Bestest Picture

It’s been another little while, but Bestest Picture is back AGAIN, baby! And this episode gets into some classic conflicts: We’ve got Cops pitted against Crime, Boston versus New York, Quick Cut editing and Slick Choreography versus Slow Burn Cinema and Standing in the Snow on a Street Corner All Night Watching a Hotel Front Door.  Oh... there’s also a car chasing a train.  Yup, Bestest Picture is...

It’s been a little while, but Bestest Picture is BACK, baby! And we’re getting back in the saddle by responding to that age-old question, “Why read books when you can just watch the movies that the books tell you stuff about?”  In Episode 7, Darren Jenn, and Ben pit two Best-Picture-winning novel adaptations against one another: 1984’s TERMS of ENDEARMENT and 1981’s ORDINARY PEOPLE. It’s all about...

Episode 6 takes us from the Saccharine to the Spectacle; from the Priesthood to the Playhouse. We’ve got iconic songs, burning buildings, a street-rat choir, and stairs... lots of stairs. And a little bit of debate about the best animated show theme song.  Listen in as Darren, Kendall, and Sam work through GOING MY WAY (1944) vs. THE GREAT ZEIGFELD (1936) -- two musicals that took home a whopping...

It’s a New Year, and we’re back in the saddle again! That’s right, Episode 5 is all about WESTERNS (which, incidentally, is one of the top 7 genres of film). Join Darren and Kendall as they dive into the first - and second - westerns to win Best Picture: CIMARRON (1931) and DANCES WITH WOLVES (1991). When you put them together, these two films have it ALL - the Good, the Bad, and the Problematical...

It’s CHRISTMAS! And what could get us into the spirit of a jolly holiday season better than two gritty, somber, and heavy Vietnam War epics? Yes, for some reason we can’t quite explain, it’s a Bestest Picture Christmas where Darren, Sam, and Ben talk about Platoon (1987) and The Deer Hunter (1979). We’ll also introduce a completely original and totally unique game to the show called “To Be (a Fact...

In the 1950’s TWO musicals took home the Oscar for Best Picture, and Darren, Kendall, and Sam are having them face off in Episode 3!  Of course, we’re talking about "An American in Paris" and "Gigi.” And they’ve got a LOT in common: Both musicals, both set in Paris, both starring Leslie Caron and directed by Vincente Minelli. We’ve got music, we’ve got Paris, we've got opinions... who could ask fo...

It’s Episode 2, and Darren, Ben, and Jennifer are taking on the ONLY two Silent Films to win Best Picture. These films have everything - except talking. Well, maybe a little bit of talking, but we’ll get in to that later.  In this Clash of Silent Titans, which one will prove Bestest? Gotta listen to find out!    ------------- - Subscribe to the Podcast and Leave a Review! - Follow the Show on  Fac...

It’s the first episode of the Bestest Picture podcast! We’re kicking it off with a showdown of Biblical (and biblical-adjacent) proportions: It’s Crowe vs Heston. It’s Scott vs Wyler. It’s Rome vs. well...basically everybody else.