Apex Mountain
Santa Ynez; Virginia Madsen; Saab Turbo; car champagne; Payne/Oh marriage; Pinot Noir; Barely Legal
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- Giamatti's Apex is placed in the John Adams/Billions period rather than Sideways, with the mid-2010s suggested.
- Church's Apex remains discussed rather than clearly resolved: Wings, the Oscar nomination, Spider-Man, steady later work and an Emmy for Broken Trail are considered; an older-character-actor career like Dern's is desired.
- Santa Ynez, including Los Olivos and Solvang, receives an affirmative Apex choice because the film boosted the region.
- Bachelor-party disasters lose Apex to The Hangover, with Bachelor Party and Very Bad Things alternatives.
- Madsen is initially favored for Apex on the Oscar nomination and iconic scene, with her earlier Hot Spot and Candyman career considered.
- The Saab Turbo receives an affirmative Apex choice despite being disliked.
- Drinking champagne in a car receives an affirmative choice, apparently the only example remembered.
- Oh is rejected for Apex here; Grey's Anatomy and Killing Eve's first season are competing peaks, while The Chair receives praise and Arliss is rejected.
- The Payne/Oh marriage receives an affirmative Apex choice before its later breakup.
- Pinot Noir receives an affirmative Apex choice because the film reinvigorated it.
- Angry naked men are proposed but initially rejected without a settled alternative; Eyes Wide Shut is floated but its nudity may reflect passion rather than anger.
- Golfer James Lepp receives a joking Apex mention.
- Richebourg receives a qualified Apex mention for its name-drop.
- Barely Legal magazine receives an affirmative choice for its most memorable movie moment.
- Madsen receives a clear affirmative Apex choice after consideration of her earlier films.