For this week our 2nd review is Jessica Chastain's now Golden Globe nominated (Best Actress Drama) starring film, "Miss Sloane." We have the entire gang on here to review this one and it's a great deal of fun.

This week we are taking a break from our standard Oscar fare and are turning our attention towards some good old fashion Holiday cheer. That cheer comes in the form of laughter from some of television's biggest comedy names in "Office Christmas Party." But is it any good?

For our final review of the week, we tackle Paul Verhoeven's contender for Best Foreign Language Film, "Elle."

This week on episode 14, we talk about the first critics awards out of the gate for the 2016 awards season. The National Board Of Review, New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association each handed out their awards to three different films making the beginning of the race very exciting.

On this week's main review we discuss Kenneth Lonergan's big Oscar player, "Manchester By The Sea."

And to wrap up this week in podcasts we bring you both our review and spoiler discussion of writer/director Tom Ford's followup to "A Single Man," "Nocturnal Animals."

I am joined for the first time by our newest member to the Next Best Picture Podcast, Kristen Lopez, for our review of Disney's "Moana."

The Oscar Race is finally entering into the critic's phase this week and we have added a new member to our show to not only help us with our discussions about the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Film Critics Nominations but to be a part of all of our shows for the foreseeable future.

Myself and Michael review Jeff Nichol's latest "Loving."

On Episode 12 we go over reactions to both "Patriot's Day" and "Hidden Figures" as well as our thoughts on Best Supporting Actor, film news and trailer reactions to "Beauty And The Beast" and "The Zookeeper's Wife."

This week our main review is the new David Yates and J.K. Rowling collaboration "Fantastic Beasts & Where To Find Them." Cinema Throwdown also makes a return here not having been heard since our "Snowden" episode where we debate over which Harry Potter film is truly the best.

On this episode we review Barry Jenkins' much hyped about second film "Moonlight" and then afterwards I interview the composer for that film plus "The Big Short," "Free State Of Jones" and the upcoming "Oceans 8," Nicholas Britell.

On Episode 11 we discuss the reviews for "Rules Don't Apply," "Moana," "Allied" and others, film news and our reactions to the trailer for "Ghost In The Shell."

On this episode we review Denis Villeneuve's "Arrival" and list our top 3 favorite intellectual science fiction films.

We are very excited about this one. Not only do Will and I review Mel Gibson's latest film "Hacksaw Ridge" but afterwards, Will conducts an interview with the Sound Mixer on the film, 20 time Oscar nominee, Kevin O'Connell.

It's Episode 10 of the Next Best Picture Podcast and this time it's just Will and I as we discuss the first reactions to "Fences," other Oscar & film news along with trailer reactions to "Life," "Gifted," and "T2: Trainspotting."

On this week's edition of the Next Best Picture Podcast, we have a couple of different reviews on the horizon. First up is our review of "Doctor Strange" where myself and Will are joined by DJ Valentine from SimplisticReviews.net

This week on Episode 9, we discuss Viola Davis moving to Supporting, other Oscar news along with film news, the trailer for Shia LaBeouf's newest movie "Man Down" and we answer some fan questions as well.

This week on the Next Best Picture Podcast, we have reviews of "Inferno" and "Certain Women." First up is our review of "Inferno" where I am joined by Lee from BigPictureReviews.co.uk. Then I am joined for "Certain Women" by JD Duran from InSessionFilm.com.

For this week, we review the Gotham Award nominees, talk the latest film news and discuss the trailers for "Guardians Of The Galaxy 2," "Logan," and "A Cure For Wellness."

For our review of "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" I am joined by Mike Vermette and then both Will and Michael Schwartz join me for a review of "Denial."

It's our first episode without Will but Michael and I do our best to discuss where the Oscar Race now stands after the 2nd week of the New York Film Festival comes to a close.

For this week's main review, we have yet another double feature with "The Accountant" and "13th." Myself and Michael are joined for the first time on the show by Mike Vermette whose reviews you may have seen on the site for "The Accountant," "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children," "Blair Witch," and "Morgan."

On this week's episode of the Next Best Picture podcast, we have a lot of news to unpack as we talk about the first week of the New York Film Festival, the latest news in the world of film and the 2016 awards race.

For this week's main review on the Next Best Picture Podcast, we have a double feature. First up is Tate Taylor's thriller adaptation of the Best Selling Novel "The Girl On The Train" with a special guest, Sarah Buddery from Sarahsawamovie.com.