Dec 28, 2022
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 94: CODA (2021)
Released 28 December 2022
For this episode, we watched the 2021 Best Picture winner CODA, written and directed by Sian Heder. It’s a remake of the French film La Famille Belier and the stars are Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Daniel...
Dec 14, 2022
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 235: Gas Food Lodging
Released 14 December 2022
For this episode, we watched 1991 American indie Gas Food Lodging, written and directed by Allison Anders (based on the book by Richard Peck). She assembled an amazing cast, led by Brooke Adams, Ione Skye,...
Nov 30, 2022
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 234: The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists!
Released 30 November 2022
For this episode, we watched the 2012 stop-motion animated film The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists! adapted from his book by Gideon Defoe, directed by Peter Lord and...
Nov 16, 2022
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 233: The Iron Giant
Released 16 November 2022
For this episode, we watched 1999’s The Iron Giant based on Ted Hughes’s book The Iron Man. The screenplay was by Tim McCanlies and Brad Bird, who also directed. The voice cast includes Eli Marienthal,...
Nov 2, 2022
Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky
Episode 232: Toy Story 3
Released 2 November 2022
For this episode we watched the 2010 Pixar sequel Toy Story 3, one of a handful of animated movies to be nominated for Best Picture. The screenplay is by Michael Arndt, from a story by John Lasseter, Andrew...