Christy and Ignatiy review "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "Another Earth"; the critics name their top 5 films of the year so far (or top 6, for Roger).
Christy and Ignatiy introduce a vintage episode of "Sneak Previews" from 1980, in which Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert showed the process of how they went about doing their reviews.
Christy and Ignatiy introduce a 1980 episode of "Sneak Previews" titled "Mel Brooks or Woody Allen?" in which Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert debate which filmmaker is funnier, with Gene choosing Allen and Roger choosing Brooks.
Christy and Ignatiy introduce a 1979 episode of "Sneak Previews" in which Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel discuss surprise hit films which became influential by starting trends.
Christy and Ignatiy introduce a 1982 episode of "Sneak Previews" in which Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert discuss changing attitudes toward homosexuality in the movies.
Christy and Ignatiy introduce a 1980 episode of "Sneak Previews" in which Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert discuss the trend of horror movies focusing on violence against women.
Christy and Ignatiy introduce a 1980 episode of "Sneak Previews" in which Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel describe changes in the way men and women are portrayed in Hollywood movies.
Christy and Ignatiy review "Footloose," "Take Shelter," "The Women on the 6th Floor," "Father of Invention," and "The Human Centipede 2." Christy reviews "The Skin I Live In" alone. Roger reviews "The Big Year."
Christy and Ignatiy review "Margin Call," "Martha Marcy May Marlene," "Texas Killing Fields," and "Johnny English Reborn." Ignatiy reviews "The Three Musketeers." Roger reviews "The Thing" and "Le Havre." Chaz Ebert reviews "Thunder Soul."
Christy and Ignatiy review "Puss in Boots," "The Rum Diary," "Like Crazy," "Anonymous," and "The Catechism Cataclysm." Roger does a Great Movies segment on "Nosferatu." Kevin Lee reports on the current movie scene in China.
Christy and Ignatiy review "J. Edgar," "Janie Jones," "Tower Heist," "Boy Wonder," "In Time," "The Son of No One," and "Killing Bono." Roger reviews "Oranges and Sunshine."
Christy and Ignatiy review "Melancholia," "J. Edgar," and "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within"; Roger reviews "Into the Abyss" and does a Great Movies segment on "This Is Spinal Tap."
Christy and Ignatiy review "The Descendants," "The Greening of Whitney Brown," "Immortals," "Happy Feet Two," and "Jack and Jill"; Roger discusses the 30th anniversary restoration of "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Christy and Ignatiy review "Hugo," "The Artist," "The Muppets," "A Dangerous Method," and "My Week with Marilyn". Roger reviews "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1."
A special episode deals with the portrayal of African Americans in the movies, featuring contributors Kartina Richardson and Jay Smith and a clip from a 1981 episode of "Sneak Previews" with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel.
Christy and Ignatiy review "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," "Carnage," "New Year's Eve," "Young Adult," "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," and "The Sitter"; Roger reviews "Kinyarwanda."
Christy and Ignatiy review "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol," "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close," "We Bought a Zoo," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "War Horse," and "The Adventures of Tintin"; Roger reviews "Passione."