The Movie of Your Life with Richard Roeper

Theo Rossi

Richard Roeper interviews actor Theo Rossi about his projects Come With Me (now in theaters and available on Apple TV), Bruton, and the breaking news that Rossi and sever

Julia Hart

Richard Roeper interviews director-screenwriter Julia Hart about her Netflix hit Don’t Say Good Luck, which stars Sunny Sandler as a high schooler cast in Waitress while

Jane Lynch

Richard Roeper welcomes acclaimed comedian and actress Jane Lynch, discussing her tour with Kate Flannery (The Trouble With Angels), her Dolton upbringing, early jobs, an

Michael Russell Gunn & Aya Cash

Richard Roeper interviews writer-director Michael Russell Gunn and actor Aya Cash about their film The Brink of War, set during the 1986 Reykjavik Summit where Reagan and

Hunter Pence

The Movie of Your Life welcomes former MLB All-Star and two-time World Series champion Hunter Pence, who shares his love of baseball’s challenge, his transition into broa

Hollywood's Big Summer: Spider-Man, The Odyssey, and the Movies Everyone's Talking About

Richard Roeper reflects on an historic 2026 summer at the movies and the recurring claim that “movies are dead,” tracing past disruptions from TV and VHS to streaming and

Laura Benanti

Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti discusses her autobiographical one-woman comedy show, "Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares", coming to Chicago for five performances at Steppenwol

Holly Brown

Richard Roeper interviews stand-up comedian and podcaster Holly Brown about her dark comedy podcast "Everybody Knows But Me", inspired by her father’s deathbed confession

Steve Sarowitz

Richard Roeper interviews Steve Sarowitz, Paylocity founder and chairman/financial backer of Wayfarer Studios and Wayfarer Theaters. Sarowitz addresses recent legal contr

Beth Lane

Richard Roeper talks with filmmaker and actor Beth Lane about her Netflix documentary Unbroken, which chronicles the true story of seven Jewish siblings hidden for two ye

Gary Cole

Actor Gary Cole discusses returning to the Chicago stage for the first time in 25 years to star in Mia Chung’s Catch as Catch Can at Steppenwolf Theatre during its 50th a

Ketch Secor & David Greene

Richard Roeper welcomes journalist-filmmaker David Greene and Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor to discuss their documentary Louder Than Guns, created after the Covena

Corey Hendrix

Richard Roeper welcomes Corey Hendrix, a West Side Chicago actor known for The Chi, Fargo, and The Bear, discussing how Chicago’s theater and improv communities shaped hi

Jeremy Piven

Actor and longtime comic Jeremy Piven, known for his Emmy and Golden Globe-winning work as Ari Gold on Entourage, discusses his storied film and television career. Piven

Filmmaker Olivia Newman & author Shelby Van Pelt

Richard Roeper hosts Olivia Newman and Shelby Van Pelt to discuss the Netflix film adaptation of Van Pelt’s "Remarkably Bright Creatures", starring Sally Field. Newman de

Denise Richards

Denise Richards stars in the indie thriller "Dirty Hands" now available on Apple TV and Prime Video. Richards discusses how promoting the film has changed following the s

Brian Koppelman

Writer-director and Billions co-creator Brian Koppelman discusses his career, creative habits, and films that influenced him. Koppelman describes building “scaffolding” t

Top Picks of Inspirational Sci-Fi Flicks

Richard Roeper compares reactions to Project Hail Mary and other space/alien films with an inspirational tone: from Close Encounters of the Third Kind to Interstellar, to

Kendall Gill: March Madness and his surprising favorite movies

Richard Roeper welcomes Chicago native and 15-year NBA veteran Kendall Gill (University of Illinois “Flyin’ Illini,” fifth overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft, former stea

Spacewoman: Col. Eileen Collins on risk, family, and the Space Shuttle program

Richard Roeper welcomes pioneering astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins to discuss the documentary Spacewoman, directed by Hannah Berryman, and Collins’ appearances at Wayfar