Episode 488 - CinemaCon 2026, Cannes Film Festival Sidebars, "Focker-In-Law," "The Dog Stars," "Street Fighter" & "Passenger" Trailers

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 133 minutes

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For Episode 488, I am joined by Aaron Isenstein, Daniel Howat, and Giovanni Lago as Howat recaps his experience at this year's CinemaCon and the films showcased. We also discuss the Cannes sidebar announcements, including Critics' Week, Acid, and Directors' Fortnight. For this week's poll question, we're asking everyone: "Which Upcoming Movies From CinemaCon 2026 Are You Most Excited To See?" and reveal the winner of last week's poll asking, "Which Films From The 2026 Cannes Film Festival Are You Most Looking Forward To?" We also share our reactions to the trailers for "Focker-In-Law," "The Dog Stars," "Street Fighter," and "Passenger," answer your fan-submitted questions, and more! Thank you all for listening, subscribing, and supporting us. We hope you enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.1	And the Oscar goes to...
0:46.9	Oh, thank you so much.
0:48.7	This might be the one time I'm speaking.
0:50.2	This is not a joke.
0:51.4	Moonlight has won best picture.
0:52.9	Could you double check the envelope? And I can't deny the fact that won best picture. Could you double-check the envelope?
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0:57.5	Thank you, life, thank you, love.
0:59.5	Where did we fall in love with the movie?
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