Roger Ebert

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The Karate Kid · The Rewatchables ·March 26, 2020

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• The movie is described as really well reviewed; the hosts say Roger Ebert gave it four out of four stars and called it an exciting, sweet-tempered, heartwarming story with one of the most interesting friendships in a long time. — Bill Simmons

The Breakfast Club · The Rewatchables ·February 13, 2020

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• Roger Ebert gave it three stars and called the performances 'wonderful'. — Bill Simmons
• A host recalls Siskel and Ebert both liking it, with the clip shown being Sheedy and Estevez discussing what their parents do to them. — Bill Simmons

Heat · The Rewatchables ·January 24, 2020

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• Roger Ebert gave the movie three and a half out of four stars, writing that it is not just an action picture and that its dialogue is complex enough to let eloquent, insightful, poetic characters say what they're thinking without cliches. — Bill Simmons
• A quote attributed to Mann, presented as singing from the same hymn book as Ebert, calls the crime-thriller label the last thing the movie is. — Chris Ryan

Unstoppable · The Rewatchables ·January 9, 2020

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• Roger Ebert gave the film three and a half stars out of four. — Bill Simmons
• Ebert's review is quoted as saying that in terms of sheer craftsmanship it is a superb film; a participant agrees, calling it craftsmanship as art.

The Shawshank Redemption · The Rewatchables ·September 25, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

4 stars (scale not stated)

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• The stated Roger Ebert score is four stars.
• The cited review describes the film as an allegory about maintaining personal worth despite everything.
• The panel approves of Ebert's assessment.

Collateral · The Rewatchables ·August 6, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• The panel endorses Ebert’s short-film observation because each stop acts like a distinct episode in the night. — Chris Ryan

The Town · The Rewatchables ·August 2, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• Ebert awarded The Town three stars. — Bill Simmons
• The review praised Jeremy Renner’s performance and Ben Affleck’s direction. — Bill Simmons

Top Gun · The Rewatchables ·July 23, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• Ebert is reported to give Top Gun 2.5 out of four stars
• The panel discusses his praise for aerial scenes and criticism of dialogue
• The hosts find additional pleasure in the unintentional comedy

Inglourious Basterds · The Rewatchables ·July 16, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• Among the negative critics, Daniel Mendelsohn in Newsweek and David Denby in The New Yorker were harsh, but Roger Ebert loved the film and gave it four stars.
• The 88% Rotten Tomatoes score is called both low for how good the movie is and not indicative of how passionately some people dislike it.

When Harry Met Sally... · The Rewatchables ·July 9, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

Rating from RogerEbert.com

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Approx. transcript time · 00:17:15Read transcript

• The transcript reports Ebert’s positive assessment and his focus on the two leads’ chemistry. — Bill Simmons

Dead Poets Society · The Rewatchables ·June 12, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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• The podcast explicitly states Ebert’s two-out-of-four-star rating. — Bill Simmons
• Ebert criticized Robin Williams for slipping from dramatic acting into his comedian persona. — Bill Simmons
• The cited review argued that the film praised values that its own story abandoned. — Bill Simmons

The Hangover · The Rewatchables ·May 26, 2019

Roger Ebert's review

☆★☆★☆★☆★

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Approx. transcript time · 00:24:47Read transcript

• Rotten Tomatoes has the film at 78 percent; Roger Ebert loved it and gave it three and a half stars, greeted with 'of course'.