While the original Harry Potter saga achieved a magnificent balance between the heart-pounding and the thought-provoking, the Fantastic Beasts spin-off universe still struggles to find…
In four short features, the late Claude Lanzmann links the stories of four women that he interviewed for his landmark documentary Shoah.
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…
A wish list in honor of my birthday. #birthdaywishlist
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…
A short film by RogerEbert.com contributor Sam Fragoso.
A look back at Robert Altman's Quintet, as part of Scout Tafoya's monthly video essay series on maligned masterpieces.
The first episode of TNT's “I Am the Night” made its world premiere at AFI FEST on Friday afternoon at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
One of our Far Flung Correspondents talks about why the election of Jair Bolsonaro would be a disaster for Brazil.
A review from AFI FEST of the new Netflix film Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock and directed by Susanne Bier.
An interview with co-writer/director Sean Anders about his personal new comedy, Instant Family.
Misogyny, entitlement and nerds; Steve Coogan vs. "Top Gear"; Why you can't see "Porgy and Bess"; Robert De Niro remembers his father; Why attacks on Douglas Laycock are bad for academia.
