This news made me surprisingly sad when I found out earlier today. Maybe it’s because another one of my childhood icons is gone, maybe it’s because a witty, sharp reviewer will no longer be around to skewer crappy Hollywood movies. Maybe it’s both.
I remember watching “At the Movies” together with my dad way back when I was a kid in MPLS. And kidees, this was on a black-and-white TV with no remote control. Imagine that: You had to get off your ass to change the channel. Anyway…good memories, loved his reviews, and even agreed with them most of the time.
(sigh), rest in peace, Roger.
True that! I usually agreed with his likes and dislikes, more often than Gene Siskels.
Very well said.I use to watch Siskel and Ebert religiously every week and loved their reviews and the passion they had for movies.That’s one of the things I took from that,as well as looking for obscure/lesser known movies that Ebert would recommend or ones I’d find on my own.He will be missed..