Richard Roeper is a columnist/film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times and, since September of 2000, has co-hosted the television series At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper with fellow film critic Roger Ebert.
Graduated from Illinois State University in 1982.
Has been a columnist for The Chicago Sun-Times since 1987.
For seven years, he was a contributor to Fox News in Chicago, where his commentaries were nominated for five Emmys, winning twice.
The Chicago White Sox are his favorite baseball team.
He walked out on The Brothers Solomon . He also came very close with Son of the Mask , Tideland , and Dirty Grandpa .
In November of 2004, on a special segment of "Ebert & Roeper," he stated that his all-time favorite film about Thanksgiving is Planes, Trains & Automobiles .
Gave The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring thumbs down. However, he gave The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King thumbs up. After viewing the second and third chapters, his appreciation for "The Fellowship of the Ring" increased.
Regrets giving Men in Black II and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde thumbs up.
Reelz Channel movie expert [2011].
His mentor was the late Roger Ebert.
Favourite movie is The Godfather: Part II .
Considers the biggest Oscar injustice to be when Goodfellas lost Best Picture and Best Director.
Movie 43 is the worst film hes even seen. Well, so far.
His latest video reviews feature him outside his house or in front of a building.
Before even being one of Roger Eberts guest co-hosts, Richard got to conduct the interview with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert commemorating the 20th anniversary of "At the Movies".
[From his review of Snakes on a Plane (2006) ]: There are only so,many ways a snake can kill a passenger - snake to the neck, snake to,the eye, snake to the bosom, snake to the crotch, snake down the throat,- before it gets boring and kinda depressing. . . Ditto for the ways in,which one can kill a snake. You chop it, you squeeze it, you shoot it,you set fire to it, you read the screenplay to "Snakes on a Plane" to,it and it lapses into an irreversible coma.
The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns. .
