The best film critic in the world... and he has the Pulitzer Prize and Walk of Fame star to prove it. Not only a brilliant man, but funny... a sentiment echoed by a previous poster:
His books ripping up the worst films he'd ever seen were hilarious.
His reviews of bad films were always my favorite ones to read. My favorite Roger Ebert line of all time comes from his review of the Rob Schneider turkey
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, one of the few films for which he gave zero stars: "Speaking in my official capacity as a Pulitzer Prize winner, Mr. Schneider, your movie sucks."
RIP, Roger. You will always get Two Thumbs Up® from me.