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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#377: Rocket Manimal, Pt. 2 — Guardians of the ...
The debt James Gunn's trilogy-ender owes H.G. Wells and his Dr. Moreau.
75 min
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#376: Rocket Manimal, Pt. 1 — Island of Lost So...
James Gunn looked to the Island of Dr. Moreau as inspiration for "Guardians 3."
56 min
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#375: Pre-Teen Sensations, Pt. 2—Are You There ...
Kelly Fremon Craig’s winning new adaptation of the Judy Blume classic.
67 min
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#374: Pre-Teen Sensations, Pt. 1 — Welcome to t...
Todd Solondz's prickly 1995 coming of age comedy.
56 min
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#373: Our Favorite Films of 2023 (So Far)
The best films of the (first third of the) year.
44 min
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#372: Shoe Me the Money, Pt. 2 — Air
Ben Affleck's latest has us rooting for capitalism, reluctantly.
52 min
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#371: Shoe Me the Money, Pt. 1 — Jerry Maguire
Tom Cruise, romantic lead. Discuss.
51 min
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#370: Stranger Flings, Pt. 2 — Rye Lane
The South London-set romance embraces its romcom roots.
70 min
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#369: Stranger Flings, Pt. 1 — Before Sunrise
While we're young.
61 min
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#368: Revenge Tour, Pt. 2 — John Wick Chapter 4
Will number four be the end of the tour?
60 min
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#367: Revenge Tour, Pt. 1 — Point Blank (1967)
Lee Marvin in John Boorman's bleak, brutal cult classic.
48 min
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#363: Dance With the One That Bought You, Pt. 1...
Gene Kelly in Vincente Minnelli's Best Picture-winning musical.
73 min
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BONUS: Let's Talk About Video Stores and the VH...
Misleading box art, unrated oddities and more.
47 min
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#331: Once Upon a Toon In Hollywood, Pt. 2 – Ch...
A spiritual sequel to the groundbreaking "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"
72 min
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#330: Once Upon a Toon in Hollywood Pt. 1 — Who...
Robert Zemeckis' groundbreaking 1988 hit comedy is the guiding spirit behind the new "Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers."
65 min
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#329: Into the Raimiverse, Pt. 2: Doctor Strang...
Is the "Strange" sequel more a Sam Raimi movie or an MCU installment?
73 min
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#328: Into the Raimiverse, Pt. 1: Army of Darkness
The third entry in the "Evil Dead" trilogy is an undiluted hit of Sam Raimi.
57 min
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Bonus: Our Favorite Films of 2022 (So Far)
What to see and where to see it.
42 min
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#327: Cage Match, Pt. 2 — The Unbearable Weight...
Have we already moved past the stage of Cage’s career that the actor's new meta-movie is commenting on?
59 min
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#326: Cage Match, Pt. 1 — Adaptation
It's double the Nic Cage in Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman's 2002 meta ode to writer's block.
63 min
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#325: Multiple Choice, Pt. 2 — Everything Every...
The new one from the directing duo Daniels offers surprise and delight. Also butt jokes.
63 min
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#324: Multiple Choice, Pt. 1 — Blind Chance
An 80s multiverse story from Krzysztof Kieślowski.
51 min
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#323: Tex-Mess, Pt. 2 — X (2022)
Nothing is certain but death, sex, and Texas in the latest from Ti West ("House of the Devil").
69 min
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#322: Tex-Mess, Pt. 1 — The Texas Chainsaw Mass...
Often imitated, never duplicated.
56 min
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#321: Bye, Robot Pt. 2 — After Yang
Warm, thematically rich sci-fi from director Kogonada.
67 min