The Rewatchables' awards

The categories, most rewatchable scenes, and double features from the episodes read for them so far: 95 films and 1 episode about no one film. Every pick is a host's opinion, with who said it and when.

Hottest take: 108 picks in 44 episodes

Every film and category

Friday the 13th (1980) · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · A hot take about the movie or the franchise.

  1. pick Society was better when weed was called grass
    “Society was like in a much better state when they called wheat grass.”
    unknown · 1:14:55
  2. pick Friday the 13th Part 2: Calls the leap from the first film to the second the greatest sequel improvement ever.
    “The leap from Friday one to Friday 2 makes Friday 2 the greatest sequel of all time.”
    unknown · 1:16:05
  3. pick The movie needed a dad: Jason's father might have stopped it; another host says he loves the take.
    “This movie needed a dad.”
    unknown · 1:17:25

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Hottest Take · A host's hottest take on the film.

  1. pick The hitchhiker is scarier than Leatherface
    “This guy is scarier than Leatherface.”
    unknown · 0:33:36
  2. pick Go back to nightmare shoots: Wants harder shoots, with waivers, for better performances.
    “I think we need to go back to nightmare shoots. Movie shoots.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:04:45
  3. pick Leatherface was the victim: Leatherface is just defending his home.
    “My hat is take.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:06:03

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly

Hottest Take Award · Hot takes.

  1. pick NASCAR is actually way better than he thought; wants a NASCAR pod: Said he has no real hot take; suggested a NASCAR pod.
    “It's just that NASCAR is actually way better than I thought.”
    Danny Kelly · 1:17:38
  2. pick Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: Hottest take: the funniest sports movie ever made.
    “I think this is my favorite and the funniest sports movie.”
    Danny Heifetz · 1:18:22
  3. pick Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
    “My hot take is that this movie has aged better than Anchorman.”
    unknown · 1:19:11
  4. pick Talladega Nights feels too high budget and too glossy; comedies hit harder low budget
    “I kind of felt this a little bit that it felt like it was too high budget.”
    unknown · 1:20:38

The Italian Job (2003) · ‘The Italian Job’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · A host's hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick The Italian Job: Argues it supercharged the Fast and Furious franchise, which copied its setup.
    “I think this movie basically supercharged the Fast and Furious franchise.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:03:43
  2. pick The heists are in the wrong order: The Venice heist, the coolest, should have ended the movie.
    “I think all of the heist in this movie are in the wrong order and they chose the wrong heist to feature.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:29:35

Domestic Disturbance (2001) · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · The host's hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick A Buscemi-hunts-Vaughn crime movie would have been better: Imagines five more Buscemi and Vaughn scenes with a criminal trying to start a new life.
    “If this movie is about Steve Bushemi's character hunting down Vince's, and that the tension is that Vince is trying to start a new life and Ray's getting in the way of that.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:10:41
  2. pick Danny as Danny: Danny is the real villain and should be in prison for betraying his father publicly.
    “Um, this is sort of related to that in terms of how they misframed the movie, but Danny is the villain of the movie and he should be in prison for betraying his father publicly.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:11:18

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ With Bill Simmons, Steven Spielberg, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest take · The host's hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick The moon landing was real but Kubrick also filmed some of it
    “My hottest take is we did land out on the moon, but they also had Stanley film or used space stuff just because they couldn't have actually shown video and they did the hybrid model.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:44:11

Fargo (1996) · ‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

Hottest Take · The hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick Fargo is in direct conversation with No Country for Old Men: Both feature a bag of money, a sacrificial wife and a cop who can't make sense of the violence.
    “We alluded to this a little bit in our opening conversation, but this movie is in direct conversation with no country for old men.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:20:56
  2. pick Gaear Grimsrud calling for a second pancake meal in one day: Kyle says it is the craziest thing Gaear does, answering Bill's 'what did you have for this'.
    “Of all the insane shit he does in this movie, the wood chipper, the executions, by far the craziest thing he does is calling for a 2nd pancake meal in the day.”
    Kyle Brandt · 1:22:55

Zodiac (2007) · ‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · A host's hottest take.

  1. pick A Zodiac today would be ruined by guessing who he voted for
    “I think the thrill, the dark thrill of the zodiac were to happen today would be ruined by everybody trying to figure out who he voted for.”
    unknown · 2:02:56
  2. pick Zodiac: Names Heat second; says it is the best portrait of solving a crime.
    “This is the greatest American crime film ever made, and it's the only crime film that really portrays what it's like to try to solve a crime.”
    Sean Fennessey · 2:03:30
  3. pick Zodiac the killer as Zodiac: The greatest serial killer of all time because he was never caught and left a universe of theories.
    “I think Zodiac was the goat.”
    unknown · 2:04:39

F1 (2025) · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · A hot take offered by a host.

  1. pick Angelina Jolie's arrival sent Pitt's career in a different direction, like an athlete's ACL tear
    “I think that him just crossing paths with Angelina at the time he did, was almost like an athlete, like tearing ACL and missing 2 seasons.”
    unknown · 0:20:54
  2. pick The movie is better if Sonny crashes and JP wins
    “This is a better movie if Sonny crashes.”
    unknown · 0:55:40
  3. pick Distrust of people who throw cards for fun
    “I don't like anybody in real life or in movies that throws cards for fun.”
    unknown · 1:19:45
  4. pick Racing movies are ten times better than real racing
    “My hottest take was that I like racing movies 10 times more than actual racing.”
    unknown · 1:20:48

Weird Science (1985) · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Hottest Take · The hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick Weird Science: Argued it over Footloose, St. Elmo's Fire, Purple Rain, Ghostbusters and Against All Odds.
    “This is the best 80s movie theme song that actually has the title in the song.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:11:26
  2. pick Lisa as Lisa: Lists her bad behavior toward the boys and Gary's family.
    “Lisa sucks.”
    Kyle Brandt · 1:15:07

The Truman Show (1998) · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan

Hottest Take Award · A hot take about the movie.

  1. pick Tom Hanks as Truman: He loves Carrey but thinks Hanks as a true everyman would have made a different, engaging movie.
    “My hot take is I do think this movie could have potentially been really good with Tom Hanks.”
    Glen Powell · 1:03:45
  2. pick Brian De Palma as director: The first director attached; he would love to see the paranoid cutting-up-magazines version.
    “The 1st director attached, this movie was Brian DePalma.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:05:34
  3. pick 1998 as the greatest checking-all-the-boxes movie year: He then runs through a movie for each genre box from 1998.
    “I think 1998 is in the running for the greatest checking all the boxes movie year we've ever had.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:06:05

RoboCop (1987) · ‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Hottest Take · A hot take about the movie.

  1. pick The Dick Jones puppet falling out of the window as last shot: The movie chokes at the goal line with the bad puppet effect; likely cost it an effects nomination.
    “My hottest take is that this movie chokes.”
    Kyle Brandt · 1:14:15
  2. pick Kyle Brandt as would have made a great RoboCop: Out of every movie they have done, this is the one Kyle's acting career could have fit.
    “I think you would have been a great robocop.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:16:06
  3. pick RoboCop as not that impressive an invention: Slow, one handgun, can barely turn, never seen getting in a car.
    “Is that RoboCop, not that impressive of an invention.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:24:08

Species (1995) · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take award · Hot take about the movie

  1. pick The alien should have been a six: Becomes a rom-com where she cannot find a mate in LA
    “Would this movie have been more interesting?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:04:24
  2. pick The movie should have had more of the sex and nudity, hard R or NC-17
    “The movie should have had more fucking.”
    Van Lathan · 1:05:36
  3. pick It should have been a TV show; HBO in 1995: Madsen and Helgenberger as Mulder and Scully, the first great hour-long cable drama
    “No, I'm just, I just think this should have been a TV show.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:06:22

After Hours (1985) · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · A take the host will defend.

  1. pick After Hours is a top-3 Scorsese movie, with Goodfellas and King of Comedy
    “This is the top 3 Scorsese movie of all time.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:08:25
  2. pick Scorsese's 80s are better than his 90s and maybe his 70s: He reads out each decade's films to back it.
    “And that leads directly to my 2nd hot take, which is that his 80s are better than his 90s and maybe even better than his 70s.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:08:31
  3. pick Linda Fiorentino should have been on The Sopranos
    “I don't know how Linda Fiorentino was never on the Sopranos.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:50

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) · ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · The hottest opinion about the movie.

  1. pick Die Hard with a Vengeance: Says this is his favorite Die Hard, though not the best.
    “I wanted to say it, but I didn't have the nuts for it, but this is my favorite one.”
    unknown · 1:27:19
  2. pick the Simon Says gimmick was wasted on this movie: Argues it should have been its own franchise, maybe a horror one.
    “I think they blew it using the Simon says gimmick for this movie”
    unknown · 1:27:58

Working Girl (1988) · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

Hottest Take · A hot take about the movie or its world.

  1. pick Harrison Ford as Jack Trainor: Argues this is the hottest Harrison Ford has ever been, over Witness, in honor of Mallory Rubin.
    “This is my hottest take. In honor of Mallory Rubin.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:30:39
  2. pick Working Girl: Working Girl should have won best picture over Rain Man.
    “I had this should have won best picture of Rayman.”
    Joanna Robinson · 1:27:25
  3. pick I'm So Excited (The Pointer Sisters): Claims it is secretly the most important pop culture song of all time, after a run through movies, TV, and the NBA.
    “The pointer sisters, I'm so excited. is secretly the most important pop culture song of all time.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:27:40
  4. pick Jack Trainor: A pseudo hot take: Jack comes on creepy in the first scenes, then softens by midway.
    “I think he's a little creepy in the beginning of this film, and I know that everyone's in on it, and I like Harrison Ford.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:41:58

Rocky (1976) · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · The hottest take about the film.

  1. pick Joe Spinell as Gazzo: Gazzo is the most interesting non-big-three character and the movie would be better with two more Gazzo scenes and two fewer Paulie scenes.
    “by far the most interesting non-big 3 character in this movie, not Rocky Adrian or Apollo is by far Gazzo.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:16:09
  2. pick Rocky and Apollo as the greatest love story of our time: A take the speaker says was already used on a previous episode.
    “I mean, this is the beginning of the greatest love story of our time.”
    unknown · 1:17:25
  3. pick Without Rocky, Philadelphia is Delaware with more attitude: Offered as an old-school hot take; others push back.
    “If this movie didn't exist, Philadelphia would basically be Delaware with more attitude, a nicer art museum, and a couple pro sports.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:17:48

Friday Night Lights (2004) · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Hottest take · A spicy opinion about the movie or the people in it. (Mallory's was framed as the Vincent Chase Award: are we sure this character was good at his job.)

  1. pick Coach Gaines as a possibly bad coach as Gary Gaines: Backed with a long list of questionable coaching decisions: the Boobie injury, lying to the team, not playing Preacher at tight end.
    “Coach Gaines, maybe just a bad coach. This is my hottest take, but maybe it's not that hot.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:04:26
  2. pick Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gaines: He should have played Coach Taylor in the TV show; Bill argues it would have been better for Thornton's career. Mallory objects on behalf of Kyle Chandler.
    “I think Billy Bob should have played the coach in the TV show.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:17:08

Pulp Fiction (1994) · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · The hottest take on the movie

  1. pick Butch is a piece of shit for letting his corner guys get tortured by Marcellus: He only redeems himself by saving Marcellus.
    “Butch is a piece of shit for letting his corner guys get tortured by Marcellus.”
    unknown · 1:34:40
  2. pick Vincent Vega has the craziest 72 hours in movie history
    “So this is a this is a twist on what you described about whether or not Vincent is good at what he does.”
    unknown · 1:34:54
  3. pick Trade eight of the twelve Butch's girlfriend minutes for a real Wilson versus Coolidge fight
    “I hate to tell Tarantino what to do, who's incredible creative achievement, but if you dump 8 of the 12 minutes with Butch's girlfriend,”
    Bill Simmons · 1:36:04

Twister (1996) · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · A hot take.

  1. pick Philip Seymour Hoffman: Thinks he is the same goofy guy in every supporting role; Bill calls it the hottest take.
    “I personally don't have a huge relationship to Hoffman.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:51:51

Breaking Away (1979) · ‘Breaking Away’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · Each host's hottest take.

  1. pick It is a movie about parents getting to know their child
    “I think this is actually a movie about parents getting to know their child before he leaves than it is about sports.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:07:52
  2. pick Peter Yates: Yates understands America better than most American directors.
    “Peter Yates understands America better than most American directors.”
    unknown · 1:08:25
  3. pick Dennis Quaid and Kevin Costner should flip careers: Quaid is Costner five years too early.
    “Dennis Quaid and Costner, if you just flip them.”
    unknown · 1:08:54

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

Hottest take · The spiciest opinion about the movie.

  1. pick Mr. Hand as a pretty good teacher; more Mr. Hands, less Montessori
    “And I think that maybe we got away from what worked in American education and we should have more Mr. Hands.”
    unknown · 1:15:02
  2. winner Jeff Spicoli as a genius and a scholar: She expects to win the category; Craig is floated as the judge for future episodes.
    “like a foil take to yours, which is just that I think Spicoli is a genius and a scholar.”
    Mallory Rubin · 1:15:19
  3. pick Ron Johnson as the stereo salesman, a predator who deserves jail
    “Ron Johnson?”
    unknown · 1:16:43

The War of the Roses (1989) · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

Hottest Take Award · The hottest take; the segment is named after Chris Ryan's Luke Wilson as Harrison Ford take from another episode.

  1. pick Gavin engineered the whole divorce (conspiracy theory): Argues Gavin stands to gain and is the one who tells Oliver to move back in. Attribution inferred from the handoff to Amanda right after.
    “All right, I'm going to throw out a conspiracy theory as a hottest take, and I want to see if you're receptive.”
    Mallory Rubin · 0:57:15
  2. pick The Rose house is not even a top 20 movie house: Reads out a list of 17 movie houses she likes better; the others add more until it passes 20.
    “This is not even a top 20 movie house.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:59:09
  3. pick The dog should have died in the pate: Says test audiences were horrified, so the dog's fate was cut; he wants the dark version.
    “The dog should have died in the pate.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:03:16

Internal Affairs (1990) · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Hottest take (Stephen A. Smith award) · The hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick Dennis Peck's murders versus wives ratio: Swaps the usual award for the John Hollinger Advanced Analytics Award and counts 11 deaths to 5 sexual conquests, about 2.2.
    “I have the John Hollinger Advanced Analytics Award.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:04:10
  2. pick Internal Affairs as a cooler job than movies give it credit for
    “Internal Affairs, a cooler job than it gets credit for in movies.”
    Van Lathan · 1:05:32

The Big Chill (1983) · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · The host's hottest take on the film.

  1. pick Sarah offering up Harold to father Meg's baby was actually a good move
    “The take is this was actually a good move.”
    unknown · 1:17:08
  2. pick A sequel at a 25th college reunion, instead of Grand Canyon
    “Why not a sequel instead of doing Grand Canyon.”
    unknown · 1:20:21
  3. pick Lawrence Kasdan: His first five years are the greatest screenwriting run in movie history.
    “I already burned it, which is that the 1st 5 years of Kazden's career is the greatest screenwriting run in movie history.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:22:00

A Bronx Tale (1993) · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · The Stephen A. Smith hottest take.

  1. pick Bronx Tale influenced The Sopranos more than any other movie
    “I think Bronx Tale... influenced the Sopranos more than any other movie, but I don't think people think that.”
    unknown · 0:23:20
  2. pick Lorenzo should have taken the money from the mob
    “Lorenzo had to take that money on the bus, man.”
    unknown · 1:18:52
  3. pick Lorenzo is a bad dad
    “I'm taking it one step further.”
    unknown · 1:19:08
  4. pick Sonny would have been a better father than Lorenzo
    “I wanted Sonny to be his dad.”
    unknown · 1:20:04

A Few Good Men (1992) · ‘A Few Good (Re)Men’ Live From L.A. With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest take · The hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick Kaffee is the Jimmy Butler of law: A bad locker-room guy who is nails when it matters most.
    “Is Danny Caffey the Jimmy Butler of law?”
    unknown · 1:10:39
  2. pick The case is not that big a deal, and Santiago may have had it coming: Says the case is bullying that got out of hand and asks if Santiago deserved to die.
    “Did Private San Diego deserve to die?”
    unknown · 1:11:29
  3. pick Cruise should have been nominated and won the Oscar for this: Calls it the first of the three Academy Awards he has not received.
    “I also think that the cruise should have been nominated for best actor, and I also think he should have won,”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:11:51

My Cousin Vinny (1992) · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris

Hottest take · A scorching take on the movie.

  1. pick Judge Haller holding Vinny in contempt so many times
    “I feel like Judge Holler wastes a lot of, uh, of the city's time and money by putting him in contempt so many times.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:59:09
  2. pick My Cousin Vinny: Says the movie and ones like it make people think they can defend themselves, doing more harm than good.
    “I think this movie and movies like it are why people think they can defend themselves in court.”
    Wesley Morris · 0:59:35

This Is the End (2013) · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take · A deliberately bold opinion.

  1. pick Danny McBride: Calls McBride the funniest person of the last 15 years, the funniest since Ferrell.
    “I think he's the funniest person in the last 15 years.”
    unknown · 0:26:27
  2. pick This Is the End: It is the best Apatow-adjacent movie because it does not end affirming the nuclear family or growing up.
    “This is the best Appatau adjacent movie.”
    unknown · 0:47:51

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest take · The host's hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick The River Phoenix prequel should have been made in 1989 and this movie in 1991: Would trade Temple of Doom for a River Phoenix Indiana Jones prequel.
    “I just think the River Phoenix Prequel, I just wish that it happened in 1989, and then we did this movie like in 1991.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:14:52
  2. pick Bringing back blimp travel: One of his three possible takes; he researched blimps.
    “So I had this as one of my 3 possible hottest takes.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:00:09

Iron Man (2008) · ‘Iron Man’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

SAS Hottest Take Award · The hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick After Terrence Howard, Marvel stopped casting light-skinned Black men in major roles: Bill calls it a fantastic hottest take.
    “For some reason, after this movie, Marvel refused to cast a light-skinned black man in a major role.”
    Van Lathan · 1:05:14
  2. pick George Clooney as Tony Stark: If Clooney had taken the $500K he'd have gotten Iron Man over Downey; Danny Ocean with toys.
    “George Clooney, mid 2000s.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:08:22

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · The hosts' hottest takes on the film and its cast.

  1. pick Amy Adams: Amy Adams is overrated and her character doesn't work; Chris disagrees.
    “I think Amy Adams is bad in this movie.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:57:27
  2. pick Tom Hanks: The Hanks goat argument: he is not the goat; the group goes on to debate Hanks versus Tom Cruise.
    “Hanks and Denzel or Piers for that generation.”
    unknown · 1:05:30

Alive (1993) · ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Hottest take · The host's hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick Alive is a sports movie: Said he had no other hottest take.
    “I didn't have a hottest take in this.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:57:29
  2. pick The movie should have shown more of the cannibalism: Also pointed to his earlier hottest take on altruistic cannibalism.
    “I didn't think they got into cannibalism enough, as I said earlier.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:57:38
  3. pick A part of him wants to live through a crash like this: To find out what he is capable of.
    “A little bit of me wants this to happen to me.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:58:04
  4. pick They could have dialed up the eating: Said to be similar to Craig's take.
    “My hottest take was very similar to yours.”
    unknown · 1:00:21

The Edge (1997) · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Stephen A. Smith's Hottest Take Award · The host's hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick Bart the Bear deserves reverence and means more to him than Gary Sinise
    “I just feel like Bartha Bear should be discussed a little bit reverentially.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:10:42

Margin Call (2011) · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · Each host gives a hot take.

  1. pick Margin Call is better, more satisfying and more rewatchable than The Big Short
    “I just like this movie more than the big short.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:04:08
  2. pick Margin Call is one of the 10 best movies of the last 15 years
    “Uh, I think mine is that I think this is one of the 10 best movies of the last 15 years.”
    Brian Koppelman · 1:04:33
  3. pick In a 2022 version, Demi Moore's character would not be the scapegoat: Brian and Bill disagree that it would play that way today.
    “This comes out in 2022, Demi Moore is Jeremy. Iron's not the scapegoat.”
    Ryen Russillo · 1:04:42

Scent of a Woman (1992) · ‘Scent of a Woman’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Steve A. Smith Hottest Take Award · A contrarian take on the movie.

  1. pick Scent of a Woman is not one of Pacino's best eight performances, maybe not top ten: He ranks Godfather 1 and 2, Dog Day, Heat, Serpico, Scarface and others above it but loves how much fun Pacino has.
    “This isn't one of Pacino's 8 best performances.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:58:23
  2. pick Karen Rossi: She abandoned the blind man she was supposed to care for to a teenager over Thanksgiving.
    “Oh, I think that, yeah, Karen Rossi should be ashamed of herself.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:01:03
  3. pick Al Pacino as Frank Slade: Did not enjoy the movie; says the modern Pacino impressions ruin it and Pacino is actively bad.
    “I think Pacino is actively bad in this movie.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:27:08
  4. pick Chris O'Donnell as Charlie: Says both leads are one note and O'Donnell is a meek, indecisive kid.
    “I don't even think O'Donnell was that good.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:29:04

Unforgiven (1992) · ‘Unforgiven’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · The hosts' hottest takes on the movie.

  1. pick Defending Little Bill's no-guns philosophy for the town
    “For the most part, I didn't mind Little Bill's philosophy is to share for the town.”
    unknown · 1:17:10
  2. pick A Little Bill story where a crazy gunman shows up halfway through, Cobra Kai flipped
    “there's a version of this movie that's the little Bill story, and then at the halfway through the movie, this fucking crazy guy shows up”
    unknown · 1:18:20
  3. pick This is the Clint movie he deserved the directing Oscar for
    “this actually is the one that he deserved best director for”
    unknown · 1:18:54

Misery (1990) · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

Stephen A. Smith hottest take award · The hottest take.

  1. pick Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes: Best best-actress performance of the 90s, 2000s, 2010s or this decade, over McDormand, Berry and Stone.
    “I think this is the best, best actress performance of the 90s, 2000s, 2010s or this decade.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:03:17

Knocked Up (2007) · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · The hottest take on the movie.

  1. pick Katherine Heigl and Lindsay Lohan: Calls them the two lost superstars of the decade.
    “I just think her and Lohan are the 2 lost superstars from this decade.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:25:19
  2. pick Flesh of the Stars is a better name than Mr. Skin
    “Flesh of the Stars is a better name than Mr. Skin.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 0:56:12
  3. pick Alison should have had an abortion: Argues Ben has nothing and Alison herself said she didn't want the child to define her life.
    “She should have had an abortion.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:56:26

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) · ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest take · A contrarian opinion on the movie or franchise.

  1. pick Austin Powers 2 and 3 are better than the first: He saw the sequels before the first one; Bill partly defends him, likening it to Godfather Part II.
    “I'm just saying I like 2 and 3 more than one.”
    Craig Horlbeck · 1:13:48

The Godfather Part II (1974) · ‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

Hottest take · The host's boldest take.

  1. pick Kay Corleone as Diane Keaton: Kay is a badly constructed character; Sean and others disagree.
    “She's the worst character.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:10:04

What About Bob? (1991) · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Hottest take · A hot take offered in the Leo DiCaprio aside.

  1. pick The famous Fresh Prince scene was ripped off from a Growing Pains episode with young Leo
    “One of my hottest takes of all time.”
    unknown · 1:05:59

Gone Girl (2014) · 'Gone Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Mallory Rubin, and Sean Fennessey

Hottest Take · The speaker's boldest opinion of the episode.

  1. pick Staying with Amy: He would stay and make a life with her because she loves him or will pretend to.
    “But listen, this is going to be my hottest take of the whole of the whole podcast.”
    unknown · 1:23:12

When Harry Met Sally (1989) · ‘When Harry Met Sally’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins

Hottest Take · The most provocative opinion floated during the episode.

  1. pick Molly Ringwald: Says she is a real negative in the John Hughes movies, so it is good she missed this one; Bill agrees to add it to hottest take.
    “I think that she is a real negative in the John Hughes movie, so I'm glad she's done in this.”
    unknown · 0:57:19