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As you may have no doubt here, Roger Ebert has passed away at the age of 70 after his decade-long battle with thyroid cancer. This is a very sad day for film critics around the world, because in many ways, Ebert is considered to be the Steven Spielberg of film criticism. He was the most recognisable film critic in his profession, and is widely admired and well known for his opinions, knowledge and appreciation for cinema.
Now personally I don’t rate Ebert as my favourite film critic of them all (That title goes to a Mister Kermode), but what I can credit Ebert for, is the fact that so many well known film critics have their fans because of him. People like Mark Kermode, Richard Roper and Michael Phillips have all been introduced through Ebert’s programming, or because of Ebert’s exposure. Ebert first came to prominence with his »
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