Sundance 2020: The Dissident, Vivos
A review of two political documentaries from major filmmakers that had their world premieres on Friday.
Festivals & Awards
Sundance 2020: Bad Hair, Miss Juneteenth
A review of two of the first films of Sundance 2020, Bad Hair and Miss Juneteenth.
Sundance 2020: Summertime, The Painter and the Thief
Two reviews from the opening night of Sundance 2020.
Sundance 2020: Love Fraud, Lance, City So Real
A review of three docuseries that premiered at Sundance – they’re all great.
Hooray for Spike Lee, First Black Jury President of the Cannes Film Festival: Cannes Does the Right Thing
An article about Spike Lee being named the first African-American Jury President in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.
Sundance 2020: Coded Bias, Whirlybird, Be Water
A review of three films from the U.S. Documentary Competition program of Sundance.
Sundance 2020: The Go-Go’s, Happy Happy Joy Joy, Siempre Luis
On three docs at Sundance about The Go-Go’s, Ren & Stimpy, and the Mirandas.
Sundance 2020: Acasa, My Home, Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
A dispatch from the Sundance Film Festival on two films competing in the World Cinema Documentary category.
Sundance 2020: 20 Films We Can’t Wait to See in Park City
A look ahead at 20 films we’re excited to see at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Sundance 2020: High Tide, Summer White
A dispatch from Sundance on two films competing in the World Cinema Dramatic category.
SBIFF 2020: The Night, Mentors—Tony & Santi
A dispatch from the 2020 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Kourosh Ahari’s “The Night” and Andrew Davis’ “Mentors—Tony & Santi.”
Gil Robertson Talks to Chaz Ebert About the Importance of the African American Film Critics Awards and AAFCA
An interview with Gil Robertson, president of the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), which will hold its 11th annual ceremony on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020.
Stars Shine at the 25th Critics Choice Awards
A personal report from the 2020 CCA Awards.
Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ 2019 EDA Awards Honor Little Women, Parasite and More
An article detailing the winners of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ 2019 EDA Awards, including Actress Defying Age and Ageism.
Backstage at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards
A report from the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
1917, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood Big Winners at Golden Globes
A report on the winners of the 2020 Golden Globes.
Parasite, Little Women Lead Chicago Film Critics Awards
The winners of the CFCA Awards for the best of 2019.
Chaz Ebert Named 2019 Laureate of the Beethoven Spirit Award at 10th Annual Beethoven Birthday Bash
An article about the International Beethoven Project’s 10th annual Beethoven Birthday Bash, celebrating Beethoven’s 249th birthday, which will honor Chaz Ebert with the Spirit Laureate Award and feature the premiere of the movie by George Lepauw: “Bach48: Voyage Into the Well-Tempered Clavier.”
Netflix and Marriage Story Lead 2019 Golden Globe Nominations
Leading the Netflix movies was Marriage Story, which received six nominations.
