Roger Ebert Reviews

Not too long ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook that “Saw X” was coming out in theaters and he wanted all the people who’ve been bad-mouthing the Marvel movies and the “Fast & Furious” films (two types of films he loves) for being tired and derivative to have “the same energy” for this […]

There are hundreds of recommendations and guides this spooky season for things to watch and even things to do, but what about things to read? The folks over at Titan Books, the kings of the coffee table film art book, have recently released a hefty tome about the making of David Gordon Green’s “Halloween” trilogy

Wayne Wang is a poet of longing. Attempts to categorize him, to identify auteurist hallmarks in his films, seem to neglect that aspect of desire in his pictures; not a desire for sex, though there is sex in his films, but for connection. His pictures run the gamut from the smallest micro-indie to big-budget Hollywood

Best known for her buoyant performances in romantic comedies like “When Harry Met Sally …,” “Sleepless In Seattle,” and “You’ve Got Mail,” and complex dramas like “When A Man Loves A Woman,” “City of Angels,” and “In The Cut,” Meg Ryan is a fearless performer and filmmaker who has beguiled audiences with her wit, charm,

The 119th Unloved is on a bonafide forgotten gem. “Our Mother’s House” is the kind of movie that only a small number of initiated viewers have heard of, let alone seen, but everyone who has will be shaken by it for the rest of their lives.  Next month marks the tenth anniversary of this little video essay

“Radical,” a Spanish-language movie from Mexico, is based on the true story of an innovative and inspiring teacher in a poor community. Chucho (Daniel Haddad) runs an elementary school in a very poor community with corrupt officials and constant violence from gangs of drug dealers. Sergio (Eugenio Derbez) is the new teacher, brought on at

Hollywood more or less missed the boat when it came to rock ‘n’ roll. In the 1950s, when the twin seismic cultural upheavals of rock ‘n’ roll and the burgeoning power of the modern teenage consumer collided, Hollywood viewed these two phenomena as fleeting fads that could be manipulated for maximum profit. This meant neutering

Right as superhero media has begun to decay more rapidly than ever due to MCU oversaturization and the last remnants of the DCEU imploding on itself, the living Lex Luthor, Jeff Bezos, and his Prime Video streaming platform have cornered the market on superhero shows of refreshing quality. All that was needed was grounded character