If you were hoping for our talk about The Apartment, well I'm sorry but you'll have to wait another week. But don't worry, there's still plenty of good discussion to be had about the '59 winner: Gigi. It might not crack the top of other people's lists, but ours is different. One piece of advice in case you do decided to watch this movie: Don't think too hard about it. You might get sick. You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's the ultimate underdog fight! The bout for the heavyweight championship! That's right, it's Quest time. This week, we're entering the ring to figure out how Rocky measures up against all of the other Best Picture Winners. You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

There's not a lot that needs to be said before talking about this movie. Just watch and feel. You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Well, it's finally happened. The Back Log Boys are being shipping off to war. What will happen when the reach the trenches of France? We might be able to figure out their future by looking at All Quiet on the Western Front! As it happens, things might not be so silent when dealing with war... You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It takes a lot of brain-power to make these episodes. The Back Log Boys want you to know that. Not for any specific reason, not because we've got some sort of special, pretty, attractive brains in our heads, but because you deserve to know. Anyhow, we're talking about Russel Crowe as John Nash in A Beautiful Mind, directed by the same guy who did Solo: A Star Wars Story. Because you deserve to know that, too. Did we like it? Were we just ogling?  You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sometimes it takes a fight to get a point across on The Quest for the Bestest. But as we saw in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, putting up a fight can hurt your goals. A thought provoker, right? Well find out if any of the Back Log Boys look that lesson to heart in this episode! Will they stay the course of non-violence or will everything devolve into senseless battles. Only one way to find out!  You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're talking about the Best Picture Winner that almost wasn't! It's Barry Jenkin's Moonlight. For 45 seconds the academy held its breath as a different film was about to win. What will we think of it? Does the indie spirit of this film shine through or is it too diffuse for our understanding? Find out where Moonlight ends up, and what film we're talking about next at the end of the episode! You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Adventure on the high seas! Drama with life or death stakes! Many, many ocean puns! We're talking about Mutiny on the Bounty! This film turned out far better than any of us expected and yet... We need your help. Run over to our YouTube channel and vote in the comments which film should rest higher on the list: Mutiny on the Bounty or The French Connection. Your input will shape the final rankings of our Quest for the Bestest list! You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

4 White guys set their sights on a nearly-unachievable goal: to run in the olymp- Wait that's not what we're trying to do here! We're trying to figure out the best Best Picture winner of all time. And on the road to that goal I guess we've gotta take a stop in 1981 with Chariots of Fire. It's an interesting time. You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I truly do not even know where to begin with this movie. It's so bad it's funny, or not? The only thing I do know is that it's a mess and I'm glad we're done with it. You can find more of our content on YouTube and Twitter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app