The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 2:01:50
Zodiac as the greatest American crime film
A modern Zodiac case would be flattened into partisan internet discourse.
Sean Fennessey: Zodiac is proposed as the greatest American crime film.
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1:34:21
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Who won the movie
David Fincher
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Roger Ebert
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Just one Oscar
David Fincher
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Dion Waiters Award
Clea DuVall
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 2:40:42
“It’s not finished until you type it up”
Bill Simmons: “It’s not finished until you type it up” is offered as a life lesson and compared with the idea that movies are abandoned rather than finished.
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Jake Gyllenhaal
Robert Graysmith
Mark Ruffalo
Inspector Dave Toschi
Robert Downey Jr.
Paul Avery
Anthony Edwards
Inspector Bill Armstrong
Brian Cox
Melvin Belli
Charles Fleischer
Bob Vaughn
Zach Grenier
Mel Nicolai
Philip Baker Hall
Sherwood Morrill
Elias Koteas
Sergeant Jack Mulanax
James LeGros
Detective George Bawart
Donal Logue
Captain Ken Narlow
John Carroll Lynch
Arthur Leigh Allen
Dermot Mulroney
Captain Marty Lee
Chloë Sevigny
Melanie Graysmith
John Terry
Charles Thieriot
June Diane Raphael
Carol Toschi
Ciara Moriarty
Darlene Ferrin
Adam Goldberg
Duffy Jennings
Tom Verica
Jim Dunbar
Lee Norris
Mike Mageau
Jimmi Simpson
Older Mike Mageau
Joel Bissonnette
Inspector Kracke
John Getz
Templeton Peck
John Mahon
Captain Gillette
Matt Winston
John Allen
Jules Bruff
Catherine Allen
John Ennis
Terry Pascoe
Patrick Scott Lewis
Bryan Hartnell
Pell James
Cecelia Shepard
Clea DuVall
Linda del Buono
Zachary Sauers
Aaron Graysmith
Micah Sauers
David Graysmith
Candy Clark
Carol Fisher
Paul Schulze
Sandy Panzarella
John Hemphill
Donald Cheney
Ed Setrakian
Al Hyman
The titular serial killer is portrayed by different actors in different scenes: Richmond Arquette
Zodiac 1 / Zodiac 2
Bob Stephenson
Zodiac 3
John Lacy
Zodiac 4
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
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The Craig Century Club
57 minutes over Craig’s 100-minute ideal; about 15 minutes could be cut
57 minutes over Craig’s 100-minute ideal; about 15 minutes could be cut
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:58Read transcript
- The hosts explicitly introduce The Craig Century Club as a new category for 2026.
- The award measures runtime against Craig Horlbeck’s 100-minute ideal.
- Zodiac lands 57 minutes above that benchmark. — Craig Horlbeck
- The panel believes roughly 15 minutes could be removed without imposing a 100-minute cut. — Craig Horlbeck
1:34:21
The Dennis Peck Relationship Test
Fails: Graysmith’s obsession would quickly break his marriage to Melanie
Fails: Graysmith’s obsession would quickly break his marriage to Melanie
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:21Read transcript
- The panel explicitly proposes The Dennis Peck Relationship Test, named for Richard Gere’s Internal Affairs character. — Bill Simmons
- The test asks whether the featured relationship would survive. — Bill Simmons
- Graysmith’s fixation is judged likely to destroy the relationship.
1:49:06
The David Fincher Award for “Wow, This Director May Have Been a Fucking Lunatic”
Digitally adding knuckle hair to Jake Gyllenhaal’s hands
Digitally adding knuckle hair to Jake Gyllenhaal’s hands
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:49:06Read transcript
- The full new award name is spoken. — Bill Simmons
- Fincher reportedly judged Gyllenhaal’s hands too hairless and pretty. — Bill Simmons
- Hair was digitally added to close-ups of Gyllenhaal’s knuckles. — Bill Simmons
Mentions across The Rewatchables
Double Feature
The Silence of the Lambs
The Rewatchables · aired October 15, 2024
Manhunter (two preferences); Zodiac (another pick)
Approx. transcript time · 02:02:23Read transcript
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