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Zodiac
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John Carroll Lynch
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 2
- Movies in this archive
- 2
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Mentioned in discussions
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Approx. transcript time · 01:23:13Read transcript
- John Carroll Lynch is declared ineligible for That Guy; Liza Lapira as Liz is the choice, praised for comic delivery.
Most Rewatchable Scene
The Dirty Dancing romantic sequence
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 00:34:51Read transcript
- Scene candidates include the divorce/car exit and Jacob meeting Hannah. Lady Bird is compared to the car exit; Jacob’s confidence under rejection divides interpretation.
- The friends choosing sides in divorce and John Carroll Lynch’s breakup scene are praised as an underexplored social dynamic.
- The male makeover montage is praised for humor, effective styling and Cal’s renewed self-respect; other makeover films are compared and the already-attractive-woman trope criticized. Carell changing weight is explicitly speculation.
- Scene candidates include pickup training, Robbie raising Bacon’s chair, Tomei’s bar encounter and the teacher reveal. Tomei receives a playful long-term-crush honor.
- Hannah returning to Jacob’s house is praised for the Dirty Dancing lift, humor, surprising vulnerability and a believable connection built in minutes; whether they have sex remains inferred rather than shown.
- The actors’ chemistry prompts discussion of on-set relationships and spouses, including Mr. & Mrs. Smith as a comparison; speculation is not film fact.
- The converging backyard fight and Bacon’s arrival are praised. The graduation speech is rejected by one host as too sweet, with other school-ending films discussed.
- The romantic Dirty Dancing sequence wins the scene majority, with a dissenting preference for the backyard fight.
- A late scene candidate is Cal’s nighttime phone call while looking through the window; Talking Heads during lawn watering is an additional needle-drop choice, with no song title stated here.
Apex Mountain
David Fincher (creative apex disputed); Mark Ruffalo as a movie detective; John Carroll Lynch; Zodiac within Fincher’s filmography
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 02:17:56Read transcript
- Fincher’s apex is disputed among Zodiac, The Social Network, Fight Club, and Gone Girl, with a distinct case for Zodiac as his creative apex.
- Mark Ruffalo is judged at an apex specifically as a movie detective, with Zodiac favored over Collateral.
- Gyllenhaal’s apex is debated against Nightcrawler and his End of Watch/Prisoners period.
- San Francisco movies are measured against 48 Hrs., Bullitt, and Dirty Harry.
- Chloë Sevigny is rejected in favor of The Last Days of Disco.
- Fincher villains are compared, with John Doe favored over Arthur Leigh Allen and Mark Zuckerberg.
- John Carroll Lynch movies are compared, and Zodiac is chosen over Fargo.
- Donovan needle drops are compared across Zodiac, To Die For, and Goodfellas.
- Wooden dildos receive a joking apex discussion.
- Zodiac is selected as Fincher’s best or favorite movie, with Seven and other later films discussed.
The Action Is the Juice Award for Best Milking of the Moment
John Carroll Lynch going toe to toe with Mark Ruffalo
Flex pick · Sean Fennessey
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 02:14:43Read transcript
- The spoken category variant specifies the best toe-to-toe moment for a non-star.
- John Carroll Lynch is selected for dominating the Arthur Leigh Allen interrogation opposite Ruffalo.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 02:11:24Read transcript
- John Carroll Lynch is nominated.
- Charles Fleischer is nominated for one basement scene.
- Clea DuVall is selected for commanding her single interview scene.
- Brian Cox is nominated for two highly seasoned scenes.
- Melvin Belli’s housekeeper receives a low-key nomination.
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