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June 19, 2001

Featured link of the week: Roger Ebert

I used to see a lot of movies, but in recent years I've hardly seen any. The tickets have gotten so expensive -- the matinee showings are up to six bucks at my local theatre -- and most of the movies just aren't very good. I still like to follow the industry and read the reviews, so that if I do decide to see a movie I'll know what's good, or less bad.

Roger Ebert is my favorite reviewer. I find that his tastes and mine frequently intersect. But what I like better than the reviews is his bi-weekly Ask the Movie Answer Man column. I've picked up more trivia from those columns than from almost any other single source.

Other movie review links:

• Mr. Cranky - Mr. Cranky has never reviewed a movie he liked. There are some movies he hates less than others, but he is never at a loss for something bad to say. His reviews are, of course, hysterical.
• James Berardinelli - I admire James Berardinelli. He goes to the movies because he likes going to the movies. He reviews them for fun. As far as I can tell he gets nothing for it, except invitations to advance screenings (which he has to drive 60 miles to attend). But I guess if you love going to movies that much, the advance screen invitations are reward enough.
• The Chicago Reader on Film - Ebert and Berardinelli are good for reviews of the most recent releases, and occasionally review other more obscure films. Jonathan Rosenbaum, the film critic for the Chicago Reader, largely eschews the major releases in favor of long reviews of art films. I read Rosenbaum to keep up on the more obscure movies that I will probably never see.

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