Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake A prestige anthology series about different wishes. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:38:50Read transcript A prestige anthology in which each installment follows a different wish is endorsed. A 1970s-set One Wish Willow period story is proposed. — Joanna Robinson A sequel in which Ian survives and has the billion dollars is proposed. — Bill Simmons The panel says another version is inevitable because there is too much money at stake. — Chris Ryan
Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession Is This Movie Better With…? King Menelaus answering the wish-service call. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:40:04Read transcript King Menelaus answering the customer-service line is selected. — Bill Simmons Tony Romo is considered for the bit and then declined. — Bill Simmons
Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day? Nikki faces prison but possibly escapes with Ian’s billion dollars. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:41:32Read transcript Nikki is expected to face a long prison sentence. Nikki learning about and escaping with the billion dollars is proposed. Facial reconstructive surgery is proposed as part of her aftermath. — Joanna Robinson Nikki remembering the possession is reported as the reason she screams after returning. — Chris Ryan
Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession Probably Unanswerable Questions Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat; the wish rules; the shop’s culpability; who finds Ian’s money. In the discussion (6) Approx. transcript time · 01:42:53Read transcript Two extreme statements are compared for which is crazier. The panel asks “What would you wish for?” and debates safe wording and loopholes. Whether Nikki was possessed by the cat is debated; the leading answer is no despite supporting clues. — Bill Simmons Whether the saleswoman and Crystal Shop are morally complicit is debated. — Chris Ryan The fate of other One Wish Willow buyers is questioned. — Bill Simmons Who eventually finds Ian’s billion dollars is questioned.
Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson Do not wish for someone to love you; friendship can be enough. In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:47:12Read transcript Do not wish or pray for someone to fall in love with you is selected. Accepting the friend zone and friendship is offered as the alternative lesson. — Bill Simmons
Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession Best Double Feature Play Misty for Me; The Craft; Milk & Serial. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:47:24Read transcript Play Misty for Me is proposed for obsessive-relationship parallels. The Craft is proposed for a love spell that produces obsession. — Joanna Robinson Curry Barker’s Milk & Serial is proposed.
Obsession · The Rewatchables ·July 28, 2026 Obsession Who Won the Movie? Curry Barker and Indy Navarrette. In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:48:07Read transcript Indy Navarrette is an explicit winner choice. Curry Barker is an explicit winner choice and later receives renewed support. The panel resists its no-ties convention because both careers could emerge from the movie. Barker is predicted to have more room for a weak follow-up, while Navarrette’s next role is framed as higher risk. Podcast choices Speaker not identifiedIndy Navarrette Speaker not identifiedCurry Barker
Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Hitch Roger Ebert's review ☆★☆★☆★☆★ In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 00:39:46Read transcript Roger Ebert’s two-and-a-half-star rating is reported. — Bill Simmons His review calls the movie pleasant and undemanding but questions its necessity and third act. — Bill Simmons The panel argues the third act does not lag badly and wants him to enjoy the movie more. — Bill Simmons
Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Hitch Most Rewatchable Scene Dance lessons and first date; Albert attacking Hitch; opening principles; bar; jet skis; wedding. In the discussion (26) Approx. transcript time · 00:40:34Read transcript The opening montage of Hitch’s principles is proposed. The broom metaphor is accepted as fine. — Bill Simmons The claim that communication is 30 percent tone and 60 percent body language is doubted. — Bill Simmons The rule that a woman’s best friend must approve is endorsed and debated through personal examples. The bar conversation and flashback are proposed. — Bill Simmons Michael Rapaport’s single-scene role and unclear brother-in-law connection are separate observations about the bar sequence. The Paula Patton bar appearance and her star potential receive extended praise. Albert quitting in the boardroom while Hitch coaches from behind a door is proposed. Hitch rescuing Eva Mendes’s character from Chip is proposed as a classic smooth entrance. The walkie-talkie invitation is proposed. — Van Lathan The Sunday timing is praised as a calculated way around Friday and Saturday refusal. — Van Lathan Hitch is said to use the walkie-talkie partly because Sara’s coworkers will hear and react. — Van Lathan The Hudson River jet-ski portion of the date is proposed. — Mina Kimes The Ellis Island reveal is proposed for its surprising butcher joke and Hitch’s planning failure. The early dance montage is proposed. — Bill Simmons The allergy scene is proposed; later, the food-allergy material is said not to work. — Bill Simmons Albert’s Knicks date and attempted kiss are proposed. — Bill Simmons The apartment food fight is proposed. — Van Lathan The food fight is separately criticized as aggression that would not play the same way now. — Van Lathan Speed dating is proposed. A reported post-pandemic speed-dating resurgence undercuts the idea that the activity is purely a 2005 relic. Will Smith and Eva Mendes are compared to two hot aliens placed among the speed-dating losers. — Mina Kimes Hitch pleading for Albert on Allegra’s boat is proposed. The wedding and end-credit dancing are proposed. Hitch pleading Albert’s case before Albert attacks him is selected as the funniest moment. — Van Lathan The dance lesson intercut with Albert’s first date is the consensus selection. — Mina Kimes
Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Hitch The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot Jet skis on the Hudson River. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:00:04Read transcript The Hudson River jet-ski sequence is selected for its view of New York. — Bill Simmons
Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Hitch The most 2005 thing Stephon Marbury at a Knicks game; a thriving gossip tabloid; Michael Rapaport as the rom-com buddy. In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:00:31Read transcript Stephon Marbury in a Knicks uniform is selected. — Bill Simmons Michael Rapaport as the rom-com friend is proposed. Men being coached to pursue women presented as far out of their league is proposed as a mid-2000s dynamic. — Mina Kimes
Hitch · The Rewatchables ·July 21, 2026 Hitch The most 2005 thing A thriving gossip tabloid and its luxurious office. In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:18:34Read transcript A thriving tabloid gossip operation is proposed as distinctly 2005. — Mina Kimes