"The Lost Bus"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2025

⏱️ 30 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, Sara Clements, Giovanni Lago, and Alyssa Christian join me to review and discuss the latest film from Academy Award-nominated director Paul Greengrass, "The Lost Bus," starring Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez, and Ashlie Atkinson. Known for directing real-life survival drama thrillers, Greengrass co-wrote the screenplay with Brad Ingelsby, based on the nonfiction 2021 book "Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire" by Lizzie Johnson, which recounts the story of the 2018 Camp Fire —the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history. The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews, and is now playing in limited release before it's available to stream on Apple TV+ on October 3rd. Please tune in as we discuss the direction, performances, writing, crafts, its awards season chances, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Thank you for listening, 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	You are listening to the Next Best Picture podcast, and this is our review of The Lost Bus.
0:07.3	Hey, buddy.
0:09.2	Come here, buddy.
0:11.0	You okay?
0:13.0	Struggling, ma'am.
0:15.0	Can't seem to catch a break.
0:26.6	It's hard. I thought that I'd be savior. Follow the rules.
0:29.6	And nothing bad could truly happen.
0:32.6	I assume my entire life trying to escape.
0:40.3	Then after a few years... My life turns shame.
0:57.0	When I first got the call to go pick up the kids, I started to think that maybe I get hurt for second chance.
1:21.4	It's too late for second chances.
1:24.6	All right, everybody, you were just listening to the trailer for The Lost Bus, and the story is as follows.
1:29.5	A bus driver has to navigate a bus carrying children and their teacher to safety through the 2018 campfire, which became the deadliest fire in California history.
1:40.5	The film is starring Matthew McConaughey, America Ferreira, Yule Vasquez, and Ashley Axton.
1:47.1	It is directed by Paul Greengrass, co-written by him, and co-written by Brad Engelsby.
1:53.0	Here to join me today for this podcast review, I have Alyssa Christian.
1:57.8	Hello, everyone.
1:59.5	Sarah Clements.
2:01.1	Hello, hello. And Giovanni Lago. Hello, everyone. Sarah Clements. Hello, hello.
2:02.5	And Giovanni Lago.
2:04.1	Hello.
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