Reel Roundtable #43 - The Resties (2023)

Happy New Year!  Another bonus episode for your listening enjoyment as we bring you another Reel Roundtable discussion.  Ian, Liam, Ethan, Megan, and Georgia look back on the films they've reviewed in 2023 and have some less prestigious awards to hand out this week in the form of The Resties.  We all try to stay friends as we debate the worst that we saw in the year that was. 

A reminder: just because the films are rated highly doesn't mean they're everyone's cup of tea.  (A full list of award categories and eligible films are located at the bottom of these notes)

This year we're thrilled to have ballots from six of our patrons (Shai Bergerfroind, Hermes Auslander, Richard, Nate the Great, Dirk, and Duane Smith [you just did it, didn't you?]) to help determine the winners.

The Awards:

• Worst Screenplay
• Worst Special Effects
• Worst Costume Design
• Worst Set Design
• Worst Cinematography
• Worst Context Corner Factoid
• Worst Duo
• Worst Villain
• Worst Animated Film
• Worst Musical
• Worst Score
• Worst Song
• Worst Soundtrack Collection
• Worst Tearjerker
• Worst Funny Film
• Worst BFE Take
• Worst Plothole
• Biggest Therapy Session
• Worst Doctor Who Episode
• Worst Series Covered
• Worst Representation of Women
• Worst Plothole
• Worst Episode of the Year
• Worst Chilld
• Most Unlikeable (of a character we’re supposed to like)
• Worst First Watch
• Biggest Fall From Grace (Film)
• Most Unnecessarily Sexualised Moment
• Worst Aged Moment
• Most Overhyped
• Worst Supporting Actress
• Worst Supporting Actor
• Worst Actress
• Worst Actor
• Worst Film

 

 

Eligible Films:

• Good Morning Vietnam
• Glass Onion
• Up In The Air
• Spice World
• Joe Versus The Volcano
• How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days
• Serendipity
• The Wedding Singer
• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• The Big Lebowski
• The Man in the Iron Mask
• John Wick
• They Live
• There Will Be Blood
• Benny & Joon
• Scott Pilgrim vs the World
• Sliding Doors
• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Boondock Saints
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• Big
• The Truman Show
• Sleepless in Seattle
• Carrie
• Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Armageddon
• There’s Something About Mary
• Hail Caesar!
• Saving Private Ryan
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights
• The Fugitive
• Ford v Ferrari / Le Mans ‘66
• Good Will Hunting
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Dazed and Confused
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• True Romance
• The Hateful Eight
• School of Rock
• Rudy
• The Last Samurai
• Life is Beautiful
• Shaun of the Dead
• Elemental
• No Country For Old Men
• Enemy of the State
• JFK
• Doubt
• Shakespeare in Love
• You’ve Got Mail
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation