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In an exclusive excerpt from 'Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever,' author Matt Singer recounts one of the critical duo's most audacious talk show moments: panning 'Three Amigos' while sitting right next to star Chevy Chase.

You won’t believe your eyes (or your ears).

You won’t believe your eyes (or your ears).

You won’t believe your eyes (or your ears).

An interview with author Matt Singer about his new book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever.

With ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ now in theaters, we present our ranking of Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese’s best and worst films.

Like any great rivalry, the competition and, later, the lucrative partnership between Chicago Tribune film critic Gene Siskel and Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert has been dissected and debated a lot over the past few decades, nowhere more avidly than in the city they called home. The book “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever” comes out Oct. 24. It’s a ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence shared breakfast with New Hampshire voters as part of WMUR's "Candidate Café" series.

It's that time of year where my love for creepy, spooky, and otherwise frightening are suddenly on brand.

The animosity the legendary Chicago film critic duo displayed wasn't cinematic fiction. The two had a fierce, genuine rivalry that never subsided — and made both of them better, writes Matt Singer's “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever."