There might have been more power—and beauty—in a more understated approach all around.
If you want to get an almost first-person sense of what it felt like to ride a rocket into orbit and beyond, "First Man" is…
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the 41st Mill Valley Film Festival honoring USC Annenberg associate professor Stacy L. Smith and devoting 45% of its lineup to films…
An article about the first ever Roger Ebert Symposium entitled "Empathy for the Universe" set for Monday, October 1st, in Urbana.
Peter Bogdanovich, film historian and filmmaker, talks about Buster Keaton, the subject of his new documentary.
An article about the 41st Mill Valley Film Festival honoring USC Annenberg associate professor Stacy L. Smith and devoting 45% of its lineup to films…
Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho revisits John Carpenter's classic Halloween.
A look back at one of the best films of all time.
A report from the New York Film Festival on two new films and a classic.
A review of two films making their Chicago debuts at CIFF this year from Christian Petzold and Olivier Assayas.
Drunktown's Finest (2015)
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Phillip Smiles
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