The Kid Who Would Be King
The Kid Who Would Be King is good where it counts most.
Sheila O'Malley
Recent Reviews
The Heiresses
Touch Me Not
Communion
Destroyer
The Heiresses
(2019)
Touch Me Not
(2019)
Communion
(2019)
Destroyer
(2018)
Vox Lux
(2018)
Swimming with Men
(2018)
Never Look Away
(2018)
Write When You Get Work
(2018)
The Long Dumb Road
(2018)
Postcards from London
(2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody
(2018)
Burning
(2018)
The Sentence
(2018)
The Happy Prince
(2018)
All About Nina
(2018)
Nappily Ever After
(2018)
A Simple Favor
(2018)
Lizzie
(2018)
City of Joy
(2018)
Blue Iguana
(2018)
We the Animals
(2018)
Elizabeth Harvest
(2018)
Cocote
(2018)
Hot Summer Nights
(2018)
Sheila O'Malley's Top Ten Films of 2018
Sheila O'Malley's ten best films of 2018.
A Look Back at the 2018 Indie Memphis Film Festival
A report from last week's 21st Indie Memphis Film Festival, which included new and old favorites.
If We Picked the Winners 2018: Best Foreign Language Film
Our writers pick the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Harry Dean Stanton: 1926-2017
A tribute to the legendary Harry Dean Stanton.
Charles Taylor on His New Book, "Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You"
An interview with author Charles Taylor about his new book.
World-Class Acting: On Joan Crawford and “Sudden Fear”
Sheila O'Malley on the art of Joan Crawford, as displayed in a new restoration of 1952's "Sudden Fear."
Living Truthfully Under Imaginary Circumstances: Sam Schacht on Method Acting
An interview with the legendary Sam Schacht about the art of Method Acting.
Book Review: "Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936"
A book review of Edward Sorel's "Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936."
Carrie Fisher 1956-2016
A tribute to the late Carrie Fisher.
New Voices: Ebert Young Writers Program for the Arts Covers HIFF 2016
A report from the Hawaii International Film Festival on the second annual Ebert Young Writers Program for the Arts, mentored by our resident critic Sheila O'Malley.
