About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Doubt' and its themes, performances, and cinematic elements.

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 Our 2008 retrospective continues with John Patrick Shanley's adaptation of his own Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning 2004 stage play "Doubt: A Parable" with "Doubt" starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis. With four Oscar-nominated performances driving the gripping drama, exploring themes such as doubt and uncertainty, certainty vs. suspicion, moral responsibility, power and institutional accountability, and tradition vs. change, the film has given Aaron Isenstein, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Tom O'Brien, and me a lot to discuss. Tune in as we talk about the writing, direction, performances, cinematography from Roger Deakins, its awards season run, and more in our SPOILER-FILLED review. Please check out our past review for "Frost/Nixon." We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our review! 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron Isenstein, Dan Bayer, Cody Dericks, Tom O'Brien

Topics covered

• film review
• Oscar-nominated performances
• moral responsibility
• power and accountability
• adaptation
• thematic exploration

Keywords

• Doubt
• film review
• Meryl Streep
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Oscar
• theater adaptation
• John Patrick Shanley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Next Best Picture, Evergreen Podcasts

Books & works: Doubt, Doubt: A Parable, Frost/Nixon

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