Van Lathan
Host · 111 episodes · The Ringer
Episodes hosted
October 13, 2026 · Horror · 1h 46m
September 22, 2026 · Action · 1h 39m
August 11, 2026 · Action · 1h 44m
Draft picks
- #5 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World — comedy▶ 46:28
- #10 Iron Man 2 — franchise film▶ 57:16
- #19 The Book of Eli — original▶ 1:26:48
- #24 Tron: Legacy — blockbuster▶ 1:49:33
- #33 Exit Through the Gift Shop — Oscar nominee
- #38 Due Date — wild card
- #47 Megamind — foreign language/animated▶ 2:38:49
- #3 Darth Vader — hero or villain▶ 56:28
- #8 Millennium Falcon — vehicle▶ 1:07:03
- #13 Force — wild card▶ 1:19:59
- #17 Rey — Skywalker family member▶ 1:32:44
- #22 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi — movie▶ 1:42:15
- #27 Emperor Palpatine — problematic character▶ 1:53:09
- #32 Solo — movie you've been cursed with▶ 2:11:16
- #6 Bamboozled — Original▶ 46:18
- #9 Traffic — Oscar Nominee▶ 52:00
- #20 Remember the Titans — Blockbuster▶ 1:20:00
- #23 Meet the Parents — Comedy▶ 1:25:33
- #34 The Patriot — Action/Horror/Thriller▶ 1:41:29
- #37 Boiler Room — Drama▶ 1:43:40
- #48 Final Destination — Wild Card▶ 1:57:00
Top 5s & 10s
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ and Top Five Tim Burton Movies
‘Bullet Train’ and the Top 5 Movies Set on a Train
- 1. From Russia with Love▶ 37:19
- 2. Snowpiercer▶ 34:13
- 3. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory▶ 32:22
- 4. Source Code▶ 28:43
- 5. Silver Streak▶ 27:43
Honorable mentions: Throw Momma from the Train · Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Top Five Vampire Movies and ‘Morbius'
- Blacula▶ 28:39
- Vampires▶ 32:34
- Interview with the Vampire▶ 34:34
- The Lost Boys▶ 37:22
- From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 40:25
- Vampire in Brooklyn▶ 40:50
Honorable mentions: Def by Temptation
Ad-hoc lists
16 lists made on the fly — Rushmores, quick rankings, tiers — outside the drafts, auctions, Top 5s & 10s and ranking episodes
- The Rewatchables
Ranked list · 5 items · ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Craig Horlbeck · September 22, 2026
5. Death Wish (1974) · 4. The Equalizer (2014) · 3. Taken (2008) · 2. First Blood (1982) · 1. John Wick (2014)
- The Rewatchables
Ranked list · 7 items · ‘Single White Female’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Mallory Rubin · June 8, 2026
5. Bishop in Juice · 5. O-Dog in Menace II Society · 4. Hedy coming down the stairs with the new haircut in Single White Female · 3. Annie's I hate profanity moment in Misery · 2. The self beat-up in Fight Club · 1. Buffalo Bill and Goodbye Horses in The Silence of the Lambs · Ganz shooting the guard in the van in 48 Hrs
- The Rewatchables
Ranked list · 6 items · ‘Tropic Thunder’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan, and Joel Anderson · May 12, 2026
5. The Ringer (2005) · 4. Tropic Thunder (2008) · 3. Juwanna Mann (2002) · 2. The Birth of a Nation (2016) · 1. Soul Man (1986) · The Crying Game (1992)
- The Rewatchables
Ranked list · 8 items · ‘Basic Instinct’ Live From SF With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin, and Van Lathan · April 14, 2026
Emanuel Queen of the Desert · Emanuel in Space · Black Emanuel · Emanuel in Bangkok · 4. Sharon Stone · 3. Robin Givens · 2. Janet Jackson · 1. Pam Grier
- The Rewatchables
Ranked list · 5 items · ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · April 7, 2026
5. Josie and the Pussycats · 4. The Wonders · 3. Spinal Tap · 2. The Five Heartbeats · 1. Stillwater
- The Rewatchables
Unranked list · 4 items · ‘Eddie and the Cruisers’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · April 7, 2026
The Five Heartbeats · The Wonders · Eddie and the Cruisers · Stillwater
Frequent co-hosts
All-time — not changed by the filter above
Top 10 swear words
All-time — counted from speaker-attributed transcripts, both shows
3,733 total on-mic swears