This documentary on his life’s work offers a personalized glimpse into a bygone world of entertainment and the legacy of racism that black artists still grapple with today. | Continue reading
A review of Amazon's new series, "Forever." | Continue reading
The director of "Mandy" talks about making his gorgeous revenge epic and working with Nicolas Cage. | Continue reading
It’s a masterful achievement in filmmaking as an empathy machine, a way for us to spend time in a place, in an era, and with characters that we never would otherwise. And we exit this film feeling transformed by it. | Continue reading
A review of two new films about addiction from TIFF, one starring Timothee Chalamet, the other Lucas Hedges. | Continue reading
There’s something oddly comforting about such a person serving as the subject for a documentary this respectful, and traditional. | Continue reading
Reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival of Jonah Hill's directorial debut and the latest from Alex Ross Perry. | Continue reading
Reviews from the Toronto International Film Festival on Louis Garrel's sophomore feature and Olivier Assayas' latest. | Continue reading
An essay about "Goodfellas," as excerpted from the latest issue of the online magazine, Bright Wall/Dark Room. | Continue reading
An interview with Leslie Simmer, David E. Simpson and Alanna Schmelter, co-editors of "America to Me." | Continue reading
The biggest spectacle of Slice comes from watching a debut director try to pull it all together. | Continue reading
One never senses judgment from Dano, Kazan, Gyllenhaal, or Mulligan—they recognize that there’s beauty even in the mistakes we make in life. It’s what makes us human. | Continue reading
On new films by Xavier Dolan and Brady Corbet, both starring Natalie Portman. | Continue reading
On three films from TIFF, including a new one from Neil Jordan. | Continue reading
Do you know the biggest sin of the new Halloween? It’s just not scary. And that’s one thing you could never say about the original. | Continue reading
Can You Ever Forgive Me? comes from a place of understanding and love that few other biopics truly dive into, and it makes this difficult character a joy to meet. | Continue reading
When the complex, humanizing portrayal of Nazi characters and SS soldiers enter the picture, good intentions do derail fast, leading to disturbing outcomes. | Continue reading
Call it a revisionist or an absurdist Western if you will, but Audiard’s film feels both refreshingly new and nostalgically familiar. | Continue reading
Life Itself loads up plot line on top of plot line to imitate emotional depth, and that kind of narrative manipulation doesn’t work for everyone. | Continue reading
A review of two VERY different films starring the wonderful Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased and Destroyer. | Continue reading
This story has been told several times before—and influenced other similar romances—but Cooper and Gaga find a way to make this feel fresh and new. | Continue reading
An updating table of contents featuring all of our coverage of the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. | Continue reading
A review of new films from Paolo Sorrentino and Jason Reitman. | Continue reading
On two films from TIFF, including the Opening Night offering starring Chris Pine. | Continue reading
A review of Sebastian Lelio's Gloria Bell, starring the amazing Julianne Moore. | Continue reading
The messiness of Moore’s film starts to feel appropriate for the times we’re in. With a new issue being debated every day, is it any wonder that Fahrenheit 11/9 has an everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach? | Continue reading
On two quirky documentaries from TIFF 2018. | Continue reading
Burt Reynolds' mix of deep talent and light-footed charisma was unique. | Continue reading
A review of three of this year's biggest Cannes hit from international master filmmakers. | Continue reading
Not only would Idris Elba make a great James Bond, the franchise has been building towards casting an actor of color anyway. | Continue reading
Reviews from the Venice Film Festival of the latest by Jennifer Kent and Carlos Reygadas. | Continue reading
Once it stops and you step off, you may still feel a little dizzy, but you’ll have forgotten exactly why. | Continue reading
A compilation of Roger's thoughts on the Toronto International Film Festival. | Continue reading
An article about Claire Denis, the latest recipient of the Golden Thumb at our annual TIFF Ebert Tribute luncheon. | Continue reading
An ambitious, often frustrating, sometimes powerful account of a labor strike from 1917 that uses fiction-film techniques to tell a true story. | Continue reading
A recap of the films that played at this year’s Telluride Film Festival, including First Man, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Boy Erased and more. | Continue reading
Something more cerebral and starkly feminist is at play within this unconventional horror story. | Continue reading
A report from the Venice Film Festival on the latest from directors Brady Corbet, S. Craig Zahler, and Julian Schnabel. | Continue reading
The 20 films world premiering at the Toronto Film Festival that you can expect to find covered here over the next week, among many others. | Continue reading
An interview with the director of Mr. Death, and a presentation of the short film. | Continue reading
As we eagerly await Shane Black's The Predator, a look back at The Monster Squad, directed by Fred Dekker. | Continue reading
A review of the new FX series, Mayans M.C. | Continue reading
On two new films from Venice, including a career best piece of work by John C. Reilly. | Continue reading
An updating table of contents for all of Glenn Kenny's coverage of the Venice Film Festival. | Continue reading
A review of new films by Luca Guadagnino, Mike Leigh, Olivier Assayas, and the Coen brothers from Venice. | Continue reading
A review of new films by Bradley Cooper and, believe it or not, Orson Welles. | Continue reading