The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
The panel accepts American remakes of less-accessible foreign films when they add something new, and separately argues that full-service gas stations should return as gathering places.
In the discussion (4)
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- The take is willingness to remake a foreign film that the participant would otherwise never watch.
- Vanilla Sky is contrasted with Open Your Eyes as a remake of a foreign movie already worth seeking out.
- The American Vanishing is defended for bringing a radically different ending and decades of rewatch value.
- Full-service gas stations should return as places to eat, drink, and spend time.