TIFF 2021: Listening to Kenny G, Becoming Cousteau, Jagged
On three profile docs from TIFF 2021 about Kenny G, Jacques Cousteau, and Alanis Morisette.
Festivals & Awards
Reeling Film Festival 2021 Preview: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story, North by Current and Three More Highlights
A preview of the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, featuring reviews of “Boulevard! A Hollywood Story,” “Firebird,” “Jump, Darling,” “Sweetheart” and “North by Current.”
TIFF 2021: The Survivor, Montana Story, Lakewood
On three very serious dramas from TIFF, including ones starring Ben Foster and Naomi Watts.
TIFF 2021: Astel, The Gravedigger’s Wife, Saloum
Marya E. Gates reviews three more gems from the Toronto International Film Festival’s African cinema programming.
TIFF 2021: The Rescue, Attica, Hold Your Fire
On three of the best docs of 2021 from Toronto.
TIFF 2021: Encounter, Earwig, Inexorable
On three films from TIFF, including one starring Oscar nominee Riz Ahmed.
TIFF 2021: Benediction, The Forgiven, The Humans
On three films from TIFF, including the latest from master Terence Davies.
TIFF 2021: Neptune Frost, Mlungu Wam (Good Madam), Lingui The Sacred Bonds
On three African films that premiered at TIFF this year.
TIFF 2021: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, Belfast, Colin in Black and White
On three very different biographical projects from TIFF.
TIFF 2021: Violet, A Banquet, Kicking Blood
On three unsettling films from TIFF 2021, including the latest from Olivia Munn.
Telluride Film Festival 2021: Table of Contents
A table of contents featuring the complete coverage of the 2021 Telluride Film Festival at RogerEbert.com.
Venice Film Festival 2021: Table of Contents
A table of contents featuring the complete coverage of the 2021 Venice Film Festival at RogerEbert.com.
Telluride Film Festival 2021: The Lost Daughter, King Richard, Nuclear Family
On three films from Telluride, including the latest from Olivia Colman and Will Smith.
57th Chicago International Film Festival Runs October 13th-24th, Will Host Fundraiser on September 13th
An article about the 57th Chicago International Film Festival, which runs Wednesday, October 13th, through Sunday, October 24th, and will host a fundraiser on Monday, September 13th.
TIFF 2021 Preview: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See
20 films we will cover from the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
Telluride Film Festival 2021: Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, The Velvet Underground, Bernstein’s Wall
Reviews of three new documentaries about musicians: Leonard Cohen, The Velvet Underground, and Leonard Bernstein.
No Malice Film Celebration to be Held September 19th at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
An article about the No Malice Film Celebration to be held on Sunday, September 19th, at The Yard at Navy Pier’s Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Venice Film Festival 2021: Back To School (The Biennale College, That Is)
On the six films of this year’s Biennale College at the Venice Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival 2021: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, Illusions perdues, The Promises
On three films from Venice, including the latest from the director of The Bad Batch.
Telluride Film Festival 2021: Red Rocket, C’mon C’mon, Cyrano
Thoughts on three films from the unfolding Telluride Film Festival by Sean Baker, Mike Mills, and Joe Wright.
