A Goodbye to Two Legends: Roberta Flack and Jerry Butler
A tribute to two musical legends, recently passed.
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A Mathematical Explanation of What is Going to Win Best Picture This Year
Our awards expert tries to predict what is going to win the big award through a breakdown of the preferential ballot system.
Netflix’s “Running Point” is Pretty Funny if You Don’t Think About it Too Hard
For a show hellbent on whitewashing the clearly sociopathic behaviors of sports team owners, “Running Point” is frequently funny.
New York International Children’s Film Festival Highlights Original Work From Around the World
A preview of the great NYICFF, which starts tomorrow.
A Salute to the Movies That Got Overlooked During Oscar Season
Academy voters didn’t show these great films any love. We’re not going to make the same mistake.
The Puppet Master Was Right: “Ghost in the Shell” at 30
A look at the masterful anime three decades after it changed the form.
February 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Wicked,” “Nosferatu,” “Here,” “Heretic,” More
The latest and greatest on Blu-ray, including Criterion editions of Drugstore Cowboy, Cronos, and Punch-Drunk Love.
If We Picked the Winners: The 97th Academy Awards
Our picks for who will win, should win, and should have been nominated for this year’s Oscars.
Three of Quentin Tarantino’s Most Beloved Features Get the 4K Steelbook Treatment
Physical media collectors alert! There are some Quentin Tarantino steelbooks you need to buy.
Movies to Watch if You Love Bad Bunny
10 films to watch as accompaniments to Bad Bunny’s new hit album.
The Timeless Echoes of “The Spirit of the Beehive”
A Far Flung Correspondent looks at Victor Erice’s 1973 masterpiece, one of Roger Ebert’s Great Movies.
Ebertfest Adds Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award Winner “Harlan County U.S.A.”
Three more films have been added to the Ebertfest line-up.
Taylor Sheridan’s “1923” Returns with Same Degree of Self-Proclaimed Grandeur
It’s old-fashioned dramatic entertainment.
“Suits: LA” Is Dumb, Glossy Nothingness
“Suits: LA” is pleasant enough, soothing even, but you better bring your own things to think about, because it offers nothing more.
30 Minutes On: “Watership Down”
Our editor-at-large on one of his favorite movies.
NBC’s “The Americas” is a Gorgeous but Shallow Look at the Natural World
An objectively beautiful series filled with awe-inspiring landscapes and handsomely depicted wildlife whose existence is flattened by a repetitive approach.
Pixar’s Charming but Compromised “Win or Lose” Catches A Few Foul Balls
If this was released in its original form, then I would be proud to call “Win or Lose” a home run.
Talkin’ About His Generation: New Book Chronicles the Making of Millennial Touchstone “Superbad”
An interview with the writer of a new book about “Superbad.”
NBC’s “Grosse Pointe Garden Society” Fails to Grow Much of Interest
It’s not a disaster, but it won’t stand out enough in the TV garden.
