Thumbnails 10/7/16
Nicholas Ray’s domestic monster; Combustion cycle; Inside “Luke Cage”; Paul Cameron on “Westworld”; How to raise a trailblazing daughter.
Nicholas Ray’s domestic monster; Combustion cycle; Inside “Luke Cage”; Paul Cameron on “Westworld”; How to raise a trailblazing daughter.
Joost van Ginkel on “The Paradise Suite”; How movies handle bipolar disorder; “Birth of a Nation” isn’t worth defending; Hollywood’s ageist casting decisions; Robot could win a Pulitzer.
Roger Ebert’s The Great Movies IV, featuring his final 62 essays on films like “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” and “Mulholland Dr,” is now available for purchase.
A presentation of the grizzly short “House of Straw” and an interview with the director, Kyle Bogart.
A look at the themes of David Mackenzie and Andrea Arnold’s highly acclaimed films, two European examinations of America today.
A look at what films like “Sully” and “Deepwater Horizon” say about the modern disaster movie.
Still grimly funny and bracingly nasty after nearly fifty years, this is a world-weary anti-authority comedy fronted by Lee Marvin’s knife-blade face.
An article about the IMAX preview of “Doctor Strange” screening October 10th nationwide.
A tribute to the late Godfather of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis.
History of kids cursing onscreen; Capturing the process of dying; Interviewing Dorothy Arzner; A charming hostelry; Jerry and Dean meet again.
A look at the artists of two documentaries about women who took other identities.
Steve James is the 25th guest on Sam Fragoso’s Talk Easy podcast.
RogerEbert.com critic and The Unloved video essayist is competing for distribution with his 15th film, “The House of Little Deaths.”
Julia Sarah Stone on “Weirdos”; My daughter is a stormtrooper; Gabrielle Union on Nate Parker; The great recession; Shia LaBeouf on Spielberg.
An excerpt from this month’s edition of online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room.
An extensive preview of 50 films coming out within the next four months, from “Sully” to “Toni Erdmann.”
For the love of Gilda; Where Mister Rogers’ spirit endures; Shipwreck expert surveys “Little Mermaid”; Pine and Bridges on “Hell or High Water”; Praising “Shades of Blue.”
A comparison of lightsaber duels from the original “Star Wars” trilogy to the prequels.