Roger Ebert Reviews

In “Living,” Bill Nighy delivers a performance that ranks among the finest in his 50-year career on stage and screen.  As Mr. Williams, a dedicated civil servant in 1950s London, the beloved British actor conveys a level of emotional repression and socially ingrained stoicism that long ago calcified into paralysis. But when this career bureaucrat […]

We are pleased to offer an excerpt from the December 2022 edition of the online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room. Their theme this month is “Romance Comedies,” and along with this Fran Hoepfner essay about “Design for Living,” also includes pieces on “A Woman is a Woman,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” “Decision to Leave,” and more. You can read our previous excerpts from the

“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is as spry and light on its feet as its titular feline. The inherently alluring paradox of the swashbuckling kitty from the “Shrek” universe remains firmly in place 11 years after his first solo feature. He’s a dashing adventurer, a charmer with the ladies, feared and renowned throughout the

Talking about the healing power of animals is more than New Age gibberish. Dogs are currently being trained to monitor the blood sugar levels of diabetic owners, and scientists are cautiously beginning to explore the claim that they can sniff out some cancers, too. Cats lie on their people and purr in an attempt to

Are we still in the era of Peak TV? Critics pointed to the prime of shows like “The Sopranos,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Wire,” and “Mad Men” as the apotheosis of the form, and we’re pretty clearly not in that kind of a creative boom, but you know what? We also pretty clearly haven’t fallen too

The cast of “Women Talking,” written and directed by Sarah Polley, faced several challenges when adapting the book by Miriam Toews. First, it takes place almost entirely in one setting, with a varied group of characters trying to decide on behalf of all of the community’s women whether they will do nothing and continue to accept the

Matt writes: In this final Ebert Club newsletter of 2022, we are pleased to present our RogerEbert.com writers’ composite list for the Top Ten Films of 2022, led by Martin McDonagh’s latest masterwork, “The Banshees of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell in a career-best performance (the film also won the Best Picture prize from the Chicago

Damien Chazelle is obsessed with the punishing pursuit of perfection. Whether it’s finding an immaculate tempo, hurtling into space, or making it big in Hollywood, his films feature characters who are willing to endure physical and emotional torture to reach the finish line. If “La La Land” was his wide-eyed, sentimental look at the movie

Oscar-winning writer/director Damien Chazelle’s latest film is both a crowd-pleasing comedy and a dense text filled with innumerable homages to the films, filmmakers and stars of the time. Vibrant and frenetic, hilarious and melancholic, “Babylon” is an ode to a bygone era, an exploration of an industry in transition, and study of the volatility of

With all respect to the actual pencil pushers and desk jockeys at Langley, I’m sure that working at the CIA isn’t inherently the Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne, or Bryan Mills-like action bonanza that it’s cracked up to be. Of course, someone has to do the paperwork and the bureaucratic acrobatics to protect assets, vet threats, and