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With “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan Has Crafted The Best Horror Film of The Year
On how horror shaped Christopher Nolan’s masterful epic.
Fantasia 2026: You Are the Film, Someone’s Daughter, Los Vampires
The lines between cinema, survival, and truth are blurred in three entries from this year’s festival.
Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon” Turns Up the Soapy Drama in Serviceable Second Season
Thankfully, “Ransom Canyon’s” second season course-corrects many of the mistakes of its first.
Cinema is My Calling Again: Nicolas Winding Refn on “Her Private Hell”
An interview with the director of Drive, Only God Forgives, and this week’s Her Private Hell.
Relive the Launch That Changed Gaming in “Halo: Campaign Evolved”
A review of the remake of Halo, one of the biggest games of all time.
HBO Max Spin-Off “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” Wastes Clever Concept
The end of the world will probably be funnier.
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Keeps Boldly Swinging in Tone in Season 4
Time is running out for this particular crew to enjoy their time as a little space family, and it’ll be bittersweet when it’s finally over.
Fantasia 2026: Our Effed Up World, Zsazsa Zaturnnah, Dance Freak
Aliens, gay superheroes, and alt-comic rug-cutters stud our first dispatch from the festival.
It’s Just You and Me Now, Sport: On “Manhunter: The Final Cut”
On a new cut of Michael Mann’s “Manhunter” opening in theaters to coincide with the film’s 40th anniversary.
Closer to Trees: Hirokazu Kore-eda on “Sheep in the Box”
The filmmaker talks about The Little Prince, staying rooted in an increasingly digital world, and grappling with the ethics of AI.
Roger loves Chaz
Wednesday, July 18, is the 20th anniversary of our marriage. How can I begin to tell you about Chaz? She fills my horizon, she is the great fact of my life, she has my love, she saved me from the fate of living out my life alone, which is where I seemed to be heading. If my cancer had come, and it would have, and Chaz had not been there with me, I can imagine a descent into lonely decrepitude. I was very sick. I might have vegetated in hopelessness. This woman never lost her love, and when it was necessary she forced me to want to live. She was always there believing I could do it, and her love was like a wind forcing me back from the grave.
Chicago, Home of Great Music and Newspapers
Chaz Ebert on how music and newspapers have shaped Chicago, and continue to do so.
“The Map of Longing” Offers Real Catharsis Despite Its Teen Melancholy
It’s pure fantasy, and an immature one at that.
Flashback: Chaz Ebert on Watching a Christopher Nolan Movie During the Pandemic
The third installment of Chaz Ebert’s Happy Place column recounts her experience of returning to the movie theater during the pandemic after a five-month absence.
Black Protagonists Are Transforming Modern Horror Television for the Better
A look at how Black men are exploring identity and history through horror television.
Celebrating the Life of George E. Johnson, Sr. (1927-2026), a Friend and Builder of Black Possibility
A tribute to the legendary American businessman.
MUBI Fest 2026: Better Together
A personal recounting of one of the coolest Chicago film events of the year.
