where the Boys Are...
The new UK indie "How To Have Sex" is only the latest in a long line of movie about bad spring breaks.
61 min
93
#412: Road Trip Trios, Pt. 1 — The Holdovers
Alexander Payne's Oscar-nominated film and one of its 70s influences.
65 min
94
#411: Road Trip Trios, Pt. 1 — The Last Detail
Hal Ashby's 1973 film informed the look and feel - and the narrative - of Alexander Payne's "The Holdovers."
58 min
95
#410: Hunting Games, Pt. 2 — Self Reliance
Deathsport as comedy in Jake Johnson's directing debut.
60 min
96
#409: Hunting Games, Pt. 1 — The 10th Victim
Jake Johnson's new "Self Reliance" recalls the 1965 cult oddity from director Elio Petri.
56 min
97
#408: Succession, Pt. 2 — The Iron Claw
"The Godfather," but wrestling.
59 min
98
#407: Succession, Pt. 1 — The Godfather
The new "Iron Claw" charts a very similar narrative to Coppola's mafia epic.
53 min
99
#406: Our Top 10 Films of 2023
Every year is a good year for movies and 2023 especially so.
63 min
100
#405: She's Alive! Pt. 2 — Poor Things
James Whale's 30s Frankenstein movies get reanimated in the latest for Yorgos Lanthimos.
69 min