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Would Roger Ebert Have Liked This Movie
Bill Simmons asks an AI (ChatGPT/Claude) what Roger Ebert would have thought of the movie; hosts react.
Would Roger Ebert Have Liked This Movie has run in 5 episodes. The most recent 5 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.
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| Episode | Host | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Bill Simmons | Three and a half stars - Ebert would have loved Gosling and liked these goofy genre movies |
| ‘The Nice Guys’ | Chris Ryan | Three stars - would have thought it was pretty convoluted |
| ‘Sicario’ | Bill Simmons | ChatGPT said Ebert would probably have given it three and a half to four stars, noting that Ebert valued films that wrestled with ethical complexity and loved intelligent thrillers with political weight |
| ‘Hereditary’ | Chris Ryan | Asked if the AI was used to predict what Ebert would say about Melissa George. |
| ‘John Wick’ | Chris Ryan | He would have liked it but found it mind-numbing and a little thin, wanting more character development for Helen |
| ‘Shot Caller’ | Bill Simmons | Uses ChatGPT's prediction that Ebert would give Shot Caller 3-3.5 stars, appreciating character development and themes but critiquing sensationalized elements |
| ‘Shot Caller’ | Chris Ryan | 3 stars out of 4 (thinks 3.5 would be too high) |
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