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Roger Ebert Reviews

Video Interview: Edgar Berger, Ralph Fiennes on “Conclave”

The papal thriller “Conclave” steps behind the secretive walls of The Vatican during the complicated traditions of voting for a new Pope.  It has been nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes), and Best Supporting Actress (Isabella Rossellini). Edward Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) directs the film, based

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The Timeless Echoes of “The Spirit of the Beehive”

Víctor Erice’s 1973 film “The Spirit of the Beehive,” which is currently being shown in South Korean theaters after his recent comeback “Close Your Eyes,” has delicately sublime qualities to be admired and appreciated. Masterfully balancing itself between the simplicity of childhood fantasy and the ambiguity of allegorical drama, the movie has a series of

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Ebertfest Adds Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award Winner “Harlan County U.S.A.”

Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, also known as Ebertfest, announced today the addition of three new films to this year’s festival, to be held April 23-26 at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign: Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award®-winning HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. Angus MacLachlan’s A LITTLE PRAYER starring David Strathairn, Jane Levy, Celia Weston, Will Pullen, Anna Camp, and Dascha Polanco David Fortune’s COLOR BOOK starring William

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Taylor Sheridan’s “1923” Returns with Same Degree of Self-Proclaimed Grandeur

As he sits on the throne as the King of the Streaming Era, writer/director Taylor Sheridan has sometimes been accused of being pretentious and even misogynistic. Whatever criticisms can be levied at his output, he is arguably the creator today who has most earned the right to his pretensions. He is more of an industry

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NBC’s “The Americas” is a Gorgeous but Shallow Look at the Natural World

By the end of its first episode, NBC’s “The Americas,” the 10-part Tom Hanks-narrated wildlife docuseries, already feels like a missed opportunity. A co-production between NBCUniversal and the BBC, the series bills itself as the first nature documentary to specifically highlight North and South America, the largest, most diverse accumulation of life on the planet.

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Pixar’s Charming But Compromised “Win or Lose” Catches A Few Foul Balls

Pixar Animation Studios has finally stepped up to the TV plate with their first original series, “Win or Lose.” The Disney-owned animation studio previously produced television specials, miniseries, and shorts, but they were all extensions of their existing films. “Win or Lose” presents an imaginative examination of the interpersonal dynamics within a middle school softball

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