"Pillion"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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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, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Aaron Isenstein, and Tom O'Brien join me to discuss the debut feature film from Harry Lighton, "Pillion" starring Alexander Skarsgård, Harry Melling, Douglas Hodge, Lesley Sharp, Jake Shears, and Anthony Welsh. The film follows Colin (Harry Melling), a timid gay man, as he starts a BDSM relationship with Ray (Alexander Skarsgård), an enigmatic biker who likes to be the dominant one in the relationship. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section, where it received widespread praise from critics, and several award nominations and wins throughout the 2025 awards season. What did we think of it, though? Please tune in as we discuss the writing, performances, depiction of the BDSM world, the ending, its awards season run, how far we would go for Skarsgård's Ray, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. Submit yourself and 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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0:00.0	Imagine a breakfast wrap. You know the one, because there really is only one. Sausage, egg, cheese, bacon and a potato rusty all wrapped together. Yep, there it is. I think my work here is done. Serve them until 11 a.m.
0:37.8	You are listening to the next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of Pillion. What am I gonna do with you?
0:40.3	Whatever you want?
0:45.3	Really.
0:46.3	Did you?
0:50.3	Did you kiss?
0:56.0	I don't think that is any of your business?
0:58.0	No, there we not.
1:00.0	Children be it.
1:04.0	That's what the same when we're the matter.
1:08.0	Look at the way.
1:10.0	How do you get a man like that?
1:11.6	I have an aptitude for devotion.
1:14.6	We got to hide what we're doing.
1:23.6	What's your secret? You don't have to say.
1:26.6	I don't keep that in mind. They don't have to say. I'll keep that in my...
1:28.3	They don't understand and so with you.
1:32.3	I'm not sure I like the way you talk to my son.
1:35.3	Well, that is fine.
1:37.3	It's not for you to like.
1:40.3	Excuse me?
1:42.3	Colin, if you're not happy
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