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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees • The Deep End

The Deep End

March 28, 2024

We continue our series looking at the 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees with a conversation about The Deep End adapted and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Muddled crime drama or a successful film? Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees • The American Astronaut

The American Astronaut

March 21, 2024

We kick off our series looking at the 2002 Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Cinematography Nominees, starting with Cory McAbee’s quirky scifi western musical “The American Astronaut.” Strange little film but one that immediately captivated both of us. Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees • Soul Food

Soul Food

March 14, 2024

We wrap up our series covering the 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees with George Tillman Jr.’s Soul Food. Does he deliver the sentimental and heartwarming family drama he intended? And how hungry does it make us? Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees • Love Jones

Love Jones

March 7, 2024

We continue our 1997 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress nominees series with a conversation about Theodore Witcher’s only film, Love Jones. Is it a first film with questionable casting decisions, unbelievable dialogue, and badly paced editing? Or is it a good example of what romantic comedy dramas are supposed to be with enjoyable characters and a great ending?

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: Member Bonus • Spawn

Spawn • Member Bonus

February 29, 2024

The members have spoken and decided that, instead of a good film with real possible options for an alternate 1998 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, we should talk about Mark A.Z. Dippé’s Spawn, based on Todd MacFarlane’s comics. Poor Theresa Randle. Still, it makes for a fun conversation!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees • Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

February 29, 2024

We continue our series looking at the nominees at the 1998 NAACP Image Awards for Oustanding Lead Actress, this time delving into our first Quentin Tarantino film on the show, his fantastic Jackie Brown. Lots to love and lots to discuss!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture Nominees • Eve's Bayou

Eve’s Bayou

February 22, 2024

We kick off our series looking at the 1998 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress nominees, starting with the brilliant Eve’s Bayou, Kasi Lemmons’ first film. Haunting, beautiful film worthy of a discussion. Check it out and tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • Waterworld

Waterworld

February 15, 2024

We wrap up our look at the 1995 Golden Raspberry Award nominees for Worst Director with a conversation about Kevin Reynolds’ Waterworld, and you know what? It’s a fun movie! It has its problems, but may have gotten a bad wrap because of the production problems. We have a lot of fun talking about it. Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • Showgirls

Showgirls

February 8, 2024

We jump whole hog into the world of Vegas strippers and exotic dancers with Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 big budget exploitation film Showgirls, next in our series on the nominees at the 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Director. Do the reappraisals as a great satire make sense or was Verhoeven going for something he just never quite achieved? Tune in!

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The Next Reel • Season 13 • Series: 1995 Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Director Nominees • The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

February 1, 2024

We continue our series looking at the 1996 Golden Raspberry Award nominations for Worst Director, today with an in-depth conversation about Roland Joffé’s misguided adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic ‘The Scarlet Letter.’

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