A contributor watches Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel for the first time in her thirties, and in 2018. | Continue reading
If only the dialogue and visuals matched the daring of its ideology. | Continue reading
A review of an interesting new FX dramedy, Mr. Inbetween. | Continue reading
A preview of what to watch this Fall season. | Continue reading
On the new Criterion release of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, which includes a new 50-minute-longer extended cut of the masterpiece. | Continue reading
Knightley gives one of her best performances as a girl with spirit and talent who becomes a woman with ferocity and a voice | Continue reading
Director Susan Lacy has the great advantage of a subject whose life has been extensively documented literally since birth. | Continue reading
A checklist of grave topics that exclusively speaks in shallow buzzwords without giving any of its themes the depth they deserve. | Continue reading
It plays like the jazzy riff of a seasoned quartet, complete with buoyant solos that may not connect to much else but are still a joy to witness all the same. | Continue reading
With humor and honesty, grounded by very strong performances, "Nappily Ever After" (screenplay adaptation by Cee Marcellus and Adam Brooks) is the story of Violet's gradual - and sometimes painful - embrace of her natural hair. | Continue reading
Black, more than anyone else, should have been the one to wind up The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Too bad he doesn't give as much as he takes. | Continue reading
A review of the phenomenal new Netflix show starring Jonah Hill and Emma Stone. | Continue reading
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including Hereditary, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Ocean's 8. | Continue reading
An article about the first ever Roger Ebert Symposium entitled "Empathy for the Universe" set for Monday, October 1st, in Urbana. | Continue reading
A sneak peek at this year's Chicago International Film Festival, which runs from October 10-21. | Continue reading
A review of a new Netflix series starring Josh Groban and Tony Danza. Yes, you read that right. | Continue reading
An interview with co-director Alan Hicks and music legend Quincy Jones about their new movie, "Quincy." | Continue reading
A review of the new game Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and look at how it fits into gaming culture and the art that inspired it. | Continue reading
A look ahead at the films set to come out in the fall season, starring ten of our most anticipated titles. | Continue reading
On how the Oscar race gained focus after Venice, Telluride, and TIFF. | Continue reading
An interview with the writers behind "The Front Runner," a new film about Senator Gary Hart's scandal in 1988. | Continue reading
A thriller that feels new, in many different ways. | Continue reading
Jason Statham versus a very big fish. | Continue reading
A heartfelt but scattershot documentary that tries to get inside the mind of Donald Trump's America, but mainly succeeds as a snapshot of the 2016 election and its immediate aftermath. | Continue reading
A preview of the Music Box Theater's 70mm Film Festival, which runs from September 14-27. | Continue reading
Claire Denis accepts the Golden Thumb at the 2018 Ebert Tribute at TIFF. | Continue reading
A review of Hulu's ambitious new series, "The First." | Continue reading
On two world premieres from two Oscar nominees, Barry Jenkins and Steve McQueen. They also happen to be two of the best films of 2018. | Continue reading
On four films from the Midnight Madness program at TIFF, including new works from Gaspar Noe and Peter Strickland. | Continue reading
An article commemorating Project Involve's 25th anniversary, featuring reflections from Fellow-turned-acclaimed producer Effie T. Brown. | Continue reading
A review of the second season of Netflix's "American Vandal," which premieres on Netflix today. | Continue reading
What a relief to watch a film unafraid of letting its hair down. | Continue reading
As a record of African-American imagery, it’s not just an evaluation of "how we are seen," it’s also a corrective that replaces stereotype with visual poetry. | Continue reading
Angelina Jolie directed the high-profile, high-budget “Unbroken,” based on the best-selling biography by Laura Hillenbrand of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was shot down over the Pacific in WWII, survived 47 days on a raft, and then was captured and tortured in a Japanes … | Continue reading
Mandy is kind of two movies in one, a slow-burn journey into hell in the first hour and a blood-soaked climb out of it in the second. | Continue reading
Graceful dramas for adults are a scarcity these days. But thanks in part to a reliable supply of Ian McEwan adaptations, like the excellent but frustratingly under-the-radar Spring 2018 release “On Chesil Beach” (Dominic Cooke), we are luckily treated to some refreshingly grown-u … | Continue reading
Rumors still surround Lizzie Borden, who, in August 1892, according to the famous rhyme | Continue reading
The twisty denouement may offer wows for some viewers, but I found it dispiritingly gimmicky rather than profound. | Continue reading
Diehard fans may enjoy The Public Image is Rotten, but there's not a lot here that they—or even adventurous newbies—can't get more of elsewhere. | Continue reading
Bernal adds to his excellent body of work with a performance that’s vibrant but subtly shaded, making us care about Juan’s quest even as we sense its futility. | Continue reading
Science Fair melts your heart almost as soon as it begins. | Continue reading
It brings me no joy to admit that I consider Jeremy Saulnier’s newest, and arguably his most ambitious, film to be his first misfire. | Continue reading
On three more TIFF premieres about identity. | Continue reading
On three very different films from TIFF 2018 that fall into one of the most popular categories of this fest every year, the true story. | Continue reading
An interview with Nicole Holofcener about her new movie "The Land of Steady Habits," which played at the Toronto International Film Festival and arrives to Netflix on Friday. | Continue reading
An insightful portrait of middle-age in the ‘10s. | Continue reading
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