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NFL Analyst, Senior Writer, Podcast Host, and Television Contributor, ESPN
Mina Kimes
Mina Kimes appears as a guest on The Rewatchables.
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- 7
- Movies in this archive
- 7
- Attributed podcast choices
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What’s Aged the Worst?
Michael Rapaport as a likable friend; extravagant courtship; assaults; tabloid office; pacing and allergy sequence.
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In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:45Read transcript
- Michael Rapaport playing a likable friend is selected by Mina under an explicitly cued flex. — Mina Kimes
- The luxurious, unrealistic tabloid office is criticized.
- Hitch’s elaborate first-date planning and walkie-talkies are criticized as potentially creepy now.
- The response is defended as depending on whether the recipient already likes the man.
- The seven o’clock meeting time is judged stranger than the jet skis. — Van Lathan
- Women striking men and the food fight are criticized as conduct contemporary movies would avoid. — Van Lathan
- Hitch choosing Sara rather than the Paula Patton character is criticized.
- The middle of the movie drags when Kevin James is absent. — Bill Simmons
- The food-allergy comedy is criticized. — Bill Simmons
- The extreme portrayal of Albert as a man who could win Allegra is judged less believable now.
Flex pick · Mina Kimes
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:11Read transcript
- Van’s Damn He Got It list has five ranks: Larenz Tate in Love Jones fifth, Gosling in Drive fourth, Will Smith in Hitch third, Brad Pitt in Legends of the Fall second and Billy Dee Williams in Lady Sings the Blues first. Other Pitt roles are alternatives, not his selected entry. — Bill Simmons
- Redford and Clooney are additional examples; a debate compares Clooney’s fame and film choices with Gosling’s, then discusses late-blooming actors. — Bill Simmons
- Van recalls his father admiring Billy Dee Williams; the hosts discuss men openly acknowledging other men’s attractiveness and remember Colt 45 ads. — Bill Simmons
Is There a Better Title for This Movie?
The Wingman; The Makeover; How to Pick Up Women; original title defended
Flex pick · Mina Kimes
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:27Read transcript
- Mina explicitly selects the better-title flex, criticizing the title and misleading poster. Carell’s reported objection and working title The Wingman are discussed. — Mina Kimes
- Van defends the title’s narrative progression. Alternative titles are The Makeover and How to Pick Up Women, the latter a double meaning for the lift. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Sam Shepard, Tommy Lee Jones or Tom Hanks as Adam; Adam Brody as Harley; early Chris Pratt as a child
Flex pick · Mina Kimes
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:25:44Read transcript
- Nicholson or Harrison Ford might make viewers demand a romantic reunion, unlike Baldwin’s charming but unsuitable Jake. — Amanda Dobbins
- Sam Shepard is favored for Adam’s sensitive charisma; Dennis Quaid and Cruise are rejected.
- Tommy Lee Jones could play a blue-collar contractor; Dustin Hoffman offers a Kramer vs. Kramer callback but is judged too odd and insufficiently competitive romantically. — Mina Kimes
- Recasting was the flex already used. — Mina Kimes
- Michael Douglas is floated as Adam, with concern that his sexual charisma would overpower the role.
- Hanks is proposed as Adam and encouraged to take supporting romantic-comedy roles again.
- An early-career, funny Chris Pratt could improve one child role, although adding another NBC sitcom star might overload the cast.
- Adam Brody replacing Krasinski gains agreement; the earlier, charming Krasinski is nevertheless preferred.
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