The Quest for the Bestest

It's not often that we get to review a movie twice on the show, and it's even rarer that we get an anti-war movie as good as this! We really liked version from 1930, so will nearly 100 years change our interpretation of war? Enlist with us as we journey to the front lines of cinema debate to decide where this movie ranks.

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Quest is back and better than ever with our annual tradition of reviewing each Best Picture Nominee! To get things started we're talking about The Daniel's film Everything Everywhere All at Once and how its googly eyes made us feel. 

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Join us in the revelry! The rivalry! Witness genius at work for the very last time! We're talking about Amadeus! For our first episode back in 2023 we dive into the court drama of Vienna in a surprising hit among the Back Log Boys. Next episode: We'll be beginning our discussion of this year's Best Picture Nominees with Everything Everywhere All At Once!

We're heading down to Mississippi to see one of the performances of all time from Sidney Poitier! We're sweltering in the heat of this night, but one man's cool might just bring our temperature down. This is our last episode of 2022, but we'll be back in the new year with even more Best Picture Winners.

The Quest for the Bestest is one episode away from becoming the #1 movie review podcast everywhere. How did they do it?

A: They cheated

B: They're lucky

C: They are geniuses

D: The spin-wheel controls their destiny

Find out on this week's episode!

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Come on down to the circus for The Greatest Quest Episode on Earth! No really... It is the best.

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Someone on the crew wishes another 1977 film won Best Picture... but nonetheless we're talking about Woody Allen's Annie Hall. As a progenitor of the modern romcom, this film takes quite the unique approach to developing a romance. What do the Back Log Boys think, however? Will it be able to surmount the egregious misstep by the academy??

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Journey out west with the Back Log Boys, but don't head into the past! We're staying somewhere in contemporary times with No Country For Old Men. The Coen brothers 

~~the hills are alive with the sound of quuueeessst~~

We're on our new twice-monthly schedule, but nevertheless a great musical demands a great quest episode! So tune in, sit back, and enjoy.

Journey with us back to the days of yore and behold the first divorce of King Henry VIII! That's right, Frank Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons is about Tudor England. Who would've guessed? Certainly not I! Little spoiler coming up: Head on over to our YouTube channel and comment your vote to decide the final fate of A Man for All Seasons.

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