When I caught up with "Iron Man," a broken hip had delayed me and the movie had already been playing for three weeks. “He’s only been performing professionally It was Ebert who wrote the first review of Prine — which ran in the Chicago Sun-Times on Oct. 9, 1970 — stepping outside his usual realm of film criticism to sing the musician’s praises. Friedrich Ebert, (born February 4, 1871, Heidelberg, Germany—died February 28, 1925, Berlin), leader of the Social Democratic movement in Germany and a moderate socialist, who was a leader in bringing about the constitution of the Weimar Republic, which attempted to unite Germany after its defeat in World War I. First Man review: "Gosling and especially Foy are out of this world" Chazelle broadens his horizons with this superbly detailed account of the Moon landing. Roger Ebert's cancer took away his ability to talk, drink, and eat. But by and large First Man was not for me, biopics often aren't, and First Man is absolutely a biopic. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film … Review: ‘First Man’ Takes a Giant Leap for Man, a Smaller Step for Movies. Apart from that, all I knew was that the movie was about a big iron man. Movie Review: 'First Man' Noel King talks to Lost Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan for his take on Damien Chazelle's new film: First Man.It's about NASA's mission to land a man on the moon. The first man was, after all, a caveman. If the movie didn't suggest that Neil's stoic nature and suppressed grief make him resent anyone who seems happy, "First Man" might've come across as validating the notion that, after all these decades, the strong, silent type is still the masculine ideal. Critics Pick Film Review: ‘First Man’ Damien Chazelle's film about Neil Armstrong's journey through the space program is a drama so revelatory in its realism that it shoots the moon. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets But, as Esquire's Roger Ebert interview shows, Roger Ebert is … The Atomic Cafe is a chilling memory of life in the first years under the mushroom umbrella. Siskel & Ebert Collection on Letterman, Part 6 of 6: 1997-2000 Oprah 1988 Oprah 1990 Hard Copy, 1993 Howard Stern Howard Stern & Roger Ebert Minus Gene, 1996 Howard Stern with Siskel & Ebert 1987 (Audio Only) Movie reviews and ratings by former Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert and former Chicago Tribune movie critic Gene Siskel. ... First Man is not that biopic. Film Reviews; Film review: Five stars for First Man. Video. Roger Ebert was an American film critic best known as one half of the popular Siskel and Ebert film critic television show. The most captivating sequence in “First Man,” Damien Chazelle’s heart-stirring, nerve-jangling new movie about Neil Armstrong’s voyage to the moon, is in some ways the least surprising. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Roger Joseph Ebert (/ ˈ iː b ər t /; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author.He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. "First Man" soars as much when it's staying grounded as it does when Armstrong and the dreams of the nation finally reach that far-off star.