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Aliens

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Aliens The Rewatchables

Franchise direction, Vietnam comparison and Ripley’s final line

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:29:53Read transcript
  • Aliens may be the best entry while constraining the franchise around Ripley
  • Aliens may be a better Vietnam film than Full Metal Jacket, without necessarily being a better movie
  • Ripley’s famous final line delivery is criticized; another participant defends it
  • Craig is invited to prepare for this category in future and has no prepared take here
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Apollo 13

Producer review

Apollo 13 The Rewatchables

Craig finds Apollo 13 warmer and more effective than on previous watches

In the discussion (5)
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  • Craig reports not having seen it in ten to fifteen years
  • He praises the practical Los Angeles production and the warmth of Hanks and Howard
  • The last hour had him standing and pacing despite knowing the ending
  • Family scenes and the child’s door question land more strongly now
  • He comes away with renewed appreciation for Hanks
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Obsession

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Obsession The Rewatchables

Ian’s performance; Nikki screaming through the wish-service call.

The performance is defended as appropriate; the screaming is defended and wins the panel vote two to one.

In the discussion (6)
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  • The performance of Ian is proposed as capable of improvement.
  • Ian being written as a dirtbag is offered as a defense of the performance.
  • Nikki screaming through the wish-service call is criticized as unnecessary.
  • The screaming is defended as evidence of her entrapment and of Bear’s moral obligation.
  • The scene is said to work without the screaming.
  • The screaming is retained by a two-to-one vote, with Craig explicitly supporting it. — Craig Horlbeck
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Tropic Thunder

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Tropic Thunder The Rewatchables

Platoon parody effect; two qualified reactions to the portrayal; two proposed role swaps and Craig's response

Tropic Thunder is said to affect later viewing of Platoon in the way Walk Hard affects music biographies because many shots closely parody Platoon. One answer says the blackface performance has never personally offended him, while emphasizing that blackface outside this satirical context is objectionable. A separate qualification agrees that it had to be as good as it was to meet that bar. A second answer says he is not offended by the blackface at all, understands the joke, and can laugh at material like it. Matthew McConaughey is proposed for Tug because Ben Stiller's version feels too similar to his Zoolander mode, with Stiller moving to Rick Peck. Bill Hader is proposed for Jeff Portnoy because he would have brought fresher improvisation than the already-established Jack Black. McConaughey as Tug is explicitly endorsed when Craig is asked, but the Jack Black replacement is challenged because Black's physicality and Chris Farley-like energy enliven the jungle passages.

In the discussion (7)
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  • Tropic Thunder is said to affect later viewing of Platoon in the way Walk Hard affects music biographies because many shots closely parody Platoon. — Chris Ryan
  • One answer says the blackface performance has never personally offended him, while emphasizing that blackface outside this satirical context is objectionable.
  • A separate qualification agrees that it had to be as good as it was to meet that bar.
  • A second answer says he is not offended by the blackface at all, understands the joke, and can laugh at material like it.
  • Matthew McConaughey is proposed for Tug because Ben Stiller's version feels too similar to his Zoolander mode, with Stiller moving to Rick Peck.
  • Bill Hader is proposed for Jeff Portnoy because he would have brought fresher improvisation than the already-established Jack Black.
  • McConaughey as Tug is explicitly endorsed when Craig is asked, but the Jack Black replacement is challenged because Black's physicality and Chris Farley-like energy enliven the jungle passages. — Craig Horlbeck
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Ghostbusters

Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?

Ghostbusters The Rewatchables

Craig's flex answer asks for a more explicit implied encounter between possessed Dana and Louis Tully.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (3)
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  • The selected answer pairs the possessed gatekeeper with the actual Keymaster rather than Venkman.
  • The film is understood to imply that Dana and Louis had sex, but the flex asks to see more of their physical mismatch without requiring nudity.
  • The panel then reiterates that Venkman cannot ethically sleep with Dana while she is possessed.
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Zodiac

The Craig Century Club

Zodiac The Rewatchables

At 157 minutes, Zodiac is assessed as 57 minutes over Craig’s 100-minute ideal, though the panel would cut only about 15 minutes.

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.
  • The panel believes roughly 15 minutes could be removed without imposing a 100-minute cut.
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What About Bob?

1991 film

Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan

Aired May 4, 2021

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