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As 2019 comes to a close, noted Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper, with help from WGN Radio's Roe Conn, is counting down the best movies of the decade.

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    Revisionist Awards: What SHOULD Have Been Nominated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 32:54


    Roe Conn & Richard Roeper look back at the awards that should have been! Listen to hear which films and performances popular award ceremonies overlooked.

    The Best Movies: Memorial Day Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 36:30


    When hosts Richard Roeper and Roe Conn each put together their own top 10 war films list, they didn't expect they'd have 6 overlapping films! Listen to hear if your favorites made the list and what remaining films round out the Memorial Day Special.

    The Best Homebound Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 31:21


    Tune into this special edition of "The Best Movies" as hosts Richard Roeper and Roe Conn take you through the best homebound movies, films that primarily take place in a single location or home. Listen to hear if your favorite makes the cut.

    The Best Feel-Good Movies | Classics, Family & Animation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 51:28


    WGN's Roe Conn and Sun-Times entertainment critic Richard Roeper are back with another edition of "The Best Feel-Good Movies", this time with a look back at classic films and picks the whole family can enjoy!

    The Best Feel-Good Movies | Action, Sci-Fi & Scary Movies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 36:36


    The Best Feel-Good Movies episode three takes on action, sci-fi and scary movies! Join Roe Conn and Richard Roeper to hear how a mob flick counts as a feel-good and what scary movies are worth revisiting in quarantine.

    The Best Feel-Good Movies | Biopics, Rom-Coms & Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 40:23


    The Best Feel-Good Movies Episode 2 takes on Biopics, Rom-Coms & Sports films. Join Roe Conn and Richard Roeper to see if your favorite feel-goods made the cut!

    The Best Feel-Good Movies | Comedy & Musicals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 39:40


    The Best Movies is back! Roe Conn and Richard Roeper take you through the best feel-good movies starting with comedies and musicals.

    The Best Movies: Going Viral

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 26:13


    Roe Conn & Richard Roeper, your 'Best Movie' guides are back with a look at the entertainment industry in the wake of the coronavirus situation. They also take a look back at Hollywood's long history of pandemic films.

    The Best Movies: Countdown to Gold | Best Picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 25:42


    The Best Movies continues as hosts Roe Conn and Richard Roeper recap the nominees for Best Picture.

    The Best Movies: Countdown to Gold | Win your ballot pool with these gold statue predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 19:28


    Need help filling out your ballot? Richard Roeper and Roe Conn share their predictions on who is going to win the little gold man!

    The Best Movies: Countdown to Gold | Best Actor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 12:31


    The Best Movies continues as hosts Roe Conn and Richard Roeper recap the nominees for Best Actor.

    The Best Movies: Countdown to Gold | Best Actress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 14:05


    The Best Movies returns as hosts Roe Conn and Richard Roeper recap the nominees for Best Actress.

    The Best Movies: Countdown to Gold | Best Supporting Actor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 16:31


    The Best Movies returns as hosts Roe Conn and Richard Roeper recap the nominees for Best Supporting Actor.

    The Best Movies: Countdown to Gold | Best Supporting Actress

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 13:01


    The Best Movies returns with Countdown to Gold! Episode 1 recaps the Best Supporting Actress nominees with hosts Roe Conn and Richard Roeper.

    Twenty for '20: Movies to See in 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2019 24:51


    In this bonus edition of the Best Movies of the Decade, Roe goes over Roeper's 20 to see in 2020 list as we head in to a new year and a new decade.

    The 10 Best Movies of the Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 33:00


    In our series finale, we’ll take a look back at the some of the most newsworthy trends in the movie world from the last 10 years, and Richard will reveal his list of the 10 Best Movies of the Decade.

    Best Movies of the Decade: Dramas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2019 36:20


    Still the reigning heavyweight champion of genres. As you’d expect, this episode is dominated by films that were on hundreds of critics’ “Best of the Year” lists and garnered countless Oscars—not only for Best Picture, but in the acting and technical categories as well. But not all of the films on this list won Oscar gold or reigned at the box office. We’re also going to take a look at the of the very best dramas of the 2010s that were criminally overlooked.

    Best Movies of the Decade: Comedies and Musicals

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 32:26


    On this episode we pay tribute to groundbreaking blockbuster comedies such as “Bridesmaids,” slightly under the radar fare such as “Spring Breakers,” and musical biopics such as “Rocketman.”

    Best Movies of the Decade: Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 36:39


    Action movies continue to dominate the box office, domestically and theatrically—and some of those films rise above the usual car chase/shootout/outer space formula and should be considered as truly great and lasting works of cinema.

    Best Movies of the Decade: Animated Films

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 31:09


    On this edition of 'The Best Movies of the Decade', co-hosts Richard Roeper and Roe Conn discuss the some of the best animated films of the decade.

    Best Movies of the Decade: Based on True Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 33:37


    Ahead of his 100 best films of the decade list, film critic Richard Roeper highlights a selection of films based on or inspired by true events to co-host Roe Conn.

    Introducing the Best Movies of the Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 1:51


    As 2019 comes to a close, noted Chicago Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper, with help from WGN Radio's Roe Conn, is counting down the best movies of the decade.

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