Roger Ebert Reviews

In 1994, right before Quentin Tarantino was about to blow up with his Oscar/Palme d’Or-winning sophomore feature “Pulp Fiction,” he had a profile in the September issue of Details. The profile also included a list of 15 “must-see films” from him. I’ve always been fascinated by this list. Back then, I was a budding cinephile, […]

Going into “The Last Days of the Space Age,” I admit I didn’t know much about 1970s Australia. But honestly, great TV doesn’t require a deep understanding of its setting, historical or not, to work. I knew far less about feudal Japan when I started “Shōgun,” and it completely transported me. In fact, part of

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “3:10 to Yuma““American Gangster““Black Mass““Edge of Tomorrow““Evil Dead Rise““Field of Dreams““Funny People““The Garfield Movie““Grave of the Fireflies““Midnight Run“ 10 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “All of Us Strangers” (Criterion) One of the best films of 2023 has continued to build appreciation since the fall fest circuit roughly a year ago. Andrew Haigh’s character

We’re closing out our coverage of an excellent Fantastic Fest this year with a trio of very different films, all worth seeing when they find their way to your area in theaters or on streaming. The best of the three is Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s wonderfully twisted “Bone Lake,” a film that feels like a European

Rooting its vicious, survivalist thrills in the dog days of the apocalypse while acting as an epilogue to the Book of Revelation, director E.L. Katz’s “Azrael” terrifies by being both specific with its world-building and opaque at how its horrors manifested.  Set “many years after the Rapture,” a brief intro text explains that, among those

For Gotham cinephiles, the New York Film Festival has its annual launch on the last Friday of September (the 2024 edition runs Sept. 27-Oct. 13). For critics, journalists and certain industry folks, though, the event begins a couple of weeks earlier, when festival press screenings commence at Lincoln Center. Those screenings don’t display films in

Chaz Ebert, president of Ebert Digital LLC and CEO of RogerEbert.com, is stepping into the director’s chair for the first time. At this year’s Chicago International Film Festival, she will premiere her short film “Wellness Warrior,” which explores the incredible life of Deborah Szekely, who has been called the “Godmother of Wellness” for her advocacy

What makes a TV show good? Everyone you ask, including my colleagues, will answer this differently. Here’s what I take into account: Does it have something to say? Does it contribute to the evolution of the medium? Does it take artistic risks? Does it play with lighting, costumes, editing? Even if the answer to all

Sotnikov stands on the cusp of death. He is among a small group of individuals awaiting death by hanging. We notice an old man among the condemned. His gaze is fixed inward, as though already retreating into the quiet depths of memory. Next to him, a woman breathes in uneven gasps. Her cheeks are stained