The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan return back to earth to rewatch one last movie, Warren Beatty and Buck Henry’s 1978 film ‘Heaven Can Wait,’ starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, and Dyan Cannon.
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Video Producer: Jon Jones
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Aug 18
‘Sinners’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Wesley Morris
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Wesley Morris pop open a cold bottle of Irish beer as they revisit Ryan Coogler’s instant classic, ‘Sinners,’ starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, and Miles Caton. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Ronak Nair, and Chris Wohlers Free eB ... Show More
2h 59m
Aug 12
‘Rollerball’ (1975) With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman record the first podcast without penalties, substitutions, or time limit as they revisit Norman Jewison’s 1975 classic ‘Rollerball’ starring James Caan, John Houseman, and John Beck. Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Ronak Nair Free eBook ... Show More
1h 37m
Aug 5
‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
Dead or alive, The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt revisit Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 sci-fi classic ‘RoboCop’—starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, and Kurtwood Smith. Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Ronak Nair Free eBooks library. It’s on Prime. This episode is sponsored by State ... Show More
1h 54m
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
Jul 8
The 2025 Movie Auction Returns!
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to conduct Part 2 of their 2025 Movie Auction, where they draft, in auction format, some of the movies they're most excited for this year. Before diving in, they remember the wonderful career of Michael Madsen, who tragically passed away t ... Show More
2h 19m
Oct 2024
#639 ft. Naomi Scott, Anna Kendrick
Spooky season is upon us, folks, and this week's Empire Podcast is even more of a horror show than usual, as Chris Hewitt talks to Naomi Scott about her fabulous performance in Parker Finn's scary sequel, Smile 2, [23:26 - 37:26 approx] and the team — Chris, James Dyer, Ben Travi ... Show More
1h 45m
Aug 2023
#578 — Alex Winter, Angel Manuel Soto, Phil Lord & Chris Miller
Well, look at that: just in time for the Women's World Cup final this weekend, the Empire Podcast scores a hat-trick of lovely guests. (Well, four actually, which is even better!) Chris Hewitt may be off this week, but he continues to haunt the podcast by conducting two of those ... Show More
1h 56m
Mar 2025
The Cate Blanchett Hall of Fame and the Delightfully Sleek ‘Black Bag’
Sean and Amanda discuss their upcoming trip to Las Vegas for CinemaCon (1:00) before taking stock of Steven Soderbergh’s 36th feature film, ‘Black Bag,’ starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender (8:30). Then, they build a Hall of Fame for Blanchett by selecting the 10 most i ... Show More
1h 49m
Mar 2023
#554 — Damien Chazelle & Justin Hurwitz, Christopher Landon, Michael B. Jordan
This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees another onslaught of incredible guests, as Ian Freer chats with Babylon's director-composer duo of Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz about their working relationship and long friendship, and Chris Hewitt talks scary VHS covers with ... Show More
1h 46m