Tag: Gene Siskel

Written by Brian

Why I’ll Miss Roger Ebert

Today Roger Ebert died after a hard fought battle with cancer.  He was 70 years old, and – at least for me – humanized movie reviewing, making it feel like it was something that anyone, including myself, could do. I remember watching both him and Gene Siskel – who died in February, 1999 – on […]

Written by Brian

Happy Birthday, Roger Ebert!

If someone decides to make a list of the most influential film reviewers, there’s no way that Roger Ebert, of the Chicago Sun-Times, wouldn’t be near the top.  When I was growing up, he and Gene Siskel were the only reviewers that I knew of who’s reviews actually could be called entertaining in and of […]