"The Life Of Chuck"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 23 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, Megan Lachinski, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and Cody Dericks join me to review and discuss the latest film from beloved filmmaker Mike Flanagan, "The Life of Chuck" starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay & Mark Hamill. Based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King, the existential film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the coveted People's Choice Award. Now that more people have seen it, what do we think of it? Please tune in as we discuss the themes, reverse chronological structure, performances, score, awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it! 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	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of The Life of Chuck.
0:05.9	The universe is large.
0:13.4	And it contains multitudes, but it also contains me. All right, everyone, you were just listening to the trailer for the life of chuck
0:26.0	and the story is as follows charles chuck crants experiences the wonder of love the heartbreak of loss
0:33.8	and the multitudes contained in all of us.
0:38.3	The film is starring.
0:40.7	Tom Hittleston, Chuitel Edgiafork, Karen Gillen, Mia Sarah, Carl Lumbley, Benjamin Payjack, Jacob
0:47.4	Tromblay, and Mark Hamill.
0:49.5	It is written and directed by Mike Flanagan and here to join me today for this podcast
0:53.9	review I have, Megaloshinsky. Hey, everybody. Cody Derricks. and directed by Mike Flanagan and here to join me today for this podcast review.
0:54.3	I have Megaloshinsky.
0:56.0	Hey, everybody.
0:56.9	Cody Derricks.
0:58.4	Hello.
0:59.5	Dan Bear.
1:00.8	Hello, everyone.
1:02.4	And Josh Parham.
1:04.1	Hello, hello.
1:05.3	So The Life of Chuck had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year where it won the People's Choice Award.
1:13.1	It won it without a distributor.
1:15.2	Neon eventually picked up the film.
1:17.6	And now it is being released here in June of 2025.
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