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Sinners The Rewatchables
Sinners

Oscars Over-Under

Multiple nominations expected; score favored to win

The panel is imagining how this might look in the future.

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Approx. transcript time · 02:50:03Read transcript
  • A new Oscars forecast discussion expects picture, director, score and Jordan nominations, with Mosaku, Lindo and O'Connell possibilities; Steinfeld is less likely and Lindo is proposed as likeliest acting winner.
Rollerball The Rewatchables
Rollerball

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

James Caan gives a fascinating sports performance that alternates between athletic charisma and sleepy line readings.

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  • One host calls James Caan's work his favorite performance in a sports movie that can be great in one minute and terrible in the next. — Bill Simmons
  • Caan is praised for looking like a credible athlete and carrying an elite athlete's mystique and charisma. — Brian Koppelman
  • The sleepy delivery is interpreted as a man lulled by a world that supplies his house, partner, and money while he comes alive during the sport. — Brian Koppelman
Rollerball The Rewatchables
Rollerball

Roger Ebert's review

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  • Vincent Canby's review is described as dismissing the film as frivolous rather than satire. — Bill Simmons
  • Gene Siskel is reported to have awarded two stars and called the film vapid, pretentious, and arrogant. — Bill Simmons
  • Roger Ebert is reported to have awarded three and a half stars, although the panel could not find his review online. — Bill Simmons
  • James Caan is reported to have rated Rollerball eight out of ten while saying the character gave him little to do. — Bill Simmons
Rollerball The Rewatchables
Rollerball

Most Rewatchable Scene

The opening game, dystopian party, Tokyo game, final, and Jonathan-Bartholomew argument form the field.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:38:06Read transcript
  • The opening credits, pregame warmups, corporate anthem, and first Houston-Madrid game are proposed together as a rewatchable opening sequence. — Bill Simmons
  • The opening game is praised for making the invented sport understandable through wide shots, close-ups, scoring, and Moonpie's swooper role. — Bill Simmons
  • Jonathan's team lecture and the interview that introduces his scoring and injury records are added as scene candidates. — Bill Simmons
  • The futuristic party is praised for revealing designer-drug use, assigned relationships, social control, and casual environmental destruction without exposition. — Brian Koppelman
  • The Houston-Tokyo game is nominated for its no-penalties premise, escalating violence, ball-to-the-head impact, and Moonpie's injury. — Brian Koppelman
  • Jonathan erasing Ella's videos during their breakup is proposed as another rewatchable scene. — Brian Koppelman
  • The final against New York is nominated for its no-penalties setup, attrition, strategy, and Jonathan's survival. — Bill Simmons
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