Richard roeper

There's a lot of vitriolic ranting out there, but there are literally hundreds of critics on the web who care deeply about film and having something to say about it.

I became addicted to the movie-going experience in the 1970s, when I attended multiple screenings of films such as 'Chinatown', 'Jaws', 'Star Wars' and the original 'Rocky'.

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later.

That's why I've always been appreciative of truly creative radio commercials.

You're not allowed to give yourself a nickname. This holds true in life as well as in poker.

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.

When we root-root-root for the home team, we're rooting for our home as much as the team.

I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV.

On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game.

Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards.