Rewatchables Reference

Notes

• Special mailbag episode – no movie or categories. Bill, CR, and Craig field listener questions and new category suggestions sent to therewatchables33@gmail.com.
• Big question: has rewatchability aged the worst with streaming and cord-cutting? The hosts argue no – rewatchability has actually gotten stronger because streaming makes access easier, but the communal 'stumble upon it on cable' experience has changed.
• New categories accepted for 2026: the 'Watch Party' category (ideal viewing setting for this movie – theater, couch alone, airplane, bar, date night, etc.), the Horlbeck Century Club / Horlbeck Scale (how the movie's runtime relates to 100 minutes – does it earn its length or does it need to be shorter?), and an anti-life-lesson / worst life lesson category.
• New category ideas discussed as potential flexes: the 'Sarah Connor Award' (does technology ruin this movie?), the 'Replacements Cheerleader Tryout Award' (most awkward scene when someone walks in), 'Best Hang / Worst Hang' character, the 'Dennis Peck Relationship Test' (fidelity test for romantic leads), the 'Enrico Palazzo Award' (best 2-or-fewer-line contribution), the 'Rick Cicchetti Guard Award' (most memorable bystander death), the 'Indiana Jones Body Odor Award', the 'Rose from 'Titanic' Award' (character who underrated sucks – CR references Pam from The Office), the 'Phoebe Cates Award', the Billy Bats / Jack Waltz Award for best scalable insult, and the Dorfler's Door Award (on a scale of 1-10, how much would that stunt/punch/kick actually hurt in real life?).
• More flex category proposals from listeners: the 'Robert Towne Award' for overblown film-school interpretation of the plot, the 'What a Dick Move' award, the 'Ted Cruz vs. Mitch McConnell Most Punchable Character' award (character who isn't the villain but needs to be punched in the face), the 'Mia Sara Award' (actress who was great in one movie and should have had a bigger career), the 'DeShaun Jackson Award' for movies that dropped the ball on the 1-yard line, the 'Leon Vitale Worst Day on Set' award, the 'Kevin Costner Bad Accent Award', the 'Kate Beckinsale Award' (this movie only works because she's hot – 'Species' is the ultimate example), and the 'Diane Keaton Kay Adams Award' for best actor/actress in a poorly written character role.
• Craig suggests the Stanley Tucci in Conclave Award for an actor whose presence takes you out of the movie – you can't buy them in the role because of their off-screen persona. He can't see Tucci as a Cardinal because he watches him make carbonara on Instagram. The hosts agree being too online can be a deal-breaker for acting credibility.
• Cruise vs. Hanks debate: a listener suggests adding Denzel and re-litigating all past picks. CR loves the binary nature of Cruise vs. Hanks and doesn't want to change it. Bill suggests Denzel might ruin the category because 'every movie is better with Denzel.' They discuss whether Pitt vs. Leo or Hathaway vs. Emily Blunt could work as this-or-that alternatives.
• Extended Heat deep dive at the end: listeners question why Neil hired Waingro (a guy he never met) for the armored car heist, and how careful-methodical Neil could make such a reckless personnel decision. CR compares it to Nico Harrison only making one phone call about the Luca Doncic trade. They also debate Austin's hottest take that Cheritto is the real villain of Heat (child as human shield, using 'slick' gets the crew busted, serial killer on the side).
• Bill's biggest flip-flop: 'Miami Vice'. Gave it an A-C+ in 2006, now loves it. A listener writes in hating the movie and mocking the 'I'm a fiend for mojitos' dialogue. CR and Bill already quote that line regularly.
• Movies that stayed in the oven / flip-flops discussed: 'Miami Vice', 'Limitless', Black Hat, The Nice Guys, The Other Guys, Public Enemies, Shutter Island.
• Craig's 2025 favorites: 'The Sure Thing', 'Before Sunrise'/'Before Sunset' duo, 'Species', 'Blue Chips'.
• Bill claims he created the concept for 'The Purge' – called it 'Leap Year' – before the movie existed.
• Theme month ideas: 'Red October' month (Hunt for Red October, Red Dawn, Moscow on the Hudson, Bridge of Spies, Reds), 'Creature Feature' month (Anaconda, Tremors, Lake Placid, Gremlins), 'Cancelled' month (including Ricochet), and the 'Yankee Christmas Swap' month where Bill, CR, Sean, and Van each pick a movie the others haven't seen and force them to watch it.
• Extended Town 2 brainstorming (again): John B from Malden pitches that Shine (Doug's daughter, now ~20) is the key, working for a corrupt Southie politician. Doug comes back from the Florida Keys. Bill wants Damon involved as Jem's brother. They discuss whether Affleck would actually make it.
• Nicole D's Harrison Ford Hasty Pudding story mentioned. Bill is re-watching Game of Thrones in an infrared sauna – puts the iPad outside the door and blasts the audio. CR: 'That's exactly how Benioff and Weiss intended.'
• Wayne Jenkins impression era is ending – CR says they need to 'put Wayne on ice for a little while.' Bill is workshopping Orlovsky and Riddick impressions as potential replacements. They also discussed Tom Brady's broadcasting career, Scott Hanson on Red Zone (Bill thinks he tries too hard), and Tirico/Collinsworth being the gold standard.