The Best Pick movie podcast

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
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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 [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
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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.

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 [email protected]. You can also Tweet us individually, @MrJohnDorney, @ItsJessRegan or @TomSalinsky.
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.

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 [email protected], 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.

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
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 [email protected], 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.

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 Facebook group, email us on [email protected], 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.