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A Force For Good: Richard Simmons (1948-2024)
J.K. Simmons Rocks Dual Role in Starz’s Counterpart
Being Gene Simmons does not get boring
“The Terror: Devil in Silver” Fails to Earn a Spot on the Medal Podium
“Invincible” Season 4 Is A Thrilling Examination Of Violence and Grief
40 Shows We Can’t Wait to Watch in 2026
From Chicago to the World: On the 50th Anniversary of Siskel & Ebert
TIFF 2025: Mile End Kicks, Maddie’s Secret, Poetic License
From Gena to Annette: Great Actresses with Oscar Nominations but No Wins
Navigating Sundance as a First Timer
A Prophet is Without Honor in His Own Country; or, The Curious Case of Clint Eastwood
Home Entertainment Guide: September 2024
MGM+’s Messy The Emperor of Ocean Park Rules Over Convoluted Empire
Book Excerpt: Hollywood Pride by Alonso Duralde
Palm Royale is Pretty and Shallow, Which At Least Matches its Characters
Home Entertainment Guide: February 2024
Berlin Film Festival 2024: The Roundup: Punishment, Last Swim, Through The Rocks And Clouds
10 Music Documentaries You Should See After The Greatest Night in Pop
Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a Phenomenal Stand-Alone Anime Addition
Invincible Packs a Wallop in Mighty Second Season
Mortal Kombat 1 Continues Legacy of Landmark Fighting Game
XL Film Festival & Summit 2023: Highlights of an Ambitious New Event
CIFF 2022: King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones, Art and Pep, The Big Payback
Preview of the 58th Chicago International Film Festival
Fantasia 2022: Country Gold, The Harbinger, Glorious
10 Films We Can’t Wait to See at the 2022 Fantasia Festival
Prime Video’s Night Sky is a Sentimental but Hollow Sci-fi Series
Ivan Reitman: 1946-2022
The 2022 Oscar Nominees: A Full List
Bardcore Noir: Joel Coen, Shakespeare and The Tragedy of Macbeth
All the Voices in the Conversation: Uzo Aduba on National Champions
I Believe in Individuals: Barry Gifford and Lili Taylor on Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago
The Films That Could Shake Up the Oscar Race
A Look Back at Tribeca 2021: The Documentary Features
Meet the Writers of Black Writers Week 2021
Profiles in Courage: Erica Ford
Book Excerpt: Films of Endearment by Michael Koresky
Steven Yeun Breathes Life into the Animated Superhero Series Invincible
SXSW 2021: Sound of Violence, Jakob’s Wife, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
SXSW 2021: 12 Films We Can’t Wait to See
Celebrate The HistoryMakers 20@2020: 20 Days and 20 Nights Streams Online Through December 20th
Ebert Symposium 2020: Part 3 Streaming Today, November 5th, 2020
Rhonda Fleming: 1923-2020
Lighting the Torches of Others: A Celebration of Gloria Steinem
Home Entertainment Guide: February 20, 2020
The Best Films of the 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance 2020: On the Record, Into the Deep, Assassins
Thumbnails Special Edition: In Praise of Our Writers at RogerEbert.com
Sundance 2020 Announces Competition, Midnight, Premiere Titles and More
AMC’s The Terror: Infamy Weaves Ghost Story Through Tragic Chapter in Human History
Veronica Mars Returns to Hulu in Rare Successful TV Reboot
The Musical History Behind the James Bond Gun Barrel Sequences
Stanley Donen: 1924-2019
“A Simple Plan” isn’t your typical Sam Raimi movie, and that’s why it’s his best
Telling Their Stories: Stephan James and KiKi Layne on If Beale Street Could Talk
TIFF 2018: Loro, The Front Runner
The Purge Empire Expands to Cable TV with Mediocre Series
My Telluride Film Festival Diary 2008
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: August 2, 2018
If I Had an Emmy Ballot 2018
Tom Wolfe: 1931-2018
Prestigious, Expensive Adaptation of The Terror Debuts on AMC
Interview: Chicago Filmmaker Michael Glover Smith on Mercury in Retrograde
The RogerEbert.com Interviews of 2017
Thumbnails 9/14/17
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: July 13, 2017
Amy Heckerling on “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Clueless” and more
Predictions for the 89th Academy Awards
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: January 19, 2017
Venice Film Festival 2016: “Voyage of Time,” “My Art”
2016 Fall Movie Preview: 50 Movies That’ll Prove Film Isn’t Dead
Home Entertainment Consumer Guide: September 1, 2016
Making the Specific Feel Universal: Lorene Scafaria on “The Meddler”
My Sundance Trifecta 2016
30 Minutes on: “Whiplash”
Golden Globe Presenters Announced for Jan. 10th Telecast
Previewing and Predicting the 73rd Golden Globe Awards
Whatever’s Different: Patrick Wilson on “Bone Tomahawk”
Thumbnails 9/24/15
If You Don’t Read This Interview, We’ll Kill This Dog
Thumbnails 8/3/15
Who’s Who In Reviews: Glenn Kenny
Two-and-a-Half-Star Reviews of 2015
2015 Summer Movie Preview: A Four-Month, Blockbuster Festival
“Goodbye Solo”
When You Can See the Oscar Winners on Blu-ray
Observations of an Awards Season Skeptic, Part 4: Green Card Blues
“Birdman,” “Budapest,” Lady Gaga Win Big at Oscars 2015
“Birdman” Wins Big at Independent Spirit Awards
Observations of an Awards Season Skeptic, Part Three: The Low Spark of Pre-Oscars Oscar Fatigue
If We Picked the Winners 2015: Table of Contents
If We Picked the Winners 2015: Best Supporting Actor
Film Independent: Damien Chazelle
A Conversation About Sundance 2015
Thumbnails 2/5/15
“Life Itself” to be Honored at AAFCA Awards Gala
Sundance 2015: The Best Performances
