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The Best Pick movie podcast

Film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

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Frequency: 1 episode/16d. Total Eps: 190

The podcast in which we watch, assess and discuss every Academy Award Best Picture winner in no particular order. Hosted by film fans John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

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BP328 Carry On Cleo (with All British Comedy Explained)

Episode 328

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 • Duration 01:28:04

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan, Tom Salinsky and special guest Abigoliah Schamaun

Episode 328: Carry On Cleo

Released 24 June 2026

For this episode, we teamed up with Tom's other podcast All British Comedy Explained and welcomed his co-host Abigoliah Schamaun to watch what some consider to be the pinnacle of achievement by the Carry On Team of producer Peter Rogers, director Gerald Thomas, screenwriter Talbot Rothwell and the usual cast including Kenneths Williams and Connor, Jim Dale, Joan Sims, Charles Hawtrey and Sid James.

All British Comedy Explained: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained

BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com, or find us on Bluesky.

You can also visit our website at https://bestpickpod.com and sign up to our mailing list to get notified as soon as a new episode is released. Just follow this link: http://eepurl.com/dbHO3n.

If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to help us to continue to make it, you can now support us on Patreon for as little as £2.50 per month, but please be aware that future releases will continue to be sporadic.

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BP327 Oscars 2026

Episode 327

Monday, March 16, 2026 • Duration 18:48

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 327: Oscars 2026

Released 16 March 2026

For this episode we blearily assessed the 98th Academy Awards which wrapped up in the wee small hours in the UK. A more considered reaction will follow towards the end of the year when we do our full episode on One Battle After Another.

Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Tom's new play: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/in-the-print-8y4s

BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com, or find us on .

BP326 Oscar Nominations 2026

Episode 326

Thursday, January 22, 2026 • Duration 17:54

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 326: Oscar Nominations 2026

Released 22 January 2026

For this episode, Tom and John briefly reviewed the nominations for the 98th Academy Awards, mere moments after the live-stream ended.

Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby

BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including…

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com. You can also Tweet us individually, , or .

BP097 Anora (2024)

Episode 97

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • Duration 01:31:09

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 97: Anora

Released 21 January 2026

For this episode, we watched the 2024 Best Picture winner Anora, for which Sean Baker picked up a record-setting four Oscars, its fifth going to star Mikey Madison, who triumphed over hot favourite Demi Moore. Along the way we also take in some other films featuring erotic dancers.

Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby

BEST PICK – the book is out now from all the usual places, including…

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, Tweet us on @bestpickpod or email us on . You can also Tweet us individually, , or .

BP325 Christmas Films

Episode 325

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 • Duration 55:14

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 325: Christmas Films

Released 17 November 2025

For this episode we nominated some favourite (and not-so-favourite) Christmas films, in the categories of Best Classic, Best Modern, Best Oddball and Least Anything. But first – have Tom and John seen Home Alone yet?

Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby

BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our Facebook group, email us on bestpickpod@gmail.com, or find us on .

BP324 Singin' in the Rain

Episode 324

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 • Duration 01:50:06

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 324: Singin' in the Rain

Released 26 November 2025

For this episode, we watched the 1952 MGM musical Singin' in the Rain, directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly who also starred alongside Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Jean Hagen. Arthur Freed produced and wrote most of the songs alongside composer Nacio Herb Brown. Slightly overshadowed at the time by the enormous commercial and critical success of An American in Paris the year before, this movie is now widely regarded as the absolute pinnacle of the golden age of Hollywood musicals. And who are we to disagree?

Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Jess's storytelling theatre show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby
Lip Sync Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJIB1f7jk

BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
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BP323 2001 A Space Odyssey

Episode 323

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 • Duration 01:50:58

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 323: 2001 A Space Odyssey

Released 29 October 2025

For this episode, we watched Stanley Kubrick's iconic science fiction masterpiece 2001 A Space Odyssey, written by Kubrick and Arthur C Clarke and starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester and the voice of Douglas Rain. It was nominated for four Oscars and won one for its special effects, the only Academy Award which Kubrick ever won. It ranks sixth on the 2022 Sight & Sound critics list and it tops the directors list.

Tom's new podcast: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained
Jess's amazing storytelling show: https://kingsheadtheatre.com/whats-on/16-postcodes-jhby

BEST PICK – the book is available now from all the usual places.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108
US bookstore https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/best-pick-john-dorney/1139956434
Audio book https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Best-Pick-Audiobook/B09SBMX1V4

To send in your questions, comments, thoughts and ideas, you can join our , email us on , or find us on .

BP018 Redux - Annie Hall

Sunday, October 12, 2025 • Duration 55:34

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 18: Annie Hall (1977) recorded live at the London Podcast Festival.

Released 26 September 2018. Rereleased 12 October 2025.

For this episode – which we are re-running in honour of Diane Keaton – we watched Annie Hall, written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman and directed by Allen, who also starred alongside Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane and Paul Simon.

The film won four Academy Awards including Best Actress for Diane Keaton and Best Screenplay for Allen and Brickman.

Star Wars Despecialized https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrXO2RDzLg&vl=en
Kathy Griffin's Woody Allen story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i62GcGDgI4

Thanks to Zoe, Sally and everyone at the London Podcast Festival for making this happen.

Tom's new podcast ALL BRITISH COMEDY EXPLAINED is now available here in audio: https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained and here in video: https://www.youtube.com/@AllBritishComedyExplained

BEST PICK the book is available now from all the usual places, and the paperback is out now.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101
UK bookstore https://www.waterstones.com/book/9781538163108

BP322 Beau Travail

Episode 322

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 • Duration 01:33:14

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 322: Beau Travail

Released 24 September 2025

For this episode, we watched Claire Denis's 1999 story of three men in the French Foreign Legion, drawn in part from Herman Melville's unfinished novella Billy Budd. The film stars Denis Lavant, Michel Subor and Grégoire Colin and Denis also wrote the script along with Jean-Pol Fargeau. It has an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and it's at number seven in the 2022 Sight & Sound poll.

We also feature an exclusive clip from Tom's new podcast All British Comedy Explained. Check it out here. https://podfollow.com/all-british-comedy-explained

Next time we will be discussing 2001: A Space Odyssey. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode, you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can stream it via Apple TV+ (UK) or Apple TV+ (USA).

Blood Shine https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/blood-shine
The One I Love https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70299863
https://www.earwolf.com/episode/the-snowman-live-w-erin-gibson-bryan-safi/

BEST PICK the book is available now from all the usual places, and the paperback is out now.

BP321 In the Mood for Love

Episode 321

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 • Duration 01:22:11

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky

Episode 321: In the Mood for Love

Released 27 August 2025

For this episode, we watched the Wong Kar-wai's modern classic In the Mood for Love, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000. It sits at a hugely impressive fifth place on the 2022 Sight and Sound list and has a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It has also run at the Prince Charles Cinema in London for a record-breaking 75 consecutive weeks, so we take a look at the history of that UK institution as well.

Tom Cruise breaks his ankle. https://youtu.be/KCm7uhCqo9c
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html

Next time we will be discussing Beau Travail. If you want to watch it before listening to the next episode, you can buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon.co.uk, or Amazon.com, or you can download it via iTunes (UK) or iTunes (USA).

BEST PICK the book is available now from all the usual places, and the paperback is out now.

From the publisher https://tinyurl.com/best-pick-book-rowman
UK Amazon https://amzn.to/3zFNATI
US Amazon https://www.amzn.com/1538163101

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