The Best Pick movie podcast

BEST PICK, the podcast which looks at the world of film from a variety of different angles. @mrjohndorney, @itsjessregan, @tomsalinsky.

[The Best Pick movie podcast @bestpickpod]

Best Pick - our new book based on the podcast - is out February 2022 and available for pre-order now. https://t.co/tZXF2kLEF6

[Tez @tezilyas]

The stupidest thing about this is that Reform only beat Labour into third by 800 odd votes.

If the Greens weren’t there… of the 15,000 people that voted them, barely any, if any at all, of those votes would’ve gone to Reform… most of them would’ve gone to Labour, so Matt would’ve lost anyway!

Are Muslims not supposed to vote?

It was okay for Jewish people to encourage each other to not vote Labour in 2019. Muslims can’t do the same?

[Clayton Davis @ByClaytonDavis]

John Davidson’s team shares that he’s reached out to the studio handling #Sinners in order to directly apologize to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and production designer Hannah Beacher.

Here he is, giving his account, in his own words.
https://t.co/PORJYFHbgl @variety

[Big Finish Insider @bigfinish]

⚠️ MORE EIGHTH DOCTOR NEWS! ⚠️ Now he's got a fam, too! Pre-order Doctor Who: Branches, due for release in May 2026 as a download to own and collector's edition CD here: https://t.co/jwRy0vhoy1 #McGanniversary

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

I’ve held back from commenting on the revelations about Nigel Farage’s past racism. Not because the story shocked me. For many in this country, it merely confirms what we’ve suspected for years. But some will be hearing these allegations for the first time, and it’s to you that I want to speak.

Most of us have said or done things when we were young that we look back on with regret. That’s part of growing up. We make mistakes, we cringe at our former selves, we learn, we change. Some of those early attitudes fall away. Others become the foundations of who we later become.

What’s now emerging about Nigel Farage isn’t a single stupid comment or one heated moment. Former classmates are describing a pattern of behaviour. Not just a bully. A racist bully of the ugliest kind.

That doesn’t automatically mean he holds every one of those views today. But look at his politics. Look at his rhetoric. Look at the company he keeps and the division he trades in. It paints a picture of a man whose worldview didn’t appear to grow out of those foundations, but grew from them.

So what does that mean now?

If you already oppose Farage, this only hardens your resolve. If you adore him, nothing I say will shift you. But there’s a group of people I do want to reach: those considering voting Reform.

I’m not going to patronise you. I understand why many are thinking about it. If you’ve watched your pay stall, your bills rise, your community decline, and your politicians shrug for years, you might well think: what have I got to lose? Why not give the system a kick? Why not try something different?

And you may feel the country has taken a wrong turn. That we’ve lost something precious and need to put it right.

Those instincts aren’t wicked. They aren’t racist. They come from frustration, disappointment, and a desire for dignity and control in your own life.

But here’s the truth that cannot be dodged. Most people in this country are good, decent, fair-minded. They don’t want to see hate imported into the heart of their politics. They don’t want their children growing up in a country defined by fear and division.

So ask yourself this, quietly and honestly: is Nigel Farage a changed man? Has he shown any sign that he regrets the person he was? Or has he built a career by sharpening those same instincts into a political weapon?

Because if he hasn’t changed, then every vote for Farage isn’t a protest. It’s permission. It hands real power to a man whose teenage cruelty seems less like a phase and more like a blueprint.

This country is far from perfect, but it is worth fighting for. And once a politics of hatred takes root at the top, a country doesn’t easily come back from it.

You know this in your gut. We all do.

Nigel Farage is not fit to lead this country. A vote for him, or for those who still cheer the views he held as a teenager, would stain the country we love with something we may never fully wash away.

And to the Reform diehards who will now pile into the comments with abuse: crack on. You’ll only prove the point.

[Disabled Children's Partnership @DCPcampaign]

Our response to Richard Tice's comments.

[Jessica Simor KC @JMPSimor]

When Truss was Lord Chancellor she breached her statutory duty to protect the Judiciary. When she was Prime Minister she breached her duty to protect the economy; a lettuce survived her. Now she is an ex-PM she continues to undermine Britain abroad. She & Johnson - bad apples.

[Matthew Purchase @TheCyberdevil]

I implore every single fan of missing Doctor Who and TV to give this podcast a listen. It’s important context to what is going on at the moment.

My biggest takeaway, have patience.

[Brett Meiselas @BMeiselas]

What really bothers me is anyone who watched this would see how ridiculous this framing is. Kimmel’s monologue was not only funny, but it featured a genuine and emotional outreach to people who have different views than him — and also contained a really lovely message about Erika Kirk. But NY Post and these right wing accounts don’t want people to hear his unifying message. That’s a threat to them. They are merchants of hate, doing everything they can to keep us divided.

[The National Comment @NationalComment]

A debate on migration in Britain is crucial, but it should not be led by criminals and advocates of violence.

Opinion | Gavin Esler @gavinesler via @TheNationalNews https://t.co/KnUfs6hakF

[Matthew Sweet @DrMatthewSweet]

Continues to baffle me why television does not do this. The BBC has rights to hundreds of films in perpetuity. TV has simply abandoned its role as a film educator - now the @BFI is commemorating that dereliction of duty with a season.

[Wholala: A Doctor Who Podcast @WholalaPod]

Every episode of Doctor Who, explained by EastEnders... a thread 📺

[Tim Walker @ThatTimWalker]

BREAKING: A fully-functioning human being manages to get himself on TV.

[Flixwatcher Podcast @FlixwatcherPod]

Looking for Netflix film tips? Listen to @MrJohnDorney and @tomsalinsky From @bestpickpod talking about Matilda the Musical on this week's Flixwatcher Podcast!

On
@Spotify

https://t.co/VaCCNsvdUr

#MatildatheMusical #FilmTwitter #PodernFamily

[Flixwatcher Podcast @FlixwatcherPod]

Hey guys! Check out our new episode #MatildatheMusical with @MrJohnDorney and @tomsalinsky From @bestpickpod

https://t.co/mxiDZ4R47N

Shares and retweets are appreciated 🙂

[BritCom Goes to the Movies @britcomgoes]

We are back on Wednesday with a brand new episode and a brand new guest!
@MrJohnDorney joins @Guyston_Walker and @robertcheath to talk about #Bedazzled ...the Pete & Dud version of course. This also means we've completed the set of all 3 @bestpickpod presenters.
Subscribe now!

[Jessica Regan @itsjessregan]

No country for women…what the hell

[Big Finish Insider @bigfinish]

🚨 FINAL CAST AND CREW UPDATES 🚨 #DoctorWho: Metamorphosis https://t.co/jDJjiaZs2y

[Flixwatcher Podcast @FlixwatcherPod]

Hey guys! Check out our new episode #Nyad with @MrJohnDorney and @tomsalinsky From @bestpickpod

https://t.co/JbMfpKGtiP

Share and retweets are appreciated 🙂

[Jessica Regan @itsjessregan]

Just… delicious every time.

[Jon Sopel @jonsopel]

She is gold. Pure gold…..