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Gene Siskel

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Episodes mentioning them12
Total transcript notes12
Positive notes5
Mixed or critical5

HOW THE DISCUSSION LEANS

42% of the captured notes are positive.

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Positive 5Mixed 1Critical 4Neutral 2

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WHAT WAS SAID

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favorableSean Fennessey

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Cited for calling the movie 'a fairy tale for adults.'

About 72 min
criticalBill Simmons

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Mentioned as a Chicago-oriented critic who disliked the film, especially its Chicago details.

About 40 min
favorableSean Fennessey

Fletch (1985)

Credited with understanding the movie better than Ebert did.

About 40 min
criticalBill Simmons

No Way Out (1987)

Referenced as the critic who disliked the film despite Ebert’s enthusiasm.

About 48 min
favorableBill Simmons

Rocky IV (1985)

Mentioned as having given the movie a relatively strong review.

About 40 min
criticalBill Simmons

Rollerball (1975)

His two-star review is cited as calling the film vapid and pretentious.

About 56 min
favorableBill Simmons

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Cited as a huge fan who bought and later sold the white suit.

About 40 min
favorableBill Simmons

School Ties (1992)

Mentioned as having a personal prep-school anti-Semitism memory that shaped his reaction to the film.

About 48 min
criticalBill Simmons

The Saint (1997)

Mentioned as part of a negative Siskel/Ebert TV review that disliked the disguises.

About 40 min
mixedBill Simmons

Rocky III (1982)

Cited as an early critic who disliked the film's racial dynamics and sequel feel.

About 16 min
neutralChris Ryan

The Good Son (1993)

Mentioned as offering a sharper nitpicking critique than Ebert.

About 32 min
neutralBill Simmons

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Referenced as having given the movie a negative review.

About 48 min

EVERY MATCH

Episodes that mention Gene Siskel

The Good Son1993 · favorableRollerball1975 · very favorableClose Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · very favorableThe Saint1997 · favorableNo Way Out1987 · very favorableSchool Ties1992 · favorableRocky III1982 · very favorableRocky IV1985 · very favorableSaturday Night Fever1977 · favorableFletch1985 · very favorableFerris Bueller's Day Off1986 · very favorableThe Silence of the Lambs1991 · very favorable
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