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Van’s flex category crowns Billy Dee Williams as the ultimate example of a man who simply ‘got it.’

They give the heat-check award to John Hawkes, with Michael B. Jordan mentioned as another candidate.

They choose Sachem for his short but memorable stretch, especially his trade-brokering and blunt observations.

They praise the movie's home-video presentation and electrifying set pieces.

They like the niche-interest concept and kick around several eccentric character tastes, led by Floyd Gondolli's specific preference.

The hosts want a spinoff about Reese’s chaotic past, including his racing and criminal misadventures.

They end up on Stephen Weber's Mitch, the movie's smug supporting villain/boss figure.

Bill initially names Kathy Bates, and Van says if she’s not eligible then the band takes it for their scene-ending work.

They treat Leon and Delmar as co-winners because both are doing huge work with tiny comic-relief parts.

The speakers treat Carrie Fisher as the only nominee and award her the category outright.

Richard Harris is selected for the late-career supporting turn as English Bob.

They give the heat-check award to Strother Martin for the outsized, memorable menace of his scene.

They debated the death-set-cut scene as a category and still favored Ordinary People, with this movie a strong contender.

Bill says it is an elite pure action rewatch, even if the room has some skepticism.

The hosts specifically name the Boston Common as the scene-stealing location.

They single out the diner and the club/house locations as the most memorable scene-stealing settings.

They pick the 1990 liquor store as the most memorable location in the movie.

They picked the Bakersfield counterfeiting location as the scene-stealing real estate in the movie.

They select the evil house at the end as the scene-stealing location.

The hosts choose the Korean restaurant as the scene-stealing location, with the nuclear reactor mentioned as another possibility.

They treat the Plaza as the movie's standout location, though Duncan's Toy Chest also gets a shoutout.

They treat the on-location shooting as the standout for this category.

They choose the junkyard and palace-of-depression locations as the standout scene settings.

They pick the layered Koreatown casino at the end as the most scene-stealing location.

They single out the Alberta mountain setting as gorgeous and memorable.

They name the Grand Canyon as the notable scene-and-location moment for this award.

The abandoned gas station wins as the best scene-stealing location, with an abandoned asylum also singled out.

They settle on the Bluff murder location as the standout scene-stealing location, with Morty’s and the diner getting mentions as alternatives.

They settle on Butch McCray’s gym in Chicago as the best use of an actual location.

They agree Dennis couldn't break the couple up, though they think a dirty-cop approach would have worked on Carter.

They debate the public confrontation locations and settle on the gas station as the standout setting.

They choose Lanark Diner as the scene-stealing location after briefly considering the link as a runner-up.

They choose the courtroom as the movie’s scene-stealing location because that’s where the whole town converges.

When asked to cast the twins with Denzel or Will, they choose Denzel's early-90s stretch.

They name Marathon Man as the best diamond movie.

They narrowed the field to the female supporting performances and landed on Kelly Lynch as the pick.

They choose Ali Larter as the supporting-performance winner over Luke Wilson and others because she leaves the biggest impression in a short run.

They narrow it to Delroy Lindo and Donnie Wahlberg, and Van gives the award to Delroy for his scene-stealing crisis-manager energy.

They debate Joe Galloway's competence and writing, but never settle on a clean numeric verdict.

The room agrees Sam Weinberg is checked out for much of the trial and effectively mails it in.

They flirt with the idea of blame, but the room ultimately rejects the notion that Santiago deserved to die.

They raise unanswered lore questions about why Carol Anne was targeted and how the haunting would be seen online today.

They agree the franchise should have gone further, arguing the series needed bigger additions and different settings to keep growing.

They discuss movies whose lines or moments escaped the film and became shorthand in culture, with The Town cited as a modern example.

Bill cited Brubaker as an earlier example of the slow clap.

Mallory argues the movie is one of the rare cases where a better sex scene is unnecessary because the desire is the point.

They joke that a football-game set piece would have fit the movie and add energy to the setting.

They felt the movie should have added an L.A. sports beat like basketball or beach volleyball.