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Ksenia Ivanova on "Jack and Anna"; Spielberg's terrifying "War of the Worlds"; Ethiopia's Hidden Jews; "Gone With the Wind" returns to TV; Why Hollywood must change.
Matt Fagerholm is the former Literary Editor at RogerEbert.com and is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He
spent four years writing film reviews and interviews for
HollywoodChicago.com and has contributed to a variety of publications
including Time Out Chicago, The A.V. Club, No Film School, Cinema Femme and Magill's Cinema Annual. His writing/editing experience includes serving as Assistant A&E Editor at the Columbia Chronicle and a full-time writer interviewing such icons as Betty White, Ed Asner and Judy Collins at the Woodstock Independent. For nearly a decade, he served as a monthly guest on Vocalo radio's The Morning AMp program, and is also the founder of Indie Outlook, a blog and podcast featuring
exclusive interviews with some of the most exciting voices in modern
independent filmmaking. Follow him on Twitter at @IndieOutlook and @mattfagerholm.
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Ksenia Ivanova on "Jack and Anna"; Spielberg's terrifying "War of the Worlds"; Ethiopia's Hidden Jews; "Gone With the Wind" returns to TV; Why Hollywood must change.
An article about the McHenry Outdoor Theater and its success in providing safe, crowd-pleasing escapism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Matt writes: Over the past couple weeks, I joined RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert and my fellow editors in featuring reviews, interviews and essays both new and republished on our site in allegiance with Black Lives Matter, the critical American movement…
An interview with Shola Lynch, director of “Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed.”
Matt writes: In light of the anti-racism protests that have swept our nation, triggered by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, it is a perfect time to revisit Spike Lee's 1992 masterpiece, "Malcolm X." In addition…
Kasi Lemmons on white Americans; Halina Dyrschka on Hilma af Klint; Recommended books on racism; Wisdom of James Baldwin; Lesli Linka Glatter on David Lynch.
Matt writes: Steve James' acclaimed 2014 documentary "Life Itself," chronicling the life and legacy of our site's co-founder, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert, premiered in virtual cinemas this past Friday as part of Magnolia Pictures' new screening series entitled,…
A review of the new Starz drama series, "Hightown," premiering Sunday, May 17th.
Matt writes: All the writers at RogerEbert.com are devastated by the passing of Nancy Dawson, wife of our Editor at Large, Matt Zoller Seitz. She passed away on April 27th, after telling her husband that the words she wanted him…
An interview with Lawrence Sher, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer of "Joker."
