By Jessica Peña 

​Care to know the estimate of the homeless youth population in our country? According to different data records, the answer lies somewhere between 48,000 and 2.8 million. There’s yet to be a national study into the issue. The lack of government-funded research into a homegrown crisis is deafening and yet many Americans either don’t understand the gravity of the situation or just turn a blind eye to it.

“Lost in America,” a documentary that screened at this year’s Nashville Film Festival, is an alarming call-to-action film that focuses on the silent epidemic that is youth homelessness in a country so able to correct its course. Rotimi Rainwater, formerly a homeless youth himself, produces and directs this glaring account of America’s shortcoming in the legislative fight to support social services for homeless kids and just how much of your attention this issue deserves. It was my very first screening at the festival and somehow, even after numerous more films that followed that week, it still made one of the most lasting impressions on me.

Click below to find out why.

By Matt Neglia 

We've been doing "Throwback Reviews" for a few weeks now (See "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "The Avengers" and most recently "Deadpool") for our Patreon subscribers. However, we wanted to start another podcast strictly for Best Picture winners/nominees. We call it "Last Best Picture." These are fan voted podcast reviews which are held monthly and the first winner was the late, great, Milos Forman's Oscar winning film "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher ("Lawrence Of Arabia" will be June's review and the poll for July is currently in progress).

Joining me for this in-depth review into the film's themes, characters and Oscar success is Daniel Howat and Josh Parham. This is a preview of the podcast which is an exclusive to our Patreon members. For the small price of $1 a month, you can get the full episode and more exclusive podcast content, so be sure to subscribe here.

Thank you and please feel free to subscribe to the Next Best Picture Podcast on either ​SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM & CastBox.

By Daniel Howat

This weekend the latest Star Wars film released to the world, this time in the form of “Solo: A Star Wars Story.” The second spin-off film in the series, “Solo” took a break from the main “Star Wars” episodes. While the last three films in the series released to massive box office in December, “Solo” took a risk and released on Memorial Day weekend. This gamble didn’t pay off, with the film earning $103 million domestically and a paltry $65 million globally.

​What went so wrong with the usually consistent franchise? Click below to find out.

By Matt Neglia 

Our Patreon Podcast series for "Last Best Picture" continues with a new month and a new poll of 10 randomly selected Best Picture Winners/Nominees for you to choose from. The winner of which, will be reviewed on the podcast in July. Stay tuned for May's winner ("One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest") which will go up tomorrow and we'll be recording the last poll's winner "Lawrence Of Arabia" sometime this month.

Head on over to the polls page to vote and take a look at the new films below. Voting ends June 30th 2018.

By Matt Neglia 

For Episode 92, myself and Will Mavity discuss the latest news on Morgan Freeman, Harvey Weinstein, war films to watch on Memorial Day, the best danger at sea movies, this week's poll results and trailers for "Damsel," "The Sisters Brothers," "Wildlife" and "Mowgli."

Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either ​SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below.

By Matt Neglia 

For this week's review, I am joined by Josh Parham and Danilo Castro. Together, the three of us review the latest Star Wars film starring everyone's favorite smuggler, Han Solo in "Solo: A Star Wars Story." Fan reactions to Star Wars films have been divided as of late, so how did this one go over with us? We reveal all on our review of director Ron Howard's latest.

Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either ​SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below.

​By Danilo Castro 

​Ron Howard has never really gotten the credit he deserves. While the auteur theory has elevated ‘80s stalwarts like George Lucas, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg to legendary status, a director like Howard, who offers little in the way of style or voice, is derided for being a craftsman. Granted, there's some truth to these critiques, as Howard’s worst films (“Far And Away”, “The Dilemma”) have proven, but to write him off completely is to ignore just how good a craftsman he can be. 

Over the course of his five-decade career (Seven if you count his acting stints on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days”), Howard has proven himself to be one of the most reliable and versatile directors in Hollywood. His ability to careen from one genre to the next; whether it be comedy, fantasy, or biographical drama, is unmatched by all but a few, while his sentimental bent makes him the rare storyteller who can still appeal to viewers of all ages. 

Howard’s latest film, “Solo: A Star Wars Story”, is now in theaters, and to commemorate its release, we’ve decided to rank the ten movies that best define his career.

​By Josh Williams ​

​It is not unheard of for there to be creative differences on a film set. Or for there even to be a personal difference that creates an uneasy or difficult shooting and or editing experience during the process of making a film. Creative people colliding is what filmmaking thrives on. A set of creative minds all mixing their ideas together in one massive mixing bowl. That is just one of the many things that make movies so special. 

If you are unaware, Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” went through an incredibly similar situation. It happens all of the time in Hollywood and seems to be quite a trend for Disney. They replaced Edgar Wright on "Ant-Man," they replaced Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on "Solo" and most recently they replaced Colin Trevorrow on "Star Wars: Episode IX." So since "Solo" went through this process and is releasing this week, we at Next Best Picture thought we'd take a look at some other films that this has happened to.

So here are five films whose directors were replaced by another director mid-production.

​By Josh Williams ​

​With the release of "Solo: A Star Wars Film" this week a lot of fans are beginning to question, why do we need a movie about Han Solo? Han is already such a pivotal character in the original trilogy, does he really need his own movie? Even though it seemed a tad unnecessary, we have now arrived at the release of Ron Howard's latest film. While the question of "why does Han Solo need his own movie?" is an intriguing one, we here at Next Best Picture figured that since the universe of "Star Wars" is so expansive and filled with so many memorable characters we decided to take a look at which of those characters within the universe we would like to see get their own movie.

So without further ado, here are five characters from "Star Wars" that we would like to see get their own standalone movie!

By Daniel Howat 

Netflix is getting into the business of Bayhem. Michael Bay will direct and produce “Six Underground” for the streaming service in what looks to be their biggest film yet. The blockbuster will star Ryan Reynolds, currently celebrating a phenomenal opening weekend for “Deadpool 2.”

​Click below to read more on this story.

By Daniel Howat

Though the events of “Avengers: Infinity War” have put question marks around the future of the MCU, the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” sequel has begun casting. Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play the classic Spider-man villain Mysterio in the new film, slated for release on July 5th, 2019. Michael Keaton will also reprise his role as Vulture.

​Click below to hear more on this story.

By Daniel Howat 

Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” celebrated a very successful run at Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix, essentially second place to the Palme d’Or. It would appear that this could be Lee’s most critically acclaimed film in years. He’s always had a complicated relationship with the Academy Awards. Could “BlacKkKlansman” bring him his first Best Director nomination?

By Matt Neglia 

For Episode 91, myself and Josh Parham discuss the winners of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, our favorite Ron Howard movies (Which is also the focus of this week's poll in anticipation for "Solo:A Star Wars Story"), and the trailers for "BlacKkKlansman" and "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either ​SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below.

By Matt Neglia 

The 2018 winners for the 71st Cannes Film Festival have been officially announced.

​Click below to see the winners.

By Matt Neglia 

For this week's review, I am joined by Danilo Castro and Liam Heffernan. Together, the three of us review the eagerly anticipated sequel to 2016's "Deadpool," titled "Deadpool 2" starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin and more jokes and pop culture references than one can count. There is a spoiler section at 34:20.

Thank you and please feel free to subscribe on either ​SoundCloud, Tunein, GooglePlay, iTunes, Stitcher, Player FM, CastBox or you can have a listen down below.