Sunday, August 5

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Gene Siskel is no longer with us, and Roger Ebert has been ailing for some time. Movie reviewing itself is suffering as well, thanks to newspaper layoffs, marketing flim-flams and other maladies.

At least now you can watch Siskel and Ebert in their glory years. This collection of reviews from their show is searchable by movie, actor or director. But not everything is there. I couldn't find "Brazil," for example, which must have been reviewed on the show at the time of its release. Still, this is a great resource and a nice trip back to a better time for film criticism.

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