Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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This clip features Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert reviewing the 1983 independent film Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?, directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Karen Black and Michael Emil.
In this segment, Siskel and Ebert discuss the film’s offbeat romantic style, its loose conversational structure, and the performances that define its unusual charm. Their review captures two distinct perspectives on a small, character-driven film from the early 1980s independent cinema scene.
In this video:
🎬 Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert review Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
🎭 Discussion of Karen Black, Michael Emil, and Henry Jaglom’s style
💬 Analysis of the film’s dialogue-driven approach
⭐ Siskel and Ebert’s contrasting reactions
📽️ A look back at early-1980s independent film criticism
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Film: Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Year: 1983
Director: Henry Jaglom
Starring: Karen Black, Michael Emil
Featured critics: Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert
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