Chris Ryan

Speaks on the shows. Their sketches and lines as a speaker.

No film of theirs is counted, so what they drew on and who drew on them comes only from the lines with them at one end.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Other (5) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Chris Ryan → Sean Fennessey. Chris takes random chances on VOD and theater picks; Sean and Amanda do not.
    “Chris is much more of a free spirit”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 0:24:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)

programming (8)

  1. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → Goodfellas. Pick 1 (round 1), category Oscar nominee: Easy first pick; one of his favorite movies ever made.
    “one of my favorite movies ever made, Martin Scorsese's uh, epic, darkly comic look at the rise and fall of the American mob”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:26:39 · Chris Ryan (0.90 sure it was them)
  2. programming (programming): The Hunt for Red October → Chris Ryan. Chris has been lobbying for Red October to be a Rewatchables episode.
    “Chris has been lobbying for it to be on the rewatching.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:42:22 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → Miller's Crossing. Pick 6 (round 2), category drama: Favorite Coen movie most days; first one he saw.
    “Miller's Crossing.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:45:04 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  4. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → Days of Thunder. Pick 7 (round 3), category blockbuster: Top Gun with cars; Tony Scott, Cruise and Kidman.
    “No, I'm going to do Days of Thunder and Blockbuster.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:49:43 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  5. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → House Party. Pick 12 (round 4), category comedy: Rap-era slice of life, Hudlin, Kid 'n Play.
    “I'm going to pick house party.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:04:09 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  6. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → King of New York. Pick 13 (round 5), category action/horror/thriller: Peak Ferrara, Walken, killer ensemble.
    “I will take it as a throw.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:06:44 · Chris Ryan (0.80 sure it was them)
  7. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → The Exorcist III. Pick 18 (round 6), category sequel: Among the great horror movies; Blatty directing.
    “Well, I'm going to be selecting Exorcist 3.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:19:46 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)
  8. programming (programming): Chris Ryan → The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover. Pick 19 (round 7), category wild card: Second Greenaway pick; visually sumptuous.
    “And that is the cook, the thief, the wife, and her lover.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:23:03 · Chris Ryan (0.85 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (theme): Chris Ryan → Bill Simmons. Joke: Bill is the Denzel to Chris's Will Smith.
    “You've always been the Denzel to his Will Smith.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:12:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. theme (five-word plot): The Equalizer → Chris Ryan. Chris Ryan pitched The Equalizer to Simmons as Denzel killing a bunch of dudes in a Home Depot.
    “Denzel kills a bunch of dudes in a Home Depot.”
    The Rewatchables · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano · 0:21:10 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (anecdote): Joker → Chris Ryan. Amanda saw Joker with Chris Ryan on release day in a near-empty theater.
    “I saw Joker with Chris Ryan on Friday afternoon”
    The Big Picture · 300th Episode Ask-Us-Anything Mailbag Spectacular · 0:20:02 · Amanda Dobbins (0.90 sure it was them)

verdict (2)

  1. verdict (verdict): To Live and Die in L.A. → Chris Ryan. A listener calls To Live and Die in L.A. a CR special, as Prince's score complimentary.
    “watched to live and die in LA last night, and it's a CR special, if I've ever seen one.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:27:35 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. verdict (verdict): Chris Ryan → Catastrophe. Chris Ryan avoids these cringe shows because he does not want to feel bad about social interaction; Alison and Sean love Catastrophe anyway.
    “our colleague, Chris Ryan, always says that he can't watch these shows because he doesn't want to feel bad about social interaction.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:09:27 · Alison Herman (0.80 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Chris Ryan: Chris Ryan's CR Month picks on The Rewatchables: Sicario, Fargo, To Live and Die in L.A., L.A. Confidential, The Nice Guys, a lineup that turned out to be all L.A. movies.
    “Sicario, Fargo, to live and die in LA, LA confidential, and I feel like...”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · The Color of Money with Chris Ryan · 0:24:16 · Chris Ryan (0.55 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Chris Ryan: Listeners say he gets wound up 40 minutes from the end; he says it is the Zane Lowe category.
    “I think it's excitement for the Wayne Jet category.”
    The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag! · 0:05:14 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Chris Ryan: Declined to join: 'I'm not a powers guy.'
    “I'm not a powers guy.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:03:43 · unknown (0.50 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about Chris Ryan: Chris has logged every 2022 release on Letterboxd and has watched all of them: 309 of 309.
    “It's 309 movies and it says you've watched 309 of 309.”
    The Big Picture · The 2022 Movie Draft · 0:19:20 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Chris Ryan: The Ringer colleague avoids cringe comedy.
    “he can't watch these shows because he doesn't want to feel bad about social interaction.”
    The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:09:27 · Alison Herman (0.80 sure it was them)