The Critic Roundtable (Johnsonverse)

The Critic Roundtable is an American film review show that has aired since September 13, 2009. A spinoff of Roeper & Phillips at the Movies, it features a panel composed of five movie critics (Christy Lemire, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, Ben Mankiewicz, A. O. Scott, and Elvis Mitchell) reviewing and rating movies using a number system in which films are rated by the number of critics that like or dislike it.

The series was created by film director and producer Timothy Hill, who conceived a film review series showing a roundtable of critics after watching the Stanley Kubrick tribute episode of Siskel & Ebert, in which Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel reviewed Kubrick's film Eyes Wide Shut with four other critics.

Development
In 2000, Hill, having watched a Siskel & Ebert episode featuring the titular duo reviewing the 1999 film Eyes Wide Shut as part of a Stanley Kubrick tribute special with four other critics, decided to begin work on a series of a similar concept.

Review style
Five critics sit around a table in a lobby-style set. They discuss the film and express their opinions, occasionally arguing about their opinion. The series also recommends home video releases.

Out of Five
The series uses a numerical system in which films are rated by the number of critics that like the film. For example, if all five critics like it, it is rated "five out of five".

Roger's Office
Roger's Office was a segment that featured a review of a certain movie featured by Roger Ebert; due to his surgery costing him the ability to speak, these reviews were read by various people such as longtime WBBM-TV journalist Bill Kurtis. This segment was retired due to Ebert's 2013 death.