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The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto!
August 4, 2026 · 1:57:46 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
Hosts: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · With Matt Johnson, Adam Nayman
Edition: Canadian
Chapters
The Canadian Movie Draft
Chris Ryan · Amanda Dobbins · Sean Fennessey · Adam Nayman · Commissioner: Jack Sanders
Chris Ryan · 6 picks
| #1 | Videodrome | David Cronenberg | ▶ 47:26 |
| #8 | MASH | Canadian star | ▶ 1:04:49 |
| #9 | Sicario | Cameron/Villeneuve | ▶ 1:07:47 |
| #16 | Only God Forgives | Ryan Gosling | ▶ 1:26:43 |
| #17 | Dawn of the Dead | Toronto plays itself or somewhere else | ▶ 1:26:50 |
| #24 | The Adjuster | Canadian director | ▶ 1:44:51 |
Amanda Dobbins · 6 picks
| #2 | Arrival | Cameron/Villeneuve | ▶ 49:49 |
| #7 | The Virgin Suicides | Toronto plays itself or somewhere else | ▶ 1:03:10 |
| #10 | Moonstruck | Canadian director | ▶ 1:11:10 |
| #15 | The Notebook | Ryan Gosling | ▶ 1:23:49 |
| #18 | A History of Violence | David Cronenberg | ▶ 1:28:19 |
| #23 | Mean Girls | Canadian star | ▶ 1:41:48 |
Sean Fennessey · 6 picks
| #3 | Take This Waltz | Canadian director | ▶ 52:42 |
| #6 | The Fly | David Cronenberg | ▶ 1:01:52 |
| #11 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Canadian star | ▶ 1:13:46 |
| #14 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Toronto plays itself or somewhere else | ▶ 1:21:30 |
| #19 | Aliens | Cameron/Villeneuve | ▶ 1:33:13 |
| #22 | The Place Beyond the Pines | Ryan Gosling | ▶ 1:39:48 |
Adam Nayman · 6 picks
| #4 | Enemy | Cameron/Villeneuve | ▶ 54:26 |
| #5 | Warrendale | Canadian director | ▶ 58:55 |
| #12 | The Silent Partner | Canadian star | ▶ 1:17:50 |
| #13 | The Shrouds | David Cronenberg | ▶ 1:20:00 |
| #20 | Drive | Ryan Gosling | ▶ 1:37:05 |
| #21 | Rude | Toronto plays itself or somewhere else | ▶ 1:37:39 |
Movies Referenced (57)
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 25:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗
6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:24:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (19)
24 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Fly, eXistenZ, Dead Ringers▶ 4:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
16 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Dune: Part Two, Blade Runner 2049▶ 20:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 9:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · · Known for Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II▶ 1:20:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck▶ 1:11:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗
3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Godfather Part III, The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation▶ 1:03:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Clerks, Chasing Amy▶ 34:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Signs, Lady in the Water, The Village▶ 12:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · · Known for Fitzcarraldo, Jack Reacher▶ 23:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 11:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Up in the Air, Ghostbusters▶ 1:35:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (58)
27 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Judge Dredd, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3▶ 14:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗
15 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Blue Valentine, La La Land, Drive▶ 44:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
13 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider▶ 6:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind▶ 1:14:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan · Known for Lucky Number Slevin, Black Hawk Down, 30 Days of Night▶ 1:04:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Notebook, Mean Girls, Red Eye▶ 1:24:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗
4 mentions · · Known for Deadpool 2, Deadpool, Deadpool & Wolverine▶ 45:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (9)
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Logan, Out of Sight▶ 1:20:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
8 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Avatar, Aliens, Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 20:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 1:08:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for It Ends with Us, Regretting You▶ 1:24:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Shaun of the Dead, The World's End, Baby Driver▶ 1:22:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone▶ 26:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Interstellar, The Dark Knight▶ 12:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Cinematographers Referenced (4)
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Quantum of Solace, Kingdom of Heaven, Gladiator▶ 25:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗
2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Taking of Pelham 123, The Other Guys▶ 1:49:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Companion, Dumb Money, Eileen▶ 1:47:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
1 mentions · · Known for Blade Runner 2049, Skyfall, No Country for Old Men▶ 54:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗