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Looking Back at Alan Parker’s Mississippi Burning
Seongyong Cho
Alan Parker: 1944-2020
Peter Sobczynski
A Slice of American History: Tika Sumpter & Parker Sawyers on “Southside with You”
Nick Allen
You Have to Kill the Judge: Parker Posey on “Irrational Man,” Woody Allen and Christopher Guest
Matt Fagerholm
South Parkers speak out at last
Jim Emerson
Jennifer Jason Leigh meets ‘Mrs. Parker’
Roger Ebert
What to Watch on Netflix: May 2025
Brian Tallerico
April 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Heart Eyes,” “One of Them Days,” More
Brian Tallerico
March 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Babygirl,” “Sing Sing,” “Den of Thieves 2,” “Moana 2”
Brian Tallerico
Age Has No Expiration When It Comes to Talent
Carla Renata
From Gena to Annette: Great Actresses with Oscar Nominations but No Wins
Laura Emerick
HBO’s “The White Lotus” Remains Worth the Trip in Brilliant Third Season
Brian Tallerico
January 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Hundreds of Beavers,” “Smile 2,” “Venom: The Last Dance,” and More
Brian Tallerico
“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” Brings Marvel’s Web-Slinger Down to Street Level
Rendy Jones
FOX’s “Going Dutch” Lacks Chemistry, Heart, and a Sense of Humor
Cristina Escobar
The Great Performances of 2024, Part Two
The Editors
Breakfast Is Served—Again: Alan Rudolph on the reissue of “Breakfast of Champions”
Peter Sobczynski
NYFF: Stranger Eyes, Harvest, Who By Fire
Monica Castillo
Wrapping Up My Experiences at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival
Robert Daniels
Let The Dead Sleep: On “Alien Romulus” and Digital Resurrection
Matt Zoller Seitz
10 Films to Thrill You at the 2024 Fantasia International Film Festival
Clint Worthington
The Ouray Film Festival Creates Encouraging Space for Art
Brian Tallerico
The 10 Best Fourth of July Releases of the 21st Century
Tim Grierson
Home Entertainment Guide: June 2024
Brian Tallerico
The Growing Exploration of Masculinity and Vulnerability in Media
Brandon Towns
Juneteenth Film Festival Returns For A Powerful Second Year
Shawn Edwards
Home Entertainment Guide: May 2024
Brian Tallerico
The 10 Best Start-of-Summer-Movie-Season Films of the 21st Century
Tim Grierson
Part of the Solution: Matthew Modine on Acting, Empathy, and Hard Miles
Matt Zoller Seitz
How The Ladykillers Kicked Off Tom Hanks’ Weirdest Year Two Decades Ago
Robert Daniels
When Paul Simon Bombed at the Movies
Tim Grierson
SXSW 2024: Omni Loop, Desert Road, Things Will Be Different
Brian Tallerico
She Knew: The Women of Science Fiction Who Predicted the Future
Sherin Nicole
Welcome to Chicago, Michał Oleszczyk!
Chaz Ebert
Apple TV+ Gets A Bit Too Silly With The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Clint Worthington
The True Triumph of Robert Downey Jr.’s Second Act
Tim Grierson
Beyoncé and My Daughter Love Country Music
Chaz Ebert
A Farewell from Our Literary Editor, Matt Fagerholm
Matt Fagerholm
Prime Video’s Update of Mr. and Mrs. Smith Crackles with Wit and Creative Energy
Brian Tallerico
Sundance 2024: I Saw the TV Glow, Thelma, Freaky Tales
Brian Tallerico
20 Films We Can’t Wait to See at Sundance 2024
Brian Tallerico
The 25 Best TV Series of 2023
The Editors
2024 Sundance Film Festival Announces 91 Projects Selected for the Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup for 40th Edition
The Editors
A Comedy of Ourselves: Emerald Fennell on Saltburn
Marya E. Gates
As The Crown’s Final Season Begins, the Netflix Hit Slips Fully into Melodrama
Clint Worthington
Paramount+’s Western Expanse Broadens With the Riveting Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Clint Worthington
Home Entertainment Guide: October 2023
Brian Tallerico
Spider-Man 2 Swings into Action with Incredible Gameplay and Clever Storytelling
Brian Tallerico
How Bunty Aur Babli Updated the Legend of Bonnie and Clyde
Nandini Balial
Triage Is a Huge Part of Filmmaking: Laura Moss on Birth/Rebirth
Isaac Feldberg
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Fran Rubel Kuzui on Tokyo Pop
Marya E. Gates
XL Film Festival Runs August 18-20
The Editors
Sweet Home Chicago Series for Juneteenth: Celebrating Graduates of 2023
Chaz Ebert
A Piece of His Fire: Harry Belafonte (1927-2023)
Robert Daniels
Child of Graceland: Lisa Marie Presley (1968-2023)
Matt Zoller Seitz
Variety Hosts Ten Directors to Watch and Creative Impact Awards Brunch
The Editors
Home Entertainment Guide: December 2022
Brian Tallerico
The 25 Best TV Series of 2022
The Editors
Despite Terrific Performances, The Crown is Getting Wobbly
Nandini Balial
I Won’t Know If I’m Coming or Going: Rodrigo García on Nine Lives and His Latest Film, Raymond & Ray
Matt Fagerholm
CIFF 2022: A Compassionate Spy, Sick
Peter Sobczynski
Five Movies to See OIT (Only in Theaters)
Chaz Ebert
Bright Wall/Dark Room June 2022: Most Wonderful by Nathaniel Missildine
The Editors
A Look Back at Tribeca 2022: The Narrative Features
Peter Sobczynski
Even More Magical Than We Thought: Kristin Marguerite Doidge on Her New Biography of Nora Ephron
Nell Minow
Cannes 2022: Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind, Moonage Daydream
Jason Gorber
Cannes Film Festival Preview 2022
Barbara Scharres
HBO’s The Staircase is a Masterful, Stark True Crime Epic
Nick Allen
Home Entertainment Guide: April 2022
Brian Tallerico
Death Game: A Grindhouse Classic Returns to Theaters
Glenn Kenny
Two Thumbs Up to Roger Ebert and the Movies
Chaz Ebert
It’s Time to Appreciate the Age of Cage
Brian Tallerico
Josephine Minow (1926-2022)
The Editors
Peacock’s Bel-Air Fights to Take the TV Throne
Brian Tallerico
Your Heart’s Just Bleeding Everywhere: Clifton Collins, Jr. on Jockey
Nell Minow
My Happy Place: Thanksgiving Edition Updates
Chaz Ebert
2021 Chicago Critics Film Festival Preview
Brian Tallerico
A Lucky Film Buff: Leonard Maltin Reflects on His Life
Donald Liebenson
TIFF 2021: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Belfast, Colin in Black and White
Robert Daniels
TIFF 2021 Preview: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See
Brian Tallerico
Telluride Film Festival Announces Full 2021 Program Lineup
The Editors
M. Night Shyamalan, Super Storyteller
Juan Barquin
Thumbnails Special Edition: The Legacy of Siskel & Ebert
Chaz Ebert
Cannes 2021: Where is Anne Frank, Stillwater, Lamb
Jason Gorber
A Look Back at Tribeca 2021: The Narrative Features
Peter Sobczynski
The Whole Parade: On the Incomparable Career of Nicolas Cage
Scout Tafoya
Emerald Fennell on Promising Young Woman, Responses to the Film, and More
Christy Lemire
United States of Al Tests the Limits of Good Representation
Roxana Hadadi
The Bonus Situation: Yaphet Kotto, 1939-2021
Matt Zoller Seitz
19 Films That Celebrate the Art of Female Friendship
Nell Minow
Book Excerpt: Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction’s Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise by Sarah Welch-Larson
The Editors
Sundance 2021: Cusp, Street Gang, Philly D.A.
Brian Tallerico
Sundance 2021: Jockey, Wild Indian, Superior
Nick Allen
The 2020 Frontrunners for Best Director
Susan Wloszczyna
Sundance 2021 Announces Virtual Competition, Premiere, Midnight Titles and More
Nick Allen
From Spidey to Souls: The PS5 Launch Games
Brian Tallerico
My Happy Place VI: Thanksgiving
Chaz Ebert
Miles Morales Swings Players into the Future of Gaming
Brian Tallerico
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