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What's Aged the Best
Elements that improved over time culturally or technically.
What's Aged the Best has run in 250 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.
The movie overall holds up well: the poster, the single chainsaw/outfit for Leatherface due to budget constraints, and its massive influence (inspired Ridley Scott's Alien)
Daniel Pearl's cinematography — easily the best aspect of the movie, ranging from Paris, Texas-style vistas to documentary-style handheld shots, remarkable given the shoestring budget
Craig's claim he could go 3-for-5 from three in an NBA game, standing wide open in the corner
Rick's line about not wanting to live forever but with modern tech maybe he could hit 245-300 years old
The 'Laughing Clown Malt Liquor' brand detail (car sponsorship and dad's tall boy can) for Big Kahuna Burger/food-drink award
Korean driving ranges (K-Town) and 'Terrifying Samoa dudes' around LA (below the 10)
The needle drops/soundtrack (Usher, John Legend, Motown hits) — highlights it as a great needle-drop movie
The way Will Smith (as Hitch) talks about women and to women — better sexual politics than a lot of men today; we need a 'Hitch 2.0' to counter incel/red-pill manosphere culture
Riffed comedically on how a modern 'Hitch' would be corrupted by red-pill/sub-stack grifter culture, agreeing with Mina's point rather than giving a separate distinct pick; also praised the needle drops
His wife's genuine, repeated emotional reaction to the pet murder/injury moments (Buddy the dog) even after 20 rewatches
The silhouette shot of Ally undressing in the foreground (all black) with Hedy visible behind her
Several elements: the roommate-horror/erotic-thriller premise blend, the two lead performances, the specificity of Hedy's haircut/color, Ally's fashion, and the NYC setting/vibe as a place to reinvent yourself