
Richard Jewell
Eastwood’s conceptions of heroism and villainy have always been, if not endlessly complex, at least never simplistic.
Eastwood’s conceptions of heroism and villainy have always been, if not endlessly complex, at least never simplistic.
It becomes repetitive, nonsensical, and just loud after everyone gets an origin story and we're left with nothing to do but go boom.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Scout Tafoya's video essay series about maligned masterpieces celebrates Steven Soderbergh's Solaris.
An article about today's noon premiere of a new movie about architect Benjamin Marshall at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An FFC on Gavin Hood's Official Secrets.
A celebration of Yasujiro Ozu, as written by a Far Flung Correspondent from Egypt.
I have come to appreciate silence not as a sign of weakness or capitulation, but as a finely sharpened dagger that finds its way to…
The nominees for the Chicago Films Critics Awards for 2019.
Roger Ebert became film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times in 1967. He is the only film critic with a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named honorary life member of the Directors' Guild of America. He won the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Screenwriters' Guild, and honorary degrees from the American Film Institute and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Introducing The Kolb Report, a new feature clandestinely linked to my blog. It features the daily findings of Larry J. Kolb, Internet Spy.
Larry Kolb is a real-life spy who came in from the cold. Retiring after 20 years in CIA covert operations, he penned his memoirs, Overworld: The Life and Times of a Reluctant Spy.
Then he did an investigation for the Department of Homeland Security that led to his 2007 best-seller, America at Night: The True Story of Two Rogue CIA Operatives, Homeland Security Failures, Dirty Money, and a Plot to Steal the 2004 U.S. Presidential Election.
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Now he goes on special assignment for Roger Ebert's Journal, using skills developed in the field. His new reconnaissance appears at the top of each report; earlier findings scroll off the bottom.
Already he has developed valuable stories. In his Nov. 22 Report, he has little-seen footage of an unusual Chinese musical tribute to a foreign world leader, President Obama. And there's something for the whole family; actor Christopher Walken provides a video tutorial on preparing your holiday bird.
For security reasons The Kolb Report cannot be posted on my site's standard web pages. Only readers are informed how to reach it. Bookmark this encoded page, which will remain the same through daily updates:
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The best films of 2019, as chosen by the staff of RogerEbert.com.
A review of the newest film by Quentin Tarantino.
The top 50 shows of the 2010s.
A review of three premieres from Telluride.