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Slamdance Film Festival Highlights 2023
On four premieres from the Slamdance Film Festival, including a Chicago-produced award winner.
On four premieres from the Slamdance Film Festival, including a Chicago-produced award winner.
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including The Black Phone, Men, and 4K editions of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Flatliners, and more.
Our predictions for the winners at Sunday night's Academy Awards.
Writer Carlos Aguilar's answers the movie love questionnaire.
A column about how this unusual awards season recalls a year when the Academy moved away from blockbusters to independent productions.
The third installment of Chaz Ebert's Happy Place column recounts her experience of returning to the movie theater during the pandemic after a five-month absence.
On the tenth anniversary of one of the best films of the 2010s, now opening in 70MM.
As of this writing, Todd Phillips’ “Joker” has earned nearly $1 billion globally, making it one of the most successful comic book movies ever released. But the discourse surrounding it will outlive this moment. No comic book-derived film since “Black Panther” has sparked more commentary, although the discussion surrounding this one has been more oppositional than anything else, and clouded by bad faith on every side.
On three Midnight Madness films from TIFF, including a darling that worked its way here all the way from Park City.
A remembrance of award-winning filmmaker and Ebert Symposium guest Toni Myers.
A look back through Christian Bale's filmography, highlighting five roles that define his career.
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Solo, Leave No Trace, and Three Identical Strangers.
On the new Criterion release of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, which includes a new 50-minute-longer extended cut of the masterpiece.
