The Awakening
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Murphy Movie Reviews
Blog Posts That Mention Murphy
Tributes
Raise Your Hopeful Voice: Glen Hansard (1970-2026)
Chaz's Journal
Celebrating the Life of George E. Johnson, Sr. (1927-2026), a Friend and Builder of Black Possibility
Features
Through the Window: 10 Times That Foreign Directors Have Looked at America
Features
Satirizing and Saluting: Mel Brooks’ “Silent Movie” At 50
Black Writers Week
Uncomfortable Truths: “Set It Off,” “Girl 6,” and “Naked Acts” at 30
Black Writers Week
I Am Telling You: Dreamgirls at 20
Features
Life Within the Lens Celebrates Black Filmmaking
TV/Streaming
ABC’s “Scrubs” Returns to Network TV as if It Never Clocked Out
Black Writers Week
Celebrating Black Cinema: Shawn Edwards on the Black Movie Hall of Fame
TV/Streaming
FX’s “Love Story: JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette” Is A Stunning Exploration of Public and Private Life
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2026: The Weight, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, See You When I See You
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide January 2026: “One Battle After Another,” “Tron: Ares,” “Wicked: For Good,” More
TV/Streaming
Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty” Gives Excess Sex, Violence, & Half-Baked Ideas
Festivals & Awards
2026 Sundance Preview: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See
Festivals & Awards
Sundance Film Festival Announces 2026 Line-Up
TV/Streaming
“Landman” Might Be the Dumbest Fracking Show on TV
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide October 2025: “F1,” “Eddington,” “Weapons”
Features
The 11 Best Body-Swap Movies, Ranked
Video Games
“Battlefield 6” Seeks to Reclaim the Front Line of Multiplayer Shooters
DVD/Blu-Ray
Home Entertainment Guide: “28 Years Later,” “Materialists,” “Superman,” “Jurassic World Rebirth,” More
Festivals & Awards
TIFF 2025: 20 World Premieres We Can’t Wait to See
Features
Meet the Writers: Peyton Robinson
Features
Everywhere You Go Has Valet: “Clueless” at 30 (Or Whatever)
Features
Music to Make A Man Fly: The Power of John Williams’ Theme to “Superman”
TV/Streaming
What to Watch on Netflix: July 2025
TV/Streaming
“Nine Perfect Strangers’” Second Season is Less Insightful, Still Somewhat Fun
Ebertfest
Ebertfest Adds Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award Winner “Harlan County U.S.A.”
Features
The Great Performances of 2024, Part Two
TV/Streaming
Peacock Turns the Rom-Com Into a Game of Death in the Charming “Laid”
Festivals & Awards
2025 Sundance Film Festival Announces Ambitious Program
Festivals & Awards
Iowa City Celebrates with Enriching Pair of Festivals
Festivals & Awards
London Film Festival 2024 Preview
Tributes
A Reliable Force: John Ashton (1948-2024)
Festivals & Awards
A Look Back at MUBI FEST CHICAGO
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: July 2024
TV/Streaming
Time Bandits Offers a Fun Summer Diversion
Features
The Actors Rumored to Star in the Beatles Biopics Look Nothing Like Them. Good.
Features
When ‘Bad Boys’ Began, Martin Lawrence Was the Top Dog
Tributes
I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It Before: Roger Corman (1926-2024)
Festivals & Awards
The Overlook Film Festival Highlights, Part 2: The Hands of Orlac, Kill Your Lover, Dead Mail, Red Rooms
Interviews
David Krumholtz Wants to Reintroduce Himself to You
Festivals & Awards
SXSW 2024: Oddity, Azrael, Kryptic
Festivals & Awards
A Great Movie Year Deserved a Better Oscars
Features
A (Not So) Brief History of Silent Film Influences on Pop Music
Chaz's Journal
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Our Managing Editor Brian Tallerico at RogerEbert.com
Interviews
Danny Boyle Explains What Made Cillian Murphy So Special from the Start
Festivals & Awards
Oscar Predictions 2024: What Will Win This Year
Festivals & Awards
Berlin Film Festival 2024: Small Things Like These, Crossing, Cuckoo
Festivals & Awards
10 Films We Can’t Wait to See at Berlin 2024
TV/Streaming
Feud: Capote vs. The Swans is a Campy and Heartfelt Delight
Festivals & Awards
The 96th Academy Award Nominations Are Announced, Led by Oppenheimer
Festivals & Awards
Oscar Predictions 2024: What Will Be Nominated This Year
Festivals & Awards
Oppenheimer, Poor Things Big Winners at the 2024 Golden Globes
Festivals & Awards
2024 Awards Season Kickoff: Palm Springs, Variety Honorees, Golden Globes, Governors Awards
TV/Streaming
The 25 Best TV Series of 2023
Chaz's Journal
Trailers for Chaz Ebert’s Top 10(-ish) Films of 2023
Features
The Ten Best Films of 2023
Festivals & Awards
Killers of the Flower Moon, Oppenheimer, Poor Things Lead CFCA Nominations
Chaz's Journal
The Year of Black Men in Cinema: Chaz Ebert’s Top Ten(-ish) Films of 2023
Festivals & Awards
Colman Domingo to Receive the Spotlight Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival
TV/Streaming
Home Entertainment Guide: October 2023
Interviews
Their Show Was the Gateway: Matt Singer on His New Book, Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
TV/Streaming
FOX is Hoping That Audiences Really Want to Visit Krapopolis
Festivals & Awards
The State of the 2024 Oscar Race: The Fall Festivals Leave Burning Questions
Festivals & Awards
XL Film Festival & Summit 2023: Highlights of an Ambitious New Event
Tributes
He Did It All: William Friedkin (1935-2023)
Video Games
Telltale Returns to Fine Form With Its Heartbreaking Take on The Expanse
Features
The Best Performance in Oppenheimer Belongs to Alden Ehrenreich
Festivals & Awards
Ebertfest 2023 Recap: A Photo Journal
Features
Airwaves: The Top 40 Beauty of the Air Soundtrack
Festivals & Awards
Smile Politely’s Interview with Ebertfest Organizers Chaz Ebert and Nate Kohn
TV/Streaming
Slasher Returns to Shudder with Intriguing New Season
Festivals & Awards
Ebertfest 2023: Festival Closes with Guests Lawrence Bender, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Barker and More!
Festivals & Awards
Ebertfest 2023 Announces Full Lineup Including Guests Lawrence Bender, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Morris and More
Features
How Riding in Cars with Boys Captures Single Motherhood
Festivals & Awards
Angela Bassett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson Feted at SBIFF 2023
TV/Streaming
The Company You Keep Has All the Elements of a Smart, Sexy Caper Show
Festivals & Awards
10 Major Snubs and Surprises from the 2023 Oscar Nominations
TV/Streaming
The 25 Best TV Series of 2022
Chaz's Journal
The Most—and Least—Fun I’ve Had At the Movies All Year
Features
Robert Daniels’ Overlooked Films of 2022
Interviews
A Transformational Notion: Elegance Bratton on The Inspection
TV/Streaming
Peacock’s A Friend of the Family Unpacks Harrowing True Story
Chaz's Journal
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Exhibition, Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 -1971, Kicks Off with Screening Series
Black Writers Week
Loot Wastes the Talents of Maya Rudolph
Tributes
He Made Everything Better: Fred Ward (1942-2022)
TV/Streaming
Russian Doll Keeps Asking the Big Questions Through Its Sophomore Slump
Tributes
He Was Always Nice to Me: Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022)
Festivals & Awards
From Kristen Stewart to Benedict Cumberbatch: Tribute Highlights from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2022
Chaz's Journal
The Annotated Table of Contents and Bios for Women Writers Week 2022
Tributes
Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
TV/Streaming
Will Arnett Guides Celebrities Through Netflix Crime Comedy Murderville
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2022: Hatching, Piggy, Meet Me In the Bathroom
Tributes
