Movies

Revisiting ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’

21st-Century Cinema in Review: ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’

Revisiting ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’

Kicking off a yearlong series about the movies that defined the last 25 years of filmmaking, two critics tackle the one blockbuster to rule them all

Manuela Lazic, Adam Nayman

The Latest From the Cinema, Streaming, and Beyond

Noteworthy Reads

What’s the Most Impressive Thing Jason Statham Has Ever Done?

What’s the Most Impressive Thing Jason Statham Has Ever Done? A Quantitative Analysis.

Jason Statham’s Greatest Feats, Analyzed

By Miles Surrey • 14 min read

‘The Electric State’ Is a Tire Fire

The World Is a Tire Fire

By Adam Nayman • 8 min read

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Ringer-Verse Recommends: March 2025

The Ringer-Verse

Ringer-Verse Recommends: March 2025

The Ringer-Verse

• 43 min

The 17 Greatest Best Picture Title Defenses

By Daniel Joyaux • 16 min read

The 17 Greatest Best Picture Title Defenses

Daniel Joyaux • 16 min read

1:32:00

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon! Plus: ‘Holland’ and ‘Kinda Pregnant.’

The Garbage Women Canon

• 1 hr 32 min

1:07:00

Star Wars

The ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Debate

House of R

The ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Debate

House of R

• 1 hr 7 min

Relive the Oscars Takeaways and Analysis From the 97th Academy Awards

Winners and Losers of the 2025 Oscars

The Winners and Losers of the 2025 Oscars

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

The 2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Has the Greatest Day

Oscars Hangover Mailbag, Plus Bong Joon-ho

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

‘Anora’ Underpins a New Oscars With Good Taste

The Oscars Have, Against All Odds, Acquired Good Taste

By A.A. Dowd • 7 min read

Oscars: Sneaky Winners and Losers. Plus, Neon CEO Tom Quinn on ‘Anora.’

2025 Oscars: Sneaky Winners and Losers. Plus, Neon CEO Tom Quinn on a Big Night for ‘Anora.’

Oscars Review and Neon CEO Tom Quinn!

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 38 min

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

An Oscars Recap, and Talking ‘Opus’ With Mark Anthony Green

Oscars Recap and ‘Opus’

An Oscars Recap, Plus ‘White Lotus’ S3E3

An Oscars Recap and the Latest From ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Severance’

The Watch

Gambling

Oscars Recap, NFL Combine Results, and Should We Bet the Cavs?

Oscars Recap, NFL Combine, and the Cavs

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal • 50 min

Winners and Losers of the 2025 Oscars

The Winners and Losers of the 2025 Oscars

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

The 2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Has the Greatest Day

Oscars Hangover Mailbag, Plus Bong Joon-ho

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

‘Anora’ Underpins a New Oscars With Good Taste

The Oscars Have, Against All Odds, Acquired Good Taste

By A.A. Dowd • 7 min read

Oscars: Sneaky Winners and Losers. Plus, Neon CEO Tom Quinn on ‘Anora.’

2025 Oscars: Sneaky Winners and Losers. Plus, Neon CEO Tom Quinn on a Big Night for ‘Anora.’

Oscars Review and Neon CEO Tom Quinn!

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 38 min

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

An Oscars Recap, and Talking ‘Opus’ With Mark Anthony Green

Oscars Recap and ‘Opus’

An Oscars Recap, Plus ‘White Lotus’ S3E3

An Oscars Recap and the Latest From ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Severance’

The Watch

Gambling

Oscars Recap, NFL Combine Results, and Should We Bet the Cavs?

Oscars Recap, NFL Combine, and the Cavs

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal • 50 min

Winners and Losers of the 2025 Oscars

The Winners and Losers of the 2025 Oscars

By Miles Surrey • 6 min read

The 2025 Oscars: ‘Anora’ Has the Greatest Day

Oscars Hangover Mailbag, Plus Bong Joon-ho

The Oscars Hangover Mailbag. Plus: Bong Joon-ho Returns!

‘Anora’ Underpins a New Oscars With Good Taste

The Oscars Have, Against All Odds, Acquired Good Taste

By A.A. Dowd • 7 min read

Oscars: Sneaky Winners and Losers. Plus, Neon CEO Tom Quinn on ‘Anora.’

2025 Oscars: Sneaky Winners and Losers. Plus, Neon CEO Tom Quinn on a Big Night for ‘Anora.’

Oscars Review and Neon CEO Tom Quinn!

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 38 min

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

An Oscars Recap, and Talking ‘Opus’ With Mark Anthony Green

Oscars Recap and ‘Opus’

An Oscars Recap, Plus ‘White Lotus’ S3E3

An Oscars Recap and the Latest From ‘White Lotus’ and ‘Severance’

The Watch

Gambling

Oscars Recap, NFL Combine Results, and Should We Bet the Cavs?

Oscars Recap, NFL Combine, and the Cavs

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal • 50 min

Spotlight

What Now for Marvel?
Superheroes Have Something to Prove
By Daniel Chin • Feb. 14 • 7 min read
- A Universe in Ruins
  Adam Nayman • Feb. 18 • 8 min read
- ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Is Marvel’s Rock Bottom. Now What?
  ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Is Marvel’s Rock Bottom. Now What?
  ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Is MCU’s Rock Bottom
  The Big Picture
  • Feb. 14 • 1 hr 6 min
- What Went Wrong With ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
  What Went Wrong With ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
  Reacting to ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
  The Midnight Boys
  • Feb. 15 • 1 hr 39 min
- Let’s Assemble the MCU’s New Avengers
  Daniel Chin • Feb. 19 • 20 min read
- ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Deep Dive
  ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Deep Dive
  ‘Brave New World’ Deep Dive
  House of R
  • Feb. 18 • 1 hr 40 min
- Is Marvel Back? Plus, ‘Buffy’ Reboot News and ‘The Pitt’ Episode 6.
  Is Marvel Back? Plus, ‘Buffy’ Reboot News and ‘The Pitt’ Episode 6.
  Marvel News, ‘Buffy’ Reboot, and ‘The Pitt’
  The Watch
  • Feb. 7 • 55 min
See All Marvel
What Now for Marvel?
Superheroes Have Something to Prove
By Daniel Chin • Feb. 14 • 7 min read
See All Marvel
Ringer Films Presents: ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
The (Slightly Abridged) Yacht Rock Dictionary
By Justin Sayles • Nov. 27, 2024 • 18 min read
- ‘Running Scared’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
  ‘Running Scared’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
  ‘Running Scared’ (1986)
  The Rewatchables
  • Nov. 26, 2024 • 1 hr 30 min
- ‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’
  ‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’: What Even Are Movies? Plus ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.’
  ‘Hot Frosty,’ ‘Moana 2,’ and ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
  ‘Hot Frosty’ and ‘Moana 2’
  The Big Picture
  • Nov. 27, 2024 • 1 hr 35 min
- Pass the Gravy, Pass the Remote: A Music Documentary Thanksgiving Survival Guide
  The Ringer Staff • Nov. 27, 2024 • 19 min read
- ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: Nate Dogg, Warren G, and the Apex of the G-Funk Era
  Rob Harvilla • July 5, 2023 • 7 min read
Check out ‘Yacht Rock’ on Max Now
Ringer Films Presents: ‘Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary’
The (Slightly Abridged) Yacht Rock Dictionary
By Justin Sayles • Nov. 27, 2024 • 18 min read
Check out ‘Yacht Rock’ on Max Now
Long Reads About What We’re Watching
How Neon Lit Up Indie Cinema in the Letterboxd Era
How Neon Lit Up Indie Cinema in the Letterboxd Era
How Neon Lit Up Indie Cinema
By Eric Ducker • Jan. 22 • 19 min read
- How Composer Gordy Haab Became the John Williams Whisperer
  How Composer Gordy Haab Became the John Williams Whisperer
  Meet Gordy Haab, the John Williams Whisperer
  Ben Lindbergh • Dec. 16, 2024 • 29 min read
- Partying Like It’s 1999 With Kyle Mooney
  Alan Siegel • Dec. 6, 2024 • 15 min read
- The Future of Film May Just Be Old Movies
  Abe Beame • Oct. 23, 2024 • 23 min read
- The Sexless State of Cinema, by the Numbers
  Rob Arthur and 1 more • Oct. 24, 2024 • 18 min read
- Don’t Fall Asleep: The Oral History of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
  Alan Siegel • Oct. 31, 2024 • 35 min read
- The Rise of Ending Explainers, Explained
  Scarlett Harris • Oct. 22, 2024 • 11 min read
- How the ‘Pulp Fiction’ Poster Became a Dorm Room Staple
  Jake Kring-Schreifels • Oct. 10, 2024 • 14 min read
- “You Gotta Hear This One Song”: The Oral History of the ‘Garden State’ Soundtrack
  Matthew Jacobs • July 24, 2024 • 19 min read
- Reigns of Terror: Introducing the Scream Queen Championship Belt
  Nate Rogers • July 9, 2024 • 28 min read
Read More Features Here
Long Reads About What We’re Watching
How Neon Lit Up Indie Cinema in the Letterboxd Era
How Neon Lit Up Indie Cinema in the Letterboxd Era
How Neon Lit Up Indie Cinema
By Eric Ducker • Jan. 22 • 19 min read
Read More Features Here

The Latest From ‘The Rewatchables’

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‘Blue Chips’ With Bill, Chris, and Van

‘Blue Chips’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

The Rewatchables • March 25

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’

The Rewatchables • March 18

‘Best in Show’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson

‘Best in Show’

‘Rocky’ With Bill, Chris, and Van

• March 10 • 1 hr 40 min

‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

• March 4 • 1 hr 49 min

2:08:00

‘Blue Chips’ With Bill, Chris, and Van

‘Blue Chips’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

The Rewatchables • March 25

‘Days of Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

‘Days of Thunder’

‘Best in Show’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Joanna Robinson

‘Best in Show’

‘Rocky’ With Bill, Chris, and Van

‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Videos

A Cinematic Journey Across The Ringer-Verse

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1:01:00

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Announcement

The Ringer-Verse • March 28

1:01:00

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Announcement

The Ringer-Verse • March 28

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

Collections

The 2025 Academy Awards

Keep up with all the snubs, surprises, and ‘Emilia Pérez’ drama.

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

Amazon’s Studio Head Firing

Amazon’s Studio Head Firing and the Prime Video Seven-Year Report Card

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 34 min

Amazon’s Studio Head Firing and the Prime Video Seven-Year Report Card

Amazon’s Studio Head Firing

• 34 min

Media

Why YouTubers Are Having a Hollywood Moment

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 30 min

Why YouTubers Are Having a Hollywood Moment

• 30 min

Each Studio’s Most Important 2025 Movie

The Most Important Movie for Each Studio in 2025

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 30 min

The Most Important Movie for Each Studio in 2025

Each Studio’s Most Important 2025 Movie

• 30 min

Apple’s Hollywood Identity Crisis: Who Do They Want to Be?

The Town with Matthew Belloni • 33 min

Apple’s Hollywood Identity Crisis: Who Do They Want to Be?

• 33 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

Revenge Of The Sith still means something even though we know how it ends #starwars #rots

March 30
84s

How will the MCU replace Molecule Man in Doomsday and Secret Wars? 🤔 #secretwars #avengersdoomsday

March 28
78s

Why did Sean have to do Nicholas Hoult like that? 😂😭🤣

March 21
57s

Out of a few of the characters Jack Quaid has played, who would be Nathan Caine’s closest friend? 🫣

March 16
76s

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.

The Full Go with Jason Goff

Podcasts

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East Coast Bias

Best Bets For Game 1s

The Full Go

“Mans in the Mirror” With Sahadev Sharma

The Mismatch

Kawhi’s Reintroduction, Silver’s Discipline, Cade’s Arrival, and More Things to Look Forward to in the First Round of the NBA Playoffs

Kawhi’s Reintroduction, Cade’s Arrival, and Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs

The First Round of the NBA Playoffs

The Bill Simmons Podcast

The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks With Rob Mahoney, Chris Ryan, and Brian Windhorst.

The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview. Plus, Awards Picks.

The NBA Playoffs Mega-Preview

Against All Odds with Cousin Sal

Against All Odds

The NBA Playoffs and the NFL Draft With Cynthia Frelund

The NBA Playoffs and the NFL Draft

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

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