Amanda Dobbins
Host · 702 episodes · The Ringer
Episodes hosted
October 20, 2026 · Documentary · 2h 35m
October 16, 2026 · Documentary · 2h 46m
October 13, 2026 · Action · 2h 10m
Draft picks
- #2 Moneyball — Drama▶ 29:48
- #7 The Sandlot — Kids Movie▶ 45:10
- #10 Eephus — Comedy▶ 53:23
- #15 The Rookie — Based on a True Story▶ 1:06:41
- #18 Good Will Hunting — Wild Card▶ 1:14:36
- #23 Ed — High Concept▶ 1:31:56
- #2 How Do You Know — Star Bomb▶ 23:04
- #7 West Side Story — $100M Losers Club▶ 37:11
- #10 The Lost City of Z — Under $30M Domestic▶ 45:22
- #15 Salt — Failed Franchise Launch▶ 59:06
- #18 North — Ebert Zero Stars▶ 1:09:09
- #23 Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit — Sub-25% Rotten Tomatoes▶ 1:27:30
- #26 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — Wild Card▶ 1:35:18
The Canadian Movie Draft Live from Toronto!
- #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
Halls of Fame
The Nicole Kidman Hall of Fame, and ‘Babygirl’
- Inducted Dead Calm
- Inducted Practical Magic
- Inducted Babygirl
The Royal Movie Hall of Fame and ‘Spencer’
- Inducted Queen of the Desert
- Inducted The Lion in Winter
- Inducted Marie Antoinette
- Inducted The Princess Diaries
- Inducted The Madness of King George
- Inducted The Favourite
Auctions
The 2026 Movie Auction Returns!
- Bought Behemoth — $715
- Bought Wild Horse 9 — $110
- Bought Here Comes the Flood — $10
- Bought Other Mommy — $100
- Bought Minotaur — $88
- Bought La Bola Negra — $87
- Bought Dune: Part Three — $775
- Bought Project Hail Mary — $200
- Bought The Social Reckoning — $1
- Bought Verity — $5
- Bought The Mandalorian and Grogu — $19
The 2025 Movie Auction Returns!
- Bought After the Hunt — $260
- Bought Roofman — $100
- Bought Jay Kelly — $420
- Bought A House of Dynamite — $180
- Bought Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale — $40
Top 5s & 10s
Is ‘Digger’ the Tom Cruise Movie We’ve Been Waiting For? Plus: Our Top 10 Tom Cruise Performances.
- 1. Jerry Maguire▶ 1:49:47
- 2. Born on the Fourth of July▶ 1:43:46
- 3. Magnolia▶ 1:47:26
- 4. A Few Good Men▶ 1:44:50
- 5. Top Gun▶ 1:40:33
- 6. Collateral▶ 1:33:25
- 7. Top Gun: Maverick▶ 1:31:55
- 8. The Color of Money▶ 1:30:10
- 9. Mission: Impossible - Fallout▶ 1:28:40
- 10. Risky Business▶ 1:27:46
Honorable mentions: Eyes Wide Shut
- 1. One Battle After Another▶ 1:44:27
- 2. Marty Supreme▶ 1:30:57
- 3. Die My Love▶ 1:13:12
- 4. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You▶ 1:02:59
- 5. Train Dreams▶ 50:00
Honorable mentions: Black Bag · Paddington in Peru · Pavements · The Phoenician Scheme · Sorry, Baby · Bugonia · Materialists · Splitsville · Eternity
Ad-hoc lists
90 lists made on the fly — Rushmores, quick rankings, tiers — outside the drafts, auctions, Top 5s & 10s and ranking episodes
- The Big Picture
Ranked list · 10 items · with Sean Fennessey · ‘You Can See Everything’ Mania and Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: ‘Whalefall,’ ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ and Kyle MacLachlan! · October 20, 2026
1. The Odyssey (2026) · 2. La Bola Negra (2026) · Wild Horse 9 (2026) · 4. You Can See Everything (2026) · 5. Dune: Part Three (2026) · 6. I Play Rocky (2026) · 7. Project Hail Mary (2026) · 8. The Debut (2026) · 9. Artificial (2026) · 10. Digger (2026)
- The Big Picture
Ranked list · 10 items · with Sean Fennessey · 2026 Best Picture Power Rankings, and the Best Movies at TIFF. Plus: Zach Cregger on ‘Resident Evil’! · September 22, 2026
1. The Odyssey (2016) · 2. La Bola Negra · 3. Wild Horse 9 · 4. Dune Part 3 · 5. Project Hail Mary (2026) · 6. Fjord · 7. The Invite (2026) · 10. Obsession (2025) · 8. The Debut · 9. All of a Sudden
- The Big Picture
Unranked list · 6 items · 2026 Best Picture Power Rankings, and the Best Movies at TIFF. Plus: Zach Cregger on ‘Resident Evil’! · September 22, 2026
Michael (1996) · Fatherland · Club Kid · I Play Rocky · All of a Sudden · The Debut
- The Big Picture
Ranked list · 6 items · The 10 Best Movies at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals. Plus: Nathan Fielder’s Stunning Elizabeth Holmes Doc. · September 8, 2026
5. Inc · 4. Everest, The Other Side · 4. Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger · 3. Possible Love · 2. Primetime (2026) · 1. Wild Horse Nine
- The Big Picture
Unranked list · 5 items · ‘The Invite’ Is a Hilarious Social Nightmare, With Olivia Wilde! · July 10, 2026
Unfaithful (2002) · The Lion in Winter (1968) · Reality Bites (1994) · Midsommar (2019) · Phantom Thread (2017)
- The Big Picture
Mount Rushmore · 3 items · with Sean Fennessey · The 900th-Episode Mega-Voicemailbag! · April 21, 2026
The Social Network (2010) · Casablanca (1942) · Singin' in the Rain (1952)
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2,530 total on-mic swears