Obsession Probably Unanswerable Questions Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat; the wish rules; the shop’s culpability; who finds Ian’s money. The panel also compares extreme lines and asks what each person would wish for. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:42:53Read transcript Two extreme statements are compared for which is crazier. The panel asks “What would you wish for?” and debates safe wording and loopholes. Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat is debated; the leading answer is no despite supporting clues. Whether the saleswoman and Crystal Shop are morally complicit is debated. The fate of other One Wish Willow buyers is questioned. Who eventually finds Ian’s billion dollars is questioned.
Obsession The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Do not wish for someone to love you; friendship can be enough. Trying to will another person into love is rejected as bad karma. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:47:12Read transcript Do not wish or pray for someone to fall in love with you is selected. Accepting the friend zone and friendship is offered as the alternative lesson.
Obsession Best Double Feature Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Play Misty for Me; The Craft; Milk & Serial. Each is proposed for obsessive relationships, wish consequences, or the director’s earlier work. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:47:24Read transcript Play Misty for Me is proposed for obsessive-relationship parallels. The Craft is proposed for a love spell that produces obsession. Curry Barker’s Milk & Serial is proposed.
Obsession Who Won the Movie? Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Curry Barker and Indy Navarrette. The panel cannot cleanly break the tie between the filmmaker’s career opportunity and the lead performance. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:48:07Read transcript Indy Navarrette is an explicit winner choice. Curry Barker is an explicit winner choice and later receives renewed support. The panel resists its no-ties convention because both careers could emerge from the movie. Barker is predicted to have more room for a weak follow-up, while Navarrette’s next role is framed as higher risk. Podcast choices Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker
Hitch Roger Ebert's review Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 ☆★☆★☆★☆★ 2.5 stars. Roger Ebert calls it pleasant and undemanding but unnecessary, and says the third act runs on autopilot; the panel disputes his severity. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 00:39:46Read transcript Roger Ebert’s two-and-a-half-star rating is reported. His review calls the movie pleasant and undemanding but questions its necessity and third act. The panel argues the third act does not lag badly and wants him to enjoy the movie more.
Hitch Most Rewatchable Scene Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Dance lessons and first date; Albert attacking Hitch; opening principles; bar; jet skis; wedding. All major set pieces are retained, with the dance-advice sequence receiving the strongest consensus. In the discussion (26) Approx. transcript time · 00:40:34Read transcript The opening montage of Hitch’s principles is proposed. The broom metaphor is accepted as fine. The claim that communication is 30 percent tone and 60 percent body language is doubted. The rule that a woman’s best friend must approve is endorsed and debated through personal examples. The bar conversation and flashback are proposed. Michael Rapaport’s single-scene role and unclear brother-in-law connection are separate observations about the bar sequence. The Paula Patton bar appearance and her star potential receive extended praise. Albert quitting in the boardroom while Hitch coaches from behind a door is proposed. Hitch rescuing Eva Mendes’s character from Chip is proposed as a classic smooth entrance. The walkie-talkie invitation is proposed. The Sunday timing is praised as a calculated way around Friday and Saturday refusal. Hitch is said to use the walkie-talkie partly because Sara’s coworkers will hear and react. The Hudson River jet-ski portion of the date is proposed. The Ellis Island reveal is proposed for its surprising butcher joke and Hitch’s planning failure. The early dance montage is proposed. The allergy scene is proposed; later, the food-allergy material is said not to work. Albert’s Knicks date and attempted kiss are proposed. The apartment food fight is proposed. The food fight is separately criticized as aggression that would not play the same way now. Speed dating is proposed. A reported post-pandemic speed-dating resurgence undercuts the idea that the activity is purely a 2005 relic. Will Smith and Eva Mendes are compared to two hot aliens placed among the speed-dating losers. Hitch pleading for Albert on Allegra’s boat is proposed. The wedding and end-credit dancing are proposed. Hitch pleading Albert’s case before Albert attacks him is selected as the funniest moment. The dance lesson intercut with Albert’s first date is the consensus selection.
Hitch The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Jet skis on the Hudson River. The New York imagery is praised as fresh and post-9/11 restorative. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:00:04Read transcript The Hudson River jet-ski sequence is selected for its view of New York.
Hitch The most "year the movie came out" thing Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Stephon Marbury at a Knicks game; a thriving gossip tabloid; Michael Rapaport as the rom-com buddy. Dating across large attractiveness gaps and Rapaport’s reduced role are additional period markers. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:00:31Read transcript Stephon Marbury in a Knicks uniform is selected. Michael Rapaport as the rom-com friend is proposed. Men being coached to pursue women presented as far out of their league is proposed as a mid-2000s dynamic.
Hitch The most "year the movie came out" thing Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 A thriving gossip tabloid and its luxurious office. The newspaper business and physical newsroom are treated as period artifacts. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:18:34Read transcript A thriving tabloid gossip operation is proposed as distinctly 2005.
Hitch Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Will Smith being smooth; Vance Munson; a rom-com playing inside the rom-com. The smooth rescue of Sara, the villain’s purity, and Jerry Maguire are retained separately. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:02:04Read transcript Will Smith’s smooth moments, especially rescuing Sara from Chip, are selected. Vance Munson is selected as an enjoyably pure villain. Sara watching Jerry Maguire inside this romantic comedy is selected.
Hitch Chest Rockwell / Brock Landers Award for Best Character Name Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Vance Munson. The name fits the character’s immediate villainous presence. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:03:05Read transcript Vance Munson is selected.
Hitch What’s Aged the Best? Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Jeffrey Donovan; Hitch’s respectful advice; teaching people to interact; camera phones. The walkie-talkie gambit and intentionally corny aphorisms receive divided reactions. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:03:25Read transcript Jeffrey Donovan appearing in a romantic comedy is praised. The walkie-talkie trick is praised even while acknowledged as implausible now. The lie-steal-cheat-drink aphorism is enjoyed as intentional corniness by one side and rejected by another. Camera phones are praised for becoming vastly more capable. A movie about teaching isolated people to interact is judged more relevant now. Hitch’s advice is praised for respecting women and countering hostile dating ideology.
