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They again identify Laurie as the weak link, with the second pass focusing on the character's lack of agency and screen function.

The hosts agree the movie does not need a better sex scene.

The discussion lands on yes, though they note they are glad there is no sex scene between Manny and Sally.

They decide the movie does not need a better sex scene, even though they joke about whether Danny and Maddie hooked up.

They briefly debate the geography of Melrose and the house location without choosing a winner.

They argued that Mexico City works as a great action-movie setting and placed this film among the best examples.

Bill and Sean place it near the top as a beautifully shot, endlessly hangable rewatch.

Indecent Proposal is the favored peak for Demi Moore's screen attractiveness.

Craig collects the era-specific references that would have sailed over younger viewers' heads, led by the Love Boat jokes.

They pick 'it is what it is' as the best justification line from mob-murder logic.

The room treats it as a cultural-touchstone baseball movie with a huge Brad Pitt performance.

They point to the movie's grim New York atmosphere as the defining 1974 element, with several other era-specific details also mentioned.

The room lands on the high mortgage rate and cheap-house economics as the most 1979 detail.

Bill lands on Kareem with hair as the most unmistakably 1980 detail.

They settle on Mark playing Game Boy while ignoring Monument Valley as the most 1993 detail.

Lyle’s Napster origin story most strongly captures the film’s 2003 moment.

They settle on the online conversation around the movie as the most 2026-coded thing about it.

The hosts reminisce about old 900 and 976 phone lines, especially calling for sports updates.

The tonal whiplash between domestic chores and explicit sex makes the montage the clear choice.

They treat the naked fight as the most instantly mortifying scene for an accidental viewer, with the Pamela tape sequence as another candidate.

The outrageous Joan insult takes the custom award.

They choose the Fenway heist in The Town over the other nominee scenes and real-life comeback.

They mock the movie’s obvious imitation of better mob films like Goodfellas and The Godfather.

They agree some stunt casting briefly takes you out of a movie, with Lena Dunham in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as the clearest example.

After comparing several era-specific details, they settle on Pepsi Free as the most mid-'80s element in the film.

When asked again, they keep landing on the catch sequence as the top rewatchable moment.

The hosts unanimously choose the Juarez border-crossing run as the movie's most rewatchable stretch.

The ACL story is accepted as the astonishing anecdote from production.

They call movie gangster names the apex and point to this film as the peak example.

They discuss anniversary theatrical re-releases as a worthwhile experience but do not turn it into a winner-based category.

They compare cinematic versions of heaven and ultimately prefer The End Is Near as the best one discussed.

When they try to name the best example of this situation, Old School is the clearest answer offered.

They agree it is a good theme-month idea where another host chooses the movie, but no winner applies.

The hosts complain that Bernstein’s score feels mismatched to the film’s tone.

In the unwatchables discussion, they treat Gigli as the obvious low point and Catwoman as another major stinker.

They briefly consider a counterpart to Apex Mountain for a career low point, but do not settle on it.

They discuss how narration can help or hurt movies, but they never turn it into a scored category or pick a winner.

The hosts introduce the new Rick Dalton award for the Hill scene and treat both Michelle Williams and Casey Affleck as deserving the distinction.

They compare famous movie apartments and settle on Ghost as the benchmark, while noting this film's apartment as a strong contender.

Bill says the Newt Rockne speech is overrated and picks a different football-movie speech as better.

They joke about the absurd Oscar count for Kirk Lazarus and also note that Four Leaf probably should have died.

They settle on it as the Coens' timeless masterpiece with multiple great stretches.

They converge on a Proof of Life Caruso spinoff as the strongest character worth building a whole movie around.

They call it a perfect movie-star hang and a great rewatch despite its placement on the list.

The hosts use this custom award for the moment the movie suddenly kicks up a notch after Loomis' line.

They call it a highly rewatchable comedy with a crucial Luke Wilson performance.

They describe a month of older broadcast-era movies, but no single winner is chosen.

They close the awards by naming Jeff Bridges the movie’s final winner.