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| Boilerpipe Text | Hi there! Guest writer here. To those I havenât met, my name is Savannah Barker. Iâm Marsâ wife, cultural sparring partner, and unofficial co-host of our living room film festival that skews heavily toward whatever 1990s âunderrated masterpieceâ heâs currently evangelizing.
A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine about movies. I shared my top choices of the Oscar Best Picture nomineesâ
Sinners
and
One Battle After Another
, in case you were curiousâand proceeded to ask him what his favorites were.
To my surprise, he admitted that not only had he not seen any new movies over the past several years, but he hadnât even stepped foot in a movie theater since before the pandemic.
âNot to sound like a grumpy old man, but they just donât make movies like they used to.â
1
Living in Los Angeles, itâs sometimes easy to forget that not everyone is surrounded by a barrage of âfor your considerationâ billboards in the months leading up to awards season. Outside our bubble, movies, and especially movie theaters, have become optional. Maybe even obsolete.
To a certain degree, I get it.
Iâm certainly not a movie theater purist. I have an incredible home theater setup with a 83-inch inch screen and pristine sound system. I like my popcorn, my blankets and my pee breaks. No shame.
So why pay $18 to sit through 30 minutes of previews and risk a disruptive movie watching experience if youâre unlucky enough to be seated next to someone who wonât get off their phone (or worse, someone with a cough).
With that said, I still try to go to the movie theater occasionallyâI recently saw a matinee of
Wuthering Heights
and laughed far harder than the filmmakers probably intendedâbut more often than not, I find myself returning to something older. Something familiar.
Enter: The Rewatchable.
The Rewatchables
is a podcast from
The Ringer
that unofficially started in 2015 when Bill Simmons and co-host Chris Ryan recorded an enthusiastic conversation about their love of Michael Mannâs magnum opus
Heat
.
What started out as two people geeking out over their favorite movie has since turned into a full-fledged cinematic universe, with over 400 episodes, rotating hostsâincluding celebrity guests like Quentine Tarantino, Jennifer Lawrence, and Michael Mann himselfâand delightfully absurd categories like:
Half-Assed Internet Research
The Joey Pants Award for Best âThat Guyâ
Casting âWhat Ifsâ
The Dion Waiters
2
âHeat Checkâ Award
Apex Mountain
3
But what I probably love most is the concept of a rewatchable itself.
Importantly, a rewatchable doesnât have to be a critically acclaimed movie, or a great movie, or even a
good
movie, just a movie that you enjoy watching and re-watching again and again.
Itâs like comfort food, or the warm feeling of a familiar place. In the never-ending hellscape that is the current political climate, feeding your soul is a must.
There is some debate as to whether the concept of a rewatchable still exists.
Before streaming, rewatching often happened by accident. Youâd be flipping through channels and land in the middle of the 1996 psychological thriller
Fear
, starring Mark Wahlberg as the boyfriend from hell.
4
Giggling hysterically with my sister at the rollercoaster scene set to a whispery cover of âWild Horsesâ is permanently imprinted in my brain.
Or maybe you caught the last 45 minutes of
Scarface
, a film that my sister and I watched religiously when it was in the HBO rotation.
5
In many cases you didnât choose the movieâit chose you.
Blockbuster added another layer of serendipity. You would scan the aisles, judging movies by their covers, and often picked something totally blind. If you had a hit, you would watch that same VHS (or eventually DVD) over and over again until it was time to return it.
Algorithms have largely killed the concept of serendipity in art and culture. Virtually everything is âcuratedâ for usâfrom our Spotify playlists to our Netflix homepage. They feed us what we already like based on what weâve already consumed.
Additionally, streaming services offer far fewer titles than were once readily available to us. Netflix, for example,
once boasted a library of over 100,000 DVD titles
. Today the streamer has only 4,000 titles on its service.
Despite the appearance of abundance, we are forced to navigate across 17 different apps to try to find the title weâre looking for, and even then it may not be available. No wonder
Gen Z is embracing physical media
.
Some have sought to recapture both the nostalgia and the ability to browse such an expansive library.
Vidiots
, a beloved Los Angeles movie theater and video store, has over 70,000 titles available for rent. Their movie theater also prominently features rewatchable films in addition to indie films. Itâs clear they are tapping into something that is meaningful for people.
The rewatchable survives because sometimes you donât want to watch another 5-hour true crime docuseries with that awfully bland â
Netflix look
.â You want the familiar taste of something great.
âThey just donât make movies like they used to.â
This is a common refrain I hear, but is it really true? Or are we confusing quality with memory?
Would emo music hit the same way if you heard it for the first time at 35 instead of 15? Or is it inseparable from the memories of your angsty high school self?
There is something to the idea that movies have changed over the past 20 years. The influence of streaming services and infiltration of Big Tech into the industry has led to changes to the business model that make it so many of the mid-budget films that dominated in the 1990s simply couldnât exist today.
While we get the occasional original film (
Sinners
) Hollywood is overwhelmingly dominated by sequels and remakes, book or video game adaptations, really anything with pre-existing IP. Most of the original content has moved to television because
the economics of movie making is less viable
, and studios would rather bet on a known entity than take a swing at something new.
Itâs no wonder, then, that
The Rewatchables
has a natural bias for movies from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Those were the decades when studios made the kinds of movies people could fall in love with slowly. Movies that played on cable for years. Movies that had time to marinate.
The podcast has been a great entry point into not only the nostalgic movies that I loved growing up, but also turned me onto movies Iâd never seen before (or helped me to appreciate the movies Mars has forced on me over the years).
To date, my favorites have been:
A masterpiece starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, itâs shocking that I didnât know about this movie until Mars introduced me (and basically my entire family) to it a few years ago. The downtown LA bank robbery scene is so legendary that itâs been
used to train US Marines
. I would specifically recommend listening to the âRe-Heatâ episode as I believe it is the best one.
Listen here
A movie that I had already seen, but have grown to love even more since revisiting. Upon multiple rewatches,
True Romance
has officially surpassed
Pulp Fiction
as my favorite Quentin Tarantino film.
Listen here
Itâs remarkable that this was Paul Thoman Andersonâs first movie, because I believe it is his best. With an all-star cast that includes a young Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, and my personal favorite, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. This was not a film I grew up watching, but has quickly become a favorite.
Listen here
I had only seen this movie once before, but Bill Simmonsâ Boston connection makes this episode an absolute delight, and the
Heat
parallels have given me a deeper appreciation of the film.
Listen here
Aggressively Boston. Aggressively fun. Probably Scorseseâs last truly great film.
Listen here
This movie is so much smarter than I remember. The outfits are still as iconic as ever, and Alicia Silverstone gives one of the great performances of the 1990s.
Listen here
Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, and a soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Need I say more? This movie only gets better with age, especially as weâve watched Mark Zuckerberg transform into a dead-eyed android cosplaying as a human.
Listen here
Seeing Tom Cruise as a romantic lead after heâs spent the past decade making
Mission Impossible
films is truly a treat. And how could you forget iconic lines like âShow me the money!â and âYou had me at hello.â
Listen here
Unlike
Trading Places
(which includes a scene of Dan Aykroyd in blackfaceâyikes!) the satire and class consciousness in
Beverly Hills Cop
is impressive given it came out in the 1980s. Comedies donât typically age as well as other genres, but this could be released today and I believe it would still be a hit.
Listen here
This is an unhinged fever dream of a movie, and the podcast matches its chaotic energy. A killer alien seductress played by a supermodel, and Forrest Whitaker as an âempathâ with inexplicable telekinetic powers. I rest my case.
Listen here
The original summer blockbuster,
Jaws
is still a terrifying watch (and the reason Iâm afraid to swim in the ocean to this day). If nothing else, this episode is worth a listen just to hear Billâs hilarious impression of Quint being eaten alive.
Listen here
Risky Business
came to me not as a movie, but as a cultural artifact. Something I had seen snippets of before (see: Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear to âOld Time Rock and Rollâ) but never consumed in its entirety. The commentary on capitalism is truly ingenious.
A movie I have loved since I first saw it and still scares me every time. While Alien has had a surplus of sequels and prequels (
Prometheus
being the best) nothing beats this chilling classic.
Listen here
Aside from Bill Simmonâs bizarre take that
Home Alone
is not a Christmas movie, this is in fact
the
greatest Christmas movie of all time (and the only Christmas movie I can get Mars to watch every year other than
Krampus
).
Listen here
Dinosaurs and Jeff Goldblum. Has there ever been a more rewatchable movie?
Listen here
This movie feels like a time capsule from a bygone era. There are an astonishing number of all-star cameosâJason Segel, Rihanna, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hartâand the main cast has amazing chemistry, with Danny McBride as the clear âwinnerâ of this movie.
Listen here
Other honorable mentions include:
While this film hasnât aged as well as some of the others (due to the flagrant racism of its main character) it is one of Bill Simmonâs favorite movies and prominently features the Bus Boys, a band that my father once belonged to! It also includes one of the all-time great Eddie Murphy scenes of the decade.
Listen here
While this film started the âfound footageâ trend (later perfected by
Paranormal Activity
) this episode is a fun listen to remember just how groundbreaking it was at the time. While the Blair Witch Project doesnât pack the same punch upon rewatch, itâs still a fun episode.
Listen here
Titanic was one of the highest-grossing films of all time, but this episode is worth a listen if only to hear Bill Simmons and Van Lathanâs âRose is actually trashâ hot take.
Listen here
To be honest, I havenât actually seen this movie more than once, but this episode is worth a listen just to hear Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan go on a 20-minute side quest discussing the efficacy of blimp travel.
Listen here
Itâs important to note that these are just the rewatchable movies that have a corresponding podcast. Bill Simmons is famously not a fan of superhero movies or fantasy, so they have not yet done my all-time rewatchable: the
Lord of the Rings
trilogy
6
or any of the MCU films beyond
Ironman
.
His co-hosts were eventually able to convince him to rewatch the original
Star Wars
, so there is hope that there will be a LOTR podcast in the not-too-distant future.
There is probably an argument to be made that rewatching is lazy. That it signals creative decline. That we should be pursuing new art instead of recycling old hits.
But rewatching allows us to reinterpret through new lenses. A movie you loved at 13 hits differently at 33. Power dynamics shift. Politics sharpen. Themes reveal themselves.
A good rewatchable grows with you and helps you discover new things each time.
Thereâs something comforting about returning to art that has already proven itself durable in your life. In a fragmented digital world where everything is optimized for outrage and immediacy, a rewatchable movie feels strangely analog. Rather than experience content in clips at 2x speed, youâre slowing down to immerse yourself in something for 120 minutes or more. Itâs intentional. Almost defiant.
Itâs saying: I know what nourishes me. And Iâm choosing it.
So yes, I will still go to the movie theater.
But if you need me, Iâll be on my couch, rewatching
The Lord of the Rings
for the 19th time. Extended edition only.
I recently learned that there is a
burgeoning black market for restaurant reservations
and I canât stop thinking about it.
Virtually every comedian on the planet will be in town for the
Netflix is a Joke Fest
May 4-10. Snag tickets while you still can.
Some
rare good news
about housing affordability in LA as rent prices drop to a four-year low.
This is Gustavo Dudamelâs final season with the
LA Philharmonic
. Be sure to catch him at the Walt Disney Concert Hall before heâs gone.
For a truly delightful distraction, watch the latest season of
Traitors
(warning: link includes spoilers!) as it is the best season yet, and now that the season is over you donât have to wait each week to see what happens next.
1
This person is 44 years old by the way, hardly an old man, but more Gen X than millennial.
2
I am not a sports fan, but as explained to me by Mars, Dion Waiters was a basketball player who had irrational confidence, taking lots of shots from basically anywhere even though he was below average shooting. Someone who saw himself as a potential star, but was better suited to a supporting role.
3
Nobody on the podcast can agree what âApex Mountainâ actually means and the definition seemingly changes episode to episode, but thatâs part of the fun!
4
The "from hell" erotic thriller genre absolutely dominated in the 1990s, what was in the water back then?
5
My sister now lives in Miami and I canât help but think her admiration for the city was, in part, fueled by her love of
Scarface
.
6
Sadly, there has not been a Rewatchables podcast on the
Lord of the Rings
movies yet, as Bill Simmons is admittedly not a fan of the genre. However, he did do a podcast on
Iron Man
despite being vocal about not liking superhero movies, so there is hope that his co-hosts can convince him otherwise!
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# In Defense of the Rewatchable
### Issue 005: On nostalgia, streaming, and the movies we return to
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Hi there! Guest writer here. To those I havenât met, my name is Savannah Barker. Iâm Marsâ wife, cultural sparring partner, and unofficial co-host of our living room film festival that skews heavily toward whatever 1990s âunderrated masterpieceâ heâs currently evangelizing.
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A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine about movies. I shared my top choices of the Oscar Best Picture nomineesâ*Sinners* and *One Battle After Another*, in case you were curiousâand proceeded to ask him what his favorites were.
To my surprise, he admitted that not only had he not seen any new movies over the past several years, but he hadnât even stepped foot in a movie theater since before the pandemic.
**âNot to sound like a grumpy old man, but they just donât make movies like they used to.â[1](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-1-189205135)**
Living in Los Angeles, itâs sometimes easy to forget that not everyone is surrounded by a barrage of âfor your considerationâ billboards in the months leading up to awards season. Outside our bubble, movies, and especially movie theaters, have become optional. Maybe even obsolete.
To a certain degree, I get it.
Iâm certainly not a movie theater purist. I have an incredible home theater setup with a 83-inch inch screen and pristine sound system. I like my popcorn, my blankets and my pee breaks. No shame.
So why pay \$18 to sit through 30 minutes of previews and risk a disruptive movie watching experience if youâre unlucky enough to be seated next to someone who wonât get off their phone (or worse, someone with a cough).
With that said, I still try to go to the movie theater occasionallyâI recently saw a matinee of *Wuthering Heights* and laughed far harder than the filmmakers probably intendedâbut more often than not, I find myself returning to something older. Something familiar.
Enter: The Rewatchable.
***
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***
## What is a Rewatchable?
[The Rewatchables](https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables) is a podcast from *The Ringer* that unofficially started in 2015 when Bill Simmons and co-host Chris Ryan recorded an enthusiastic conversation about their love of Michael Mannâs magnum opus *Heat*.
What started out as two people geeking out over their favorite movie has since turned into a full-fledged cinematic universe, with over 400 episodes, rotating hostsâincluding celebrity guests like Quentine Tarantino, Jennifer Lawrence, and Michael Mann himselfâand delightfully absurd categories like:
- Half-Assed Internet Research
- The Joey Pants Award for Best âThat Guyâ
- Casting âWhat Ifsâ
- The Dion Waiters[2](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-2-189205135) âHeat Checkâ Award
- Apex Mountain[3](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-3-189205135)
But what I probably love most is the concept of a rewatchable itself.
Importantly, a rewatchable doesnât have to be a critically acclaimed movie, or a great movie, or even a *good* movie, just a movie that you enjoy watching and re-watching again and again.
Itâs like comfort food, or the warm feeling of a familiar place. In the never-ending hellscape that is the current political climate, feeding your soul is a must.
## Do Rewatchables Still Exist?
There is some debate as to whether the concept of a rewatchable still exists.
Before streaming, rewatching often happened by accident. Youâd be flipping through channels and land in the middle of the 1996 psychological thriller *Fear*, starring Mark Wahlberg as the boyfriend from hell.[4](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-4-189205135) Giggling hysterically with my sister at the rollercoaster scene set to a whispery cover of âWild Horsesâ is permanently imprinted in my brain.
Or maybe you caught the last 45 minutes of *Scarface*, a film that my sister and I watched religiously when it was in the HBO rotation.[5](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-5-189205135)
In many cases you didnât choose the movieâit chose you.
Blockbuster added another layer of serendipity. You would scan the aisles, judging movies by their covers, and often picked something totally blind. If you had a hit, you would watch that same VHS (or eventually DVD) over and over again until it was time to return it.
Algorithms have largely killed the concept of serendipity in art and culture. Virtually everything is âcuratedâ for usâfrom our Spotify playlists to our Netflix homepage. They feed us what we already like based on what weâve already consumed.
Additionally, streaming services offer far fewer titles than were once readily available to us. Netflix, for example, [once boasted a library of over 100,000 DVD titles](https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/netflix/netflix-dvd-service-plan-subscribers-discontinued-closing). Today the streamer has only 4,000 titles on its service.
Despite the appearance of abundance, we are forced to navigate across 17 different apps to try to find the title weâre looking for, and even then it may not be available. No wonder [Gen Z is embracing physical media](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-02-23/why-gen-z-wants-to-buy-rent-dvds-blu-rays-in-age-of-streaming).
Some have sought to recapture both the nostalgia and the ability to browse such an expansive library. [Vidiots](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/video-store/), a beloved Los Angeles movie theater and video store, has over 70,000 titles available for rent. Their movie theater also prominently features rewatchable films in addition to indie films. Itâs clear they are tapping into something that is meaningful for people.
The rewatchable survives because sometimes you donât want to watch another 5-hour true crime docuseries with that awfully bland â[Netflix look](https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-does-everything-on-netflix-look-like-that/).â You want the familiar taste of something great.
## Better Movies, Or Just Nostalgia?
âThey just donât make movies like they used to.â
This is a common refrain I hear, but is it really true? Or are we confusing quality with memory?
Would emo music hit the same way if you heard it for the first time at 35 instead of 15? Or is it inseparable from the memories of your angsty high school self?
There is something to the idea that movies have changed over the past 20 years. The influence of streaming services and infiltration of Big Tech into the industry has led to changes to the business model that make it so many of the mid-budget films that dominated in the 1990s simply couldnât exist today.
While we get the occasional original film (*Sinners*) Hollywood is overwhelmingly dominated by sequels and remakes, book or video game adaptations, really anything with pre-existing IP. Most of the original content has moved to television because [the economics of movie making is less viable](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2023-03-28/what-streaming-did-movie-budgets-gutting-middle-raising-indies-the-wide-shot), and studios would rather bet on a known entity than take a swing at something new.
Itâs no wonder, then, that *The Rewatchables* has a natural bias for movies from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Those were the decades when studios made the kinds of movies people could fall in love with slowly. Movies that played on cable for years. Movies that had time to marinate.
## My Favorite Rewatchables
The podcast has been a great entry point into not only the nostalgic movies that I loved growing up, but also turned me onto movies Iâd never seen before (or helped me to appreciate the movies Mars has forced on me over the years).
***
##### To date, my favorites have been:
#### Heat (1995)
A masterpiece starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, itâs shocking that I didnât know about this movie until Mars introduced me (and basically my entire family) to it a few years ago. The downtown LA bank robbery scene is so legendary that itâs been [used to train US Marines](https://screenrant.com/heat-shootout-scene-marine-weapons-training/). I would specifically recommend listening to the âRe-Heatâ episode as I believe it is the best one. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DhI9WOS10d9ZsgEyqnulT?si=OlhRCJFHRxWEtmxwcVuwyg)
#### True Romance (1993)
A movie that I had already seen, but have grown to love even more since revisiting. Upon multiple rewatches, *True Romance* has officially surpassed *Pulp Fiction* as my favorite Quentin Tarantino film. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SMOUGLhQSO3lB6O7Hcj7Q?si=SNRiPbv_SjSr92beri4_-A)
#### Boogie Nights (1997)
Itâs remarkable that this was Paul Thoman Andersonâs first movie, because I believe it is his best. With an all-star cast that includes a young Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, and my personal favorite, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. This was not a film I grew up watching, but has quickly become a favorite. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7s0BwSCXgvVvOxnbD0lxlo?si=5YKCGFl3Sc6qBSUEKiD3Fg)
#### The Town (2010)
I had only seen this movie once before, but Bill Simmonsâ Boston connection makes this episode an absolute delight, and the *Heat* parallels have given me a deeper appreciation of the film. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pRg4kX2aVDvEg3XMfmwyo?si=9Gi3hNsWS2KMh_i5ICoK0w)
#### The Departed (2006)
Aggressively Boston. Aggressively fun. Probably Scorseseâs last truly great film. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/38Vs7p2ZLzVRAyQdqmGgG5?si=s6GgtsNRTraQigrqO7ulaQ)
#### Clueless (1995)
This movie is so much smarter than I remember. The outfits are still as iconic as ever, and Alicia Silverstone gives one of the great performances of the 1990s. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0c9h3UWh7CrTIABh4Gt6so?si=RvodUl_WSxmC2HBHUcVd_w)
#### The Social Network (2010)
Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, and a soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Need I say more? This movie only gets better with age, especially as weâve watched Mark Zuckerberg transform into a dead-eyed android cosplaying as a human. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/70S4ll9j9GJko9GvKZgxvw?si=i7vUEmboQQmd3kYrD7wfhw)
#### Jerry Maguire (1996)
Seeing Tom Cruise as a romantic lead after heâs spent the past decade making *Mission Impossible* films is truly a treat. And how could you forget iconic lines like âShow me the money!â and âYou had me at hello.â [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ADHEi2VPlc4XFF9ZmQO5G?si=50bNkkawT4WRKsuVJjR_dg)
#### Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Unlike *Trading Places* (which includes a scene of Dan Aykroyd in blackfaceâyikes!) the satire and class consciousness in *Beverly Hills Cop* is impressive given it came out in the 1980s. Comedies donât typically age as well as other genres, but this could be released today and I believe it would still be a hit. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YaY8CC3HRJEO4KlRjMPv5?si=lf4ATC-mT0-M6I-mAHrqGA)
#### Species (1995)
This is an unhinged fever dream of a movie, and the podcast matches its chaotic energy. A killer alien seductress played by a supermodel, and Forrest Whitaker as an âempathâ with inexplicable telekinetic powers. I rest my case. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/41suFOzlLw6BBYZcxyVsyX?si=h5QQQxN_R9GwNw9_2BOZgg)
#### Jaws (1975)
The original summer blockbuster, *Jaws* is still a terrifying watch (and the reason Iâm afraid to swim in the ocean to this day). If nothing else, this episode is worth a listen just to hear Billâs hilarious impression of Quint being eaten alive. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LoMSh00hpE3rCsJgba2v8?si=wp4KOJUnQcGv7r8LSaItuw)
#### Risky Business (1983)
*Risky Business* came to me not as a movie, but as a cultural artifact. Something I had seen snippets of before (see: Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear to âOld Time Rock and Rollâ) but never consumed in its entirety. The commentary on capitalism is truly ingenious.
#### Alien (1979)
A movie I have loved since I first saw it and still scares me every time. While Alien has had a surplus of sequels and prequels (*Prometheus* being the best) nothing beats this chilling classic. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7s07v8mxXQTSI4LY9oIoQR?si=-IrW4etiS7SJ4vG1Nqo1ww)
#### Home Alone (1990)
Aside from Bill Simmonâs bizarre take that *Home Alone* is not a Christmas movie, this is in fact *the* greatest Christmas movie of all time (and the only Christmas movie I can get Mars to watch every year other than *Krampus*). [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lXcPBPxEu6HuJiQC61RUt?si=S0ayahvYSdW8q_SJqO4DEg)
#### Jurassic Park (1993)
Dinosaurs and Jeff Goldblum. Has there ever been a more rewatchable movie? [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tCbyeXaPde500DaaX2TXG?si=9fjPWBSwQx-DmL1uZX6PPA)
#### This is the End (2013)
This movie feels like a time capsule from a bygone era. There are an astonishing number of all-star cameosâJason Segel, Rihanna, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hartâand the main cast has amazing chemistry, with Danny McBride as the clear âwinnerâ of this movie. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xnIZgUVKNR9R1xCliIP4G?si=VEUenH03Q1-vyhKArF7u3Q)
##### **Other honorable mentions include:**
#### 48 Hrs (1982)
While this film hasnât aged as well as some of the others (due to the flagrant racism of its main character) it is one of Bill Simmonâs favorite movies and prominently features the Bus Boys, a band that my father once belonged to! It also includes one of the all-time great Eddie Murphy scenes of the decade. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EPBsDSxvYegiMkBVOPR7p?si=NPSVJxPoSlaoQ-Y8k9Kr5w)
#### Blair Witch Project (1999)
While this film started the âfound footageâ trend (later perfected by *Paranormal Activity*) this episode is a fun listen to remember just how groundbreaking it was at the time. While the Blair Witch Project doesnât pack the same punch upon rewatch, itâs still a fun episode. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HAmJhuRG3El0mnpo2mFpa?si=nvH5CHqSR8myedYXV0HnFw)
#### Titanic (1997)
Titanic was one of the highest-grossing films of all time, but this episode is worth a listen if only to hear Bill Simmons and Van Lathanâs âRose is actually trashâ hot take. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gZof15AOhdkgJyyW1ktps?si=n-SfynG9Twm2SxBAymt_9Q)
#### Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
To be honest, I havenât actually seen this movie more than once, but this episode is worth a listen just to hear Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan go on a 20-minute side quest discussing the efficacy of blimp travel. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GvzvHXNP0KJwgIOBslA5O?si=viCQslJzReGF2ailfSqJ2g)
***
Itâs important to note that these are just the rewatchable movies that have a corresponding podcast. Bill Simmons is famously not a fan of superhero movies or fantasy, so they have not yet done my all-time rewatchable: the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy[6](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-6-189205135) or any of the MCU films beyond *Ironman*.
His co-hosts were eventually able to convince him to rewatch the original *Star Wars*, so there is hope that there will be a LOTR podcast in the not-too-distant future.
## Conclusion
There is probably an argument to be made that rewatching is lazy. That it signals creative decline. That we should be pursuing new art instead of recycling old hits.
But rewatching allows us to reinterpret through new lenses. A movie you loved at 13 hits differently at 33. Power dynamics shift. Politics sharpen. Themes reveal themselves.
A good rewatchable grows with you and helps you discover new things each time.
Thereâs something comforting about returning to art that has already proven itself durable in your life. In a fragmented digital world where everything is optimized for outrage and immediacy, a rewatchable movie feels strangely analog. Rather than experience content in clips at 2x speed, youâre slowing down to immerse yourself in something for 120 minutes or more. Itâs intentional. Almost defiant.
Itâs saying: I know what nourishes me. And Iâm choosing it.
So yes, I will still go to the movie theater.
But if you need me, Iâll be on my couch, rewatching *The Lord of the Rings* for the 19th time. Extended edition only.
## Stuff To Distract You From The Abyss
- I recently learned that there is a [burgeoning black market for restaurant reservations](https://www.foodandwine.com/third-party-restaurant-reservations-national-restaurant-association-report-11731196) and I canât stop thinking about it.
- Virtually every comedian on the planet will be in town for the [Netflix is a Joke Fest](https://www.livenation.com/promotion/netflixisajokefestival) May 4-10. Snag tickets while you still can.
- Some [rare good news](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-28/finally-renters-market-la-rent-prices-drop-to-four-year-low) about housing affordability in LA as rent prices drop to a four-year low.
- This is Gustavo Dudamelâs final season with the [LA Philharmonic](https://www.laphil.com/). Be sure to catch him at the Walt Disney Concert Hall before heâs gone.
- For a truly delightful distraction, watch the latest season of [Traitors](https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/09/tv/the-traitors-season-4-premiere-power-rankings-donna-kelce-murders) (warning: link includes spoilers!) as it is the best season yet, and now that the season is over you donât have to wait each week to see what happens next.
***
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[1](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-1-189205135)
This person is 44 years old by the way, hardly an old man, but more Gen X than millennial.
[2](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-2-189205135)
I am not a sports fan, but as explained to me by Mars, Dion Waiters was a basketball player who had irrational confidence, taking lots of shots from basically anywhere even though he was below average shooting. Someone who saw himself as a potential star, but was better suited to a supporting role.
[3](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-3-189205135)
Nobody on the podcast can agree what âApex Mountainâ actually means and the definition seemingly changes episode to episode, but thatâs part of the fun\!
[4](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-4-189205135)
The "from hell" erotic thriller genre absolutely dominated in the 1990s, what was in the water back then?
[5](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-5-189205135)
My sister now lives in Miami and I canât help but think her admiration for the city was, in part, fueled by her love of *Scarface*.
[6](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-6-189205135)
Sadly, there has not been a Rewatchables podcast on the *Lord of the Rings* movies yet, as Bill Simmons is admittedly not a fan of the genre. However, he did do a podcast on *Iron Man* despite being vocal about not liking superhero movies, so there is hope that his co-hosts can convince him otherwise\!
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| Readable Markdown | Hi there! Guest writer here. To those I havenât met, my name is Savannah Barker. Iâm Marsâ wife, cultural sparring partner, and unofficial co-host of our living room film festival that skews heavily toward whatever 1990s âunderrated masterpieceâ heâs currently evangelizing.
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A few weeks ago I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine about movies. I shared my top choices of the Oscar Best Picture nomineesâ*Sinners* and *One Battle After Another*, in case you were curiousâand proceeded to ask him what his favorites were.
To my surprise, he admitted that not only had he not seen any new movies over the past several years, but he hadnât even stepped foot in a movie theater since before the pandemic.
**âNot to sound like a grumpy old man, but they just donât make movies like they used to.â[1](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-1-189205135)**
Living in Los Angeles, itâs sometimes easy to forget that not everyone is surrounded by a barrage of âfor your considerationâ billboards in the months leading up to awards season. Outside our bubble, movies, and especially movie theaters, have become optional. Maybe even obsolete.
To a certain degree, I get it.
Iâm certainly not a movie theater purist. I have an incredible home theater setup with a 83-inch inch screen and pristine sound system. I like my popcorn, my blankets and my pee breaks. No shame.
So why pay \$18 to sit through 30 minutes of previews and risk a disruptive movie watching experience if youâre unlucky enough to be seated next to someone who wonât get off their phone (or worse, someone with a cough).
With that said, I still try to go to the movie theater occasionallyâI recently saw a matinee of *Wuthering Heights* and laughed far harder than the filmmakers probably intendedâbut more often than not, I find myself returning to something older. Something familiar.
Enter: The Rewatchable.
[The Rewatchables](https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/the-rewatchables) is a podcast from *The Ringer* that unofficially started in 2015 when Bill Simmons and co-host Chris Ryan recorded an enthusiastic conversation about their love of Michael Mannâs magnum opus *Heat*.
What started out as two people geeking out over their favorite movie has since turned into a full-fledged cinematic universe, with over 400 episodes, rotating hostsâincluding celebrity guests like Quentine Tarantino, Jennifer Lawrence, and Michael Mann himselfâand delightfully absurd categories like:
- Half-Assed Internet Research
- The Joey Pants Award for Best âThat Guyâ
- Casting âWhat Ifsâ
- The Dion Waiters[2](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-2-189205135) âHeat Checkâ Award
- Apex Mountain[3](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-3-189205135)
But what I probably love most is the concept of a rewatchable itself.
Importantly, a rewatchable doesnât have to be a critically acclaimed movie, or a great movie, or even a *good* movie, just a movie that you enjoy watching and re-watching again and again.
Itâs like comfort food, or the warm feeling of a familiar place. In the never-ending hellscape that is the current political climate, feeding your soul is a must.
There is some debate as to whether the concept of a rewatchable still exists.
Before streaming, rewatching often happened by accident. Youâd be flipping through channels and land in the middle of the 1996 psychological thriller *Fear*, starring Mark Wahlberg as the boyfriend from hell.[4](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-4-189205135) Giggling hysterically with my sister at the rollercoaster scene set to a whispery cover of âWild Horsesâ is permanently imprinted in my brain.
Or maybe you caught the last 45 minutes of *Scarface*, a film that my sister and I watched religiously when it was in the HBO rotation.[5](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-5-189205135)
In many cases you didnât choose the movieâit chose you.
Blockbuster added another layer of serendipity. You would scan the aisles, judging movies by their covers, and often picked something totally blind. If you had a hit, you would watch that same VHS (or eventually DVD) over and over again until it was time to return it.
Algorithms have largely killed the concept of serendipity in art and culture. Virtually everything is âcuratedâ for usâfrom our Spotify playlists to our Netflix homepage. They feed us what we already like based on what weâve already consumed.
Additionally, streaming services offer far fewer titles than were once readily available to us. Netflix, for example, [once boasted a library of over 100,000 DVD titles](https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/netflix/netflix-dvd-service-plan-subscribers-discontinued-closing). Today the streamer has only 4,000 titles on its service.
Despite the appearance of abundance, we are forced to navigate across 17 different apps to try to find the title weâre looking for, and even then it may not be available. No wonder [Gen Z is embracing physical media](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-02-23/why-gen-z-wants-to-buy-rent-dvds-blu-rays-in-age-of-streaming).
Some have sought to recapture both the nostalgia and the ability to browse such an expansive library. [Vidiots](https://vidiotsfoundation.org/video-store/), a beloved Los Angeles movie theater and video store, has over 70,000 titles available for rent. Their movie theater also prominently features rewatchable films in addition to indie films. Itâs clear they are tapping into something that is meaningful for people.
The rewatchable survives because sometimes you donât want to watch another 5-hour true crime docuseries with that awfully bland â[Netflix look](https://www.vice.com/en/article/why-does-everything-on-netflix-look-like-that/).â You want the familiar taste of something great.
âThey just donât make movies like they used to.â
This is a common refrain I hear, but is it really true? Or are we confusing quality with memory?
Would emo music hit the same way if you heard it for the first time at 35 instead of 15? Or is it inseparable from the memories of your angsty high school self?
There is something to the idea that movies have changed over the past 20 years. The influence of streaming services and infiltration of Big Tech into the industry has led to changes to the business model that make it so many of the mid-budget films that dominated in the 1990s simply couldnât exist today.
While we get the occasional original film (*Sinners*) Hollywood is overwhelmingly dominated by sequels and remakes, book or video game adaptations, really anything with pre-existing IP. Most of the original content has moved to television because [the economics of movie making is less viable](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/newsletter/2023-03-28/what-streaming-did-movie-budgets-gutting-middle-raising-indies-the-wide-shot), and studios would rather bet on a known entity than take a swing at something new.
Itâs no wonder, then, that *The Rewatchables* has a natural bias for movies from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Those were the decades when studios made the kinds of movies people could fall in love with slowly. Movies that played on cable for years. Movies that had time to marinate.
The podcast has been a great entry point into not only the nostalgic movies that I loved growing up, but also turned me onto movies Iâd never seen before (or helped me to appreciate the movies Mars has forced on me over the years).
##### To date, my favorites have been:
A masterpiece starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, itâs shocking that I didnât know about this movie until Mars introduced me (and basically my entire family) to it a few years ago. The downtown LA bank robbery scene is so legendary that itâs been [used to train US Marines](https://screenrant.com/heat-shootout-scene-marine-weapons-training/). I would specifically recommend listening to the âRe-Heatâ episode as I believe it is the best one. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DhI9WOS10d9ZsgEyqnulT?si=OlhRCJFHRxWEtmxwcVuwyg)
A movie that I had already seen, but have grown to love even more since revisiting. Upon multiple rewatches, *True Romance* has officially surpassed *Pulp Fiction* as my favorite Quentin Tarantino film. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SMOUGLhQSO3lB6O7Hcj7Q?si=SNRiPbv_SjSr92beri4_-A)
Itâs remarkable that this was Paul Thoman Andersonâs first movie, because I believe it is his best. With an all-star cast that includes a young Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Don Cheadle, and my personal favorite, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. This was not a film I grew up watching, but has quickly become a favorite. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7s0BwSCXgvVvOxnbD0lxlo?si=5YKCGFl3Sc6qBSUEKiD3Fg)
I had only seen this movie once before, but Bill Simmonsâ Boston connection makes this episode an absolute delight, and the *Heat* parallels have given me a deeper appreciation of the film. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pRg4kX2aVDvEg3XMfmwyo?si=9Gi3hNsWS2KMh_i5ICoK0w)
Aggressively Boston. Aggressively fun. Probably Scorseseâs last truly great film. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/38Vs7p2ZLzVRAyQdqmGgG5?si=s6GgtsNRTraQigrqO7ulaQ)
This movie is so much smarter than I remember. The outfits are still as iconic as ever, and Alicia Silverstone gives one of the great performances of the 1990s. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0c9h3UWh7CrTIABh4Gt6so?si=RvodUl_WSxmC2HBHUcVd_w)
Aaron Sorkin, David Fincher, and a soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. Need I say more? This movie only gets better with age, especially as weâve watched Mark Zuckerberg transform into a dead-eyed android cosplaying as a human. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/70S4ll9j9GJko9GvKZgxvw?si=i7vUEmboQQmd3kYrD7wfhw)
Seeing Tom Cruise as a romantic lead after heâs spent the past decade making *Mission Impossible* films is truly a treat. And how could you forget iconic lines like âShow me the money!â and âYou had me at hello.â [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ADHEi2VPlc4XFF9ZmQO5G?si=50bNkkawT4WRKsuVJjR_dg)
Unlike *Trading Places* (which includes a scene of Dan Aykroyd in blackfaceâyikes!) the satire and class consciousness in *Beverly Hills Cop* is impressive given it came out in the 1980s. Comedies donât typically age as well as other genres, but this could be released today and I believe it would still be a hit. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/6YaY8CC3HRJEO4KlRjMPv5?si=lf4ATC-mT0-M6I-mAHrqGA)
This is an unhinged fever dream of a movie, and the podcast matches its chaotic energy. A killer alien seductress played by a supermodel, and Forrest Whitaker as an âempathâ with inexplicable telekinetic powers. I rest my case. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/41suFOzlLw6BBYZcxyVsyX?si=h5QQQxN_R9GwNw9_2BOZgg)
The original summer blockbuster, *Jaws* is still a terrifying watch (and the reason Iâm afraid to swim in the ocean to this day). If nothing else, this episode is worth a listen just to hear Billâs hilarious impression of Quint being eaten alive. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LoMSh00hpE3rCsJgba2v8?si=wp4KOJUnQcGv7r8LSaItuw)
*Risky Business* came to me not as a movie, but as a cultural artifact. Something I had seen snippets of before (see: Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear to âOld Time Rock and Rollâ) but never consumed in its entirety. The commentary on capitalism is truly ingenious.
A movie I have loved since I first saw it and still scares me every time. While Alien has had a surplus of sequels and prequels (*Prometheus* being the best) nothing beats this chilling classic. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7s07v8mxXQTSI4LY9oIoQR?si=-IrW4etiS7SJ4vG1Nqo1ww)
Aside from Bill Simmonâs bizarre take that *Home Alone* is not a Christmas movie, this is in fact *the* greatest Christmas movie of all time (and the only Christmas movie I can get Mars to watch every year other than *Krampus*). [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lXcPBPxEu6HuJiQC61RUt?si=S0ayahvYSdW8q_SJqO4DEg)
Dinosaurs and Jeff Goldblum. Has there ever been a more rewatchable movie? [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0tCbyeXaPde500DaaX2TXG?si=9fjPWBSwQx-DmL1uZX6PPA)
This movie feels like a time capsule from a bygone era. There are an astonishing number of all-star cameosâJason Segel, Rihanna, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hartâand the main cast has amazing chemistry, with Danny McBride as the clear âwinnerâ of this movie. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xnIZgUVKNR9R1xCliIP4G?si=VEUenH03Q1-vyhKArF7u3Q)
##### **Other honorable mentions include:**
While this film hasnât aged as well as some of the others (due to the flagrant racism of its main character) it is one of Bill Simmonâs favorite movies and prominently features the Bus Boys, a band that my father once belonged to! It also includes one of the all-time great Eddie Murphy scenes of the decade. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EPBsDSxvYegiMkBVOPR7p?si=NPSVJxPoSlaoQ-Y8k9Kr5w)
While this film started the âfound footageâ trend (later perfected by *Paranormal Activity*) this episode is a fun listen to remember just how groundbreaking it was at the time. While the Blair Witch Project doesnât pack the same punch upon rewatch, itâs still a fun episode. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HAmJhuRG3El0mnpo2mFpa?si=nvH5CHqSR8myedYXV0HnFw)
Titanic was one of the highest-grossing films of all time, but this episode is worth a listen if only to hear Bill Simmons and Van Lathanâs âRose is actually trashâ hot take. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/4gZof15AOhdkgJyyW1ktps?si=n-SfynG9Twm2SxBAymt_9Q)
To be honest, I havenât actually seen this movie more than once, but this episode is worth a listen just to hear Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan go on a 20-minute side quest discussing the efficacy of blimp travel. [Listen here](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0GvzvHXNP0KJwgIOBslA5O?si=viCQslJzReGF2ailfSqJ2g)
Itâs important to note that these are just the rewatchable movies that have a corresponding podcast. Bill Simmons is famously not a fan of superhero movies or fantasy, so they have not yet done my all-time rewatchable: the *Lord of the Rings* trilogy[6](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-6-189205135) or any of the MCU films beyond *Ironman*.
His co-hosts were eventually able to convince him to rewatch the original *Star Wars*, so there is hope that there will be a LOTR podcast in the not-too-distant future.
There is probably an argument to be made that rewatching is lazy. That it signals creative decline. That we should be pursuing new art instead of recycling old hits.
But rewatching allows us to reinterpret through new lenses. A movie you loved at 13 hits differently at 33. Power dynamics shift. Politics sharpen. Themes reveal themselves.
A good rewatchable grows with you and helps you discover new things each time.
Thereâs something comforting about returning to art that has already proven itself durable in your life. In a fragmented digital world where everything is optimized for outrage and immediacy, a rewatchable movie feels strangely analog. Rather than experience content in clips at 2x speed, youâre slowing down to immerse yourself in something for 120 minutes or more. Itâs intentional. Almost defiant.
Itâs saying: I know what nourishes me. And Iâm choosing it.
So yes, I will still go to the movie theater.
But if you need me, Iâll be on my couch, rewatching *The Lord of the Rings* for the 19th time. Extended edition only.
- I recently learned that there is a [burgeoning black market for restaurant reservations](https://www.foodandwine.com/third-party-restaurant-reservations-national-restaurant-association-report-11731196) and I canât stop thinking about it.
- Virtually every comedian on the planet will be in town for the [Netflix is a Joke Fest](https://www.livenation.com/promotion/netflixisajokefestival) May 4-10. Snag tickets while you still can.
- Some [rare good news](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-28/finally-renters-market-la-rent-prices-drop-to-four-year-low) about housing affordability in LA as rent prices drop to a four-year low.
- This is Gustavo Dudamelâs final season with the [LA Philharmonic](https://www.laphil.com/). Be sure to catch him at the Walt Disney Concert Hall before heâs gone.
- For a truly delightful distraction, watch the latest season of [Traitors](https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/09/tv/the-traitors-season-4-premiere-power-rankings-donna-kelce-murders) (warning: link includes spoilers!) as it is the best season yet, and now that the season is over you donât have to wait each week to see what happens next.
[1](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-1-189205135)
This person is 44 years old by the way, hardly an old man, but more Gen X than millennial.
[2](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-2-189205135)
I am not a sports fan, but as explained to me by Mars, Dion Waiters was a basketball player who had irrational confidence, taking lots of shots from basically anywhere even though he was below average shooting. Someone who saw himself as a potential star, but was better suited to a supporting role.
[3](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-3-189205135)
Nobody on the podcast can agree what âApex Mountainâ actually means and the definition seemingly changes episode to episode, but thatâs part of the fun\!
[4](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-4-189205135)
The "from hell" erotic thriller genre absolutely dominated in the 1990s, what was in the water back then?
[5](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-5-189205135)
My sister now lives in Miami and I canât help but think her admiration for the city was, in part, fueled by her love of *Scarface*.
[6](https://thedailymars.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-the-rewatchable#footnote-anchor-6-189205135)
Sadly, there has not been a Rewatchables podcast on the *Lord of the Rings* movies yet, as Bill Simmons is admittedly not a fan of the genre. However, he did do a podcast on *Iron Man* despite being vocal about not liking superhero movies, so there is hope that his co-hosts can convince him otherwise\!
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