The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Recasting Couch Zendaya; gender-swap with Holland; Gyllenhaal/Driver; Davidson disputed; Goldwyn as president In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:17:03Read transcript Zendaya is proposed for Darby; a gender-swapped version would pair her reporter with Tom Holland’s law student. Jake Gyllenhaal and Adam Driver are considered for Gray. Pete Davidson is proposed for Gray but receives immediate resistance. Goldwyn could return as the president.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Apex Mountain Tulane, qualified; John Grisham In the discussion (9) Approx. transcript time · 01:19:17Read transcript Tulane receives a qualified affirmative nomination. Grisham’s ability to sell unwritten ideas as films supports an affirmative selection. Conspiracy movies are rejected. The return-from-the-plane farewell hug loses to The Bodyguard. Edwin Newman is proposed, but his SNL hosting appearance offers a competing peak. A later Washington peak is preferred; the title is unclear in the transcript. Roberts’s Pretty Woman period is preferred, with Notting Hill and Erin Brockovich another strong stretch. Adult theaters are considered, with a later Nicholson theater scene offered as the counterexample. John Heard’s Big, Home Alone and After Hours roles displace this film.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake Prestige TV; Caribbean bar sequel In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:27:51Read transcript A prestige television adaptation is favored. A joking Cocktail-style sequel would put Darby and Gray behind a Caribbean bar, with Cruise as their mentor.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Is This Movie Better With…? J. T. Walsh as Mattiece In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:29:38Read transcript J. T. Walsh as Mattiece is the selected improvement. Wayne Jenkins and Byron Mayo inspire additional comic impersonations.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Just One Oscar No selection In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:31:51Read transcript No Oscar is considered deserved.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Probably Unanswerable Questions Heald’s range; Gray’s relationships; Darby’s refuge; Pulitzer; privacy In the discussion (5) Approx. transcript time · 01:31:51Read transcript Could Anthony Heald convincingly escape his sneering-villain typecasting? Gray’s relationship history is unexplained, with divorce considered plausible. Darby’s flight destination and eventual refuge are uncertain, with the Caribbean favored. Whether Darby and Gray win a Pulitzer, and whether she attends, remains unresolved. How long can Gray protect Darby’s location from determined investigators?
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 Best Double Feature The Pelican Brief + Poster unavailable The Firm Poster unavailable The Parallax View Poster unavailable Hardcore In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:34:48Read transcript The Firm is suggested for a long Grisham double bill. The Parallax View offers a comparison with Pakula’s earlier conspiratorial work. Hardcore is also proposed.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day? Darby’s narrative podcast after twenty-two years In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:35:53Read transcript Darby disappears for twenty-two years, then launches a narrative podcast bigger than Serial.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie? Desktop computer; original brief; Callahan’s car; Howard T-shirt; Knicks cap In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:36:25Read transcript The editor’s green-and-black-screen desktop computer is one choice. The original brief is another choice. Callahan’s car is requested despite the usual resistance to car selections. Washington’s Howard University T-shirt and Darby’s Knicks cap are further choices; Mets is corrected to Knicks.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson Keep the conspiracy to yourself In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:37:18Read transcript Keep a major government conspiracy to yourself.
The Pelican Brief · The Rewatchables ·December 12, 2023 The Pelican Brief Who Won the Movie? John Grisham (two choices); Denzel Washington; conspiracies In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 01:37:33Read transcript John Grisham receives two explicit final choices after a provisional Shepard suggestion. Denzel Washington is chosen for crossing into self-sufficient top-tier stardom. Conspiracies are chosen as the enduringly rich subject of the film. Podcast choices Speaker not identifiedJohn Grisham Speaker not identifiedJohn Grisham Speaker not identifiedDenzel Washington Speaker not identifiedConspiracies
Sea of Love · The Rewatchables ·December 5, 2023 Sea of Love Roger Ebert's review ☆★☆★☆★☆★ In the discussion (3) Approx. transcript time · 00:21:01Read transcript Ebert welcomes Pacino’s sharp, complicated return to the street-role presence of his 1970s work. Ebert awards three stars and singles out the leads’ chemistry and Barkin’s forceful sexuality. Ebert objects that the late killer reveal violates fair whodunit expectations.
