Fantasia 2021: Bull, Voice of Silence, Baby Money
A dispatch on three films from Fantasia, including world premieres.
Festivals & Awards
Fantasia 2021: What Josiah Saw, Stanleyville, Glasshouse
On three films from this year’s Fantasia, including one fest stand-out.
From Guillermo and Gottfried to the Golden Arm, Ebertfest 2022 is Back in Full Swing
A sneak peek at numerous films set to screen at the 22nd Roger Ebert Film Festival, a.k.a. Ebertfest 2022.
Fantasia 2021: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, Sweetie, You Won’t Believe It, King Knight
A dispatch from Fantasia 2021, including a lo-fi time travel marvel.
Bentonville Film Festival 2021 Highlights
Brief thoughts on three highlights from the just-wrapped Bentonville Film Festival.
Fantasia Fest 2021: 12 Movies We Can’t Wait to See
Potential highlights of Fantasia Fest 2021, which runs for most of August.
Meet the Winners of the Inaugural No Malice Film Contest
An article detailing each of the winners of the inaugural No Malice Film Contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation and the Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation
SDCC 2021: Highlights of a Virtual Festival
A con veteran shares some of the best panels from SDCC@Home 2021 and her thoughts on what was lost this year.
Cannes 2021: Chaz’s Video Dispatch Table of Contents
An annotated table of contents featuring Chaz Ebert’s video dispatches from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Art Alone Endures: A Parisian’s Take on the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
A personal reflection on the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and its past and future.
Cannes 2021 Video #9: Conversations on the Croisette
Chaz Ebert’s ninth video dispatch from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival features her interviews with various people on the Croisette, including filmmaker Lateef Calloway.
Denis Villeneuve Will Receive TIFF Ebert Director Award at TIFF 2021
An article announcing that Oscar-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will receive the TIFF Ebert Director Award at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival.
Cannes 2021: Vortex, In Front of Your Face, Blue Bayou
A report on three films from Cannes and final feelings on this year’s fest.
Cannes 2021 Video #8: The Winners are Revealed
Chaz Ebert’s eighth video dispatch from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival reveals this year’s winners of the Palme d’Or and the other major awards.
Cannes 2021 Video #7: The Critics Roundtable
Chaz Ebert’s seventh video dispatch from the 2021 Cannes Film Festival features our annual critics roundtable with Ben Kenigsberg, Lisa Nesselson and Jason Gorber.
Cannes 2021: Titane Wins Palme d’or
Julia Ducournau’s Titane took the Palme d’Or at Cannes. It’s only the second feature directed by a woman to do so.
Cannes 2021: The Restless, Nitram, Casablanca Beats, France
Ben Kenigsberg reviews the festival’s final competition titles, from Joachim Lafosse, Justin Kurzel, Nabil Ayouch, and Bruno Dumont.
Cannes 2021: Prayers for the Stolen, The Year of the Everlasting Storm
A report on two films from Cannes, including an anthology film that features work from David Lowery, Jafar Panahi, and Laura Poitras.
Cannes 2021: Memoria, Paris, 13th District, The Story of My Wife
Ben Kenigsberg reviews Memoria, the first feature in six years from the Palme d’Or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul, along with Jacques Audiard’s Paris, 13th District and Ildiko Enyedi’s The Story of My Wife.
Cannes 2021: Red Rocket, Titane
Sean Baker (The Florida Project) and Julia Ducournau (Raw) get upgraded to the Cannes competition with Red Rocket and Titane.
