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Sneakers The Rewatchables
Sneakers

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The NSA’s eventual surveillance powers, San Francisco status, hypothetical rewards, and Redford’s hair.

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  • The panel questions the heroes’ victory in light of later real-world NSA surveillance. — Bill Simmons
  • Sneakers is called a top-tier San Francisco movie, with a wish for still more recognizable city footage. — Bill Simmons
  • Geographic discontinuities in other movie chases lead to questions about Giants-ballpark appearances on film. — Bill Simmons
  • Liz declining a reward prompts hypothetical requests, including stopping Jordan’s baseball retirement. — Kyle Brandt
  • Access to private screenings of new films is proposed as a reward. — Bill Simmons
  • Bill speculates about whether Redford wore a wig; others suggest hair dye, and no conclusion is established. — Bill Simmons
  • The speculation becomes a joking proposal for a podcast about actors’ hair, wigs, and cosmetic changes.
Jeremiah Johnson The Rewatchables
Jeremiah Johnson

Most Rewatchable Scene

The cabin-building montage, final peace gesture, and first Crow-camp attack are explicit favorites among a broad set of frontier and action nominees.

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  • Hatchet Jack’s frozen body, letter, and inherited rifle are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Jeremiah’s early fur trade with Native Americans is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Jeremiah rescuing the bald man and helping recover his horses is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • 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. — Bill Simmons
  • The wolf attack is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • The reluctant passage through the Crow burial ground is nominated.
  • Jeremiah’s successive fights with Crow warriors and the murder montage are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Jeremiah’s return to the cabin is nominated for the line that some say he is dead and some say he never will be. — Bill Simmons
  • The final raised-arm exchange with Paints His Shirt Red is selected as a favorite and the film’s resolution of the feud. — Bill’s Dad
  • Jeremiah’s first attack on a Crow camp is selected as another favorite for its single-shot-weapon choreography. — Bill Simmons
Jeremiah Johnson The Rewatchables
Jeremiah Johnson

What’s Aged the Best?

The final nod; John Milius dialogue; voiceover and music; facial hair; Crow memorial; Redford’s unique catalog entry.

In the discussion (7)
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  • The final nod of approval is the immediate aged-best choice. — Chris Ryan
  • John Milius’s sparse dialogue is praised as memorable. — Chris Ryan
  • The voiceover and music work despite one speaker’s usual dislike of both devices. — Bill Simmons
  • Redford’s changing beard is proposed as an exceptional facial-hair performance; a beard-extension conspiracy is raised jokingly and rejected. — Bill Simmons
  • The Crow statue honoring Jeremiah’s kills is praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The patient survival routines and mountain setting are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The film is called unique in Redford’s catalog and identified as his favorite. — Bill Simmons
Jeremiah Johnson The Rewatchables
Jeremiah Johnson

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Jeremiah crossing the burial ground and surviving repeated severe injuries

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  • Jeremiah allowing the reverend to push him into crossing the Crow burial ground is selected as the main weak link. — Bill Simmons
  • Jeremiah surviving an axe, spear, eye injury, and many unseen fights is selected as another weak link.
Jeremiah Johnson The Rewatchables
Jeremiah Johnson

What’s Aged the Worst?

The daughter-as-repayment custom, dated Native representation, slower Bear Claw passages, and songs narrating visible action

In the discussion (4)
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  • A daughter being given as repayment for a gift is selected as dated. — Bill Simmons
  • The movie’s language for Native people and its presentation of their customs are debated. — Bill Simmons
  • The Bear Claw passages are said to drag on repeat viewing. — Bill Simmons
  • The opening song laying out the movie’s plot is criticized. — Chris Ryan
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