The Quest for the Bestest

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The Back Log Boys are here to figure out which Best Picture nominee is the best, and after the big night, we'll be right back on track spinning that oh so random wheel.

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We've taken a break from our usual task and set about figuring which of the 2021 Best Picture Nominees is the best! To start everything off, Shaka King delights us with this entrancing historical film. The random spin is gone for the time being, but our methodology for picking the order is just the same! 

Once the Academy declares a winner, we'll figure where it goes in our big list of evert Best Picture winner ever.

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Bri*ish "People". Is that what this movie is really trying to tell us? We're not sure, and we're not sure that our discussion can figure that out either. Anyhow, it's a fun time to really dive deep into whatever British New Wave nonsense Tony Richardson made. We'll be going on a little break for our regular Quest for the Bestest programming for a couple weeks as the Oscar nominees are out! Stay tuned to hear our thoughts on each of them as well as a ranking and predictions before the big night!

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Bing Crosby leads us through a film without much premise and without much promise. Will Abram's baseball analogies be able to pull us through this discussion? And will the gods of random chance be merciful on our next spin? 

Starting the week after next, the Back Log Boys will be taking a break from our regular programming and reviewing/ranking the 2021 Best Picture Nominees. 

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Frank Capra delivers an unexpectedly interesting and thought-provoking comedy in his 1938 film You Can't Take It With You, or at least that's what all of the Back Log Boys eventually agree on. Surprising right? Well it seems the tide is turning on certain member's feelings about older films. Stay tuned to see this exciting development to its finish!

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Song, Dance, Drama, a 3-hour runtime? What's not to like about The Great Ziegfeld? Well, as is turns out (and you'll have to listen to the episode to get the full picture), this film was made for a different audience, a different purpose, and in a very different time. This is certainly a film, and that is all the Back Log Boys can agree on. Stick around until the end to find out what film we'll be talking about next time!

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Oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes. It's CHICAGO time!! We've got lots to talk about, including who reached for the gun. But in all seriousness, Rob Marshall's Chicago has The Back Log Boys saying some unexpected stuff about a crime musical (Tucker's two least favorite genres). Will this music fare any better than West Side Story did? Stick around until the end to find out which film we'll be talking about next week!

Among other genres, Tucker has a bit of disdain for the western. But, Clint Eastwood's genre deconstruction Unforgiven promises to make Tucker change his tune about the gun-slinging wild west. The rest of the Back Log Boys are here too, don't worry, and they've got thoughts too. Make sure to check out the bonus episode to figure out what changed with the top half of the ranking. As always, we'll be spinning a magical mystery wheel of fate to figure out what film comes next at the end of the episode. 

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We've got a little bonus episode for you! Almost as long as the list has been in existence, there's been a little problem with a certain film. Week after week it just keeps slipping further and further down the list and behind the scenes the Back Log Boys have been grumbling more and more. It's finally time to rectify this issue once and for all; but where will the Godfather Part 2 end up?

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It seems the wheel has decided to keep us in the past once again! This time we're strapping ourselves in for a bumpy discussion of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve from 1950. There's certainly lots to say about this film and we're wasting no time at all. Stick around for the end to find out where it goes on the list and what film we're watching next week!

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