Roger Ebert Reviews

“Last Stop Larrimah” is a funny little documentary. Set in the Australian Outback, in a tiny town with a population of 11 people, the film first gives a picture of a group of wisecracking citizens—mostly elderly—who call this middle-of-nowhere place home. They share stories of late-night revelries at the local watering hole (the only bar

“Mister Organ” stares long into the abyss of narcissism, long enough that it can’t look away. In one of its arresting, if not reckless feats in doc filmmaking, made possible by the on-screen suffering of its invested director, David Farrier, the movie makes you also curious about someone you would never want to meet, a

Writer/director Rebecca Miller somehow manages to make heightened characters feel authentic in “She Came to Me,” continuing to show her increasing comfort with warmth and humor. The set-up could work as farce or tragedy, but improbably, she keeps it lightly balanced between those extremes. “She Came to Me” is beautifully performed and directed with great charm, unexpected

Sometimes, the joke is so apparent it’s irritating. “Sometimes dead is better” isn’t just the line that everyone knows and quotes from “Pet Sematary,” usually giving a comic approximation of a Maine accent as they do so. It’s also the obvious choice for a pithy headline questioning the value of this dull prequel to a

One might take a look at this title and say, “A noise? Really?” After all, the voice of Joan Baez is regularly described as one of the most beautiful (okay, some might say prettiest) in popular music. It’s a voice that has uplifted millions over the world and a voice that continues to inspire artists

“Halloween” gets mashed up with “Back to the Future” in the totally cheeky and knowing “Totally Killer.” This tricky genre mix from director Nahnatchka Khan (“Always Be My Maybe,” “Fresh Off the Boat”) is a fish-out-of-water comedy filled with amusing one-liners combined with time-travel sci-fi that actually kinda makes sense. If anything, the horror element