Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

Favorite films

  • Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Citizen Kane
  • La Dolce Vita

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  • Derby

    ★★★★★

  • The Possession of Joel Delaney

    ★★½

  • Sweet Sugar

    ★½

  • Fright

    ★★½

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  • Derby

    Derby

    ★★★★★

    rating: 4.0 / 4.0

    www.rogerebert.com/reviews/derby-1972

    Disclaimer: I do not claim to have ownership over or to have written the following review. This review was written by Roger Ebert, where the official online posting of which is linked above.

    Mike has an ambition in life, and that is to be a professional Roller Derby star. The starting pay is $12,000 a year, which is what he makes building tires, but the glamour and the glory of the Roller Derby is worth…

  • The Possession of Joel Delaney

    The Possession of Joel Delaney

    ★★½

    rating: 2.0 / 4.0

    www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-possession-of-joel-delaney-1972

    Disclaimer: I do not claim to have ownership over or to have written the following review. This review was written by Roger Ebert, where the official online posting of which is linked above.

    What can you say about the possession of Joel Delaney, except that it gave him a hobby? Before his friend Tonio's spirit occupied his body, life was little more than a series of hos and hums for Joel. He was the kind…

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  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

    rating: 4.0 / 4.0

    www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-2001-a-space-odyssey-1968

    Disclaimer: I do not claim to have ownership over or to have written the following review. This review was written by Roger Ebert, where the official online posting of which is linked above

    The genius is not in how much Stanley Kubrick does in "2001: A Space Odyssey," but in how little. This is the work of an artist so sublimely confident that he doesn't include a single shot simply to keep our attention. He…

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    ★★★★★

    rating: 4.0 / 4.0

    www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind-2004-1

    Disclaimer: I do not claim to have ownership over or to have written the following review. This review was written by Roger Ebert, where the official online posting of which is linked above

    The space between who we are and who we think we are

    Visiting an old people's home, I walked down a corridor on the floor given over to advanced Alzheimer's parents. Some seemed anxious. Some were angry. Some simply sat there. Knowing…

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Ebert's Best 10 Movies of 2005 68 films

The best movies of 2006 10 films

The year's ten best films and other shenanigans (2007) 34 films

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