HOST PROFILE
WHO SHOWS UP AROUND THEM
PEOPLE THEY PRAISE
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WHERE THEY PUSH BACK
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IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Calls the party sequence, especially the table dance, the film’s most rewatchable stretch.
About 0 min into the transcriptArgues Ledger’s role is the iconic Heath Ledger performance and a relief from his darker later image.
About 0 min into the transcriptCalls Keegan the episode’s heat-check winner and a perfect 90s bully.
About 16 min into the transcriptArgues that Nolan is at his best staging spectacle and that the rotating hallway and zero-gravity work are spectacular.
About 24 min into the transcriptBelieves Hardy is the movie’s biggest star-making performance and should have become an even bigger star.
About 40 min into the transcriptTreats the reunion/line-reading sequence as the film’s most iconic emotional payoff.
About 8 min into the transcriptDescribes Gosling as magnetic, hot, and the source of many of the movie’s great lines.
About 8 min into the transcriptCredits Gosling with setting the tone of the romance and making the relationship’s energy work.
About 56 min into the transcriptFinds her Southern-mom villain performance entertaining and over-the-top rather than subtle.
About 48 min into the transcriptTHEIR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT
The father is more of a problem because he changes the rule and creates conflict.
10 Things I Hate About YouThe 10 Things stadium serenade is his favorite here, though not necessarily the overall winner.
10 Things I Hate About YouThe charm of Ledger largely sells it anyway.
InceptionFeels the ending is intentionally open and effective even if he does not fully settle the question.
The NotebookAgrees that the dock reunion is the most rewatchable, though he also loves the first-date fight/kiss energy.
The NotebookArgues The Notebook is the objective apex because it combines with Mean Girls to define her image.
The NotebookIt works because it adds gravitas.
The NotebookFinds the evil-parent energy fun and effective.
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