An article about the retirement of Cinema/Chicago founder and CEO Michael Kutza. | Continue reading
Martin Scorsese received the honorary Carrosse d'Or award at the 50th Directors' Fortnight, which also screened a restoration of "Mean Streets." | Continue reading
A tribute to the legendary editor Anne V. Coates. | Continue reading
A dispatch from Cannes on two new films, Yomeddine and Donbass. | Continue reading
A report from the Cannes Film Festival about Asghar Farhadi's opening night film, "Everybody Knows," and this year's jury. | Continue reading
A take on Ridley Scott's latest from a Far Flung Correspondent. | Continue reading
An essay about revisiting Paul Thomas Anderson's "Punch Drunk Love," as excerpted from the online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room. | Continue reading
A preview of the upcoming summer movie season, starring the 10 films we are most excited to see. | Continue reading
Pierre Rissient passed away on May 6th, 2018 at the age of 81. We send our condolences to his friends and family and reprint this article by Roger in his memory. | Continue reading
A preview of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. | Continue reading
Actor Keith Carradine and director Alan Rudolph have made six films together, starting with 1976's "Welcome to L.A." and continuing through "The Moderns," "Choose Me," "Trouble in Mind," "Mrs. Parlk and the Vicious Circle," and most recently "Ray and Helen." Rudolph's work is the … | Continue reading
A video preview of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival! | Continue reading
102 Not Out isn't going to win Bachchan any awards, but it is, despite some major tonal hiccups, effective proof that this aging figurehead still wears his natural charms lightly. | Continue reading
A look back at this past week's TCM Classic Film Festival, including the special guests and screenings. | Continue reading
The script’s heady intent proves to be exhausting. | Continue reading
As movie-going experiences go, there is nothing worse than to sit through what purports to be a comedy and never have a reason to engage your laugh reflex. | Continue reading
If Bad Samaritan works for you, your pleasure can't be all that guilty. | Continue reading
Ginsburg is now queen of the dissenting opinion, but unfortunately the filmmakers stay far far away from any "dissenting opinions" themselves. | Continue reading
A tough and unsparing drama that vividly brings to light the kind of narrative that too many people have endured over the years. | Continue reading
Manhunt generally holds together rather well and is bound to keep Woo's most faithful fans happy. | Continue reading
I was consistently impressed by the director’s willingness to take risks and steer this movie out of conventional territory. | Continue reading
The Guardians luxuriates in lush, widescreen images of the French countryside. | Continue reading
Where the story takes us is ultimately something of a cliché, but this actress’ sharp, distinctive work makes the trip a memorable one nonetheless. | Continue reading
When Baalsrud, played with resilience by Thomas Gullestad, isn’t dodging Germans, his fights against the elements bring to mind films such as The Revenant. | Continue reading
A return to 1990s American indie movie cliches, and not the ones you want, either. | Continue reading
Tully unearths uncomfortable truths in a wry, wise way. | Continue reading
An interview with Jason Reitman and Mackenzie Davis about "Tully." | Continue reading
A review of season two of Netflix's Dear White People. | Continue reading
Where does a woman’s artistic integrity and autonomy begin and end when it comes to nudity on-screen? | Continue reading
A preview of the 6th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, which runs May 4-10. | Continue reading
An interview with the director of "Disobedience" about working with Rachel Weisz & Rachel McAdams, the meanings behind the film and more. | Continue reading
Scout Tafoya celebrates two underrated Prince films in his latest video essay about maligned masterpieces. | Continue reading
A presentation of the single-take short film, "The Cut (La coupe)." | Continue reading
A review of three films from Tribeca 2018. | Continue reading
A review of Kent Jones' "Diane" out of Tribeca. | Continue reading
An interview with Betsy West and Julie Cohen, co-directors of "RBG." | Continue reading
Five joy filled days of cinema and photos. Journal of Ebertfest 2018. Photo credits Timothy Hiatt | Continue reading
A perfect example for the market that Netflix seems intent to corner: Movies You Can Watch While You Play Games on Your Phone. | Continue reading
“The Handmaid’s Tale” is more powerful, and more meaningful, as a study in suffering and victimization than as a tale of #Resistance. | Continue reading
The film’s confidence comes in part from the acceptance of the things that can’t be known. | Continue reading
A good old-fashioned melodrama, albeit with a quieter touch. | Continue reading
If you want to see the 1992 Los Angeles riots turned into a bad sitcom and an even worse Lifetime movie, buy a ticket to Kings. | Continue reading
Maybe it’s only fitting that a Jekyll-and-Hyde tale would be of two minds. Unfortunately, neither of them is completely satisfying. | Continue reading
There’s nothing overtly wrong with this movie save its inherent softness. One doesn’t want to damn with faint praise by calling it modest, but modest it truly is. | Continue reading
It might not always gracefully connect its plot dots, but House of Tomorrow is almost always watchable. | Continue reading
Even the bravest of spirits, as Ava observes, can be broken down with constant beating. | Continue reading