Quest for the Best! Join the crew as we sit down and talk about all the great films we’ve seen on the IMDb Top 20. Do we still love 12 Angry Men? Does one of us still not like Forrest Gump? Who decides what movies make it into the Top 20? All this and more!
Tag: IMDB
Episode 42: The Top 20 Retrospective
Episode 41: Bottom 20 Retrospective
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the worst! This week, the crew looks back on the ups and downs of the Search for the Worst. Have we found a definitive worst? No. Did we have a blast? Oh you betcha. Join us as we stroll down (awful) memory lane!
Episode 40: Shawshank Redemption
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! WE DID IT! 40 movies and nearly a year of our lives later, the crew have finally reached the #1 rated movie on IMDb. Without further ado, it’s Shawshank Redemption.
Episode 39: Saving Christmas
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst: Get all of your personal biases, put ’em in a box, wrap it up, and throw a bow on top because this week The Crew is watching the #1 WORST RATED MOVIE ON IMDB. It’s Saving Christmas!
Episode 38: The Godfather Part II
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! Have you ever wondered what Brad and Dan’s awful Al Pacino impressions sound like? Have you ever wanted Amy to give you a great, precise breakdown of the events of The Godfather Part II? Well, this is the episode for you! Join us as the crew digs deep into the Second Greatest Film of All Time* with The Godfather Part II.
*Third greatest according to IMDb.
Episode 37: Mother’s Day
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew saw Mother’s Day in theatres and unanimously decided that it deserved to be #2 , because IT’S A HOT STEAMING MESS AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
Episode 36: The Godfather
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew watches The Godfather. Dan and Brad struggle to remember everyone’s name, and Amy has factual, well-rounded ideas about the movie (but also also delivers the funniest line any of us have ever said). It’s a blast!
Episode 35: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the worst! This week, the crew gets a little bigger! Special guests Rory and Denis take us to Mars, where the battle for joy meets the constant oppression of mass production. Also, a man dresses up like a polar bear. It’s Santa Claus Conquers the Martians!
Episode 34: The Dark Knight
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! Oooooooh it’s here. It’s finally here. The most recent addition to IMDb’s Top 20. We’re talking , of course, about The Dark Knight. Swear to me that you’ll listen to this episode. SWEAR TO MEEEEEE
Episode 33: Zombie Nation
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse — it does! This week, the crew sits down to take in Zombie Nation, our first film on the “worst” list to feature a repeat director. Also, the crew finds the best scene in any movie ever. EVER.
Episode 32: Pulp Fiction
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! Welcome back! This week, the crew piece together the intricate storylines of Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece, Pulp Fiction. Find out which of us has a secret hidden in a box, which of us knows what Marcellus Wallace looks like, and which one of us is a bad motherfucker.
Episode 31: Die Hard Dracula
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew hops in to our flying coffins and takes a trip to Prague (or is it L.A.?). Join us as we sort myth from reality, legend from truth! Mostly we wonder why Dracula would ever need to make a dentist appointment. So sharpen your fangs and get down to that one Christmas song from Home Alone, it’s Die Hard Dracula!
Episode 30: Schindler’s List
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the best! This week, the crew takes on their most serious film yet. It’s Spielberg’s only appearance on the top 20 with Schindler’s List.
Episode 29: Fateful Findings
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the worst! What do a magic book, a pill-popping wife, and government conspiracies all have in common? We’re not really sure either, but come listen to us try to piece it all together as we sit down to watch Fateful Findings.
Episode 28: 12 Angry Men
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the best! This week, the crew gets judicial with 12 Angry Men. This 1957 classic remains (unfortunately) very timely. Find out why! And stick around to hear the worst pun you’ve ever heard!
Episode 27: Titanic: The Legend Goes On
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! Just when you thought Titanic couldn’t possibly get worse, the crew brings you the most absolutely disjointed, broken movie the have witnessed so far. It’s Titanic: The Legend Goes On!
Episode 26: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! AYEAYE AAAAAH. This week, the crew heads out to the Wild West, and checks out The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Get diggin’.
Episode 25: Ben and Arthur
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew takes a trip to Vermont, California to dance under a disco ball and get married. Confused? Us too. It’s Amy’s DVD COPY of Ben and Arthur!
Episode 24: The Return of the King
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew visits Middle Earth for the last time in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.
Episode 23: Birdemic Double Feature
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! Strap in for a big ole special DOUBLE FEATURE episode. This week, the crew watches Birdemic: Shock and Terror, followed immediately by Birdemic 2: The Resurrection.
Episode 22: Fight Club
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! The crew watches movie #10, but can’t talk about it. Like, obviously we talk about it, but the joke is that it’s Fight Club, and the first rule is—y’know what just listen to this episode, it’s real good.
Episode 21: The Hottie and the Nottie
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew watched The Hottie and The Nottie. Tune in for a special, rare, UNANIMOUS DECISION. This one gets weird.
Episode 20: The Fellowship of the Ring
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew looks at the very first Lord of the Rings film. Is this the one film to rule them all? Find out!
Episode 19: Disaster Movie
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew tries really hard to untangle the self-fulfilling prophecy that is Disaster Movie. Alas, it’s all in the title.
Episode 18: Star Wars Episode V
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew heads to Hoth as we review Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. And you thought we smelled bad on the outside…
Episode 17: Foodfight!
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the worst! This week, the crew sits down to watch Foodfight! As this is one of Amy’s favourite bad movies, expectations were high, and boy were they met. Tune in and find out which one of us might be broken beyond repair!!
Episode 16: Forrest Gump
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew sits down on our favourite park bench to listen to the ramblings of one Forrest Gump. For some of us, it’s our very first time! Tune in and find out if this classic holds up over 20 years later.
Episode 15: Going Overboard
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew checks out a movie so bad, even Adam Sandler won’t admit that he’s in it. Batten down the hatches, we’re Going Overboard.
Episode 14: Inception
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew is waiting for a train. Layers and layers. Dreams within dreams. Where does it all end? Mal?! MAAAAAAAL?! BWAAAAAAAAHN
Episode 13: Manos: the Hands of Fate
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! Manos: The Hands of Fate is one of the most legendary bad movies of all time. The crew found a copy hidden in a hotel somewhere in the desert. We’re the groundskeepers now while the master is away…
Episode 12: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew checks out One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Spoilers: It’s still good! Most importantly, Brad makes his favourite pun so far.
Episode 11: Superbabies 2
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the sequel that nobody asked for: Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. The night is STILL young, and so are we!
Episode 10: LOTR The Two Towers
(Quest for the Best)
Quest for the Best! This week, the crew watches Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. While the trilogy appears in its entirety on the list, Two Towers is the first to make an appearance. Boil up some po-tay-toes, and ride into Rohan!
Episode 9: Pledge This
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew swears allegiance to bad movies with Pledge This! How far has the National Lampoon franchise fallen? How long can we watch Paris Hilton before our eyes fall out? On a scale of 1-11, how much does Dan hate this movie? Find out!
Episode 8: Goodfellas
(Quest for the Best)
Ever since we can remember, we’ve wanted to do a movie podcast. This week, the crew looks at Goodfellas. Turns out, Joe Pesci is in fact funny. Like, ha ha funny.
Episode 7: Daniel the Wizard
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, the crew checks out Daniel the Wizard. What we didn’t know going in, was that the film has a surprise guest in the form of a hilarious subtitle author. Guess which one of us genuinely enjoyed this movie!
Episode 6: The Matrix
(Quest for the Best)
This week, on our quest for the best, we look at The Matrix. Dan ponders on the nature of reality, Amy tells us that “Movies don’t matter”, and Brad takes us on a tangent that nobody asked for about Marvel movie sequels. THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Is there free will?
Episode 5: United Passions
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst! This week, we look at United Passions, a movie for FIFA, by FIFA. Strap in as the crew take a look at the world’s longest Heritage Moment.
Episode 4: Star Wars Episode IV
(Quest for the Best)
Grab your lightsabers and your most attractive sister, it’s time to watch Star Wars! Find out which of us adamantly defends the prequels, and which one thinks Lucas should quit forever. Weeeeeee!
Episode 3: Final Justice
(Search for the Worst)
Search for the Worst. The crew dives back down to the bottom for Final Justice. An old sheriff is on the hunt for a glass of milk. Can he do it, or will it be an UDDER waste of time? Because utter and udder. Do you guys….? Guys?
Episode 2: Seven Samurai
(Quest for the Best)
The Quest for the Best begins! This week, the crew opens up the top 20 films as rated on IMDb. It begins with Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai (1954). Much like Kurosawa, we make mad films. ‘Kay we don’t make films. But if we did, they’d have a samurai.
Episode 1: Age of Tomorrow
(Search for the Worst)
The Search for the Worst: Age of Tomorrow
It’s the first episode! This week, The Crew sits down to watch Age of Tomorrow. Not to be confused with Edge of Tomorrow. That’s the good one. It’s a tough watch, but we’re DOING THIS FOR YOU.