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Top Gun: Maverick

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

Top Gun: Maverick The Rewatchables

The underused supporting pilots; Phoenix divides the room

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:14Read transcript
  • Bill wants more from Jay Ellis and Manny Jacinto
  • Bob’s characterization and second-seat duties are questioned
  • Bill considers Phoenix underdeveloped and imagines a Michelle Rodriguez-like presence
  • Chris likes Phoenix and values her relationship with Rooster
  • Craig is explicitly invited to break the tie and says she was good
  • The discussion distinguishes the performance from the amount of character development
  • The lack of a larger comic supporting personality is noted
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Misery

What’s Aged the Worst?

Misery The Rewatchables

The publishing-business lunch, painful hobbling, typewriter workflow, and slower rewatch pace have aged poorly

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:29Read transcript
  • A literary agent taking an author to the Four Seasons now feels implausible
  • The hobbling remains painfully difficult to watch
  • Writing and revising on a typewriter has aged poorly
  • One host finds the first hour slow on rewatch
  • Producer Craig says the movie did not feel slow on his first viewing
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What About Bob?

Producer review

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

Producer Craig’s sole added point is that Leo’s July 31-through-Labor-Day vacation seems too long for a psychiatrist with patients.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:03Read transcript
  • The producer introduces the vacation length as an omitted Picking Nits answer.
  • The period from July 31 through Labor Day is estimated at about thirty-five days.
  • The hosts agree that a month away from active patients seems unusually long.
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Escape From New York

Producer review

Escape From New York The Rewatchables

Producer Craig praises the now-fashionable synth music and Russell, while his viewing partner rates it two out of four.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:19Read transcript
  • The closing reaction says the synth music has become cool again and resembles what current listeners seek from electronic artists.
  • He argues there is no current Kurt Russell equivalent and that Russell still improves any production.
  • His viewing partner gives the movie two out of four and checks her phone, making it a middle-ground shared viewing.
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Reality Bites

Who Won the Movie?

Reality Bites The Rewatchables

Winona Ryder receives the stated tie-breaking choice, while Ethan Hawke draws two explicit supporting responses including Craig’s.

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:55Read transcript
  • One participant’s opening winner answer is Ryder.
  • Another participant chooses Hawke for both the performance and Troy’s literal romantic victory.
  • The stated tie-breaking selection is Ryder because Hawke found a more likable variation in Before Sunrise while this remained Ryder’s defining version of the type.
  • Craig explicitly prefers the Hawke argument.
  • Ryder’s casting advocacy and role in getting the film made strengthen her case.
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What About Bob?

1991 film

Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan

Aired May 4, 2021

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