The Quest for the Bestest
Back Log BanterWhat is the BEST Best Picture Winner of all time? Every week the Back Log Boys try to tackle that question with a randomized watch order. At the end of each episode the spin wheel decides what film is up for review next. As the ranking grows, how will the Boys decide what goes where? Join Timo, Tucker, Tanner and Abram as they embark on The Quest for the Bestest!
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 129 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | Film ReviewsTV & Film | ||||
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We embarked on a journey to find the very best Best Picture, and by all accounts we succeeded. But picking just one film as the very best does not do our quest justice-- so we've nominated four films in all of the categories that you know and love fr... more
Hey! We recorded another episode to cap off The Quest for the Bestest. But don't worry your little head! We've got more coming down the pipeline!
Check out the video version here: https://youtu.be/0BvoE_see0I?si=lx1Pt1ZsbXPrTT_z
So there are 95 Best Picture Winners, right? That's what they tell you. But it's WRONG! At the very first Academy Awards they gave two films the top award of the year. F.W. Murnau's late silent film Sunrise was awarded Unique and Artistic picture, bu... more
Top Gun might've been nominated for the most recent Best Picture award, but back at the very first presentation of Academy Awards ever, it won! As our last regular episode of The Quest for the Bestest, we thought it only fitting to review the first B... more
It is a tale as old as time: young upstart do-gooder is transformed by the true nature of power into a corrupt and horrible dictator! But how does post-war Hollywood tackle the issue of good governance? Can it walk the walk as much as it talks the ta... more
FREEDOM! I don't think there needs to be any more description for Mel Gibson's Braveheart. But we needed a whole hour and 25 minutes to talk about it. So take that how you will. You can watch the video version here: youtu.be/DLj-4pvaYcc
We've thrown some punches during the occasional Quest episode, but nothing quite as dirty as what happens to ol' Maggie "mo cuishle" in Clint Eastwood's boxing drama Million Dollar Baby. But did the film impress us? Do we think it deserves a top spot... more
Join our procession of history way back to 1933! That's basically what the word cavalcade means, in case you didn't know. But will this film shine after all these years or has history condemned it to the dustbin? You can watch the video version here:... more
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- Insightful Reviews with one issue
The 4 reviewers are smart and insightful and seem to have a good balance of film history and the technical aspects itself.
My lone complaint is they are four of the same, i.e. all young, male, and white. Why do I make that complaint? It means the lens in which they review films comes from a narrower angle. When I hear reviews from women or people of color many times I hear a viewpoint about a scene, character, or plot point that I wouldn’t have thought of before. Different voices in the roo... more
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