Heat 1995
Tied for No. 10 on Scorsese's best-of-the-90s list when he guest-hosted with Ebert, which Raftery calls cheating.
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8. “Something Wonderful Is Coming to an End” | Gene and Roger
August 25, 2021/ 34 min/ Brian Raftery
The finale of Brian Raftery's Gene and Roger series: Ebert's post-Siskel decades, the rise of internet movie culture, and the slow cancellation of At the Movies.
22 films across 1 segment.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The last actEbert after Siskel, and the media meltdown that ended the show
Malcolm X 1992
The other half of Scorsese's tied No. 10.
Casablanca 1942
The kind of old title Roeper reviewed on the audition tape he sent Sneak Previews as an 11-year-old.
Juno 2007
One of the small, R-rated character stories that topped Ebert's aughts year-end lists.
Monster 2003
Almost Famous 2000
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2001
Cited as the era's expensive fantasy spectacles Ebert was glad to see taken seriously again.
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
Ebert's benchmark for the large-scale ambition he saw returning to Hollywood.
Star Wars 1977
The other benchmark epic he name-checked.
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo 1999
The sort of sequel Ebert despised on sight.
Better Luck Tomorrow 2002
Justin Lin's Sundance debut; Ebert stood on his seat to defend it against a hostile Q&A questioner.
A Prairie Home Companion 2006
Altman's final film, and one of Ebert's last on-screen reviews before his cancer surgeries.
War of the Worlds 2005
Spielberg's remake. Ebert's thumbs down baffled Roeper.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
Roeper's example that a four-star rating is relative, not absolute.
The Longest Yard 2005
The remake Ebert gave a thumbs up while panning War of the Worlds.
Home Alone 3 1997
The Siskel-Ebert argument clip that drew half a million views decades later.
Joe Versus the Volcano 1990
Ebert's favorite oddball; he made houseguests watch it, and only near the end did Chaz grasp how much it meant to him.
Bachelor Party 1984
Lin's example of the show's range: reviewed right next to a Scorsese film.
Porky's II: The Next Day 1983
Raftery's episode-four correction: he'd misnamed the film they actually reviewed.
Porky's Revenge 1985
The review he actually meant.
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