Bright Wall/Dark Room October 2018: A Story with A Ghost in It: On Family, Trauma, and Hope in Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak
An essay by Kate Horowitz about Crimson Peak, excerpted from online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room’s October issue.
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Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men Followup The Romanoffs is Star-Studded, Self-Indulgent
A review of the first two episodes of Amazon’s The Romanoffs.
RIFF 2018: Table of Contents
A table of contents rounding up RogerEbert.com’s coverage of the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival.
Once Upon a Time in Haddonfield: Revisiting John Carpenter’s Halloween
Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho revisits John Carpenter’s classic Halloween.
NYFF 2018: Ray & Liz, Asako I & II, Hotel by the River
A report from the New York Film Festival on three international films.
The Most Stressful Time in Our Lives: Ike Barinholtz on The Oath
An interview with writer/director/star Ike Barinholtz about his timely comedy, The Oath.
Scott Wilson: 1942-2018
A tribute to the late actor and Ebertfest favorite, Scott Wilson.
RIFF 2018: Woman at War, Jonas Mekas Exhibition and Camilla Strøm Henriksen on Phoenix
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring a review of Benedikt Erlingsson’s “Woman at War,” coverage of the Jonas Mekas exhibition and an interview with “Phoenix” director Camilla Strøm Henriksen.
NYFF 2018: Divide and Conquer, What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, Film Noir Revivals
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on two documentaries and two revivals of film noir classics.
The Woman Who Fell to Earth Sets Doctor Who in a Promising Direction
A review of The Woman Who Fell to Earth, the first episode in a new season of Doctor Who starring Jodie Whittaker.
A New York Story: Tamara Jenkins on Private Life
An interview with writer/director Tamara Jenkins about her new Netflix film, Private Life.
Amandla Stenberg and George Tillman, Jr. on Bringing Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give to the Big Screen
An interview with Amandla Stenberg and director George Tillman, Jr. about their adaptation of Angie Thomas’ novel, The Hate U Give.
RIFF 2018: Ága, Knife + Heart
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Milko Lazarov’s “Ága” and Yann Gonzalez’s “Knife + Heart.”
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: October 4, 2018
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Solo, Leave No Trace, and Three Identical Strangers.
Up in the Gallery: Rupert Everett on Oscar Wilde
An interview with the director-star of The Happy Prince.
Deliriously Raunchy Big Mouth Returns For Second Season
A review of the second season of Netflix’s Big Mouth.
RIFF 2018: Welcome to Sodom, Over the Limit, Daughter’s Table
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer’s “Welcome to Sodom,” Marta Prus’ “Over the Limit” and Golden Egg contenders including Heui Son’s “Daughter’s Table.”
RIFF 2018: The Stranger, Sunset, Phallological Museum
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Nicole Nielsen Horanyi’s “The Stranger” and László Nemes’ “Sunset,” as well as a visit to the Icelandic Phallological Museum.
The Horror and Heroines at Fantastic Fest 2018
A look back at the horror and genre films that played last week’s Fantastic Fest.
Short Films in Focus: A Film by Vera Vaughn
An interview with director and co-writer Sorrel Brae about A Film by Vera Vaughn, and a presentation of the short.
