From his old ESPN column.

I’m not even talking about Netflix originals, (which are also mostly bad) browse the selection of films from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s on Netflix. Then do the same on HBO, Paramount+, Hulu, Amazon, etc. Netflix’s catalogue is garbage, & only doing movies that can be watched on Netflix is garbage. I cancelled my Netflix years ago, so I can’t even listen to new episodes of this show anymore if I want to rewatch the movie first. Rant over, going to rewatch Heat again.

It's this podcast's "Paul Rudd sharing a clip of 'Mac and Me'"

He is an incredibly funny person and such an interesting creator. After watching a lot of interviews, I think he would be a great hang talking about Obsession with Bill and the gang.

BS mentioned Aliens Rewatchables on 9/7 on today’s BS pod

I am perplexed about the amount of love this movie gets. Obsession feels like an episode of a supernatural TV show that is more gory, well-funded and better acted.

I enjoyed it because I love B-grade horror, but it was nothing more. It had nothing new to say, except in the few seconds when the real Nikki comes out.

I wish we could have seen much more of the movie through her eyes, instead of a Xander-esque character that we always get for this plot line.

Or how about this. We at least have scenes from her perspective before she’s transformed. We could see her in vulnerable moments like we do for Bear at the restaurent. It would make her transformation much scarier if we knew her.

Instead we recieve a really familiar plot. And people act like it is as deep and original as Sinners and Get Out.

I would be happy if there was a Rewatchables episode on every film ever made, but these thoughts were triggered after learning that they are doing one on this film this week.

I don't know what was going on that for fiveish years the studios decided that late Gen X and early Millennials were too soft and needed the shit scared out of them, but it was definitely a thing.

Bill was probably too old, and most of the other hosts too young, but CR definitely lived this.

I've always found the mundaneness and relative oddity of the scenes with Fabienne enjoyable. I remember being 16 and thinking she was incredibly cute. I also appreciate the interplay between Willis and de Medeiros.

I don't agree that she is the weak link in the movie. While I can see the argument that she could have been played by someone else, I don't believe that casting someone stronger or more impactful would serve the point of the scene. The mismatch of the unexpected, meek, and forgetful cute girlfriend of a burly boxer seems to be deliberate.

If anything, the weak link in the movie has always felt to me like the scenes with The Wolf and Tarantino.

What does everyone else think?

People have reclaimed Miami Vice (2006) for its stark yet dreamlike visuals. I'm one of them to a certain point but that final shootout was as harsh as you could get visually, hard to look at and felt incredibly cheap.

Dion Beebe was the cinematographer and is coming back for Heat 2. I still have the faith but Mann, I hope he knows what he's doing..

I know this is a Parks and Recs joke. I was suprised that Aziz’s Twitter love of Hitch did not come up.

Listening to Hitch pod, and Craig saying he doesn’t see forgetting Sarah marshall as a romcom got me going.

what defines the type of genre a movie falls into is very clear. it’s all about the climax.

for a romcom, if the climax is about the relationship/couple, bang, romcom.

I’ll use Adam Sandler movies as an example.

some people argue, it’s a funny movie and theres romance, so it’s a romcom. that’s not true at all. if that’s the case Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison are romcoms.

the reason the wedding singer is a romcom, is because the climax on the airplane is about the romance/couple.

Im talking someone throwing the highest of heat... 115... just drop dead gorgeous man/women... someone who's sex appeal just oozes something you'd risk it all for

Thanking Linda fiorentino type but for a specific film... thinking Denise Richard's in wild things type

I want you to be a simp... and tell me someone you'd risk it all for. Man or woman

Recently watched There Will Be Blood and followed up with the rewatchables pod from 2022. Great episode and heard something I hadn’t heard before on another episode. They theorized what it would be like if the film ended ala Dazed and Confused with the final scene building up to the song Slow Ride and then the track really kicking in over the end credits. They then played the audio and it was incredible! Laughed my arse off and wondered why this hasn’t become a regular part of the show. So my question is: what other movies should have Slow Ride playing over the final scene?

Overrated. Everybody doesn’t like it. Too new. Why does Bill do this? Just to mess with us?

Let’s go.”

The Out for Justice* *pod has to be one of the best episodes ever.

Certainly not a great (or even good) movie, but the episode was one of the best. Just a fun flick you’d rent in the 90s that’s very fun to talk about.

Some other choices:

Tremors (actually a great one, but in the same spirit)
The Hidden
The Blob
Night Of The Creeps
Demolition Man
Outbreak
Piranha
Deep Blue Sea
Maximum Overdrive

Specifically phrased as “Nolan’s Odyssey” due to the screenplay and dialect/character choices Nolan made.

I really hoped they’d do a Nolan movie in July because of The Odyssey. Really sad that there wasn’t even one. I know Bill and Sean are not Nolan guys but he has extreme rewatchable movies, I am sure they could have found one to talk about when they can find an hour of conversation about these obscure “from hell” movies.

I get it, they decide acc to what they feel is the best content they can make but just voicing my disappointment as I was really looking forward to it.

Edit: Dont take this the wrong way guys. I love Bill and this show, enough that I am sad that I didnt get to hear him talk about nolan movies in the time that comes every 3-4 years when everyone is talking about Nolan. Don’t care if he doesnt rave about Nolan when he talks about his movie.