The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Three takes argue Daniel may be sexually attracted to Henry, the film is much better and more important than No Country, and Day-Lewis cannot be greatest without a mass-audience movie.
In the discussion (3)
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- The Henry theory draws on betrayal, brothel jealousy, beach intimacy, impotence, and Daniel’s absence of women; the counterview sees a needed surrogate after H.W.’s injury.
- All three prefer There Will Be Blood to No Country despite calling the latter an exceptional Best Picture winner.
- The Day-Lewis dissent wishes he had played Nicholson’s Departed role or another broad commercial part.