At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper

Episode 1

Rounders/Kiki's Delivery Service/Simon Birch/Slums of Beverly Hills/Digging to China

Sat, Sep 12, 1998

Episode 2

One True Thing/Rush Hour/A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries/Permanent Midnight/Touch of Evil/Chicago Cab

Sat, Sep 19, 1998

Episode 3

Ronin/Pecker/Clay Pigeons/Urban Legend/Shadrach

Sat, Sep 26, 1998

Episode 4

What Dreams May Come/A Night at the Roxbury/Snitch/Antz

Sat, Oct 3, 1998

In addition to reviewing four new films, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert look at how many films at the year's Toronto Film Festival are pushing the envelope in terms of content.

Episode 5

Holy Man/Bad Manners/One Tough Cop/The Mighty/The Impostors

Sat, Oct 10, 1998

Episode 6

Beloved/Happiness/Practical Magic/Love Is the Devil/The Cruise

Sat, Oct 17, 1998

Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review five new movies. Two thumbs up for _Beloved (1998/I)_, the mystical tale of ex-slaves adapted from 'Toni Morrison''s novel. They find the movie challenging and rewarding and note that it demands multiple viewings. Two more thumbs up for Happiness (1998), Todd Solondz's shocking movie about sexual relationships among lonely, dissatisfied and emotionally arrested adults. A split decision for Practical Magic (1998). Siskel finds it to be an entertaining how-to for witchcraft that takes its subject seriously; Ebert thinks it's a dumb would-be comedy and wonders if the two of them saw the same movie. Another split decision for Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998). Ebert finds it to be a rich portrait of an artist that makes no excuses for his bad behavior. Siskel thought that because Bacon's estate did not allow the filmmakers to show his paintings, an otherwise worthwhile movie was crippled. Two thumbs up for The Cruise (1998), a documentary about an eccentric tour guide, but Siskel's recommendation is only marginal. He was ready to bail out two-thirds of the way through.

Episode 7

Pleasantville/The Alarmist/The Lion King II: Simba's Pride/Apt Pupil/Life is Beautiful

Sat, Oct 24, 1998

Siskel and Ebert review Pleasantville (1998), The Alarmist (1997), The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), Apt Pupil (1998), and Life Is Beautiful (1997). Ebert's video pick of the week is The Spanish Prisoner (1997).

Episode 8

Living Out Loud/Unmade Beds/American History X/John Carpenter's Vampires/The Celebration

Sat, Oct 31, 1998

Episode 9

The Siege/Elizabeth/Gods and Monsters/The Waterboy/The Wizard of Oz

Sat, Nov 7, 1998

Episode 10

Meet Joe Black/I'll Be Home for Christmas/Dancing at Lughnasa/I Still Know What You Did Last Summer/Velvet Goldmine

Sat, Nov 14, 1998

Episode 11

Enemy of the State/Waking Ned Divine/A Bug's Life/Celebrity/The Rugrats Movie

Sat, Nov 21, 1998

Episode 12

Babe: Pig in the City/Home Fries/Ringmaster/Very Bad Things/Savior

Sat, Nov 28, 1998

Episode 13

The Prince of Egypt/Shattered Image/Little Voice/A Simple Plan/Central Station

Sat, Dec 5, 1998

Episode 14

Star Trek: Insurrection/Jack Frost/Shakespeare in Love/Psycho/The General

Sat, Dec 12, 1998

Episode 15

You've Got Mail/Down in the Delta/The Thin Red Line/A Civil Action/Affliction

Sat, Dec 19, 1998

Episode 16

Stepmom/Hilary and Jackie/Mighty Joe Young/Patch Adams/Hurlyburly

Sat, Dec 26, 1998

Episode 17

The Best Films of 1998

Sat, Jan 2, 1999

Episode 18

Memo to the Academy - 1999

Sat, Jan 9, 1999

Episode 19

The Worst Films of 1998

Sat, Jan 16, 1999

Episode 20

At First Sight/Another Day in Paradise/Hi-Lo Country/Playing by Heart/The Theory of Flight

Sat, Jan 23, 1999

Episode 22

Payback/She's All That/Rushmore/Simply Irresistible/My Name Is Joe

Sat, Feb 6, 1999

Roger Ebert reviews four new films. Also, he reports from the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.

Episode 23

Message in a Bottle/My Favorite Martian/Children of Heaven/Blast from the Past/God Said, 'Ha!'

Sat, Feb 13, 1999

Roger Ebert reviews four new movies and one that was just Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Language Film. He also discusses the nominations themselves. He begins by noting that Gene Siskel will be taking the rest of the season off to recuperate from surgery. His first review is for the romantic drama, Message in a Bottle (1999), which tops an unconvincing love story with a contrived and arbitrary ending: thumbs down. He also gives thumbs down to My Favorite Martian (1999), a kiddie film based on the 1960s sitcom that children may like, but adults won't. Next, he discusses the Oscar nominations, paying special note to the surprises, and says that despite Shakespeare in Love (1998) getting more nods than Saving Private Ryan (1998), the latter is still the front-runner for Best Picture. The following segment is about Oscar snubs, in which he lists the titles and names that surprisingly were shut out. Next, he gives thumbs up to Blast from the Past (1999), a charming comedy with Brendan Fraser. And finally, he gives another thumbs up to the movie of Julia Sweeney's funny, tear-jerking one-woman show, God Said, 'Ha!' (1998).

Episode 24

Office Space/October Sky/The 24 Hour Woman/Jawbreaker/Tango

Sat, Feb 20, 1999

Episode 25

Remembering Gene Siskel

Sat, Feb 27, 1999

Roger Ebert pays tribute to his late friend and colleague, Gene Siskel.

Episode 26

8mm/The Other Sister/Just the Ticket/200 Cigarettes/Eight Days a Week

Sat, Mar 6, 1999

Episode 27

The Deep End of the Ocean/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/Cruel Intentions/Analyze This/Wing Commander

Sat, Mar 13, 1999

Episode 28

True Crime/Ravenous/The King and I/Forces of Nature/The Harmonists

Sat, Mar 20, 1999

Episode 29

The Mod Squad/Doug's 1st Movie/A Walk on the Moon/Edtv/Among Giants

Sat, Mar 27, 1999

Episode 30

The Matrix/10 Things I Hate About You/Cookie's Fortune/The Out-of-Towners/The Dreamlife of Angels

Sat, Apr 3, 1999

Episode 31

Never Been Kissed/Blood, Guts, Bullets & Octane/Metroland/Go/The Last Days

Sat, Apr 10, 1999

Episode 32

Life/Hideous Kinky/EXistenZ/Goodbye Lover/Friends & Lovers

Sat, Apr 17, 1999

Episode 33

Pushing Tin/Mighty Peking Man/Election/Lost and Found/SLC Punk!

Sat, Apr 24, 1999

Episode 34

Entrapment/Three Seasons/The Winslow Boy/Idle Hands/Get Real

Sat, May 1, 1999

Roger Ebert and guest critic Jane Horwitz review five new films. Also, Roger has a report on the Overlooked Film Festival at Champaign, Illinois.

Episode 35

The Mummy/The Castle/This Is My Father/A Midsummer Night's Dream/Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Sat, May 8, 1999

Episode 36

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Sat, May 15, 1999

Episode 37

Notting Hill/Besieged/Trekkies/Tea with Mussolini/After Life

Sat, May 22, 1999

Episode 38

That's Not All, Folks!

Sat, May 29, 1999

In this special episode, Roger Ebert looks at the animation medium and its increasing presence in movie theaters, including its use as special effects in live action movies. He also examines the growing popularity and influence of Japanese animation.

Episode 39

Instinct/The Loss of Sexual Innocence/Limbo

Sat, Jun 5, 1999

Roger Ebert and guest critic Kenneth Turan review three new movies. Also, the two look at the year's Cannes Film Festival.

Episode 40

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me/The Red Violin/Just a Little Harmless Sex/An Ideal Husband/Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl

Sat, Jun 12, 1999

Episode 41

Tarzan/Desert Blue/The General's Daughter/Run Lola Run

Sat, Jun 19, 1999

Episode 42

Big Daddy/Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season/Summer of Sam

Sat, Jun 26, 1999

Episode 43

Wild Wild West/Buena Vista Social Club/My Son the Fanatic/South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut/The King of Masks

Sat, Jul 3, 1999

Episode 44

American Pie/My Life So Far/The Blair Witch Project/Arlington Road/Return with Honor

Sat, Jul 10, 1999

Episode 45

Stanley Kubrick Tribute

Sat, Jul 17, 1999

Episode 46

The Haunting/Lake Placid/Drop Dead Gorgeous/Inspector Gadget/An Autumn Tale

Sat, Jul 24, 1999

Episode 47

Runaway Bride/The Iron Giant/Twin Falls Idaho/Deep Blue Sea/Genghis Blues

Sat, Jul 31, 1999

Episode 48

The Sixth Sense/Mystery Men/The Thomas Crown Affair/Bowfinger/Dick

Sat, Aug 7, 1999

Episode 49

Mickey Blue Eyes/The Adventures of Sebastian Cole/The Muse/Teaching Mrs. Tingle/Cabaret Balkan

Sat, Aug 21, 1999

Roger Ebert and guest host Desson Howe review five new movies. Roger ends the show with a tribute to Gene Siskel, who had passed away earlier in the season.