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Snake Eyes

Who Won the Movie?

Snake Eyes The Rewatchables

Nicolas Cage and Brian De Palma receive separate final choices; Carla Gugino is considered but not selected.

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  • Nicolas Cage is chosen on the theory that he has never lost a movie in which he is the lead.
  • Brian De Palma is an alternate winner because this was his last memorable commercial success.
  • Carla Gugino is considered but not selected.
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Snake Eyes

What’s Aged the Best?

Snake Eyes The Rewatchables

The fixed athlete; De Palma’s craftsmanship; villain reveal; innocent bystander; recurring visual clues; a compromised cop choosing integrity.

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  • An athlete driven by debt into fixing a contest is called newly topical.
  • Brian De Palma’s control of a modest thriller is praised as increasingly rare.
  • The moment Kevin is revealed as the villain is nominated.
  • The random hotel guest who expects sex is shot despite ending the encounter after the woman says she is in trouble.
  • De Palma’s clues that gain meaning on replay are nominated.
  • Rick deciding he will no longer be bought is nominated.
  • The casino’s willingness to serve as a film location is proposed.
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American Gangster

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

American Gangster The Rewatchables

Josh Brolin’s post-film career and alternate-director arguments drive three hot takes

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  • Josh Brolin is argued to have had the best post-American Gangster career in the cast
  • Ridley Scott is argued to have prevented the material from becoming a classic
  • David Fincher is preferred for a Golden Triangle version and Brian De Palma for a New York crime version
  • Michael Mann is argued to have been capable of making this his second-best film after Heat
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Snake Eyes

1998

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Snake Eyes

1998 film

Bill Simmons · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan

Aired November 11, 2025

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