HOST PROFILE

Amanda Dobbins

A transcript-based look at what Amanda Dobbins praised, questioned, and talked about most.

Transcripts identified40

Positive takes142

Critical takes7

Named opinions161

WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM

Frequent cohosts and people they praise

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Taste profileAmanda Dobbins

PEOPLE THEY PRAISE

Who gets the most positive mentions

Rachel McAdams6 total mentions · 0 mixed

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Julia Roberts5 total mentions · 1 mixed

4 03

Alicia Silverstone4 total mentions · 0 mixed

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Cate Blanchett3 total mentions · 0 mixed

3 05

Hugh Grant3 total mentions · 0 mixed

3 06

Jude Law3 total mentions · 0 mixed

3 07

Nora Ephron3 total mentions · 0 mixed

3 08

George Clooney3 total mentions · 1 mixed

2 09

Meg Ryan3 total mentions · 1 mixed

2 10

Ralph Fiennes3 total mentions · 1 mixed

A positive mention is a transcript note marked favorable or strongly favorable and tied to Amanda Dobbins.

WHERE THEY PUSH BACK

People drawing mixed or critical comments

Demi Moore4 total mentions · 0 positive

Christian1 total mention · 0 positive

John Voight1 total mention · 0 positive

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Johnny Depp1 total mention · 0 positive

Kevin Connelly1 total mention · 0 positive

This counts comments about a performance or body of work. It is not a personal approval rating.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Representative opinions

Each note links back to the episode where it appeared.

Loved it10 Things I Hate About You · 1999

Heath Ledger’s marching-band serenade

Says the 'Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You' stadium performance is her most rewatchable scene and the first thing she thinks of when she thinks of Ledger.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved it10 Things I Hate About You · 1999

Kat Stratford

Says Kat’s feminism and intelligence feel ahead of their time and that she is unusually cool and lovable.

About 8 min into the transcript

Loved itA Few Good Men · 1992

A Few Good Men

Calls it a masterpiece and the first true classic of the 90s.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved itA Few Good Men · 1992

Tom Cruise

Declares Cruise her number one all-time star and a major reason she loves the movie.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved itA Few Good Men · 1992

Jack Nicholson

Ultimately argues Nicholson wins the final showdown through quiet, controlled power.

About 48 min into the transcript

Loved itA Star Is Born · 2018

Lady Gaga’s appearance and casting

Says Gaga looks beautiful and that the no-makeup approach works for the role.

About 56 min into the transcript

Loved itApollo 13 · 1995

Apollo 13 as procedural storytelling

Says the film changed space-movie storytelling by making survival and problem-solving the central thrill.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved itApollo 13 · 1995

CO2 filter scene

Says the carbon dioxide fix is the movie’s best problem-solving sequence and a template for life.

About 48 min into the transcript

Loved itApollo 13 · 1995

American ambition

Says the film is suffused with the idea that people used to come together to accomplish huge things.

About 8 min into the transcript

Loved itCasino Royale · 2006

Bond franchise reset

Says the film is the best version of Bond’s form and the essential relaunch.

About 0 min into the transcript

Loved itCasino Royale · 2006

Daniel Craig as Bond

Likes Craig because he is less cheesy, more mysterious, and better when he talks less.

About 16 min into the transcript

Loved itCasino Royale · 2006

Eva Green as Vesper

Wants more of her in the franchise and treats her as one of the movie’s strongest assets.

About 40 min into the transcript

THEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT

Debates tied to Amanda Dobbins

10 Things I Hate About You

Every appearance and movie category

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Appearances42

Hanks decisions3

Cruise decisions1

First appearance2017

Every appearance

Amanda Dobbins

Frequent cohosts and people they praise

Who gets the most positive mentions

People drawing mixed or critical comments

Representative opinions

Heath Ledger’s marching-band serenade

Kat Stratford

A Few Good Men

Tom Cruise

Jack Nicholson

Lady Gaga’s appearance and casting

Apollo 13 as procedural storytelling

CO2 filter scene

American ambition

Bond franchise reset

Daniel Craig as Bond

Eva Green as Vesper

Debates tied to Amanda Dobbins

How harsh the dad’s no-dating rule is

Best teen dance scene compared with other teen movies

Whether the ending works

Most rewatchable scene

Joe Galloway as a lawyer

Who won the movie: Cruise or Nicholson

Did Jessup have a point about Santiago

What the movie is saying about pop music

Every appearance and movie category

Every appearance