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Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty” Gives Excess Sex, Violence, & Half-Baked Ideas
Danny Boyle Explains What Made Cillian Murphy So Special from the Start
Intimacy vs. Sentimentality: Shannon Murphy on Babyteeth
Black Cinema to be Celebrated by the Critics Choice Association at December 2nd Ceremony Honoring Murphy, Long, Ejiofor and Lemmons
Ava DuVernay, Ryan Murphy, Jharrel Jerome and CBS Win Big at Inaugural AAFCA TV Honors Ceremony
Ryan Murphy Tackles Trump’s America in Daring “American Horror Story: Cult”
The ten thousand rule: Timothy Patrick Monyihan, aka Gus Murphy, aka M, aka Mendl, 1956-2015
Enter Ryan Murphy’s Three-Ring Circus in “American Horror Story: Freak Show”
Brittany Murphy dead at 32
Life Within the Lens Celebrates Black Filmmaking
ABC’s “Scrubs” Returns to Network TV as if It Never Clocked Out
Celebrating Black Cinema: Shawn Edwards on the Black Movie Hall of Fame
FX’s “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” Is A Stunning Exploration of Public and Private Life
Sundance 2026: The Weight, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, See You When I See You
Home Entertainment Guide January 2026: “One Battle After Another,” “Tron: Ares,” “Wicked: For Good,” More
2026 Sundance Preview: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2026 Line-Up
“Landman” Might Be the Dumbest Fracking Show on TV
Home Entertainment Guide October 2025: “F1,” “Eddington,” “Weapons”
The 11 Best Body-Swap Movies, Ranked
“Battlefield 6” Seeks to Reclaim the Front Line of Multiplayer Shooters
Home Entertainment Guide: “28 Years Later,” “Materialists,” “Superman,” “Jurassic World Rebirth,” More
TIFF 2025: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See
Meet the Writers: Peyton Robinson
Everywhere You Go Has Valet: “Clueless” at 30 (Or Whatever)
Music to Make A Man Fly: The Power of John Williams’ Theme to “Superman”
What to Watch on Netflix: July 2025
“Nine Perfect Strangers’” Second Season is Less Insightful, Still Somewhat Fun
Ebertfest Adds Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award Winner “Harlan County U.S.A.”
The Great Performances of 2024, Part Two
Peacock Turns the Rom-Com Into a Game of Death in the Charming “Laid”
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Ambitious Program
Iowa City Celebrates with Enriching Pair of Festivals
London Film Festival 2024 Preview
A Reliable Force: John Ashton (1948-2024)
A Look Back at MUBI FEST CHICAGO
Home Entertainment Guide: July 2024
Time Bandits Offers a Fun Summer Diversion
The Actors Rumored to Star in the Beatles Biopics Look Nothing Like Them. Good.
When ‘Bad Boys’ Began, Martin Lawrence Was the Top Dog
I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It Before: Roger Corman (1926-2024)
The Overlook Film Festival Highlights, Part 2: The Hands of Orlac, Kill Your Lover, Dead Mail, Red Rooms
David Krumholtz Wants to Reintroduce Himself to You
SXSW 2024: Oddity, Azrael, Kryptic
A Great Movie Year Deserved a Better Oscars
A (Not So) Brief History of Silent Film Influences on Pop Music
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Our Managing Editor Brian Tallerico at RogerEbert.com
Oscar Predictions 2024: What Will Win This Year
Berlin Film Festival 2024: Small Things Like These, Crossing, Cuckoo
10 Films We Can’t Wait to See at Berlin 2024
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is a Campy and Heartfelt Delight
The 96th Academy Award Nominations Are Announced, Led by Oppenheimer
Oscar Predictions 2024: What Will Be Nominated This Year
Oppenheimer, Poor Things Big Winners at the 2024 Golden Globes
2024 Awards Season Kickoff: Palm Springs, Variety Honorees, Golden Globes, Governors Awards
The 25 Best TV Series of 2023
Trailers for Chaz Ebert’s Top 10(-ish) Films of 2023
The Ten Best Films of 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things Lead CFCA Nominations
The Year of Black Men in Cinema: Chaz Ebert’s Top Ten(-ish) Films of 2023
Colman Domingo to Receive the Spotlight Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
Home Entertainment Guide: October 2023
Their Show Was the Gateway: Matt Singer on His New Book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
FOX is Hoping That Audiences Really Want to Visit Krapopolis
The State of the 2024 Oscar Race: The Fall Festivals Leave Burning Questions
XL Film Festival & Summit 2023: Highlights of an Ambitious New Event
He Did It All: William Friedkin (1935-2023)
Telltale Returns to Fine Form With Its Heartbreaking Take on The Expanse
The Best Performance in Oppenheimer Belongs to Alden Ehrenreich
Ebertfest 2023 Recap: A Photo Journal
Airwaves: The Top 40 Beauty of the Air Soundtrack
Smile Politely’s Interview with Ebertfest Organizers Chaz Ebert and Nate Kohn
Slasher Returns to Shudder with Intriguing New Season
Ebertfest 2023: Festival Closes with Guests Lawrence Bender, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Barker and More!
Ebertfest 2023 Announces Full Lineup Including Guests Lawrence Bender, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Morris and More
How Riding in Cars with Boys Captures Single Motherhood
Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Feted at SBIFF 2023
The Company You Keep Has All the Elements of a Smart, Sexy Caper Show
10 Major Snubs and Surprises from the 2023 Oscar Nominations
The 25 Best TV Series of 2022
The Most—and Least—Fun I’ve Had At the Movies All Year
Robert Daniels’ Overlooked Films of 2022
A Transformational Notion: Elegance Bratton on The Inspection
Peacock’s A Friend of the Family Unpacks Harrowing True Story
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Exhibition, Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 -1971, Kicks Off with Screening Series
Loot Wastes the Talents of Maya Rudolph
He Made Everything Better: Fred Ward (1942-2022)
Russian Doll Keeps Asking the Big Questions Through Its Sophomore Slump
He Was Always Nice to Me: Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022)
From Kristen Stewart to Benedict Cumberbatch: Tribute Highlights from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2022
The Annotated Table of Contents and Bios for Women Writers Week 2022
Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
Will Arnett Guides Celebrities Through Netflix Crime Comedy Murderville
Sundance 2022: Hatching, Piggy, Meet Me In the Bathroom
