Roger Ebert Reviews

Every once in a while, a game comes along that ignites a culturally divisive fire. Do a Google search on “The Last of Us, Part II” to have your brain fried, or dig a little deeper into the controversies surrounding last year’s “Black Myth Wukong.” The latest whipping post for the gamer universe has been

10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Black Hawk Down““Blade Runner““Den of Thieves 2: Pantera““Do the Right Thing““How to Have Sex““Kraven the Hunter““The Outrun““Pride & Prejudice““Talk to Me““Trap“ 10 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “Babygirl“ Nicole Kidman is so consistently great that when she gives one of her best performances, as she does here, we take it for granted. The

I’ll admit to entering “MobLand” with some hesitation. Paramount+ has wasted no time becoming the hub for what could be called “Dad TV,” mostly by Taylor Sheridan, but not exclusively, and I haven’t been the biggest fan of most of it. It’s really an extension of the fact that network partner CBS has had the

Director/co-screenwriter Karen Morey and co-screenwriter/star Terence Chen wanted to make a romantic comedy about romantic comedies, a meta-story that nods to many of the most beloved classics in the genre, from “Roman Holiday” to the oeuvre of Richard Curtis. In “Meet Cute in Manhattan,” the movie within the movie has a couple named Jason and

Death and desire make for strange bedfellows in the films of Alain Guiraudie.  Predominantly set in cloistered, rural communities whose characters—and, indeed, whose auras and enclaves—are cast aswirl by crosscurrents of violence and eroticism, the French filmmaker’s cinema derives both comedy and tragedy from closeted compulsions. His latest, “Misericordia” (now in U.S. theaters), takes its

After the industry shift due to the 2023 SAG and WGA strikes, Seth Rogen’s “The Studio” arrives as a tribute to the artists and creatives trying to thrive in the business while also being a hilarious giant middle finger to the executives undermining the art form today. If all of the inside-baseball elements of “Bojack

Apple TV+’s “Mythic Quest” has been one of the streaming company’s best comedies, an underrated examination of the increasingly difficult work/life balance, and how easy that can be thrown off in creative fields like video game development. Co-created by and starring Rob McElhenney of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” fame,and developed in part with the