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Black Writers Week
Can the New Anti-Heroine Heal My Inner Black Girl?
June 16, 2026
Features
2026 Oscar Nominations Predictions in the Major Categories
January 19, 2026
Festivals & Awards
“Sinners,” “Bel-Air” Lead NAACP Image Award Nominees
January 12, 2026
Features
The Great Performances of 2025
December 17, 2025
Festivals & Awards
“One Battle After Another,” “Sinners” Lead Chicago Film Critics Association Nominees
December 9, 2025
Interviews
How to Define Freedom: Nia DaCosta on “Hedda”
October 21, 2025
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2025: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See
September 2, 2025
Interviews
Tina Mabry and Edward Kelsey Moore on the Joy and Uplift of The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
August 21, 2024
Features
The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films
April 18, 2024
Festivals & Awards
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame to Induct Nella Larsen, Bette Howland and Finley Peter Dunne
July 5, 2023
Festivals & Awards
Tribeca 2023: The Listener, Eric LaRue
June 7, 2023
Features
Annihilation and the Power of Anxiety
March 5, 2023
Black Writers Week
Jason Delane Lee and Yvonne Huff Lee on Race, Adoption and Identity
June 20, 2022
Festivals & Awards
Ebertfest 2022 Recap: A Golden Homecoming
April 24, 2022
Festivals & Awards
The 22nd Black Reel Awards Honors its Winners, Led by The Harder They Fall
March 2, 2022
Features
Chaz Ebert to Receive the Ruby Dee Humanitarian Award
February 16, 2022
Festivals & Awards
Why the Film Passing Stirs The Imagination
January 17, 2022
Chaz's Journal
Passing Director Rebecca Hall Learns of Her African-American Family History on Finding Your Roots
January 6, 2022
Chaz's Journal
Happy New Year from Chaz Ebert and RogerEbert.com!
December 31, 2021
Features
24 Great Performances of 2021
December 22, 2021
Features
The Individual Top Tens of 2021
December 13, 2021
Festivals & Awards
Highlights of the 2021 Film Fest 919 Include King Richard, Passing, and More
November 15, 2021
Chaz's Journal
The Freedom to Pass
November 12, 2021
Chaz's Journal
Five Articles In Praise of Rebecca Hall’s Directorial Debut, Passing
November 11, 2021
Festivals & Awards
The Black-and-White Films of the 2021 Award Season
November 9, 2021
Interviews
Black and White: Rebecca Hall on Passing
October 26, 2021
Festivals & Awards
Passing Wins Top Prize at LGBTQ+ NewFest 2021
October 26, 2021
Festivals & Awards
A Preview of the 57th Chicago International Film Festival
October 11, 2021
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2021: A Chiara, What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?, Revivals
October 10, 2021
Festivals & Awards
From Guillermo and Gottfried to the Golden Arm, Ebertfest 2022 is Back in Full Swing
August 9, 2021
Chaz's Journal
An Executive Producer Recommends Three Films to Watch for Black History Month: Passing, A Most Beautiful Thing and Mr. Soul!
February 2, 2021
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2021: Passing, Eight for Silver, Mass
January 31, 2021
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2021: 12 Films We Can’t Wait to See
January 27, 2021
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2021 Announces Virtual Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
December 15, 2020
TV/Streaming
HBO’s Westworld is Sleeker, Leaner in Third Season
March 12, 2020
Festivals & Awards
The Best Films of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
February 5, 2020
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2020: The 40-Year-Old Version, Farewell Amor, Sylvie’s Love
February 1, 2020
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2020 Announces Competition, Midnight, Premiere Titles and More
December 4, 2019
Festivals & Awards
Ebert Symposium 2019 Preview: Keynote Speech, Diversity in Film Panel, VR Experiences
September 23, 2019
Chaz's Journal
Dr. Stacy L. Smith Will Be the Keynote Speaker at the Second Annual Ebert Symposium, Creating an Inclusive Cinema and Media Ecosystem
September 5, 2019
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: March 14, 2019
March 14, 2019
Features
Nell Minow’s Top Ten Films of 2018
December 13, 2018
Features
Monica Castillo’s Top Ten Films of 2018
December 12, 2018
Features
The Ten Best Films of 2018
December 10, 2018
Chaz's Journal
My List of Movies to See Before the End of 2018
November 9, 2018
Festivals & Awards
45 Movies to see at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
October 10, 2018
Festivals & Awards
CIFF 2018: Preview of the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
September 19, 2018
Interviews
Translating into Poetry: Boots Riley on Sorry to Bother You
July 9, 2018
Features
2018 Summer Movie Preview: 10 Films We’re Excited About
May 7, 2018
TV/Streaming
Daring, Different Second Season of HBO’s Westworld Starts with a Bang
April 17, 2018
MZS
The Unloved, Part 52: Annihilation
April 1, 2018
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: March 22, 2018
March 21, 2018
Far Flungers
The Destiny of Abandonment: The Films of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan
March 1, 2018
Festivals & Awards
Diary of a Sundance Juror
February 2, 2018
Festivals & Awards
Sundance Goes From #MeToo to What’s Next
January 31, 2018
Festivals & Awards
The Best Films of the 2018 Sundance Film Festival
January 29, 2018
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2018: Sorry to Bother You
January 21, 2018
Features
2018 Winter Movie Preview: 25 Films We’re Excited About
January 15, 2018
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2018 Announces Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
November 29, 2017
Features
The Messy Women of “Thor: Ragnarok”
November 14, 2017
Festivals & Awards
Better Than the Oscars?
November 13, 2017
Features
2017 Fall Movie Preview: 25 Films We’re Excited About
August 29, 2017
Features
Thumbnails 8/25/16
August 25, 2016
Chaz's Journal
“Dear White People”: A Review by Messiah Young
February 15, 2016
Chaz's Journal
“Dear White People”: A Review by Dyana Daniels
February 15, 2016
Chaz's Journal
“Dear White People”: A Review by Kinnedy Broughton
February 15, 2016
Festivals & Awards
African-American Film Critics-Black Oscars?
February 8, 2016
Features
The Individual Top Tens of 2015
December 16, 2015
Far Flungers
Film Independent: Justin Simien
March 6, 2015
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: February 11, 2015
February 11, 2015
Festivals & Awards
“Life Itself” to be Honored at AAFCA Awards Gala
February 3, 2015
Interviews
The Women of “Selma”: The Unsung Heroines of The Civil Rights Movement
January 9, 2015
Features
The Year After the Year of Racial Cinema
December 19, 2014
Features
The Individual Top Tens of 2014
December 17, 2014
Festivals & Awards
Stars Align at 2014 Gotham Independent Film Awards
December 4, 2014
Interviews
Identity Versus Self: Justin Simien on “Dear White People”
October 21, 2014
Festivals & Awards
The 10 Most Psychologically Rich Characters of Sundance 2014
February 23, 2014
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