The Silence of the Lambs The Rewatchables
The Silence of the Lambs

Apex Mountain

Jonathan Demme, Anthony Hopkins, Q Lazzarus, face-wearing, and Chris Isaak

In the discussion (8)
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  • Jonathan Demme is accepted because he won Best Director for a superior film to Philadelphia.
  • Anthony Hopkins is accepted, with jokes about later cat TikToks and The Father.
  • Serial-killer movies are debated against Seven and Zodiac without a final resolution.
  • Q Lazzarus is accepted for “Goodbye Horses.”
  • Wearing another person’s face is accepted, while The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Face/Off are discussed as rivals. — Chris Ryan
  • Chris Isaak is accepted as plausibly at his commercial/cultural peak around “Wicked Game” and this cameo. — Bill Simmons
  • Francis Bacon homages, ordering lamb chops rare, Ted Levine, night vision, the tuck dance, and the 1979 Dodge Tradesman Maxi Van are all proposed or accepted. — Bill Simmons
  • Poodles are proposed, then rejected in favor of Best in Show. — Chris Ryan
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