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"Undertone" is a Canadian horror film written and directed by Ian Tuason, in his directorial debut. The film stars Nina Kiri as Evy, a woman who hosts a paranormal podcast with her friend Justin (Adam DiMarco), where she is the skeptic to his believer. After Evy moves back home to become the caregiver to her dying mother (Michèle Duquet), she and Justin are sent recordings by a married couple (Keana Lyn Bastidas and Jeff Yung) experiencing paranormal noises in their home, drawing Evy into fear and paranoia. Evy and her mother are the only characters to be shown on-screen in the film. All other characters are heard as off-screen voices, thus conveying the film's horror through its sound design. The film had its world premiere at Fantasia Fest on July 27th, 2025, and later screened in the Midnight section of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, where it received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Tuason's directing, atmosphere, and Kiri's performance. Tuason was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from A24. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man" is a Netflix British crime drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. It is a continuation of the British television series "Peaky Blinders" (2013–2022), and stars Cillian Murphy in the lead alongside an ensemble cast including Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, and Stephen Graham, reprising their roles, alongside new additions Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Jay Lycurgo, and Barry Keoghan. The film has received positive reviews from critics and is now playing in theaters. Harper, Knight, and Murphy were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experience on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be available to stream on Netflix on March 20th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"Project Hail Mary" is a 2026 American science fiction adventure film produced and directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling (who also produced the film), Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, and Milana Vayntrub. The film follows Ryland Grace, a man who awakens on an interstellar spacecraft with no memory of how he arrived there. Goddard was kind enough to spend half an hour (and with a cold, too) speaking with us about his work on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters by Amazon MGM Studios on March 20th. Thank you, and enjoy!

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THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST. NOT THE FULL REVIEW. Please check out the full podcast review on our Patreon Page by subscribing over at - https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture

For this week's second podcast review, Megan Lachinski, Dan Bayer, Ben Langford, and Larry Fried join me to discuss the latest film from Disney Pixar, "Hoppers" starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco. Directed by Daniel Chong and written by Jesse Andrews, from a story by Chong and Andrews, it follows Mabel Tanaka (Curda), an animal lover, whose mind is transferred into a lifelike robotic beaver to communicate with animals and save their habitat from destruction, inadvertently sparking an uprising in the process. What did we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the story, animation, voice performances, score, where it ranks amongst other Pixar films, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, and enjoy!

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For Episode 482, I am proud to be joined by Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Daniel Howat, Giovanni Lago, and Will Mavity, because this...this is the episode you've all been waiting for. It’s time for us to deliver our final Oscar winner predictions for the 98th Academy Awards, which will be held this Sunday, March 15th. Tune in as we discuss all categories in detail and use all of the information from this season’s precursors to make the best predictions we possibly can. We also reveal the winner of last week’s poll, asking, “Which Film Do You Think Should Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?” and ask this week’s poll question for the last time this awards season, “Which Film Do You Think Will Be The Next Best Picture Oscar Winner?” We also answer your fan-submitted questions and give our reactions to the trailers for “I Swear” and “Scary Movie.” We will not have a show next Sunday afternoon. Still, we will have a "Night Before" episode on Saturday and another reactions episode for the Oscar winners following the ceremony next Sunday, all exclusive to our Patreon subscribers. We cannot thank you all enough for always listening, subscribing, and supporting us through another fun and eventful awards season. You’re the best fans any site could ever ask for, and we hope you enjoy this episode and the ceremony this Sunday! Enjoy, and we'll see you all, next tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmme ;)

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