Movies

‘Step Brothers’: A Silly, Stone-Cold Classic

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Step Brothers’

By Manuela Lazic and 1 more • 12 min read

‘Step Brothers’: A Silly, Stone-Cold Classic

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘Step Brothers’

By Manuela Lazic and 1 more • 12 min read

Nine Questions for ‘Social Network Part II’

Nine Pressing Questions About ‘The Social Network Part II’

By Julianna Ress • 7 min read

Nine Questions for ‘Social Network Part II’

Nine Pressing Questions About ‘The Social Network Part II’

By Julianna Ress • 7 min read

2:09:00

‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

• 2 hr 9 min

Marvel’s Decline, Hollywood vs. AI, and Under-Covered Stories of 2025

Marvel’s Decline, Hollywood vs. AI, and the Most Under-Covered Stories of 2025 So Far

Marvel’s Decline and 2025’s Under-Covered Stories

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 26 min

Marvel’s Decline, Hollywood vs. AI, and the Most Under-Covered Stories of 2025 So Far

Marvel’s Decline, Hollywood vs. AI, and Under-Covered Stories of 2025

Marvel’s Decline and 2025’s Under-Covered Stories

• 26 min

1:42:00

Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

The Big Picture

Our 800th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag. Plus: ‘Elio’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’

Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Mailbag, ‘Elio,’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

The Big Picture

• 1 hr 42 min

‘Materialists,’ Justin Bieber, and ‘American Love Story’ Styling Disaster

‘Materialists,’ “It’s Not Clocking to You That I’m Standing on Business,” and ‘American Love Story’ Styling Disaster

‘Materialists’ and ‘American Love Story’ Style

We’re Obsessed • 1 hr 37 min

‘Materialists,’ “It’s Not Clocking to You That I’m Standing on Business,” and ‘American Love Story’ Styling Disaster

‘Materialists,’ Justin Bieber, and ‘American Love Story’ Styling Disaster

‘Materialists’ and ‘American Love Story’ Style

We’re Obsessed

• 1 hr 37 min

The Latest From ‘The Rewatchables’

2:09:00

‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

The Rewatchables • June 24

‘Marathon Man’ With Bill and Chris

‘Marathon Man’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

The Rewatchables • June 18

‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

‘Working Girl’ With Bill, Amanda, and Joanna

‘Out for Justice’ With Bill and Kyle Brandt

• June 10 • 2 hr 15 min

‘Out for Justice’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

• June 3 • 1 hr 45 min

2:09:00

‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

‘Marathon Man’ With Bill and Chris

The Rewatchables • June 24

‘Marathon Man’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

‘Working Girl’ With Bill, Amanda, and Joanna

‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

‘Out for Justice’ With Bill and Kyle Brandt

‘Out for Justice’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Catch the Big Picture Live in Chicago!

Jul 21

The Big Picture Live

Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago
• 7:30pm

Jul 21

The Big Picture Live

Chicago
• 7:30pm

Jul 20

The Big Picture: Chicago Movie Screening

The Big Picture: Chicago Screening

Music Box Theatre, Chicago
• 8 pm

Jul 20

The Big Picture: Chicago Movie Screening

The Big Picture: Chicago Screening

Music Box Theatre
• 8 pm

Videos

A Cinematic Journey Across The Ringer-Verse

All Videos

31:00

Ringer-Verse Recommends: May 2025

The Ringer-Verse • May 31

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Ringer-Verse Recommends: May 2025

The Ringer-Verse • May 31

The 85 Best Quentin Tarantino Characters Ever, Ranked

The 85 Best Quentin Tarantino Characters Ever, Ranked

For the 30th anniversary of ‘Pulp Fiction,’ we ranked the best creations of a singular cinematic mind

The 85 Best Quentin Tarantino Characters Ever, Ranked

The 85 Best Quentin Tarantino Characters Ever, Ranked

For the 30th anniversary of ‘Pulp Fiction,’ we ranked the best creations of a singular cinematic mind

The HBO Brand in 2025 With CEO Casey Bloys

The Business of the Business Essential Listens of ‘The Town With Matthew Belloni’

What Is the HBO Brand in 2025? Part 1 With CEO Casey Bloys.

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 32 min

What Is the HBO Brand in 2025? Part 1 With CEO Casey Bloys.

The HBO Brand in 2025 With CEO Casey Bloys

Can Paramount Solve Its Trump Problem?

• 32 min

Media

Can Paramount Solve Its Impossible Trump Problem?

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 30 min

Can Paramount Solve Its Impossible Trump Problem?

Can Paramount Solve Its Trump Problem?

• 30 min

How the Oscars’ Best Stunt Category Will Work

How the Oscars’ Best Stunt Category Will Work (and Why Stars Are Still Doing Their Own)

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 31 min

How the Oscars’ Best Stunt Category Will Work (and Why Stars Are Still Doing Their Own)

How the Oscars’ Best Stunt Category Will Work

• 31 min

Netflix: A Trillion-Dollar Company?

Can Netflix Become a Trillion-Dollar Company?

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 30 min

Can Netflix Become a Trillion-Dollar Company?

Netflix: A Trillion-Dollar Company?

• 30 min

Don’t Fall Asleep: The Oral History of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Alan Siegel

From the Vaults: Our Favorite Movie Oral Histories

“You Gotta Hear This One Song”: The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack

By Matthew Jacobs • 19 min read

Go Balls Deep: The Oral History of ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 56 min read

Creature Feature: The Oral History of ‘Gremlins’

By Alan Siegel • 44 min read

It’s a Mad World: The ‘Donnie Darko’ Oral History

By Alan Siegel • 30 min read

Music

Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’

By Alan Siegel • 28 min read

Pure Nostalgia: The Oral History of ‘That Thing You Do!’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 49 min read

Dewey Cox Ain’t Dead: An Oral History of ‘Walk Hard’

By Alan Siegel • 1 hr read

“You Gotta Hear This One Song”: The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack

By Matthew Jacobs • 19 min read

Go Balls Deep: The Oral History of ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 56 min read

Creature Feature: The Oral History of ‘Gremlins’

By Alan Siegel • 44 min read

It’s a Mad World: The ‘Donnie Darko’ Oral History

By Alan Siegel • 30 min read

Music

Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’

By Alan Siegel • 28 min read

Pure Nostalgia: The Oral History of ‘That Thing You Do!’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 49 min read

Dewey Cox Ain’t Dead: An Oral History of ‘Walk Hard’

By Alan Siegel • 1 hr read

“You Gotta Hear This One Song”: The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack

By Matthew Jacobs • 19 min read

Go Balls Deep: The Oral History of ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 56 min read

Creature Feature: The Oral History of ‘Gremlins’

By Alan Siegel • 44 min read

It’s a Mad World: The ‘Donnie Darko’ Oral History

By Alan Siegel • 30 min read

Music

Nothing Is Better Than This: The Oral History of ‘Stop Making Sense’

By Alan Siegel • 28 min read

Pure Nostalgia: The Oral History of ‘That Thing You Do!’

By Jake Kring-Schreifels • 49 min read

Dewey Cox Ain’t Dead: An Oral History of ‘Walk Hard’

By Alan Siegel • 1 hr read

Shorts

#thunderbolts director Jake Schreier shares exactly where the A24 memes came from 👀

May 6
65s

REAL CINEMA 🙌 #missionimpossible #mi #roguenation #tomcruise #rebeccaferguson

May 6
89s

Alexi in the limo had Mal and Jo rolling 😂#thunderbolts #redguardian #alexishostakov #marvel #mcu

May 5
80s

We STAN (😉) Bucky Barnes! #thunderbolts #wintersoldier #buckybarnes #sebastianstan #marvel #mcu

May 4
84s

The Future of Film May Just Be Old Movies

As theaters throughout the country adjust to an ever-changing landscape, many are turning to cinema’s past. Could repertory and revival screenings be a way forward?

Abe Beame

The Rewatchables: Start Here

‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 1) With Bill, Chris, and Sean

‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 1) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 1)

• July 29, 2024

‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 1) With Bill, Chris, and Sean

‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 1) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 1)

• July 29, 2024

‘The Town’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Chris Ryan

‘The Town’

• Aug. 2, 2019

‘The Town’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Chris Ryan

‘The Town’

• Aug. 2, 2019

‘There Will Be Blood’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

• July 26, 2022 • 2 hr 10 min

‘There Will Be Blood’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

• July 26, 2022 • 2 hr 10 min

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

• Jan. 8, 2019

‘The Godfather’ With Bill, Sean, and Chris

‘The Godfather’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

• Jan. 8, 2019

“The Re-Heat” With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

• Jan. 24, 2020 • 1 hr 33 min

“The Re-Heat” With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

• Jan. 24, 2020 • 1 hr 33 min

‘The Silence of the Lambs’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

• Sept. 14, 2017 • 1 hr 8 min

‘The Silence of the Lambs’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

• Sept. 14, 2017 • 1 hr 8 min

‘Goodfellas’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

• Jan. 4, 2022 • 2 hr 35 min

‘Goodfellas’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

• Jan. 4, 2022 • 2 hr 35 min

‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

• Jan. 4, 2022 • 2 hr 33 min

‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

• Jan. 4, 2022 • 2 hr 33 min

The 111 Best Horror Movie Kills of All Time, Ranked

From ‘Psycho’ to Jordan Peele to Jason to classic giallos, here are the best and bloodiest the genre has to offer.

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal

Podcasts

Explore All Podcasts

Against All Odds

Wimbledon 2025, the Malik Beasley Betting Scandal, and Which Team Do You Hate the Most?

Wimbledon, the Malik Beasley Betting Scandal, and Teams We Hate

Wimbledon, Malik Beasley, and Teams We Hate

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The NBA Summer Movement Preview With Ryen Russillo

The NBA Summer Movement Preview

The Zach Lowe Show

Zach’s FA Preview! What to Watch for Ahead of the Start of NBA Free Agency.

What to Watch for Ahead of the Start of NBA Free Agency

The Start of NBA Free Agency

The Full Go with Jason Goff

The Full Go

“What’s the Plan?” With Julia Poe

Secrets of the NBA-TNT Divorce Settlement With Bill Simmons

Explore All Podcasts

A Guide to Ringer Films The Stories Behind Our Documentaries

Biggest NFL Bummers, JaydenMania, Hot Food Takes, and ‘Mr. McMahon’ With Sheil Kapadia, Dave Chang, and David Shoemaker

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Sept. 25, 2024 • 1 hr 47 min

Biggest NFL Bummers, JaydenMania, Hot Food Takes, and ‘Mr. McMahon’ With Sheil Kapadia, Dave Chang, and David Shoemaker

The Bill Simmons Podcast • Sept. 25, 2024 • 1 hr 47 min

‘Hot Frosty,’ ‘Moana 2,’ and ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’

‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’

‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’

The Big Picture • Nov. 27, 2024 • 1 hr 35 min

‘Hot Frosty,’ ‘Moana 2,’ and ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’

‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’

‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’

The Big Picture • Nov. 27, 2024 • 1 hr 35 min

Masters Story Lines and Fun Food Arguments With Dave Chang, Joe House, and Nathan Hubbard. Plus, Jason Isbell’s First BS Interview!

The Bill Simmons Podcast • April 5, 2023 • 1 hr 49 min

Masters Story Lines and Fun Food Arguments With Dave Chang, Joe House, and Nathan Hubbard. Plus, Jason Isbell’s First BS Interview!

The Bill Simmons Podcast • April 5, 2023 • 1 hr 49 min

Top Five Music Documentaries and ‘Woodstock ’99: Love, Peace, and Rage’

The Big Picture • July 23, 2021 • 1 hr 36 min

Top Five Music Documentaries and ‘Woodstock ’99: Love, Peace, and Rage’

The Big Picture • July 23, 2021 • 1 hr 36 min

Special Project

Which Movies to Stream Now

Too many options? Decision fatigue? Don’t know what to watch? We got you. Our Streaming Guide helps you make sense of all the best movies and TV hitting the apps, week in and week out.