NYFF 2018: Roma, Her Smell, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, At Eternity’s Gate
Reviews from the New York Film Festival of the latest by Alfonso Cuaron, Alex Ross Perry, the Coen brothers and Julian Schnabel.
Festivals & Awards
NYFF 2018: La Flor
A report from the 2018 New York Film Festival on Mariano Llinás’ 808-minute film, La Flor.
NYFF 2018: The Times of Bill Cunningham, Cold War, Detour
A report from the New York Film Festival on two new films and a classic.
CIFF 2018: Transit, Non-Fiction
A review of two films making their Chicago debuts at CIFF this year from Christian Petzold and Olivier Assayas.
CIFF 2018: Films We Covered at Other Festivals
Links to our reviews of films playing the Chicago International Film Festival.
45 Movies to see at the 54th Chicago International Film Festival
An in-depth look at what’s playing this month at the Chicago International Film Festival.
RIFF 2018: Table of Contents
A table of contents rounding up RogerEbert.com’s coverage of the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival.
NYFF 2018: Ray & Liz, Asako I & II, Hotel by the River
A report from the New York Film Festival on three international films.
RIFF 2018: Woman at War, Jonas Mekas Exhibition and Camilla Strøm Henriksen on Phoenix
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring a review of Benedikt Erlingsson’s “Woman at War,” coverage of the Jonas Mekas exhibition and an interview with “Phoenix” director Camilla Strøm Henriksen.
NYFF 2018: Divide and Conquer, What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire?, Film Noir Revivals
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on two documentaries and two revivals of film noir classics.
A Star is Born
This story has been told several times before—and influenced other similar romances—but Cooper and Gaga find a way to make this feel fresh and new.
RIFF 2018: Ága, Knife + Heart
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Milko Lazarov’s “Ága” and Yann Gonzalez’s “Knife + Heart.”
RIFF 2018: Welcome to Sodom, Over the Limit, Daughter’s Table
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer’s “Welcome to Sodom,” Marta Prus’ “Over the Limit” and Golden Egg contenders including Heui Son’s “Daughter’s Table.”
RIFF 2018: The Stranger, Sunset, Phallological Museum
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Nicole Nielsen Horanyi’s “The Stranger” and László Nemes’ “Sunset,” as well as a visit to the Icelandic Phallological Museum.
The Horror and Heroines at Fantastic Fest 2018
A look back at the horror and genre films that played last week’s Fantastic Fest.
RIFF 2018: Phoenix, Styx
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival, featuring reviews of Camilla Strøm Henriksen’s “Phoenix” and Wolfgang Fischer’s “Styx.”
NYFF 2018: The Slows, In My Room, Sorry Angel, Too Late to Die Young
A dispatch from the New York Film Festival on four films, including a short by Captain Marvel writer Nicole Perlman.
RIFF 2018: Iceland, Donbass and Swimming with The Fifth Element
A dispatch from the 2018 Reykjavík International Film Festival covering Sergey Loznitsa’s “Donbass” and a Swim-in-Cinema screening of Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element.”
The New York Film Festival 2018 Preview
A preview of the 56th annual New York Film Festival.
Hold the Dark
It brings me no joy to say that Jeremy Saulnier’s newest, and arguably his most ambitious, film is his first misfire.
