Daniel Howat

Las Vegas

Journalist at Next Best Picture

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The Next Best Picture Podcast

4 days ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“Squid Game” is one of the most popular shows in the world. The first season of the South Korean series was a ginormous success for Netflix and became a pop culture phenomenon. The second season dared to go even bigger, bringing back Emmy Award-winner Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun as he sets out to end the games and the Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“Agatha All Along” is a 2024 American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for Disney+, serving as a spin-off of another Marvel miniseries, “WandaVision.” Kathryn Hahn reprised her role as Agatha Harkness, joined by a star-studded cast including Joe Locke, Aubrey Plaza, and Patti LuPone.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“Black Mirror” is now in its seventh season, and the British anthology television series is still going strong under the leadership and direction of series creator Charlie Brooker.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“Dark Matter” is an American science fiction television series created by Blake Crouch, based on his 2016 novel of the same name starring Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley. The series received positive reviews for the first season, which led to season 2 getting greenlit by Apple. Crouch, Edgerton, and Connelly were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work on the series, which you can watch or listen to below.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

2 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“How To Train Your Dragon” is a live-action remake of the 2010 Academy Award-nominated animated film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Directed by the original trilogy’s creator and filmmaker Dean DeBlois, the film stars Mason Thames, Nico Parker, and Nick Frost, with Gerard Butler reprising his role as Stoick the Vast from the animated films. Academy Award-nominated composer John Powell, who also worked on the trilogy, additionally returned to compose the score for the film.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

2 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“Elio” is the latest film from Disney Pixar. The story follows an eleven-year-old boy named Elio Solis, who accidentally becomes the intergalactic ambassador of planet Earth after being beamed up to the Communiverse by aliens for making contact. He must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms and navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions.
"HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON"

2 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

THE STORY – As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

3 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“The Bear” continues to be one of the most acclaimed shows on television, and the third season is no exception. With the opening of The Bear restaurant, the third season pushed the characters in new directions while also providing further backstory for the Berzattos. One such character was Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto, whose episode “Ice Chips” was one of the most well-received of the season.
The Next Best Picture Podcast

4 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

“The Last Of Us,” the Emmy Award-winning drama series from Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, partially adapts the 2020 game “The Last Of Us Part II” with dazzling action sequences, immersive production design, and state-of-the-art visual and practical effects. One element that gets sometimes overlooked when talking about the crafts of Naughty Dog’s world is the costumes by Ann Foley.
An Early Look At Pixar’s New Film "Elio"

1 month ago | nextbestpicture.com | Daniel Howat

Pixar’s latest feature, “Elio,” may sound a bit more over-the-top than much of the studio’s filmography, but this alien abduction tale still puts the emotion right out in front. Ahead of the film’s June 20th release, Pixar invited Next Best Picture to the studio for an early look at the making of “Elio,” showcasing the film’s otherworldly animation, sci-fi influences, and classic coming-of-age themes.