Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: November 22, 2015
A column on the latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Criterion editions of Code Unknown & In Cold Blood, The Man From UNCLE, Meru, Ant-Man and more!
Archives
“Apocalypse” Now: Michael Glover Smith on Chicago Premiere of His First Film
An interview with Michael Smith on the eve of his Siskel Film Center debut.
Anton Ego and Jesse Eisenberg: some notes on the presumed objectivity of critics
Matt Zoller Seitz reviews and reflects upon Jesse Eisenberg’s New Yorker piece about film critics.
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The greatest actor alive: Max Von Sydow; Conversations with ISIS fighters; There are Christian terrorists; Greg Berlanti’s DC Comics TV shows; Why Othello is black.
“Marvel’s Jessica Jones” Pushes Against Expectations of the Superhero Show
A review of Netflix’s new series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” with Krysten Ritter, David Tennant and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Amazon Premieres Most Challenging Drama Yet in “The Man in the High Castle”
A review of Amazon’s “The Man in the High Castle,” from executive producer Ridley Scott.
Spike Lee’s Oscar: Hollywood Does the Right Thing
An article about Spike Lee’s Honorary Oscar at the 2015 AMPAS Governors Awards.
At Last! “The End of the World” is Here!
A celebration of Wim Wenders’ 1991 epic “Until the End of the World,” of which a new 295-minute cut will be screening at the Gene Siskel Film Center on November 20 and 21.
The Act of Looking: Todd Haynes on Carol
An interview with director Todd Haynes about “Carol.”
Attention, Aspiring Film Critics: Here’s Your Opportunity to Go to Sundance in 2016
An article about the 2016 edition of the Roger Ebert Fellowship for Film Criticism.
AFI Fest 2015: “The Big Short”
An AFI Fest 2015 report on “The Big Short” and the Q&A that followed with the filmmakers and stars.
The Strange Case of “The Other Side of Midnight”
The film that Fox packaged with “Star Wars” to get theaters to play a little space opera no one had heard of was “The Other Side of Midnight.” Jessica Ritchey looks back at a surefire hit that became a trivia answer.
AFI Fest 2015: Table of Contents
A table of contents featuring the complete coverage of AFI Fest 2015 at RogerEbert.com.
NBC Expands Windy City Dramas with Effective “Chicago Med”
A review of NBC’s “Chicago Med.”
Book Excerpt: “Richard Pryor: American Id” by Jason Bailey
An excerpt from Jason Bailey’s book “Richard Pryor: American Id.”
A Most Personal Conversation with a Most Public Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
An interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
AFI Fest 2015: “Bob and the Trees,” “Rams”
A report from AFI Fest about “Bob and the Trees” and “Rams.”
“The Homestretch” Ideal Viewing for National Homeless Youth Awareness Month
An article about “The Homestretch” and National Homeless Youth Awareness Month.
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Deborah Kampmeier on “SPLit”; How the Bushes misunderstood Cheney; First 10 minutes of 500 movies; Daisy Ridley chats with Carrie Fisher; Fear the chick flick.
