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The Good Son

Most Rewatchable Scene

Mr. Highway

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  • The treehouse, rock throwing, smoking, and well material slowly reveals Henry testing Mark and discussing death. — Bill Simmons
  • The Rottweiler chase changes the mood when Henry stares down the dog. — Bill Simmons
  • Henry kills the dog with his homemade weapon and dumps it into the well. — Chris Ryan
  • Mr. Highway causes a multi-car crash and is the leading rewatchable set piece. — Bill Simmons
  • Mark’s bench conversation with the therapist about evil is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Connie on the ice is nominated because the set piece repeats the danger of drowning a sibling. — Chris Ryan
  • Susan discovering Richard’s duck and Henry’s weapons in the shed exposes how much she has ignored. — Sean Fennessey
  • Mark pulling a shiv on Henry and the father catching him reverses who appears dangerous.
  • The overhead tracking shot of Mark locked in the office is singled out as unusually stylish.
  • Henry appearing at Mark’s therapist is a peak gaslighting scene. — Sean Fennessey
  • The cliff climax is praised for real stunt work, danger, and the choice Susan must make. — Bill Simmons
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Is There a Better Title for This Movie?

Bad Brother

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  • Susan’s Choice riffs on the cliff decision. — Sean Fennessey
  • Every Mother’s Son captures the competing parent-child bonds. — Sean Fennessey
  • Bad Brother is the favored concise alternate.
  • Henry: Portrait of a Future Serial Killer repeats Ebert’s formulation. — Sean Fennessey
  • The existing title is read through the observed Cane-and-Abel comparison as a question about which child is good.
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Takes argue this is Macaulay Culkin’s greatest performance, both child stars should already have had supporting Oscars, and Susan should save her own son; another take says Henry could have become an NHL pest.

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  • Culkin’s Henry is argued to be a harder and greater performance than Kevin McCallister. — Bill Simmons
  • Culkin is hypothetically awarded for My Girl over Jack Palance, and Wood for Radio Flyer over Gene Hackman.
  • Susan choosing blood over truth and saving Henry is defended as the parental choice.
  • More engaged parents could have directed Henry’s skating and aggression into hockey. — Chris Ryan
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The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Wendy Crewson (disputed); the therapist; Daniel Hugh Kelly (debated)

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“OK, Motherfucker” Award for When the Movie Goes Up a Notch

Henry holding his hand just out of Connie’s reach beneath the ice is the moment the movie rises another level.

Flex pick · Chris Ryan

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  • The segment is introduced by asking for a flex selection. — Chris Ryan
  • The shot first suggests Henry might save Connie, then reveals his deliberate refusal. — Chris Ryan
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Apex Mountain

Culkin’s bankability: yes

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  • Culkin could make the film a hit on trailer presence alone and was at a short bankability apex. — Bill Simmons
  • The discussion argues Spielberg and Scorsese retain elite careers even after removing four top films.
  • Elijah Wood’s apex is The Lord of the Rings. — Bill Simmons
  • Wendy Crewson’s is guessed as The Santa Clause and Daniel Hugh Kelly’s as Cujo.
  • Shawshank wins the Maine-location apex over Carrie, In the Bedroom, Poison Ivy, Stand by Me, and Lake Placid.
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