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Brutally honest Oscar ballot; Murphy refused to play Cosby; Is accuracy important?; “54” resurrected as cult gay classic; How America paved the way for ISIS.
Brutally honest Oscar ballot; Murphy refused to play Cosby; Is accuracy important?; “54” resurrected as cult gay classic; How America paved the way for ISIS.
The RogerEbert.com staff pick for Best Actor of 2014.
The RogerEbert.com staff pick for Best Actress of 2014.
The RogerEbert.com staff pick for Best Foreign Language Film.
The RogerEbert.com staff pick for the Best Animated Film of 2015.
The writers at RogerEbert.com discuss films featuring sheep, goats and rams in honor of Chinese New Year.
A review by a Chicago Urban League student named Veronique Hester of Afraid of Dark.
A review from Chicago Urban League student Jamarcus Walker of Mya B.’s Afraid of Dark.
A review by Columbia Links student Briana Williams of Mya B.’s Afraid of Dark.
A review from Columbia Links student Olivia Okocha by Mya B.’s Afraid of Dark.
The Roger Ebert Award will be presented at the Independent Spirit Awards on February 21st.
Toronto International Film Festival to be honored with a Canadian Screen Award on February 19th.
Video essay about Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” adapted from the new book by Matt Zoller Seitz.
ESSENCE magazine will host its 8th Black Women In Hollywood Awards Luncheon on February 19th, 2015.
A review of CBS’s “The Odd Couple” with Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon.
The RogerEbert.com pick for the Best Original Screenplay of 2014.
Sam Fragoso interviews Spike Lee; Why Christian movies are so bad; “SNL” anniversary a hollow milestone; Cinephiles need to care about PBS; Diane Rehm and the right-to-die debate.
The RogerEbert.com pick for the Best Adapted Screenplay of 2015.
A list of our staff-chosen picks for the 2015 Academy Awards.