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All the Right Moves The Rewatchables
All the Right Moves

What’s Aged the Best?

The Ampipe Bulldogs; Vinny's desk trick; Brian's Penguins-Flyers honeymoon; the 80s coaching; the poster; the phone-free pep rally; Bosco; Jennifer Warnes

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  • The Ampipe Bulldogs, from American Pipe and Steel, comes first, and Vinny's desk trick has aged the best and the worst.
  • Brian announcing a honeymoon in Pittsburgh at an ordinary December Penguins Flyers game is called incredible, along with the 80s coaching stuff and the poster of Cruise in the letter jacket, whose tagline bangs you over the head.
  • The pep rally made a participant nostalgic for kids living in the moment with nobody on their phones, and for a coach's speech that now would be instantly on Instagram for the other team to see.
  • Bosco is called incredible, an evil Buddy Garrity and the perfect western Pennsylvania Steelers fan; his actor, Jim, directed Days of Our Lives while a participant was on it and was cool about the love scenes.
  • Jennifer Warnes's career was new to both: one participant had no idea despite being on the higher end of dumb pop culture knowledge, and the other knew nothing about it either, having thought her name was Jennifer Warren and that Jennifer Grey sang Time of My Life.
  • Jennifer Warnes won an Oscar in 1979 for a song in Norma Rae, was nominated in 81 for Ragtime, and sang Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong with Joe Cocker, an Oscar, a Grammy and a number one hit.
  • She also sang this movie's theme in 83, the Growing Pains theme in 1985, called one of the two best sitcom themes with Family Ties, and Time of My Life from Dirty Dancing in 1987, for three Oscars and two Grammys over nine years.
Apollo 13 The Rewatchables
Apollo 13

The Estelle Reiner “I’ll Have What She’s Having” Award for Best Contribution with Two or Fewer Lines

Jean Speegle Howard as Jim’s mother

Flex pick · Rob Mahoney

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  • Rob defends the grandmother’s washing-machine line
  • The reversal of a frightened child being reassured by the grandmother moves him
  • Her casting as the director’s mother fits the Estelle Reiner namesake
  • She reportedly removed dentures to appear older
  • Other Howard family appearances are discussed
Apollo 13 The Rewatchables
Apollo 13

Most Rewatchable Scene

Reentry and the CO2-filter solution divide favorite and most-rewatchable choices

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  • Hanks watching Armstrong land is nominated
  • Jim’s explanation of the Apollo 1 fire to his son pays off later
  • Mattingly being removed from the mission is nominated
  • Swigert’s failed simulator attempt and retry are nominated
  • The launch and Harris’s introduction build excitement
  • Docking gives the rookie a success
  • The oxygen leak and sudden silence establish the crisis
  • Clint Howard’s explanation sets the stakes
  • The loss of the moon and the astronauts’ argument are discussed
  • The improvised CO2 filter initially gets broad agreement
  • The manual burn with Earth in the window is nominated
  • Mattingly restoring power is nominated
  • Reentry’s extended wait and the control-room celebration are praised
  • Final choices distinguish a favorite CO2 sequence from the most-rewatchable reentry
  • Lovell giving Swigert the pilot seat completes his confidence arc
About Last Night The Rewatchables
About Last Night

Apex Mountain

Rob Lowe near this period; several subject-specific debates.

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Ali The Rewatchables
Ali

What’s Aged the Best?

Jamie Foxx and Giancarlo Esposito together, James Toney’s acting, the Foreman heavy-bag image, sports-media cameos, “The Champ Is Here” sample, Smith’s fighting credibility, the Malcolm X structure, and the opening music staging

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  • Foxx and Esposito sharing the screen is the first candidate. — Bill Simmons
  • James Toney’s acting and the Foreman heavy-bag shot are separate choices. — Bill Simmons
  • Jim Gray and Bill Plaschke cameos are enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
  • The “Champ Is Here” sample is selected. — Chris Ryan
  • Smith’s credible fighting and the film functioning partly as a Malcolm X movie are praised. — Chris Ryan
  • The Sam Cooke performance recreation and call-and-response staging are praised. — Chris Ryan
  • The actors playing fighters were allowed to hit Smith hard short of knocking him out.
Working Girl The Rewatchables
Working Girl

Casting What-Ifs

Demi Moore, plus many alternate Tess candidates.

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Heaven Can Wait The Rewatchables
Heaven Can Wait

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Horror interpretation; Mr. Jordan inventing take culture; Julie Christie as the most attractive British woman

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  • Van calls the film horror: repeated deaths, mistaken removal and loss of memory could be torture by a devil rather than benevolent heaven. Another voice argues the lovers’ souls remain connected; Van doubts it. — Van Lathan
  • A new spontaneous take casts Joe as selfishly using bodies for one game; objections note he was taken early and his hosts would die. The selection montage is compared with Final Destination as hidden horror. — Van Lathan
  • Keeping memories would be kinder but weaken the ending. Possible Jarrett family obligations complicate possession. A horror sequel imagines competing souls, a broken saxophone and the title Heaven Will Not Wait/Get My Body Back; Mr. Jordan as devil remains speculation.
  • Mr. Jordan’s aphorism is said jokingly to invent Jim Rome’s contrarian take culture. — Van Lathan
  • A speaker calls Christie the most attractive British woman, with Hurley the other finalist. Mirren is an alternate; Eva Green’s assumed British identity is corrected to French. Christie remains the original choice. — Chris Ryan
Good Will Hunting The Rewatchables
Good Will Hunting

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Chucky versus Jem and swapping the leads.

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  • Chucky is preferred as the dependable Boston companion, despite Jim being more fun. — Ryen Russillo
  • Switching Damon and Affleck might work but would lose the particular vulnerable/good-time pairing; their later roles complicate the comparison. — Chris Ryan
  • What happens if the movie is set after04, after the Red Sox win the series? — Sean Fennessey
The Gambler The Rewatchables
The Gambler

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Uphill Both Ways; Jim’s house; sunglasses; duffel; tennis racket

In the discussion (3)
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  • The sunglasses, cash duffel and Lange’s tennis racket are offered. — Bill Simmons
  • Jim’s house is desired, with its exact neighborhood uncertain. — Bill Simmons
  • The actual Uphill Both Ways novel becomes the favored collectible. — Bill Simmons
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