The Rewatchables' awards

The categories, most rewatchable scenes, and double features from the episodes read for them so far: 95 films and 1 episode about no one film. Every pick is a host's opinion, with who said it and when.

Ebert review: 75 picks in 73 episodes

Every film and category

Friday the 13th (1980) · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · The reading of Roger Ebert's take on the film.

pick Friday the 13th: No written review exists; Ebert and Siskel hated it on their TV show, and Siskel gave away the ending in print. No star rating given.
“Ebert, no written review.”
unknown · 0:25:30

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review.

pick The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Two stars; Ebert called it a weird achievement but without apparent purpose.
“Roger Ebert, 2 stars.”
unknown · 0:31:18

The Italian Job (2003) · ‘The Italian Job’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The Italian Job: Three stars. He praised the slick caper and chase scenes, and said he would have wept with gratitude had he seen it at Cannes instead of The Brown Bunny.
“Ebert, 3 stars.”
unknown · 0:39:55

Domestic Disturbance (2001) · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the movie.

pick Domestic Disturbance: Ebert gave it 1.5 stars; calls it a paid holiday for director Harold Becker and says he saw the film twice in a week.
“He wrote, the movie is a paid holiday for its director, Harold Becker.”
unknown · 0:36:49

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ With Bill Simmons, Steven Spielberg, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick 2001: A Space Odyssey: Four stars; Bill reads that the film creates its effects out of visuals and music and wants to enlarge us.
“Roger Ebert, 4 stars. We always do a Roger Uber review when we do the rewatch.”
Bill Simmons · 1:16:37

Fargo (1996) · ‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review.

pick Fargo: Four stars.
“Ebert, 4 stars. It rotates its story through satire, comedy, suspense, and violence until it emerges as one of the best films I've ever seen.”
unknown · 0:43:37

Zodiac (2007) · ‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Roger Ebert Review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Zodiac: Four stars.
“He said Zodiac is the all the president's men of Syrico movies.”
Bill Simmons · 1:10:35

F1 (2025) · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · What Roger Ebert's rating would have been; he never saw the film, so the hosts guess.

pick F1: Guessed 3 stars: too long, but the racing is incredible.
“Roger would have given this 3 stars, too long racing scene's incredible.”
unknown · 0:45:10
pick F1: Also 3 stars; thinks Ebert would praise Kerry Condon's well-developed female character.
“I said 3 stars as well, and I think he would have paid special tribute to Carrie Condon and how she was a well-developed female character.”
unknown · 0:45:14

Weird Science (1985) · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Roger Ebert review · Bill reads Ebert's review of the film.

pick Weird Science: Three stars; Ebert called it inflamed teenage fantasy crossed with Frankenstein.
“Roger Ebert, 3 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:30:44

The Truman Show (1998) · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan

Ebert Review · Reading what Roger Ebert wrote about the movie.

pick The Truman Show: Four stars. Bill also notes that Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs up and apologized on air to Jim Carrey after saying he would never have a movie career following Ace Ventura.
“So Ebert, 4 stars, uh, absolutely loved it, talked about, um, how it brought in focus, the new values that technology is forcing on humanity,”
Bill Simmons · 0:37:09

RoboCop (1987) · ‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Roger Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review.

pick RoboCop: Ebert gave three stars; the reader thinks it could have been 3.5.
“The Roger Ebert 3 stars.”
unknown · 0:26:33

Species (1995) · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review

pick Species: Two stars; Ebert complains the movie never tells her who she is
“Mainstream Hollywood is so terrified of intelligent human characters that it's no wonder they don't want aliens who are even smarter than the humans.”
unknown · 0:25:16

After Hours (1985) · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Roger Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review.

pick After Hours: Four stars, on his great movies list. The transcript has 'Raj' for Roger. Pauline Kael's pan is read right after and answered with 'Bad take.'
“Four stars.”
unknown · 0:40:58

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) · ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's take on the film and react to his rating.

pick Die Hard with a Vengeance: Three stars. Fair, though one host would give two on Raj's scale; Ebert faulted the last 40 percent for going sideways.
“Roger Ebert, our guy, 3 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:31:26

Working Girl (1988) · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Working Girl: Four stars.
“The plot of working girl is put together like clockwork, carries you along while you're watching it, but reconstruct it later and you'll see the craftsmanship.”
Bill Simmons · 0:50:16

Rocky (1976) · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Roger Ebert's review · Reading what Ebert said about the film in 1976.

pick Rocky: Four stars; he notes Crash got four stars the week before.
“Four stars this week for Rocky.”
Bill Simmons · 0:34:57

Friday Night Lights (2004) · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Friday Night Lights: Ebert gave it 3.5 stars; Bill reads it and agrees completely.
“You're goddamn right, Roger Ebert.”
Bill Simmons · 0:31:31

Notting Hill (1999) · ‘Notting Hill’ With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Ebert review · What Roger Ebert thought of it.

pick Notting Hill: Three stars.
“Roger Ebert, love this movie. Three stars.”
unknown · 1:06:33

Twister (1996) · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Twister: Rating garbled in transcript as '2 and F stars', read as two and a half stars; his verdict: works as loud, dumb, skillful escapism.
“He said, you want loud, dumb, skillful escapist entertainment? Twister works.”
unknown · 0:30:23

Breaking Away (1979) · ‘Breaking Away’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Breaking Away: Ebert gave it 4 stars and called it a treasure; the hosts also note his one-star review of Fast Times and his drive-by on Bloodline.
“Quote, breaking away is a wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time.”
unknown · 0:26:37

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

Roger Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Fast Times at Ridgemont High: One star; Ebert says the film wastes Jennifer Jason Lee in a scuzz pit of offensive vulgarity. The hosts are baffled and point out he walked it back later.
“Roger, but one star.”
unknown · 0:36:30

The War of the Roses (1989) · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

Ebert Review · Bill reads Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The War of the Roses: Three stars; Ebert calls it a black, angry, bitter, unrelenting comedy.
“The War of the Roses is a black, angry, bitter, unrelenting comedy.”
Bill Simmons · 0:19:08

Internal Affairs (1990) · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · Reading what Roger Ebert said about the film.

pick Internal Affairs: No Ebert review was found; the host read the At the Movies segment with Siskel, where both loved it. The star rating as transcribed is unclear (3 or 3.5).
“And Ebert said, it's really a movie about personalities.”
unknown · 0:25:13

The Big Chill (1983) · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The Big Chill: Two and a half stars. A mostly positive review that reads the film as a technical exercise with no payoff; the hosts think the lack of payoff may be the point.
“The Big Chill is a splendid technical exercise. It has all the right moves. It knows all the right words.”
unknown · 0:29:46

A Bronx Tale (1993) · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Ebert review · Reading of Roger Ebert's review.

winner A Bronx Tale
“Four stars.”
unknown · 0:39:32

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin

Ebert Review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Eyes Wide Shut: Ebert gave it 3.5 stars; the reader thinks he mailed it in.
“Um, Roger Ebert 3.5 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:35:21

A Few Good Men (1992) · ‘A Few Good (Re)Men’ Live From L.A. With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert's review · Reading what Roger Ebert wrote about the film.

pick A Few Good Men: Two and a half stars; Ebert faults the screenplay for spelling everything out.
“This is a tough one for our guy, Roger Ebert.”
Bill Simmons · 0:25:56

My Cousin Vinny (1992) · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick My Cousin Vinny: Two and a half stars; Bill says it became a great rental.
“Our guy Raj, he says 2.5 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:35:30

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film and its star rating.

pick Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Ebert gave it 3.5 stars, calling it the same elements applied with craft and fun; Siskel's thumbs down is also discussed.
“Ebert. 3.5 stars. He said when Raiders appeared, it defined a new energy level for adventure movies.”
Bill Simmons · 0:32:38

Blood Diamond (2006) · ‘Blood Diamond’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Roger Ebert's review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review.

pick Blood Diamond: No review to read; they could not find Ebert's take and guess he may have been sick.
“Um, Roger Ebert did not review this movie.”
Bill Simmons · 0:29:05

Iron Man (2008) · ‘Iron Man’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Roger Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Iron Man: Four stars; Ebert says Downey's performance powers the liftoff that separates it from other superhero movies.
“Okay, Roger Ebert.”
Bill Simmons · 0:36:39

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Catch Me If You Can: Three stars; not a major Spielberg film but an effortlessly watchable one, with DiCaprio breezy and charming.
“Our guy Raj, 3 stars.”
unknown · 0:33:38

Alive (1993) · ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Alive: Rating said aloud as "2 star 2.5 stars"; Ebert's line is that there are some stories you simply can't tell.
“Ebert, 2 star 2.5 stars. Didn't like it.”
unknown · 0:20:09

The Edge (1997) · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Roger Ebert's review · Reading Ebert's review of the film and its star rating.

pick The Edge: Three stars; Ebert disliked the Bart the Bear credit placed right after the emotional ending.
“Roger Ebert, 3 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:30:56

Margin Call (2011) · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman

Ebert review · Bill reads what Roger Ebert thought of the film.

pick Margin Call: Ebert gave it 3.5 stars and praised the cast making financial talk into compelling dialogue.
“Our guy Roger Ebert, 3.5 stars said excellent cast.”
Bill Simmons · 0:34:36

Scent of a Woman (1992) · ‘Scent of a Woman’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Scent of a Woman: Three and a half stars; the hosts' Ebert reader is rendered as Raj in the transcript.
“Our guy Raj, he's back after some rough weeks on the rewatchables, 3.5 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:23:49

Unforgiven (1992) · ‘Unforgiven’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's original review of the film.

pick Unforgiven as 2.5 stars (later added to his great movies list): Called one of Ebert's biggest misses; he found it meandering and shapeless but said he enjoyed it, then put it on his great movies list years later.
“He wrote, it's a kind of meandering picture.”
Bill Simmons · 0:36:45

Misery (1990) · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review and giving their own star rating.

pick Misery: Ebert gave 3 stars; Bill would give 3.5.
“Ebert, 3 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:40:43
pick Misery: Agrees on 3.5 stars, with Bates's performance making a 4 possible.
“Yeah, I think it's 3.5 star movie.”
Brian Koppelman · 0:41:06

Knocked Up (2007) · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck

Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review; there was none for this film, so Bill read another critic.

pick Knocked Up: No Ebert review; Bill read Emily Nussbaum's review instead (no star rating), which says Alison made basically zero sense.
“No Roger Ebert review.”
Bill Simmons · 0:31:03

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Beverly Hills Cop II: One star; Ebert calls Murphy a loud, arrogant bore. The hosts think it is harsh.
“Roger Ebert, one star.”
Bill Simmons · 0:22:25

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) · ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Three stars; Ebert said it gets funnier the more Bond and 1960s films you know.
“Roger Ebert, 3 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:33:59

The Player (1992) · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris

Ebert review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The Player: Four stars; the review calls it smart and funny, and the movie The Bonfire of the Vanities wanted to be.
“Our guy, Raj, 4 stars, not surprising.”
Bill Simmons · 0:32:11

Die Hard 2 (1990) · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · The hosts read what Roger Ebert said about the film.

pick Die Hard 2: 3.5 stars; he likens it to the Indiana Jones series as a bruised-forearm thriller.
“He said, quote, this is terrific entertainment.”
Bill Simmons · 0:22:43

Panic Room (2002) · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Roger Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Panic Room: Three stars; Ebert calls Fincher a visual virtuoso and Foster spellbinding.
“All right, Roger Ebert, 3 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:41:56

The Batman (2022) · ‘Batman’ (1989) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · Reading excerpts of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Batman: Two stars; Ebert called Gotham atmospheric but the movie hostile and mean-spirited. The hosts think it should have been a one-and-a-half bumped up for the look, and say he missed the point.
“I'm going to read you some raj experts, excerpts from Roger Aber review.”
Bill Simmons · 0:37:23

The Ice Storm (1997) · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Roger Ebert review · Reading what Roger Ebert said about the film.

pick The Ice Storm: Four stars; Ebert called it satirical, funny and quietly observant, and it was his favorite of 97.
“Four stars for this one.”
Bill Simmons · 0:38:08

Miracle (2004) · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Miracle: Two stars; Bill thought it was at least 2.5. Ebert liked that it is about the coach and the team.
“Two stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:26:06

The Godfather Part II (1974) · ‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's original review of the film.

pick The Godfather Part II: Ebert gave it 3 of 4 stars, praised Pacino and Coppola's mood and period, faulted the flashbacks, and the hosts say he later re-reviewed it as a 4-star movie.
“And now Godfather, 3 out of 4 stars.”
unknown · 0:18:38

Father of the Bride (1991) · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins

Roger Ebert's Review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review.

pick Father of the Bride: Three stars; Bill hoped for 3.5.
“Kind of was kind of hoping for 3.5 , but he did say, uh, one of the movies with a lot of smiles and laughter in it and a good feeling.”
Bill Simmons · 0:23:49

Saturday Night Fever (1977) · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Saturday Night Fever: Three and a half stars; Ebert ties the characters to Mean Streets. Siskel loved it more.
“3.5 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:27:57

The Color of Money (1986) · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The Color of Money: Ebert gave it 2.5 stars; Bill and Chris disagree, with Chris respecting his willingness to pan a friend.
“2.5 stars from Raj and Ebert writes, the color money is directed by Martin Scorsese, the most exciting American director now working.”
Bill Simmons · 0:23:17

Trainspotting (1996) · ‘Trainspotting’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Ebert review · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Trainspotting: Ebert gives it 3 stars and says it goes nowhere on purpose; the hosts laugh that movies don't have to say something.
“Does it lead anywhere? Say anything, not really. That's the point. 3 stars.”
Chris Ryan · 0:31:49

Fight Club (1999) · ‘Fight Club’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Ebert Review · Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Fight Club: Two stars: visceral and hard-edged, a thrill ride masquerading as philosophy.
“Ebert, our guy Raj, 2 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:50:29

Boyz n the Hood (1991) · ‘Boyz n the Hood’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan, and Logan Murdock

Ebert review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Boyz n the Hood: Four stars; Ebert called it an American film of enormous importance, and Bill says that still stands.
“Ebert said, by the end of Boys in the Hood, I realized I had seen, not simply a brilliant directorial debut, but an American film of enormous importance.”
Bill Simmons · 0:32:04

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Ebert's review · Reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Raiders of the Lost Ark: Four stars; he called it a series of breathless and incredible adventures.
“Roger Ebert, our guy, 4 stars.”
unknown · 0:37:51

What About Bob? (1991) · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Roger Ebert review · Bill reads what Roger Ebert (and Gene Siskel) thought of the film.

pick What About Bob?: Ebert gave it 3 stars and called it Murray's best since Ghostbusters; Siskel thought Dreyfuss was too angry. The hosts disagree with Siskel.
“Roger Ebert, 3 stars. Said it was Bill Murray's best movie since Ghostbusters in 1984.”
Bill Simmons · 0:25:48

Predator (1987) · ‘Predator’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano, and Kyle Brandt

Ebert review · Bill reads Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Predator: Three stars; Ebert calls it an effective action movie.
“And it got 3 stars from Roger Ebert.”
Bill Simmons · 0:20:21

Thief (1981) · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · What Roger Ebert said of the film.

pick Thief: Ebert gave it 3.5 stars and called it one of the most intelligent thrillers he had seen.
“3.5 stars.”
Bill Simmons · 0:25:45

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Ebert Review · What Roger Ebert gave it.

pick The Royal Tenenbaums: 3.5 stars; the review is not read aloud.
“Our guy, Roger Ebert gave this movie 3.5 stars.”
Chris Ryan · 0:28:01

The Game (1997) · ‘The Game’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · Bill reads Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The Game: Ebert gave it 3.5 of 4 stars.
“3.5 stars out of 4 for this one.”
Bill Simmons · 0:25:30

Seven (1995) · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · Roger Ebert's rating of the film.

pick Se7en: Four stars on the republished review; the original review was 3.5.
“The original review.”
Bill Simmons · 0:36:00

Fletch (1985) · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · Bill reads Roger Ebert's review of Fletch; the hosts push back on it.

pick Fletch: Bill reads Ebert's review: 2.5 stars. Ebert says Chase's inflexible mask of cool detachment keeps us from identifying with him; the hosts think he missed the point.
“The problem is Chase's performance tends to reduce all the scenes to the same level.”
Bill Simmons · 0:27:32

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Roger Ebert's Review · Reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Ebert three of four stars; Gene Siskel disliked it, and Ebert later named it a favorite.
“Three out of 4 stars, called it, quote, one of the most innocent movies in a long time and, quote, a sweet, warm-hearted comedy.”
Bill Simmons · 0:28:43

The Shining (1980) · ‘The Shining’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert Review · Reading of Roger Ebert's take on the film.

pick The Shining: Ebert was initially critical, then rallied and added it to his Great Movies; no star rating is given.
“Inducted the film into his great movie series saying, quote, Stanley Kubrick's cold and frightening, the shining challenges us to decide who is the reliable observer.”
unknown · 0:32:41

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Beverly Hills Cop: Ebert gave it 2.5 stars and called it a victim of the 'Star Magic Syndrome'.
“He said Eddie Murphy looks like the latest victim of the Star Magic Syndrome, in which it is assumed that a movie will be a hit simply because it stars enormously talented person.”
Bill Simmons · 0:30:12

Do the Right Thing (1989) · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris

Ebert review · Sean reads Roger Ebert's review of the film aloud.

pick Do the Right Thing: Sean reads Ebert at length; Wesley only presumes it is a four-star review, so no rating is confirmed.
“I have been given only a few film going experiences in my life to equal the 1st time I saw do the right thing.”
Sean Fennessey · 0:03:29

Collateral (2004) · ‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · Chris reads Roger Ebert's take on the film.

pick Collateral: Ebert gave it 3.5 out of 4 and called it essentially a long conversation between a killer and a man who fears for his life, with the five stops working like short films.
“3.5 out of four.”
Chris Ryan · 0:37:43

Reservoir Dogs (1992) · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick Reservoir Dogs: Ebert gave it 2.5 stars out of four; the hosts object.
“Tarantino's script does not have much curiosity about the characters, gave it 2.5 stars out of four.”
Bill Simmons · 0:22:05

When Harry Met Sally (1989) · ‘When Harry Met Sally’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins

Ebert Review · The reading of Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick When Harry Met Sally...: Ebert is read as praising Rob Reiner as one of his best comedy directors and the Crystal and Ryan chemistry; no star rating is given.
“Roger Ebert, called Rob Ryan or Wood of Ho, his very best directors of comedy.”
Bill Simmons · 0:17:21

The Natural (1984) · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Ebert review · The hosts read Roger Ebert's review of the film.

pick The Natural: Ebert gave it 2 stars and objected that it turned baseball into idolatry.
“He said, why didn't they make a baseball picture?”
Bill Simmons · 0:18:18

Old School (2003) · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Roger Ebert · Reading Roger Ebert's review of the movie.

pick Old School: Ebert panned it and said there is so little humor; no star rating is given. The hosts say he is never to be trusted on comedies.
“He panned old school. He said, I avoid altogether the question of old school's veracity and move on to its humor, which is easy to master because there's so little of it.”
Bill Simmons · 0:14:58

Tombstone (1993) · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Ebert review · The hosts read what Roger Ebert wrote about the film.

pick Tombstone: Three stars; he later regretted not fighting harder for it, calling it lost in the year-end holiday shuffle.
“Roger Ebert, in his review of Kurt Russell's Dark Blue, said, every time I see Russell or Val Kilmer in a row,”
unknown · 0:15:37

Taken (2008) · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano

Roger Ebert's review · What Roger Ebert gave the film; here only a passing jab at his rating.

pick Taken: Ebert gave it 2.5 stars; the hosts think he missed about 3.5 more. The review is not read aloud.
“Only 2.5 stars from Roger Ebert.”
Bill Simmons · 0:02:15