What appears to be Roger Ebert's entire catalog of movie reviews dating back to the late 1960s is now thankfully free and online, and I thoroughly recommend a browse. As just one example, here is his take on 1979's The Deer Hunter, which I saw recently in full for the first time and which I think he rightly calls "one of the most emotionally shattering films ever made". The scene right at the end of the movie where the surviving principals sing God Bless America is truly remarkable - somehow ironic and sincere all at the same time.
Posted by Alan Allport at September 10, 2004 10:20 AM