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Retreating From The Elephant: The Perpetually Impending Demise of Indie Cinema
Black Writers Week
Cinematic Albums of the 2020s: Music That Feels Like a Movie
Video Games
Historic Franchise Finds New Life in Wildly Entertaining “007 First Light”
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Diary of a Chambermaid, La Perra
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2026: The Black Ball, Bitter Christmas
Festivals & Awards
This Year’s Ebert Fellows Reflect on the 2026 True/False Film Festival
Festivals & Awards
SXSW 2026: Never After Dark, Dreamquil, Drag
TV/Streaming
Lisa Kudrow Makes An Extremely Welcome “Comeback” to HBO
TV/Streaming
In Taylor Sheridan’s “The Madison,” Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell Weather an Urban-Rural Romance
Women Writers Week
A New Cup of Tea: The Best Murder Mysteries You Haven’t Seen
Festivals & Awards
Berlinale 2026: A Politicized Festival with Great Political Cinema
Tributes
We Give It Absolutely Everything: James Van Der Beek (1977-2026)
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: Chasing Summer, Frank & Louis, The Friend’s House is Here, Run Amok
TV/Streaming
FOX’s “Memory of a Killer” Can’t Remember Why It Exists
TV/Streaming
Peacock’s “Ponies” Offers Unbridled Spy Intrigue For Its Two Female Leads
TV/Streaming
40 Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch in 2026
TV/Streaming
“The Pitt” Hasn’t Lost a Step in Confident Second Season
Features
Chaz Ebert’s 30 Best Movies of 2025 (and One Guilty Pleasure)
Features
The Great Performances of 2025
TV/Streaming
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2025
Festivals & Awards
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2026 Line-Up
Festivals & Awards
“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” Lead Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees
Interviews
I’m Just An Actor: Rebuilding Roles with Josh O’Connor
Features
Right Now, It’s Important: An Ode to S.E. Hinton’s Teenagers
Chaz's Journal
Can Movies Save the World?
TV/Streaming
“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is a Tough but Important Watch
Interviews
It’s A Process: Kelly Reichardt on “The Mastermind” and Josh O’Connor’s Timeless Mug
Interviews
A Tale of Two Machines: On the First Season of “Alien Earth”
Interviews
An Ear for Writing For Women: Stan Zimmerman on Golden Girls, Rosanne, Gilmore Girls
TV/Streaming
Season 3 of “Tulsa King” Features Boomers, Bullets, and Bourbon, Oh My
TV/Streaming
“Gen V” Rivals “The Boys” in a Sharper and Sleeker Season Two
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2025: Palestine 36, The Choral, Peak Everything
Features
Robert Daniels & Odie Henderson Talk “Highest 2 Lowest”
MZS
“When the World Broke Open: Katrina and its Afterlives” Launches at MOMA
Festivals & Awards
Locarno Film Festival 2025: 14 Films Commemorating Postwar Britain
Tributes
One Final Look: Terence Stamp (1938-2025)
TV/Streaming
Effective Second Season of “Peacemaker” Proves the Future of the DCU’s TV Slate is Bright
TV/Streaming
FX’s “Alien: Earth” Shatters Already High Expectations
Features
Book Excerpt: It Can’t Rain All the Time by Alisha Mughal
TV/Streaming
Showtime’s “Dexter: Resurrection” Keeps the Killer Thriller Franchise’s Blood Flowing
DVD/Blu-Ray
June 2025 Blu-Ray/Streaming Guide: “Drop,” “The Nice Guys,” “Dark City,” More
Festivals & Awards
Cannes 2025: The President’s Cake, Death Does Not Exist, Peak Everything
DVD/Blu-Ray
April 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Heart Eyes,” “One of Them Days,” More
Festivals & Awards
SXSW Film Festival 2025: One More Shot, Mermaid, Sweetness
Interviews
Pay Attention Now: Gretchen Mol and Juliana Margulies on “Millers in Marriage”
TV/Streaming
HBO’s “The White Lotus” Remains Worth the Trip in Brilliant Third Season
TV/Streaming
“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” Brings Marvel’s Web-Slinger Down to Street Level
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2025: The Ugly Stepsister, By Design
TV/Streaming
FOX’s “Going Dutch” Lacks Chemistry, Heart, and a Sense of Humor
Chaz's Journal
Chaz Ebert on “Podtalk with Patrick McDonald”
Festivals & Awards
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Ambitious Program
Festivals & Awards
Tokyo International Film Festival 2024: Orang Ikan, Missing Child Videotape, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
TV/Streaming
FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows” Loses Some Of Its Bite In Season Six
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2024: Millers in Marriage, Sketch, The Deb
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2024: Young Werther, Addition, My Fathers’ Daughter
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2024: The Life of Chuck, Nightbitch, K-Pops!
TV/Streaming
Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the Boldest Fantasy Show of the Year
TV/Streaming
Netflix’s “Receiver” Should Work for NFL Fans Despite a Predictable Playbook
TV/Streaming
Flying to the Moon: Ten Films About the Apollo Program
Features
At the Movies, It’s Hard Out There for a Hit Man
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: May 2024
Features
Saved! at 20: Religious Satire and the Millennial Generation
TV/Streaming
Fantastic Start to Fourth Season of Evil Maintains Creepy Quality
Features
The 10 Best Start-of-Summer-Movie-Season Films of the 21st Century
Features
Luca Guadagnino Is Love
Festivals & Awards
SXSW 2024: Clemente, Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie, This is a Movie About the Black Keys
Interviews
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rose Glass on Love Lies Bleeding
Features
9 Underrated Romantic Movies for Valentine’s Day This Year
Tributes
“He Stood on a Firm Piece of Earth”: John Patrick Shanley on Moonstruck director Norman Jewison
TV/Streaming
Peacock’s Ted Feels Like a Recycled Toy
Festivals & Awards
2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces 91 Projects Selected for the Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup for 40th Edition
Interviews
Chicago Style: Andrew Davis on the Making of The Fugitive, Stony Island, and More
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: October 2023
TV/Streaming
Carlito’s Way Gets Excellent 4K Arrow Release with Commentary by Matt Zoller Seitz
TV/Streaming
Prime Video’s Gen V is An Antidote for Superhero Fatigue
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2023: American Fiction, Wicked Little Letters, The Critic
Festivals & Awards
XL Film Festival & Summit 2023: Highlights of an Ambitious New Event
TV/Streaming
HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Returns with Improved but Uneven Game
Festivals & Awards
New York Asian Film Festival 2023 Highlights
Festivals & Awards
XL Film Festival Runs August 18-20
Festivals & Awards
A Look Back at Tribeca 2023
Black Writers Week
Trust Your Gut: The Role of Conscience in Horror
Festivals & Awards
Tribeca 2023: Suitable Flesh, You’ll Never Find Me, Bad Things
Features
Bright Wall/Dark Room April 2023: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed: Friends, Lovers, or Neighbors by Frank Falisi
TV/Streaming
Apple TV+’s Schmigadoon! Takes on Schmicago! in Snazzy Second Season
Tributes
Raquel Welch (1940-2023)
TV/Streaming
The Company You Keep Has All the Elements of a Smart, Sexy Caper Show
Festivals & Awards
10 Major Snubs and Surprises from the 2023 Oscar Nominations
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2023 Announces Additional Premiere, Competition, Encore Titles
TV/Streaming
The 25 Best TV Series of 2022
Tributes
Angelo Badalamenti (1937-2022)
Festivals & Awards
Everything Everywhere All at Once Leads Chicago Film Critics Nominations
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: Horror Movie Edition
MZS
From the Deep: On the Staying Power of Creature from the Black Lagoon
TV/Streaming
Freevee’s High School Richly Shows Tegan & Sara’s Coming of Age
Festivals & Awards
Serious Oscar Contenders Dazzle at 2022 BendFilm Festival
Tributes
