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Zodiac The Rewatchables
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Zodiac

Picking Nits

Meetings, the roadside sequence, a clue, detective conduct, food history, and Herb Caen produce distinct nitpicks.

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  • The number and arrangement of cartoonist meetings are questioned.
  • Ione Skye pulling over for the stranger is questioned.
  • The Narlow clue is questioned.
  • Detectives interacting so freely with a prime suspect is questioned.
  • Penne alla vodka is flagged as a possible historical error.
  • The handling of Herb Caen is questioned.
Zodiac The Rewatchables
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Zodiac

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Who the Zodiac was, why police did not begin with people known to victims, what non-work obsession could consume a life, whether Graysmith saw money in the project, and how a 1970s handwriting expert established authority

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  • Who was the Zodiac killer?
  • Why do police in serial-killer stories fail to begin with people the victims knew?
  • What non-work subject could someone pursue so obsessively that they would throw their life away?
  • Did Graysmith eventually see that his obsession could make money?
  • What qualified a 1970s handwriting expert, and what made one better than another?
Zodiac The Rewatchables
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Zodiac

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

“It’s not finished until you type it up”; keep investigating even at the cost of family and sanity if Fincher may adapt it (sarcastic)

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  • “It’s not finished until you type it up” is offered as a life lesson and compared with the idea that movies are abandoned rather than finished.
  • A sarcastic second lesson says never stop a murder investigation, even if it costs family and sanity, because it might lead to a David Fincher movie.
Another 48 Hrs. The Rewatchables
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Another 48 Hrs.

Most Rewatchable Scene

Murphy’s comic stretch; the payphone

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  • The opening is admired despite questions about the remote bar’s location, clientele and doomed bartender.
  • The simultaneous attacks on Jack and the prison bus are praised; comparisons distinguish deliberate attacks from transport crashes.
  • The hospital and exploding-car stretch, loan calls and teasing of a traffic cop let Murphy sustain a run of jokes.
  • The Iceman insults, pickpocket recognition and bar shooting are enjoyed, though the band is disliked.
  • The hotel shootout feels unusually desperate; the window fall is admired and dumpster landings are questioned.
  • The fire stunt and motorcycles landing in theater aisles are admired as practical action.
  • The prison threat and glass punch are especially frightening.
  • The final club shootout is enjoyed despite the Iceman reveal and the confusing unused vest setup.
  • The motocross fire stunt receives a special mention, but Murphy’s comic stretch is the preferred scene. — Chris Ryan
  • The payphone scene is the personal favorite.
  • The ear-shooting scene is an additional favorite for its unsettling photography, laughter and menace.
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