Matt Singer, author of 'Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,' helps pick 10 essential episodes of the critics' shows.

Matt Singer, author of the new joint biography “Opposable Thumbs,” had his own formative experiences with Siskel and Ebert, who, as the book’s subtitle puts it, “changed movies forever ...

Matt Singer’s new book, ‘Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,’ reveals how the Chicago film reviewers became a phenomenon.

Matt Singer’s new book, ‘Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,’ reveals how the Chicago film reviewers became a phenomenon.

For the most part, the late film critic Roger Ebert (1942 to 2013) reserved his war of words for verbal sparring partner Gene ...

Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever By Matt Singer (G.P. Putman's Sons, 352 pages, $30) In the late 1960s, Gene Siskel was a young reporter at the Chicago Tribune and Roger ...

Explore the iconic disagreements between Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert over ten memorable films, showcasing their contrasting perspectives on cinematic masterpieces.