Famed movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert hated the Friday the 13th franchise for its portrayal of violence against women and its negative view of human nature. Gene Siskel went as far as to ...
Before the age of Rotten Tomatoes metrics and Twitter dunking, there was Gene Siskel—razor-sharp, deeply informed, and unafraid to fillet a film on live television. As half of the legendary Siskel & ...
50 year ago this week, two movie critics from Chicago changed TV history. The 50 reviews below span the show’s entire 25-year history, and I did my best to provide a wide range of reviews; some of ...
This month marks 50 years since critics and A-list Chicago celebrities Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debuted their movie review show. The pair moved names and shows a few times in the over two decades ...
Editor's note: Film critics Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel invented the two-man movie-review show on WTTW-TV, Chicago. Here Mr. Ebert reminisces about his friend and rival on the 10th anniversary of his ...