His writings are 99% of the time spot on. I don't always agree with his star rating, but neither does he.

I will admit seeing Harry Potter 7 pt. II with 3.5/4 just above The Man Who Fell to Earth 3/4 really irked me and I haven't really liked some of his recent "Great Movie" choices (LA Confidential? Seriously? The Chinatown ripoff with elements of 50's corruption?) but you don't see eye to eye with everyone.

Ebert has always been one of the only critics I have any respect for. (As of now the only other one is David Thompson. Yeah, that's right I implied it: no Bordwell! Hah!) The man knows movies, and knows how to write about them and keep that emotional connection intact. His first two Great Movies volumes next to maybe Hitchcock/Truffaut are the best books on film ever written.

If you think his reviews have gotten more spirited, check out his facebook/blog/twitter. Enjoyable reads but incessantly posts!