The Rewatchables ·
Roger Ebert
Just one Oscar
Bracco for supporting actress.
Cruise or Hanks
Hanks
“That Guy” Award
Andreas Katsulas
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 56:05
Bill Simmons: The crisis might reinvigorate Mike and Ellie, though divorce within a year is an alternative.
Chris Ryan: The strong premise could support a much more erotic film, with several additional intimacy scenes imagined.
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 1:20:20
Bill Simmons: Scotty’s claim that marriage is obsolete is nominated; Mike’s admission of feelings is discussed as possible honesty in a close relationship rather than concealment.
Selected cast credits · Film reference
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
The nighttime opening is an early scene nomination.
Opening, cop party, apartment and high-society outing are nominated.
Cop parties remain enjoyable.
The long late-night drink should leave them more intoxicated.
Yes, a less chaste scene could clarify the romantic choice.
Ellie’s confrontation is a final personal scene choice.
The punch sound is badly timed.
The Guggenheim sequence is the other final preference.
Sting and Steve Winwood evoke1987.
Adult reactions, the child, cop details and domestic texture
The subway image
The apartment and Guggenheim are nominated.
Roberta Flack is preferred to Winwood.
Claire’s apartment is nominated, then its set construction complicates the pick.
Wynn Hawkings is nominated; his unclear background prompts questions.
Joey Venza smoking while holding the child hostage wins.
Recipient unresolved from the transcript
The New York police are the flex choice.
Flex pick · Chris Ryan
The last ten minutes fail to resolve the premise coherently.
Claire’s self-portrait, the punch and the captain’s probing conversation
Venza
Venza may save the marriage; the film could have been a great erotic thriller.
Rogers auditioned for both women; Stone tested for Claire.
Alternative women are tested across eras.
Orbach and the provocative party woman receive support.
The party woman’s gun question is revisited.
Franz or Caruso could fit.
No additional research
Rogers and the Guggenheim receive support; other peaks are elsewhere.
Hanks
Scorsese is favored.
Wynn, Neil or Koontz.
Venza’s plan, police logic and Claire’s choices are weak.
One participant wants no extension; another pitches a richer television version.
Wayne Jenkins and Doris Burke impressions are offered.
Bracco for supporting actress.
How wealthy is Claire, how does she meet people, and what comes after the breakup?
A bleak divorce future is predicted.
The Jets sweatshirt; the tie
The cynical marriage line and honesty
Jagged Edge and Black Widow are the personal picks.
Ridley Scott and Mimi Rogers split the choices.
Craig enjoyed the unfamiliar film and especially Rogers.
The three lead hairdos are an extra Apex nomination.
A Jets outing is needed; a skateboarding sequence is another idea.
