Beautiful Boy
There might have been more power—and beauty—in a more understated approach all around.
New Reviews
Beautiful Boy
- Christy LemireThere might have been more power—and beauty—in a more understated approach all around.
First Man
- Matt Zoller Seitz
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
- Nell Minow
Bad Times at the El Royale
- Glenn Kenny
The Oath
- Odie Henderson
After Everything
- Nell Minow
Thunder Road
- Brian Tallerico
The Kindergarten Teacher
- Tomris Laffly
Apostle
- Brian Tallerico
The Sentence
- Sheila O'Malley
I Still See You
- Simon Abrams
Bigger
- Glenn Kenny
Sadie
- Tomris Laffly
Demanders
HBO's Comedy Series Camping is an Unpleasant Trip
A review of HBO's new series from Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner, Camping.
Festivals & Awards
CIFF 2018: Transit, Non-Fiction
A review of two films making their Chicago debuts at CIFF this year from Christian Petzold and Olivier Assayas.
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2018: The Times of Bill Cunningham, Cold War, Detour
A report from the New York Film Festival on two new films and a classic.
Features
MZS
Always Leave 'Em Laughing: Peter Bogdanovich on Buster Keaton, superheroes, television, and the effect of time on movies
Peter Bogdanovich, film historian and filmmaker, talks about Buster Keaton, the subject of his new documentary.
Festivals & Awards
CIFF 2018: Films We Covered at Other Festivals
Links to our reviews of films playing the Chicago International Film Festival.
Demanders
Netflix’s Terrifying, Moving The Haunting of Hill House is Essential Viewing
A review of Mike Flanagan's new horror series based on the Shirley Jackson novel, The Haunting of Hill House.
Interviews
Mourn the Living: Felix Van Groeningen on Beautiful Boy
An interview with Felix Van Groeningen, director/co-writer of "Beautiful Boy."
Festivals & Awards
45 Movies to see at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
An in-depth look at what's playing this month at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Demanders
Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men Followup The Romanoffs is Star-Studded, Self-Indulgent
A review of the first two episodes of Amazon's The Romanoffs.
Balder and Dash
Bright Wall/Dark Room October 2018: A Story with A Ghost in It: On Family, Trauma, and Hope in Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak
An essay by Kate Horowitz about Crimson Peak, excerpted from online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room's October issue.
Festivals & Awards
RIFF 2018: Table of Contents
A table of contents rounding up RogerEbert.com's coverage of the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival.
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2018: Ray & Liz, Asako I & II, Hotel by the River
A report from the New York Film Festival on three international films.
Festivals & Awards
RIFF 2018: Woman at War, Jonas Mekas Exhibition and Camilla Strøm Henriksen on Phoenix
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring a review of Benedikt Erlingsson’s "Woman at War," coverage of the Jonas Mekas exhibition and an interview with "Phoenix" director Camilla Strøm Henriksen.
Far Flungers
Once Upon a Time in Haddonfield: Revisiting John Carpenter's Halloween
Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho revisits John Carpenter's classic Halloween.
Interviews
The Most Stressful Time in Our Lives: Ike Barinholtz on The Oath
An interview with writer/director/star Ike Barinholtz about his timely comedy, The Oath.
