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THE REWATCHABLES FIELD GUIDE · VOL. 02
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- Left openFeb 24, 2025 · ~56:00Crash · 2004No clear winner recordedEpisode
Van offers a couple of spicy takes, including that Bullock’s character is a prototype Karen and that the film works like a least-effective anti-slavery movie.
- DeclaredAug 13, 2024 · ~1:28:00The Grand Budapest Hotel · 2014Owen Wilson could play the lead in every Wes Anderson movie except this oneEpisode
They offered the Owen Wilson recasting idea as the hottest take, then pivoted into criticism of Tom Wilkinson's role.
Runner-up · Tom Wilkinson's author performance could be better with a different actor - DeclaredNov 7, 2023 · ~1:04:00Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves · 1991the sheriff is doomed once he shivs his own cousinEpisode
One host argues the sheriff is irredeemable after killing his cousin, while another pushes a hotter take that Azeem should have been the leader.
Runner-up · Azeem should have led the people - DeclaredOct 10, 2023 · ~48:00They Live (Live from L.A.) · 1988selling out to the aliens is actually appealingEpisode
The hosts float a few spicy takes, including that alien collaboration comes with perks and that Keith David's career could have tracked very differently.
Runner-up · Keith David could have had much of Samuel L. Jackson's career - DeclaredJul 20, 2023 · ~1:52:00And Justice For All · 1979Al Pacino in And Justice for All is his second-best performanceEpisode
A long debate ends with the claim that this is Pacino's second-best performance, behind The Godfather Part II.
Runner-up · Pacino in The Godfather Part II as the top performance - DeclaredJan 10, 2023 · ~1:12:00Sideways · 2004Sideways is basically a golf movie with some wineEpisode
Chris argues the golf subtext is so strong that the movie plays more like a golf film than a wine film.
- DeclaredDec 27, 2022 · ~56:00Mission: Impossible - Fallout · 2018Top Gun: Maverick makes Fallout look a little overstuffedEpisode
They debate whether Maverick exposes Fallout’s extra plot baggage, then move to a second hot take about Cruise’s personal-space intensity.
Runner-up · Tom Cruise is the greatest close talker of the generation - DeclaredNov 8, 2022 · ~1:52:00Cruising · 1980Paul Sorvino sucks at poolEpisode
The hot take is that Sorvino looks bad at pool and doesn't inspire confidence in the scene.