CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is set to celebrate two film critics who changed the way America talks about movies. This year marks 50 years since the launch of "Siskel and Ebert." They were known for their ...

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 ...

Exactly 50 years after their first joint TV appearance on Chicago’s public TV station, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert’s legacy received a heartfelt celebration Saturday in their hometown — including a ...

It's the 50th anniversary of "Siskel & Ebert." The two Chicago film critics' groundbreaking TV show influenced generations of movie makers, Hollywood powerbrokers and fans. After Gene's death in 1999, ...

“Sneak Previews” – originally called “Opening Soon At a Theater Near You” – aired on WTTW on November 23, 1975. Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel used to be rival film critics at the Chicago Sun-Times and ...

There's something special about the rush of being right when everyone around you is wrong. Granted, judging film is supposed to be subjective, but there's still such a thing as a consensus, and you ...

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel were, and arguably still are, the two most famous film critics who ever lived, as they didn't just give their own personal opinions on films, but they were two of the first ...

Although he's often mentioned in the same breath as Roger Ebert, Chicago film critic Gene Siskel was just as fantastic of a critic in his own right—undoubtedly one of the most famous of all time. With ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...