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Drew McWeeny of HitFix is contributing a series of columns about the essential titles that any film fan ought to be familiar with, while I respond in kind. Links to your own blog posts on any of these films – The Basics](http://www.cinematical.com/tag/the%20basics/) – are not only welcomed, but encouraged.
You know, I didn’t peg Drew for a David Arquette fan.
He had mentioned wanting to take our column in a new direction, away from your usual list-making classics, but I didn’t want to seem rude by pointing out that 2000’s Ready to Rumble](Ready to Rumble (2000) - Movie | Moviefone) wasn’t exactly some hidden gem critical to my deeper understanding of Brian Robbins’ filmography (Norbit, Wild Hogs).
Of course, by the time I saw his piece on Francis Ford Coppola’s Rumble Fish](Rumble Fish (1983) - Movie | Moviefone), I had realized my error and okay, this joke’s run its course.