Is it fair to review a film of which you've only seen eight minutes? That's exactly what Roger Ebert did. For only the second time in his long career, he's walked out of a movie. He then wrote a review in which, at the end, he reveals he was only reviewing the first eight minutes of the film. This has now apparently been dubbed "Minutegate."

Was it ethical? Was it fair? That's what we're going to discuss in this week's show, hosted by Erik, Andrew, and special guest Morgan (from The (Hide and) Seeker). Speaking of fair, we'll also be discussing Terrance Howard's removal from Iron Man 2, to be replaced by Don Cheadle.

(please forgive the audio quality; the local recording on Andrew & Morgan's side was having problems, and we ended up using the Skype feed)

Relevant Links:

• Roger Ebert's Tru Loved review

• Ebert's blog posting "Don't read me first!", posted regarding his review
• Ebert's blog posting "Definitely read me second", responding to several comments from his first blog post
• Ebert's blog post "Roger's little rule book", listing rules for critics
• A Miami Herald article including opinions of various other critics on the "Minutegate" issue

RC_024: Minutegate
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