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Halloween II

Unintentional Comedy Award

The final paramedic making an injured Laurie take a “big step” into the ambulance wins Craig’s explicit flex.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:47Read transcript
  • Laurie has been unable to walk, yet receives no stretcher and must put weight on the injured ankle.
  • Jimmy’s extreme injured acting is an additional low-key overacting joke; an alternate TV ending puts him beside Laurie in the ambulance.
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Quiz Show

Sasha Jenkins Award for Actor Who You Can’t Believe Didn’t Become a Bigger Star

Quiz Show The Rewatchables

Christopher McDonald was honored as the actor who should have become a bigger star, with discussion of why his career nonetheless worked out well.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:39Read transcript
  • Craig introduced Christopher McDonald as a mini-version of the category and praised his timing, looks, humor, and versatility.
  • The hosts agreed McDonald occupied an awkward space between leading man and character actor.
  • His work as Jack Barry and his tape-viewing double take were praised.
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American Gangster

Is This Movie Better With…?

A faux Bob Costas-style narration is selected from an expanded list

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:38Read transcript
  • The candidate list includes Wayne Jenkins, Danny Trejo, Mad Dog Russo, Doris Burke, Samuel L. Jackson, Nora Byer, Tony Romo, Chris Collinsworth, Daniel Plainview, Longlegs, Bangkok Craig, and Wilford Brimley
  • A mock historical-sports narration about Frank and Blue Magic is performed as the choice
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American Gangster

Most Rewatchable Scene

Frank killing Tango is the most replayed scene; the final Frank-Richie interview is a favorite, with many other sequences nominated

In the discussion (26)
Approx. transcript time · 00:49:09Read transcript
  • The opening, with Frank setting a man on fire and shooting him, is nominated
  • Richie and Javier debating whether to turn in $987,000 is nominated
  • Richie screaming during his custody dispute is nominated
  • Frank’s Bangkok and Golden Triangle trip is nominated as material that could sustain a whole film
  • Jake’s unraveling, corpse transport, and leap from a moving vehicle are nominated
  • The Blue Magic manufacturing montage is nominated
  • Richie’s courtroom work and kitchen encounter with his lawyer are nominated
  • Frank killing Tango is the scene said to live on beyond the film
  • Stringer Bell’s death in The Wire is preferred as Idris Elba’s best screen death
  • The family audience and Tango’s refusal to pay are debated as reasons Frank shoots him
  • Richie reclaiming the seized money from Trupo is nominated
  • Frank’s party outburst and piano assault are nominated
  • Stevie choosing Frank’s life over baseball is praised for Frank’s conflicted reaction
  • The Ali-Frazier event is nominated but criticized for its impersonators and brevity
  • Trupo ruining Frank’s wedding day is nominated
  • Frank selling Blue Magic to Nicky Barnes is nominated and Cuba Gooding Jr.’s controlled performance is praised
  • The plane and coffin search is nominated
  • The final police shootout and naked gunfight are nominated
  • Frank leaving church into a mass arrest is nominated
  • The final Frank-Richie interrogation is nominated
  • Trupo’s suicide is nominated
  • Frank killing Tango is selected as the most rewatched scene
  • The final Frank-Richie interview is selected as a favorite scene
  • Frank bringing his family to Harlem is selected as the most important scene
  • Every Denzel Washington and Armand Assante exchange is praised
  • The Bangkok material is producer Craig’s choice
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Rollerball

Most Rewatchable Scene

Rollerball The Rewatchables

The post-vote producer selection is the Jonathan-Bartholomew argument during the tree-burning party.

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:31:17Read transcript
  • Producer Craig selects Jonathan's argument with Bartholomew during the tree-burning party as his most rewatchable scene. Craig Horlbeck
  • Craig also praises the party as the film's most interesting sequence. Craig Horlbeck
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Marathon Man

Who Won the Movie?

Olivier wins with two explicit ballots; Craig praises the film without giving a winner ballot.

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:48Read transcript
  • Olivier is chosen for bridging an older acting tradition and giving a brave performance.
  • The third participant praises the film’s suspense, delayed explanations, and Diamond District sequence but does not state a winner choice.
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Out for Justice

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Unchecked movie-star control should return because singular stars can create unusually memorable movies.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:39Read transcript
  • Craig argues for restoring singular movie-star control because it can create memorable unintentional comedy. Craig Horlbeck
  • He contrasts that approach with market-tested films whose failures feel polished and predictable. Craig Horlbeck
  • The panel imagines giving Jason Momoa a blank-slate police movie with no notes or audience testing.
  • The opening beret, freeze frame, and hot dog are cited as choices that modern focus groups would likely remove.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:23:40Read transcript
  • Craig selects Seagal's attempt to look like he knows how to play catch with his son. Craig Horlbeck
  • The way Seagal holds the glove and inventories the bat and ball is treated as visibly inauthentic.
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