A well-done but all-too-woeful wallow of a documentary that recounts Whitney Houston’s swift rise to unparalleled stardom and tragic decline. | Continue reading
Basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him. Riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you. Pay attention. | Continue reading
It’s salvaged by a truly genuine, sometimes great performance from Josh Brolin, but he’s the only reason to take a look. | Continue reading
What makes it a better-than-average satire on the unthinking hostilities that human beings are prone to is its steady intelligence, combined with a humor sometimes so dry as to be undetectable. | Continue reading
I just wish "Bleeding Steel" was good enough to warrant this beguiling new lease on life. | Continue reading
A review of a great new box set of six Marlene Dietrich films. | Continue reading
A review of Lukas Dhont's "Girl" from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. | Continue reading
A tribute to the late Claude Lanzmann, director of "Shoah." | Continue reading
Beautifully constructed by Vallée and Noxon, and unforgettably performed by an ensemble that seems destined for awards ceremony stages in the near future, this is a worthy follower to “The Night of” and “Big Little Lies” in this new trend of HBO Mini-Series Obsessions. | Continue reading
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Beirut, Blockers, Love Simon, and A Wrinkle in Time. | Continue reading
An interview with Terry Gilliam, director of "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." | Continue reading
An updating table of contents featuring all of Matt Fagerholm's coverage from the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. | Continue reading
The director of "Ant-Man and the Wasp" talks about how "Planet of the Apes," improv comedy and more helped influence his MCU sequel. | Continue reading
A dispatch from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival featuring reviews of Darya Zhuk's "Crystal Swan" and Beata Parkanová's "Moments," as well as an interview with Richard Linklater. | Continue reading
Fireworks may think it’s taking us somewhere, but we are eternally stuck in the present. | Continue reading
What is frustrating is that the social commentary portions of the movie are simplistic even by the low standards generally set by genre films. | Continue reading
An interview with the director of Twisted, and presentation of the short film. | Continue reading
An interview with Denis O'Hare, Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin about their new film, "The Parting Glass." | Continue reading
A video essay about Christophe Gans' 2006 video game adaptation, "Silent Hill." | Continue reading
A dispatch from the 2018 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, covering the opening night ceremony and Olmo Omerzu's "Winter Flies." | Continue reading
For most of two hours, Reed and his colleagues take super-fans on a long, strange trip with some of the most sympathetic cinematic crime-fighters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | Continue reading
An interview with Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie, the star of "Leave No Trace." | Continue reading
A review of the excellent A Very English Scandal, starring Hugh Grant and Ben Whishaw, directed by Stephen Frears. | Continue reading
The final scenes feature a character with dead eyes, shocked into silence and left emotionless by what has unfolded. I felt the same way. | Continue reading
All of those considerations are eventually subsumed by a hope that the movie’s subjects, good people all, get some answers and some justice. | Continue reading
Legrand took home directing honors from the Venice Film Festival and deservedly so. | Continue reading
Woman Walks Ahead is too often one step behind in making us care. | Continue reading
Ideal Home may not be a total dud, but it is a huge waste of both Rudd and Coogan's talent. | Continue reading
A terrifically impressive feature debut by Israeli writer/director Ofir Raul Graizer. | Continue reading
Uncle Drew mistakes its goofy pitch for a free pass to be simple with its comedy, and sappy with its emotions. | Continue reading
Dark River is the kind of movie that mistakes rumbling storm clouds and restless sheep for plot development. | Continue reading
It is an immensely moving portrait of a father and daughter who love each other, and who can't bear to be apart. | Continue reading
A tribute to the legendary author Harlan Ellison. | Continue reading
A review of the excellent GLOW, on Netflix. | Continue reading
A special edition of Thumbnails highlighting the changes in journalism. | Continue reading
An article about the "Sembene Across Africa" screenings that took place this month. Previously the film was not readily available in Africa. | Continue reading
An interview with Lil Rel Howery, star of "Uncle Drew" and "Get Out." | Continue reading
It may remind some of the early features of David Lynch and Yorgos Lanthimos, in both its technical skill and general disregard for the rules of conventional narrative filmmaking. | Continue reading
A look back at Robert Zemeckis' half-animated classic, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, on its 30-year anniversary. | Continue reading
Ben Foster talks about his work in the new critically-acclaimed Debra Granik film, "Leave No Trace." | Continue reading
An article about PROJECT INVOLVE/Ebert Fellow Melissa Haizlip winning the Audience Award at AFI DOCS 2018 with her film "MR SOUL" | Continue reading
A preview of the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, running June 29th through July 7th. | Continue reading
An interview with Silas Howard, director of "A Kid Like Jake." | Continue reading
Paul Rudd plays against type, though not effectively, in this true story of a baseball catcher who was also an OSS agent. | Continue reading
A bit of a high-wire act from its gifted cast, particularly Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska and co-writer/director David Zellner, who must navigate terrain that’s both quietly beautiful and wildly bizarre. | Continue reading
A review of the new book, People Only Die of Love in Movies: Film Writing by Jim Ridley. | Continue reading