Thumbnails 7/15/16
Second movie is biggest career hurdle; Filmmakers of “The Videoblogs”; In defense of “The Purge”; Chatting with Michael Ballhaus; Profile of Jesse Eisenberg.
Archives
I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts (Unless They’re Women)
A compilation of reviews defending the new “Ghostbusters” film.
Feel It All: Drake Doremus on “Equals”
An interview with co-writer/director Drake Doremus about his sci-fi romance “Equals.”
You Can Go Home Again: Netflix’s Wildly Entertaining “Stranger Things”
A review of Netflix’s great new series “Stranger Things.”
2016 Japan Cuts Festival Preview
A preview of Japan Society’s upcoming 2016 Japan Cuts film program in New York City.
Eastbound and Educated: Danny McBride Goes to School on HBO’s “Vice Principals”
A TV review of HBO’s Vice Principals, premiering Sunday, July 17th.
2016 Fantasia Film Festival Preview
A preview of the 20th Annual Fantasia Fest in Montreal, Canada.
Video Interview: Bryan Cranston & Benjamin Bratt on “The Infiltrator”
A video interview with Bryan Cranston & Benjamin Bratt about their new movie “The Infiltrator.”
Take Me Home: Why “Mr. Robot” Matters
A review of the season two premiere of USA’s “Mr. Robot.”
Bright Wall/Dark Room July 2016: “Watch the Skies: ‘Empire of the Sun’ and the Difficult Third Album” by Brian Doan
An excerpt from the July 2016 issue of Bright Wall/Dark Room about Steven Spielberg and “Empire of the Sun.”
Elevated Films’ Outdoor Indie Film Series to Screen “Little Men”
An article about Elevated Films Chicago’s screening of “Little Men” on July 14th.
True to Life: An Interview with Gena Rowlands
An interview with actress Gena Rowlands on the occasion of a John Cassavetes/Rowlands retrospective at NYC’s Metrograph.
Life Refuses to Stand Still: Another Look at Steven Spielberg’s “Always”
Before this summer’s “The BFG,” Spielberg made another personal, enchanting and overlooked film: 1989’s “Always.”
Thumbnails 7/8/16
My dinner with Michael Cimino; Emily Ratajkowski’s naked ambition; When Disney got trippy; Filmmakers are fans of TCM; Diversity ignores the disabled in Hollywood.
Star-Crossed Lovers: Favorite Movie Couples
Writers at RogerEbert.com pick their favorite movies featuring star-crossed lovers.
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: July 7, 2016
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, including “Eye in the Sky,” “Only Yesterday,” “The Mermaid” and more!
30 Minutes on: “The Lobster”
Depressing and fun. Not a combination you encounter every day.
A One-of-a-Kind Artist: The RogerEbert.com Staff Remembers Abbas Kiarostami
Contributors to RogerEbert.com celebrate the masterful films of the late Abbas Kiarostami.
Violent Worship: The Hypocrisy of the Purge Films
A look at how the “Purge” films have succumbed to the glorification and desensitization they’ve been designed to satirize.
