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Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne Movie Reviews
Blog Posts That Mention Alexander Payne
25 Years Later, Alexander Payne’s Election Remains as Relevant as Ever
TIFF 2017: “Downsizing,” “Beast,” “Who We Are Now”
A Box of Chocolates: Preview of the 2017 Telluride Film Festival
Cannes: Bruce Dern and Will Forte visit “Nebraska”
Globe Trotting: Cannes Report, May 23
The long and winding road
I knew I’d seen this movie before!
Flamers
Swimming an ocean of emotions
Cannes 2026: Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean, Dernsie: The Amazing Life of Bruce Dern
Remote-Droppers and Jeff Bridges: Nick Digilio on His Book About 40 Years Reviewing Movies
Flying with Her Angels: Diane Ladd (1935-2025)
Locarno Film Festival 2025 Wrap-up
Restored and Rediscovered Festival Spotlights Organizations at the Forefront of Film Restoration
The Steady, Inevitable Decline: Sideways at 20
San Francisco Silent Film Festival Highlights Unearthed Treasures of Film History
Spirit Awards 2024: A Platform for Essential Independent Films
2023: The Year of the Teacher
Oscar Predictions 2024: What Will Be Nominated This Year
The 29th Critics Choice Awards Honor a Wide Variety of Film and TV
The Return of 70MM
The Great Craft of 2023
2024 Awards Season Kickoff: Palm Springs, Variety Honorees, Golden Globes, Governors Awards
The Great Performances of 2023
Trailers for Chaz Ebert’s Top 10(-ish) Films of 2023
The Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television Honoring Black, Latino, and AAPI Achievements in 2023
The Year of Black Men in Cinema: Chaz Ebert’s Top Ten(-ish) Films of 2023
TIFF 2023: A Canadian Looks Back at a Tumultuous Fest
The State of the 2024 Oscar Race: The Fall Festivals Leave Burning Questions
59th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Exciting Full Line-up of Features and Shorts
Telluride Film Festival 2023 Highlights
TIFF 2023: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See
Ten Must-See Films at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival
Highlights of the 2023 TCM Film Festival
The Protein of It All: A Conversation with Tamara Jenkins, BendFilm Festival’s Indie Woman of the Year
Serious Oscar Contenders Dazzle at 2022 BendFilm Festival
The Annotated Table of Contents and Bios for Women Writers Week 2022
The Annotated Table of Contents for Women Writers Week 2021
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Netflix’s The Politician is Ambitious but Messy
Short Films in Focus: Squirrel
Short Films in Focus: One Cambodian Family Please For My Pleasure
Ebertfest 2019: A Photo Journal
Ebertfest 2019, Day 4: Maya Angelou – And Still I Rise, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Almost Famous, Sideways
Ebertfest 2019 Reveals Full Line-Up Honoring Scott Wilson, Richard Roeper and Jonathan Demme
The Absurdity of Life: Elizabeth Chomko and Robert Forster on What They Had
Acclaimed Producer Effie T. Brown Salutes Project Involve on its 25th Anniversary
Join Project Involve As We Celebrate Jon M. Chu of “Crazy Rich Asians” on September 22nd
Project Involve Paves A Path to Inclusive Storytelling on its 25th Anniversary on September 22nd
Eighth Grade and the Political Currency of Being a Teenage Girl
Figuring It Out: The Films of Laura Dern
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: December 14, 2017
Deadline’s The Contenders 2017 Kicks Off Oscar Season
Cupid’s Arrow Pierced My Tender Heart at the Movies
Illuminating the World: Wim Wenders Honored at TIFF
The Greatest Show on Earth: Recap of the 2017 Telluride Film Festival
TIFF 2017 Preview: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See
Nitrate and Old Favorites: A Recap of the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival
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Humor is the Most Important Thing in Life: Paul Rudd & Rob Burnett on “The Fundamentals of Caring”
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Who’s Who In Reviews: Susan Wloszczyna
Interview: Thomas Haden Church on “Max,” “Killer Joe”
In Praise of Film Critics: Why They Matter More Than Ever
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 20, 2014
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One Year Later: Richard Roeper on Roger
Bateman’s Switch: Jason Bateman Talks About Directing “Bad Words”
Guilds Trifecta Could Put the Final Stamp on the Oscars Race
Top Ten Lists of 2013 From Our Contributors
Films, DVDs, Chickens and Eggs: How Screeners Affect Awards Season
It Truly Is an Honor Just To Be Nominated
Which Movies Would Roger Choose?
Critic Awards Begin to Shape the Oscar Race
New York Film Critics Circle and National Board of Review Start the Oscar Race
Meet the Writers: Susan Wloszczyna
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Post-Cannes: Two Critics Look Back Over This Year’s Festival
Cannes awards: The jury and winners respond to the awards, then party
Awards Show Wrap-up: Cannes Report, May 26
Rival tendencies: As Steven Spielberg gets ready to chair this year’s Cannes jury, we prepare for an alterna-Cannes.
Pre-Cannes
Indie Spirits are high for “The Artist”
“Million Dollar” critics’ group picks its 2004 baby
The Best Films of 2004
Critics are fighting it out: It’s ‘Baby’ vs. ‘Sideways’
‘Election,’ ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ take Spirit
Is Oscar’s best pic a masterpiece?
The first slice of Cannes 2012
The Cannes winners, as sort of expected
The Ultimate Review of “The Departed”
My First 2011 “Ten Best” List
Consensus? Mulholland Dr. is LA Film Critics’ movie of the decade, too
Santa Barbara Film Festival 2012
A Master Emerges: Conrad Hall and “The Outer Limits”
Outguess Ebert on the Oscars
The Best Films of 2011
On “Sideways”: What the critics said
