Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert (1942–2013) was an American film critic, journalist, and screenwriter whose newspaper reviews and television debates helped bring film criticism to a mass audience.

Gene Siskel: Gene Siskel was an American film critic for the Chicago Tribune and Roger Ebert’s longtime television co-host. Their lively disagreements made Ebert’s television criticism a recognizable partnership.
Film criticism: Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of cinema through reviews, essays, and other forms of commentary. Ebert’s career made this practice familiar to newspaper and television audiences.
RogerEbert.com: RogerEbert.com is a film-review website that publishes criticism and maintains an archive of Roger Ebert’s writing. The site carries forward his reviews and the publication he established online.
Television criticism: Television criticism is the evaluation and analysis of television programs and their cultural context. Ebert and Siskel demonstrated that critical disagreement could work as popular television.
Richard Roeper: Richard Roeper is an American journalist and film critic who succeeded Gene Siskel as Roger Ebert’s television co-host. He continued Ebert’s televised reviewing partnership after Siskel’s death.
Chicago Sun-Times: The Chicago Sun-Times is a Chicago daily newspaper founded in 1948. Ebert wrote film reviews for the paper from 1967 until his death.
The Great Movies: The Great Movies is Roger Ebert’s series of essays on films he considered especially significant. These essays show his approach to preserving and reassessing cinema history.
The Daily Show: The Daily Show is an American satirical television program that combines comedy with current-affairs commentary. Its 2010 episode included a prominent debate between Ebert and Jon Stewart about online discourse.
Martin Scorsese: Martin Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for films including Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. Ebert championed Scorsese’s work and helped broaden its public reception.
Chicago Tribune: The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper founded in 1847 and based in Chicago. Gene Siskel’s reviews for this rival paper created the setting for their public critical rivalry.

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