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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#501: Human/Nature, Pt. 1 — Days of Heaven
Terrence Malick's magic-hour marvel lets the natural world do the talking.
54 min
2
#500: What's In a Name — The Last Picture Show
A decade of podcasting.
85 min
3
#499: Impaired Visions, Pt. 2 — Radu Jude's Dra...
The Romanian filmmaker's nearly 3-hour film may be more fun to talk about than it is to watch.
57 min
4
#498: Impaired Visions, Pt. 1 — 8 1/2
Federico Fellini’s reveries of a blocked creative mind.
57 min
5
#497: First Strikes, Pt. 2 — A House of Dynamite
Is Kathryn Bigelow's hooky premise enough to support a successful movie?
57 min
6
#496: First Strikes, Pt. 1 — Fail Safe
Lumet's 1967 nuclear thriller is grand in scope and human in focus.
54 min
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#495: Revolutionary Roads, Pt. 2 — One Battle A...
Thank you, Sensei.
66 min
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#494: Revolutionary Roads, Pt. 1 — Running on E...
Sidney Lumet's '88 family drama was a direct influence on "One Battle After Another".
54 min
9
#493: 'Til You Drop, Pt. 2 — The Long Walk
Stephen King's 1979 novella finally makes it to the big screen.
73 min
10
#492: 'Til You Drop, Pt. 1 — They Shoot Horses,...
Sydney Pollack’s 1969 drama has little room for uplift.
59 min
11
#491: Kings' Ransoms, Pt. 2 — Highest 2 Lowest
Spike Lee reimagines Akira Kurosaw's 1963 masterpiece.
80 min
12
#490: Kings' Ransoms, Pt. 1 — High and Low (1963)
The Kurosawa masterpiece that inspired the latest from Spike Lee.
58 min
13
#489: The Kids Aren't Alright, Pt. 2 — Weapons
Director Zach Cregger prioritizes entertainment value over horror allegory.
67 min
14
#488: The Kids Aren't Alright, Pt. 1 — The Swee...
The enveloping sadness of Atom Egoyan's '97 Oscar nominee.
68 min
15
#487: Double Drebin, Pt. 2 — The Naked Gun (2025)
Rebooting ZAZ.
64 min
16
#486: Double Drebin, Pt. 1 — The Naked Gun (1988)
Big guns and boiled roasts.
57 min
17
Announcement: Next Pairing
1 min
18
485: Men of Steel, Pt. 2 — Superman (2025)
Can Superman be too corny?
69 min
19
#484: Men of Steel, Pt. 1 — Superman (1978)
The four movies tucked inside the '78 "Superman."
71 min
20
#483: Kings of the Road, Pt. 2 — F1
Is F1 a movie or just a sophisticated simulation?
58 min
21
#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