Sneakers Who Won the Movie? Sneakers · The Rewatchables ·October 14, 2025 Robert Redford. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:59:27Read transcript Robert Redford wins because the panel cannot take its eyes off him. Podcast choices Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford Speaker not identifiedRobert Redford
Jeremiah Johnson Most Rewatchable Scene Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 The cabin-building montage, final peace gesture, and first Crow-camp attack are explicit favorites among a broad set of frontier and action nominees. In the discussion (11) Approx. transcript time · 00:23:56Read transcript Hatchet Jack’s frozen body, letter, and inherited rifle are nominated. Jeremiah’s early fur trade with Native Americans is nominated. Jeremiah rescuing the bald man and helping recover his horses is nominated. The first family meal with Woman and the boy is nominated. Swan teaching Jeremiah to hunt and the family building a cabin are selected as a favorite montage. The wolf attack is nominated. The reluctant passage through the Crow burial ground is nominated. Jeremiah’s successive fights with Crow warriors and the murder montage are nominated. Jeremiah’s return to the cabin is nominated for the line that some say he is dead and some say he never will be. The final raised-arm exchange with Paints His Shirt Red is selected as a favorite and the film’s resolution of the feud. Jeremiah’s first attack on a Crow camp is selected as another favorite for its single-shot-weapon choreography.
Jeremiah Johnson What’s Aged the Best? Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 The final nod; John Milius dialogue; voiceover and music; facial hair; Crow memorial; Redford’s unique catalog entry. In the discussion (7) Approx. transcript time · 00:37:12Read transcript The final nod of approval is the immediate aged-best choice. John Milius’s sparse dialogue is praised as memorable. The voiceover and music work despite one speaker’s usual dislike of both devices. Redford’s changing beard is proposed as an exceptional facial-hair performance; a beard-extension conspiracy is raised jokingly and rejected. The Crow statue honoring Jeremiah’s kills is praised. The patient survival routines and mountain setting are praised. The film is called unique in Redford’s catalog and identified as his favorite.
Jeremiah Johnson The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Swan’s hot pockets; raw fish and frontier meals. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 00:49:41Read transcript Swan’s first-night hot-pocket-like food is selected even though Jeremiah throws it away.
Jeremiah Johnson Chest Rockwell / Brock Landers Award for Best Character Name Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Paints His Shirt Red; Jeremiah Johnson. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:51:08Read transcript Paints His Shirt Red is proposed. Jeremiah Johnson is defended as an exceptionally strong all-purpose name.
Jeremiah Johnson The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Jeremiah crossing the burial ground and surviving repeated severe injuries are selected. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 00:53:56Read transcript Jeremiah allowing the reverend to push him into crossing the Crow burial ground is selected as the main weak link. Jeremiah surviving an axe, spear, eye injury, and many unseen fights is selected as another weak link.
Jeremiah Johnson What’s Aged the Worst? Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 The daughter-as-repayment custom, dated Native representation, slower Bear Claw passages, and songs narrating visible action are criticized. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 00:56:56Read transcript A daughter being given as repayment for a gift is selected as dated. The movie’s language for Native people and its presentation of their customs are debated. The Bear Claw passages are said to drag on repeat viewing. The opening song laying out the movie’s plot is criticized.
Jeremiah Johnson The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Jeremiah’s Crow-war kill count is far larger than the montage suggests. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:02:07Read transcript A detailed count argues Jeremiah kills many Crow warriors across the feud. The estimate and the movie’s compressed montage are debated.
Jeremiah Johnson Casting What-Ifs Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Lee Marvin and an Eastwood-Peckinpah version are reported; McQueen is considered but Redford remains preferred. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:04:43Read transcript Lee Marvin was originally intended for Jeremiah and is rejected by the panel. A Clint Eastwood version directed by Sam Peckinpah reportedly collapsed when they did not get along. Steve McQueen is considered capable of the physical role but still inferior to Redford. Redford’s real attachment to nature and Utah is cited as making him uniquely suited.
Jeremiah Johnson Apex Mountain Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Mountains in movies; Crow burial grounds; Will Geer’s transition to The Waltons. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:13:13Read transcript The landscapes compete for Apex Mountain of mountains, with Alive offered as a rival. Crow burial grounds are called an unquestioned Apex. Will Geer beginning The Waltons the same year is called a personal peak.
Jeremiah Johnson Scorsese or Spielberg? Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Steven Spielberg. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:18:40Read transcript Steven Spielberg is selected, though a quieter Scorsese is considered capable of the isolation.
Jeremiah Johnson Picking Nits Jeremiah Johnson · The Rewatchables ·October 7, 2025 Food, burial-ground communication and timing, leaving the family, Crow tactics, and Jeremiah joining the rescue are questioned. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:19:09Read transcript The group asks why Jeremiah does not eat his dead horse when food is scarce. Jeremiah is said to need a firmer way to refuse crossing the burial ground. Leaving Woman and the boy alone after seeing an earlier massacre is criticized. The timing of finding Swan’s trinket and returning from the rescue is questioned. The Crow fighters repeatedly attacking one-on-one without changing tactics are questioned. Jeremiah joining the cavalry rescue despite rejecting religion is questioned and defended as lingering soldierly duty.
