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‘Death Wish’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
If the police don't rewatch movies, maybe we ought to do it ourselves. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan revisit the original ‘Death Wish’ from 1974, starring Charles Bronson and Vincent Gardenia. Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Jack Sanders Try Loom today, visit loom.com to get started Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part Two) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan
The Rewatchables is what gives a movie lover his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. In Part 2, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan run through the categories for George Lucas’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’. Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair, Jack Sanders Audio Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part One) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a trio of Ringer movie lovers Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan use the force to get their galactic leader Bill Simmons to revisit one of the most iconic films of all time, George Lucas’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher. In Part 1, the guys break down why they love the movie, how it got made, and the enormous impact it had on Hollywood at the time and to this day. Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair, Jack Sanders Audio Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Someone to Watch Over Me’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan spend the night in the Upper East Side with Mike and Claire as they rewatch Ridley Scott’s 1987 crime thriller ‘Someone to Watch Over Me’—starring Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, and Lorraine Bracco Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Minority Report’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan are charged with taping a podcast before rewatching Steven Spielberg’s 2002 sci-fi thriller ‘Minority Report,’ starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, and Samantha Morton. Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ With Bill Simmons and Joanna Robinson
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Joanna Robinson call Barry Manilow from a phone booth at 2 a.m. before rewatching the cult teen classic ‘Can’t Hardly Wait,’ starring Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Seth Green. Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Try Loom today, visit loom.com to get started Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘The Saint’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Kyle Brandt to honor the late Val Kilmer in ‘The Saint,’ who stars alongside Elisabeth Shue. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies youTube channel! Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Good Will Hunting’ Live From Boston With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
Live from the House of Blues in Boston, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey gotta see about a pod after rewatching the 1997 Boston classic, ‘Good Will Hunting’—starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, and Robin Williams. Watch this video and much more on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair, Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Blue Chips’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan owe them this rewatch… WE OWE IT TO 'EM! The guys shave a few points for Western University as they revisit the 1994 sports classic ‘Blue Chips’ starring Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Shaquille O’Neal, and Penny Hardaway. Directed by William Friedkin. Watch this episode and much more on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Jack Sanders, Chia Hao Tat Try Loom today, visit loom.com to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt are more afraid of being nothing than they are of being hurt after rewatching Tony Scott’s 1990 sports action classic ‘Days of Thunder,’ starring Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Michael Rooker, and Nicole Kidman. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Chia Hao Tat and Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Best in Show’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson love soup, the outdoors, snow peas, and Christopher Guest’s 2000 comedy classic ‘Best in Show,’ with Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Lynch, John Michael Higgins, Michael McKean, and Michael Hitchcock. Subscribe to our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Chia Hao Tat, Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
It ain’t about how hard you watch. It’s about how hard you rewatch and keep moving forward. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan revisit the 1976 classic ‘Rocky’ starring Syllvester Stallone, Talia Shire, and Carl Weathers. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders, Chia Hao Tat, Jon Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Crash’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Joanna Robinson
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Joanna Robinson revisit one of the most controversial Best Picture–winning films of all time, Paul Haggis’s ‘Crash,’ starring Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Thandiwe Newton, Sandra Bullock, Terrence Howard, and Michael Peña. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube Channel! This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. Create an affordable price just for you with the State Farm Personal Price Plan.® Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Wayne’s World’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt party on and rewatch the 1992 comedy classic ‘Wayne’s World,’ starring Mike Myers and Dana Carvey … NOT! Check out our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘The Blues Brothers’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and they’re wearing sunglasses as they rewatch the 1980 classic ‘The Blues Brothers,’ starring Jon Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Watch this episode on the Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Before Sunset’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin have one day to find out if they should pod together forever after rewatching Richard Linklater’s 2004 romantic drama ‘Before Sunset.' Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Before Sunrise’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey get lost in Vienna for the day after rewatching Richard Linklater’s 1995 romance classic, ‘Before Sunrise,’ starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Jack Sanders and Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A 2025 Rewatchables Mailbag
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons opens up the mailbag for the first time in 2025 and reads listener questions and submissions for new categories with Chris Ryan and Craig Horlbeck. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Re-‘Den of Thieves’ LIVE With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan didn’t appreciate the sold-out crowd in Los Angeles popping off like that after rewatching the 2018 heist film ‘Den of Thieves,’ starring Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., 50 Cent, and Pablo Schreiber. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin
After this pod, it's just babies and memories. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin must be perfect as they rewatch the 2004 classic ‘Friday Night Lights,’ starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, and Garrett Hedlund. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Chia Hao Tat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt rack up the room service bill at The Plaza Hotel as they rewatch the 1992 comedy ‘Home Alone 2: Lost In New York,’ starring Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘The Gambler’ (2014) With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan record this podcast from a position of “fuck you’ after rewatching the 2014 high-stakes thriller ‘The Gambler,’ starring Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and Michael K. Williams. Watch this episode on your Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Disclosure’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Wosny Lambre
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Wosny Lambre pour themselves a glass of 1991 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay as they rewatch the spicy 1994 corporate thriller ‘Disclosure,’ starring Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, and Donald Sutherland. FOR TICKETS TO THE LIVE DEN OF THIEVES TAPING IN LOS ANGELES ON DEC 16th - CLICK HERE Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Running Scared’ (1986) With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan head to Key West to fulfill their lifelong dream of rewatching the 1986 buddy-cop comedy ‘Running Scared,’ starring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘The Replacements’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan
Pain heals, chicks dig scars, and 'The Rewatchables' lasts forever. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Van Lathan revisit the debatable cult classic 2000 sports movie ‘The Replacements,’ starring Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, and Brooke Langton. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Meet the Parents’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons hosts Kyle Brandt for a weekend away to play some indoor pool volleyball and rewatch the hit 2000 comedy ‘Meet the Parents,’ starring Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, and Blythe Danner. Watch this episode on the Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Body Double’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey head to the adult section for a copy of 'Holly Does Hollywood' on VHS after rewatching Brian De Palma’s 1984 erotic thriller ‘Body Double,’ starring Craig Wasson and Melanie Griffith. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Halloween 4’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan awaken on Halloween Eve and return to Haddonfield to rewatch 1988's 'Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,' starring Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, and Danielle Harris. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
‘Hereditary’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
A grieving Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences in the podcast studio after rewatching Ari Aster’s 2018 film, ‘Hereditary,’ starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro, and Alex Wolff. Watch this episode on our Ringer Movies YouTube channel! Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices