Film Critic Richard Roeper Calls Out Overrated Movies & Reveals the Review He Regrets

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this engaging episode of the Hollywood Raw podcast, hosts Dax Holt and Adam Glyn welcome esteemed film critic Richard Roeper to discuss his illustrious career and insights into the film industry. Richard shares his experiences working alongside the legendary Roger Ebert and reflects on his time as a prominent voice in film criticism. The trio dives into a lively conversation about the much-anticipated sequel to "The Devil Wears Prada," with Richard providing a fresh perspective on its merits and relevance in today's cinematic landscape. As the episode unfolds, they touch on a variety of topics, from the evolution of film criticism in the age of social media to the challenges of being a critic while maintaining friendships with celebrities. Richard shares his thoughts on recent films, including his mixed feelings about "Bohemian Rhapsody" and his unexpected love for "Passengers." This episode is a treasure trove of film insights and entertaining anecdotes, making it a must-listen for movie buffs and casual viewers alike! Don’t miss a thing! Follow Hollywood Raw on Insta, Facebook, and Twitter. Dax Holt -Insta / Twitter Adam Glyn -Insta / Twitter Richard Roper - Twitter This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Hollywood Raw podcast.
0:02.6	Daxholt over here, Adam Glenn over there.
0:06.3	Guys, we've got a great episode for you coming up today.
0:08.8	We're going to be talking to Richard Roper, who is obviously a well-known American journalist, calmness.
0:14.4	But I think a lot of people know that last name because he is a very well-known film critic that has been checking out movies for many years and talking about them.
0:25.0	So, yeah, very excited to have him on.
0:27.0	I know Adam's a huge fan and has been kind of rallying around trying to get this guy on for, like, years it feels like.
0:33.6	And we finally did it.
0:34.8	We're here, Adam.
0:36.0	Well, he took over, know that you know it was
0:38.2	you know he became one of the pride the most recognized roper he was he was a per to roper you know he
0:43.0	worked at jean ciscoll until jean ciscoll passed away uh it was uh he was he's a great film critic you know
0:50.1	great writes great columns for the you know he did it for over 40 years with the chicago some
0:54.6	times and it just does great work so i'm excited talk to him and talk all things movies
0:59.0	NBC now NBC's got a podcast that's doing well called the podcast called the movie or life
1:04.0	so that I'm looking forward to this conversation uh Dax you know what I had funny recently
1:09.0	happened to me so I am now at the point where like my videos are starting to do very well. I didn't tell you this. My videos are starting to do well. They're starting to like take off. And you know, I get a lot of good feedback or where? TikTok, YouTube, like whatever in general. Just in my platforms like my videos do well i get good engagement well you're finally doing a
1:27.8	good job at them thank you i'm finally doing a good job so now in the past like three weeks i've had
1:34.4	like representation reached out to me so one person reach out to me i almost want to drop the name of
1:39.5	the company but i won't because maybe i will we'll see what happens the company reached out to me
1:44.1	say hey we'd love to have a meeting The company reached out to me and say,
1:44.3	hey, we'd love to have a meeting. This girl reaches out to me. Yeah, sure. So I make some time this week, have a meeting with this girl. She was nice, 25 years old, you know. I'll mention her, I mentioned her age. And she's talking about me. She's like, listen, your, your performance on social is doing very well you know you're
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