No matter how many 4/4-star reviews you may read from the great Roger Ebert, his favorite film remained a mystery for the longest time, only for him to confess in 2008 that it was in fact Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita.
The reasons why, however, may be considered too personal for a film critic.
Roger Ebert will forever remain the poster child for film criticism (and the guy who wrote Beyond the Valley of the Dolls), having become the most widely known film critic in America, if not the world, before his untimely death in 2013.
Let’s be honest, asking someone who watches movies for a living to pick one is a preposterous request, but it’s the kind of question that gets people going across bar tables and coffee houses, acting for many as the first moment of bonding with a fellow cinephile when they find that their interests are somewhat aligned.
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