Michael Phillips (born March 11, 1961) is an American film critic for the '' Chicago Tribune'' newspaper.

Early life

Phillips was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and spent most of his early years in Racine.

Career

Prior to being film critic for the '' Chicago Tribune'', Phillips was the drama critic of the ''Tribune''; the '' Los Angeles Times''; the ''

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''; '' The San Diego Union-Tribune''; and the ''

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''. From 2006 through August 2008, he appeared frequently on '' At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper'', first as one of numerous guest critics filling in for the late

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while he was on medical leave, and becoming a semipermanent cohost with Richard Roeper in the months before Roeper and Ebert ended their association with the series. On August 5, 2009, Phillips was hired along with '' New York Times'' critic

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to replace hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz. The show was cancelled after one season due to low ratings, concluding its run in August 2010. More recently Phillips has introduced dozens of films as a guest host of Turner Classic Movies in 2011, 2013, 2016 and early 2017. He appears regularly on the Filmspotting podcast, and hosts a series of programs celebrating movie music titled "The Film Score" for WFMT-FM (98.7).

Preferences

Best films of the year

Each year, Phillips prepares a list of the top ten films of the year. In 2009, he also made a list for the films of the 2000's decade.

Filmography

References

External links

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