The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are tryin’ real hard to be the shepherd after rewatching Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 masterpiece ‘Pulp Fiction,’ starring Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman. In Part 1, the guys break down why they love the movie, discuss the story of how the movie was made, and dive deep int ... Show More
Mar 10
‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt
CR Month rolls on with a trip to the Twin Cities to revisit Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1996 crime thriller ‘Fargo’ starring William H. Macy, Frances McDormand, and Steve Buscemi. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic This episode is sponsored by Anthr ... Show More
2h 2m
Mar 3
'Sicario' With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey form a special task force and head to El Paso to revisit Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 crime thriller, ‘Sicario,’ starring Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, ... Show More
2h 5m
Feb 24
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Mina Kimes
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Van Lathan are joined by Mina Kimes and David Lindhagen to revisit the 2011 classic ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ starring Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, and Emma Stone. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, Matt Pevic, and ... Show More
1h 55m
Dec 2024
‘A Complete Unknown’ Is a Bob Dylan Movie. How Does It Feel?
Sean is joined by Chris Ryan and Mallory Rubin to dig all the way into ‘A Complete Unknown,’ James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet. They discuss, among other things, the musical performances of Chalamet and his costar Monica Barbaro, the supporting performan ... Show More
1h 29m
Apr 2025
The Summer Movie Preview Game. Plus: David Cronenberg on ‘The Shrouds.’
Sean and Amanda briefly react to some Oscars news, including a rule requiring Academy members to watch the movies and the details surrounding the new Casting and Achievement in Stunt Design award (1:34). Then, for the first time, they play the Summer Movie Preview Game, in which ... Show More
2h 40m
Feb 2025
The 10 Best Movies at Sundance, and the Astonishing ‘Nickel Boys’
Sean and Amanda discuss the evolving story of Karla Sofía Gascón’s old tweets (1:00) and what it might portend for the ‘Emilia Pérez’ Oscar hopes. Then, they discuss an underwhelming Sundance 2025 (12:00) before diving deep into one of the best movies of 2024, ‘Nickel Boys’ (44:0 ... Show More
1h 42m
Apr 2024
#611 — Jordan Peele, Rufus Sewell & Philip Martin, Nell Tiger Free & Bill Nighy
This week's Empire Podcast has more guests than the Overlook Hotel, all chatting to Chris Hewitt about their new movies. First, producer Jordan Peele tells Chris why he was so taken by Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man, that he came on board to help it get a theatrical re ... Show More
2 h
Oct 2025
The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2025 and ‘Black Phone 2’
On today’s show Chris Ryan joins Sean to unpack the year 2025 in horror movies. But first, they hit a handful of movie news headlines, including rumors of a new trailer coming out in December for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Michael Mann’s recent comments about the producti ... Show More
1h 59m
Aug 2025
The Life Of Custard (ft. guests Joaquin Phoenix; Tom Hiddleston & Chiwetel Ejiofor; Samara Weaving & Karl Glusman)
In one of those bumper-sized guest-filled jamborees in which we specialise, this week's Empire Podcast sees John Nugent sit down on Zoom to interview Eddington star, Joaquin Phoenix... or does Joaquin Phoenix interview John Nugent? All will be revealed. [18:52 - 35:59 approx] Els ... Show More
1h 58m