Giovanni Lago

East Flatbush

Filmmaker at Next Best Picture

Insufferable Knicks fan, Writer/Podcaster for @NextBestPicture

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"INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS" - Review

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner’s vengeful plans for the same.
LEGENDS" - Review

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – After kung fu prodigy Li Fong relocates to New York City, he attracts unwanted attention from a local karate champion and embarks on a journey to enter the ultimate karate competition with the help of Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso.
"The Last Of Us" Season 2 Is A Hollow Adaptation Of The Video Game’s Brutal Brilliance

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope.
"TORNADO" - Review

1 week ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – A Japanese puppeteer’s daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang, led by Sugarman and his son Little Sugar. THE CAST – Kōki, Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira, Rory McCann & Nathan MaloneTHE TEAM – John Maclean (Director/Writer)THE RUNNING TIME – 91 MinutesJohn Maclean’s sophomore feature, “Tornado,” immediately thrusts viewers into the British Isles of the 1790s as audiences are treated to the view of a gorgeously captured hellscape.
"HONEY DON'T!" - Review

2 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – A dark comedy about Honey O’Donahue, a small-town private investigator, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church.
A ★★★ review of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

2 weeks ago | letterboxd.com | Christopher McQuarrie |Giovanni Lago

★★★ A big bloated beautiful mess… It's wild that the last installment in this franchise would result in Tom Cruise/Christopher McQuaries's sloppiest entry. At moments becoming a schmaltzy smorgasbord of callbacks that build to become a glup-shitto-filled MI film that feels like a Dave Filoni live-action Star Wars series. A feeling especially solidified with baffling editing choices stitching together moments shot with the most visually distracting of framing its core cast. Yet when this thing...
NEON Acquires "The Secret Agent" For U.S. Distribution Out Of Cannes

2 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

NEON is pulling out all the stops at the Cannes International Film Festival this year. According to Deadline, the celebrated independent film distributor has acquired the North American rights for Kleber Mendonça Filho’s lauded new film “The Secret Agent.” This recent addition to NEON’s slate makes it the fourth film that the distributor has played in the competition this year at Cannes (alongside “Alpha,” “Splitsville,” and “Sentimental Value”).
"HURRY UP TOMORROW" - Review

3 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – An insomniac musician encounters a mysterious stranger, leading to a journey that challenges everything he knows about himself. THE CAST – Abel Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and Riley KeoughTHE TEAM – Trey Edward Shults (Director/Writer) & Abel Tesfaye & Reza Fahim (Writers)THE RUNNING TIME – 105 minutesIt’s safe to say Abel Tesfaye (or, as many know him, The Weeknd) has reached the highest of ceilings many artists could only dream of.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Will Introduce An International People's Choice Award This Year

3 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

Big changes are coming for the Toronto International Film Festival just in time for their fiftieth celebration. According to Variety, the festival is aiming to put the spotlight on international cinema with the announcement of the International People’s Choice Award, which will be given to the most popular international feature playing in the festival. Just like the People’s Choice Award, this honor is voted on by audiences who are attending TIFF.
“Duster” Stalls Out: J.J. Abrams And Josh Holloway Reunite, But This Engine Never Roars

3 weeks ago | nextbestpicture.com | Giovanni Lago

THE STORY – Set in the 1970s Southwest, the life of a gutsy getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate goes from awful to wildly, stupidly, dangerously awful.