The King of Kings
Peter (voice)
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker Movie Reviews
Smoke
Cyrus Cole
Respect
C. L. Franklin
City of Lies
Jack Jackson
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jeronicus Jangle
Burden
Reverend Kennedy
Finding Steve McQueen
Howard Lambert
How It Ends
Tom
The Forgiven
Desmond Tutu
Black Panther
Zuri
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Saw Gerrera
Arrival
Colonel Weber
Southpaw
Titus 'Tick' Wills
Dope
Narrator
Two Men in Town
William Garnett
Taken 3
Franck Dotzler
Out of the Furnace
Wesley Barnes
Black Nativity
Reverend Cornell
Lee Daniels’ The Butler
Cecil Gaines
The Last Stand
Bannister
Blog Posts That Mention Forest Whitaker
We Have to Choose Love: Forest Whitaker on The Forgiven
“History is the Backdrop”: Lee Daniels discusses “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”
The meaning of “articulate”
A-C-T-I-N-G
Uncomfortable Truths: “Set It Off,” “Girl 6,” and “Naked Acts” at 30
The Belle of Absurdity: Catherine O’Hara (1954-2026)
“Sinners,” “Bel-Air” Lead NAACP Image Award Nominees
Movies That Deal with the Peculiarities of Being a Teenager: Bruce Handy on His New Book about Teen Movies
That’s What Disruption Does For Me: Gareth Evans on “Havoc”
From Gena to Annette: Great Actresses with Oscar Nominations but No Wins
MGM+’s Messy The Emperor of Ocean Park Rules Over Convoluted Empire
The Shield vs. The Wire
The Weight of Smoke (and Blue in the Face): The Magic of Paul Auster
Spirit Awards 2024: A Platform for Essential Independent Films
Creating an Atmosphere: Justin Simien on Haunted Mansion
A Critical Look at The Color of Money
Jedi: Survivor is Best Star Wars Game in Years
Ebert Symposium 2023 to Precede Ebertfest on April 18th & 19th
Ebertfest 2023: Frank Oz and Derek DelGaudio Screen In & Of Itself, Rita Coburn Spotlights Marian Anderson and More!
Nina Yang Bongiovi to Receive the Variety Creative Impact Award at the 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival
Scott Z. Burns’ Star-Studded Extrapolations is a Harrowing, Hopeful Look into the Future
2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Competition Films, Premiere Titles, Midnight Selections, and More
Andor Offers Rich New Approach to Telling a Star Wars Story
Star Wars Celebration 2022: Mando+, Light and Magic, Andor and More
Cannes 2022: Fest Launches with Zombies, Art Movies, and Maverick
Cannes 2022 Video #1: Opening Night Welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Final Cut
Cannes 2022: Final Cut
Brenda Robinson Elected as Chair of Board of Directors at Film Independent
Why the Film Passing Stirs The Imagination
The Freedom to Pass
Five Articles In Praise of Rebecca Hall’s Directorial Debut, Passing
Passing Wins Top Prize at LGBTQ+ NewFest 2021
57th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Full Schedule; Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch to Open
The Connection: Jennifer Hudson on Respect
Uncanny Talent: Clarence Williams III, 1939-2021
We Can Sing Again: Nine Movie Musicals Coming Out in 2021
An Executive Producer Recommends Three Films to Watch for Black History Month: Passing, A Most Beautiful Thing and Mr. Soul!
Sundance 2021 Announces Virtual Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
We Are Not a Monolith: JaNeika and JaSheika James on Their Book, Living Double
Home Entertainment Guide: November 2020
CIFF 2020: Black Perspectives Program Highlights Diverse Voices
Incredible Ensemble Brings Gravity to Familiar Story of The Godfather of Harlem
Just Us Girls: The Chatty Chick Flicks of the ’90s
The Shield Finally Gets a Full Season Blu-ray Release
The RogerEbert.com Interviews of 2018
The Best Performances of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
Winners of 2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards Announced
Sundance 2018: Monsters and Men, Monster, Burden
2018 Winter Movie Preview: 25 Films We’re Excited About
20 Films We Can’t Wait to See at Sundance 2018
60 Minutes on: “Get Out”
Sundance 2018 Announces Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
Amy Heckerling on “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Clueless” and more
Eroding the Excuses: David Oyelowo on “A United Kingdom”
60 Minutes on: “John Wick: Chapter Two”
Bright Wall/Dark Room: January 2017: “Sticks & Stones” by Andrew Root
The Nature of Our Existence: On Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival”
Outstanding, Black Music: Raphael Saadiq on “Underground,” “Insecure”
2016 Fall Movie Preview: 50 Movies That’ll Prove Film Isn’t Dead
TIFF Announces First Wave of Galas and Special Presentations
#OscarsSoWhite and Extending Diversity
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 5, 2015
Marvel, Star Wars Highlights and More From D23
2015 Summer Movie Preview: A Four-Month, Blockbuster Festival
A Very Particular Set of Skills: A Look at the “Taken” Saga
Film Independent Directors Close-Ups: Ava DuVernay
Interview: Kevin Macdonald Sails the “Black Sea”
Films in Conversation: J. Hoberman’s Presentation of “White House Butler Down”
Top Ten Lists of 2013 From Our Contributors
It Truly Is an Honor Just To Be Nominated
Critic Awards Begin to Shape the Oscar Race
Acting right around White folks: on “12 Years a Slave” and “respectability politics”
Four Black Actors Vie for the Best Actor Oscar
Awards Show Wrap-up: Cannes Report, May 26
The year’s ten best films and other shenanigans
‘Election,’ ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ take Spirit
To spoil or not to spoil? (Don’t worry.)
The Marty Show
Opening Shots: ‘The Crying Game’
Where the Mopey Things Are
How to Win an Academy Award
Venus if you will, send a girl for me to thrill
Take 46: CIFF brings the world of film to town
The Marty Show
Oscar winners
‘Dreamgirls’ snubbed — with 8 noms
Oscar Nominations
Ebert’s Oscar predictions (2007)
Ebert’s take on the Oscar picks
Sundance #9: Closing thoughts
Toronto #6: Stars present & future
Six treats for film festgoers in Toronto
Bright spots at Sundance
Toronto festival fit for film fans
Gold on hold
Cannes all winners
Ebert’s Altman Home Companion
Jarmusch shows ‘the Money’
Coppola on laziness: Let’s go to the transcript
