It's Ralph Fiennes vs. John Turturro in Robert Redford's 1994 masterpiece. It's a movie that battles between underdogs and causes the audience great discomfort in siding for either one. Both Charles Van Doren and Herbie Stemple have their good qualities, but they also aren't arm's length form being that picture-perfect protagonist that movies so often fall on to appease audience uneasiness. Because Quiz Show isn't dark or completely tonally serious. There's a vibrancy and humor that lies just beneath the surface that keeps it from never missing a beat, thanks to Paul Attanasio's Oscar-nominated script (Pulp Fiction took home the prize). But the movie is an absolute delight to revisit and still holds up incredibly well by today's standards. Between Fiennes' charm, Turturro's manic outbursts, Redford's masterful direction, and that whip-smart screenplay, Quiz Show is movie-making at its finest, and a period piece at that. http://youtu.be/3S7LHB1kWd0