Allowing the viewer to piece things together on their own is always welcome, but the film’s desire to surprise and outwit makes it contrived. | Continue reading
With the rhythms and conventions of a traditional romantic comedy, it is refreshingly unconventional in form and content, with a sharp, witty script and a gift for cinematic storytelling. | Continue reading
A look at the short films that helped launch the careers of Bong Joon-ho, Josh & Benny Safdie, Céline Sciamma, and Alma Har'el. | Continue reading
Recommendations from Far Flung Correspondent Seongyong Cho films other than Parasite that represent the best in modern South Korean film. | Continue reading
A mean, handsomely-styled and absorbing thriller. | Continue reading
An excerpt from a new book about director Céline Sciamma, as published by Seventh Row. | Continue reading
A TV review of a new AMC drama starring Jason Segel, Richard E. Grant, and Sally Field. | Continue reading
An interview with Benh Zeitlin, director/co-writer of "Wendy." | Continue reading
A personal piece on the impact of Twitter bullying reflected through the behavior of a director. | Continue reading
A review of the new Netflix crime series about the death of Gabriel Fernandez. | Continue reading
A feature film event that still looks like the TV show, where bigger set-ups doesn't necessarily translate to funnier. | Continue reading
An article about Clem Snide's new song, "Roger Ebert." | Continue reading
An article announcing the opening and closing night films for Ebertfest 2020. | Continue reading
It’s just a film that’s as blank as Brahms’ expression. | Continue reading
You’d think we would be Emma-ed out by now. Not so. The new adaptation, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, and directed by Autumn de Wilde, is here, and it’s wonderful! | Continue reading
This is a good movie, a romantic and richly drawn conversation-starter. | Continue reading
Clearly descending from the humanistic ethos of Italian neorealism, while also influenced by their own work in documentary filmmaking, the directors’ approach is one that looks at all the people in the story with a kind of contemplative compassion. | Continue reading
A breathtakingly gorgeous movie about love, death and immigration. | Continue reading
There is a pronounced sense of Robertson taking back a story he clearly feels has been hijacked. | Continue reading
The makers of Greed rarely get out of their own way long enough to let their movie’s acrid sense of humor speak for itself. | Continue reading
Despite the heartbreaking notes of its ending, this vibrant film makes you want to believe that things will somehow and magically turn out OK for her, simply because she deserves it. | Continue reading
It’s a film that feels like a first draft and a first cut, something no one had any passion at all to create, and you will have difficulty mustering any passion at all to watch. | Continue reading
The latest on streaming and Blu-ray, including 21 Bridges, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and a Criterion edition of Roma. | Continue reading
The dog seems synthetic and so does the story. | Continue reading
Bartosz Bielenia is never less than totally compelling. | Continue reading
The movie’s unabashed sentimentality never feels unbearable. | Continue reading
A TV review of Amazon Prime's Hunters, from executive producer Jordan Peele. | Continue reading
An essay about the 2018 film Book Club, as excerpted from the latest edition of BW/DR. | Continue reading
A TV review of AMC's Better Call Saul. | Continue reading
The whole thing is completely nonsensical, even by the standards of what one might reasonably expect from a Fantasy Island movie. | Continue reading
An article about three IndieCollect restorations—"F.T.A.", "Nationtime" and "The Story of a Three-Day Pass"—having their world premiere at this weekend's HFPA Restoration Summit. | Continue reading
A TV review of Hulu's High Fidelity. | Continue reading
If you like anything Aardman, or anything funny really, you should make an effort to find it. | Continue reading
Buffaloed is a showcase for the mega-talented Deutch, who tosses herself into the role like a maniacal fidget-spinner, all flash and charm. | Continue reading
The Photograph is an enjoyable enough love story, and sweet enough to indulge in during a holiday dedicated to candy hearts. | Continue reading
Scherfig’s latest effort pursues something naively magical, only to end up with a mélange of miscalculated, cheap sentiments. | Continue reading
Manville has to go through a kaleidoscope of moods and emotions, and every one of them is precise, fearless, and searingly real. | Continue reading
I Was at Home, But ... is a very intriguing experience, one I am still thinking about. | Continue reading
Too inoffensive to be hated and too wretched to be enjoyable. | Continue reading
An interview with the director of the luminous Portrait of a Lady on Fire. | Continue reading
It’s hard to get past the hope that Lara Jean will someday soon get something better—a better boyfriend, and a better movie. | Continue reading
A look at five Spike Lee '90s films just released on Blu-ray. | Continue reading
A review of the new Hulu series Utopia Falls, which premieres on February 14. | Continue reading
A report from the press room at the 2020 Academy Awards. | Continue reading
The Lodge is more disturbing than scary, with its eerie ambiance and chilling plot handling most of the scares. | Continue reading
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming includes Parasite, Waves, Doctor Sleep, and Motherless Brooklyn. | Continue reading
The mixture of demented humor and thrills works in Come to Daddy—not only because each complication logically follows from a previously defined complication or scenario, but also because there is sincere pain, longing, and desperation at the heart of Norval's situation. | Continue reading