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@bestpickpod.bsky.social

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The podcast which rates, reviews and assesses every film to have won Best Picture at the Academy Awards - and other matters arising from time to time.

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · 17d

We're running away to join the French Foreign Legion this month as we watch Claire Denis's mesmirising Beau Travail. pod.fo/e/330bf3

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP322 Beau Travail

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 F...

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · Aug 27

Who's In The Mood for Love? Wong Kar-wai's modern classic is a very recent film to be so high up the Sight & Sound list. Will we fall for its cool charms or be left unmoved? pod.fo/e/31ec6f @johndorney.bsky.social

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP321 In the Mood for Love

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...

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · Jul 30

One of the odder movies we've watched so far, but it provoked some fascinating conversations. pod.fo/e/305e78 @tomsalinsky.bsky.social @johndorney.bsky.social

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP320 Man with a Movie Camera

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 320: Man with a Movie Camera (Chelovek’s kinoapparatom) Released 30 July 2025 For this episode, we watched the 1929 experimental...

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · Jun 25

We're watching Vertigo which is one of the more controversial best-film-ever-mades. Will it leave us thrilled and dizzy or suffering from an identity crisis? pod.fo/e/2eecd9 @tomsalinsky.bsky.social @johndorney.bsky.social

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP319 Vertigo

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 319: Vertigo Released 25 June 2025 For this episode, we watched the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo starring James Stewart and ...

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · Feb 12

While we wait for the 2024 Best Picture to be decided, we decided to take a look at the film declared the best of all time in 2022. Join us for this look at Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. pod.fo/e/2abdae

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP315 Jeanne Dielman

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 315: Jeanne Dielman Released 12 February 2025 For this episode, we watched the 1975 film Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 108...

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · Jan 17

A little something to commemorate the passing of David Lynch - a giant of American cinema. pod.fo/e/29efb8

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP231 Redux: Mulholland Drive

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 231: Mulholland Drive (REDUX) First released 19 October 2022. Rereleased 17 January 2025 in tribute to David Lynch. Donate today t...

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Best Pick @bestpickpod.bsky.social · Dec 18

No idea how many people have found us here but anyway, here's an end-of-year treat for anyone who needs to know. pod.fo/e/292ff5 @johndorney.bsky.social

The Best Pick movie podcast: BP096 Oppenheimer (2023)

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 96: Oppenheimer Released 18 December 2024 For this episode, we watched the 2023 Best Picture winner Oppenheimer written and direct...

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