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Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather: A Preview of NYC's Upcoming Hiroshi Shimizu Retrospective

Tomorrow There Will Be Fine Weather: A Preview of NYC's...

There's such a rich pleasure in diving deep into the work of one filmmaker: you...

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Retrospective: Oscar Micheaux and the Birth of Black Independent Cinema

Retrospective: Oscar Micheaux and the Birth of Black Independent...

To watch an Oscar Micheaux film is to see the miracle of a tragedy.  Though Micheaux...

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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Made the Multiplex Safe for ‘The Fall Guy’

Phil Lord and Chris Miller Made the Multiplex Safe for...

In “The Fall Guy,” Ryan Gosling plays Colt, a veteran stunt performer whose real...

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Initially Promising Dark Matter Sinks Under Weight of Prestige TV Bloat

Initially Promising Dark Matter Sinks Under Weight of Prestige...

There’s a decent movie buried in the bloated “Dark Matter,” the latest expensive...

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The Jinx – Part Two Continues One of the Most Fascinating True Crime Sagas of All Time

The Jinx – Part Two Continues One of the Most Fascinating...

“What made you talk to them?” “Still kinda putting that together in my own mind.”...

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Part of the Solution: Matthew Modine on Acting, Empathy, and Hard Miles

Part of the Solution: Matthew Modine on Acting, Empathy,...

Matthew Modine has been acting in movies for over 40 years. He started out in the...

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The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films

The Imperiled Women of Alex Garland’s Films

It’s hard to think of a contemporary mainstream male filmmaker who consistently...

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Dusk for a Hitman

Dusk for a Hitman

“Dusk for a Hitman” is a husk of a great film. Director Raymond St-Jean has a sturdy...

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Stress Positions

Stress Positions

Say what you will about “Stress Positions,” the new indie comedy that marks the...

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Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Will there ever be a version of “Rebel Moon—Part 2: The Scargiver” that makes the...

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Blood for Dust

Blood for Dust

Set in 1992 in the northernmost United States, where criminals run drugs and guns...

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Man on the Moon Is Still the Cure for the Biopic Blues

Man on the Moon Is Still the Cure for the Biopic Blues

Andy Kaufman doesn’t want you to watch his biopic. At the start of “Man on the Moon,”...

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We Grown Now

We Grown Now

Minhal Baig’s “We Grown Now” is a film masterfully tied to the emotive potential...

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The 2024 Chicago Palestine Film Festival Highlights

The 2024 Chicago Palestine Film Festival Highlights

For nearly a quarter century, the Chicago Palestine Film Festival has showcased...

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Irena's Vow

Irena's Vow

Sophie Nélisse brings powerful subtlety to the title role in “Irena’s Vow,” accomplishing...

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An Incorrect Image Of Ourselves: Mike Flanagan on the Tenth Anniversary of Oculus

An Incorrect Image Of Ourselves: Mike Flanagan on the Tenth...

A ten-year anniversary might not sound like a great milestone; it can feel a lot...

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Chicago Critics Film Festival Announces Full 2024 Lineup with Sing Sing, Ghostlight, Babes, I Saw the TV Glow, More

Chicago Critics Film Festival Announces Full 2024 Lineup...

The Chicago Critics Film Festival announced its 11th Annual lineup this morning,...

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Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Our Managing Editor Brian Tallerico at RogerEbert.com

Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Our Managing Editor...

In celebration of our Managing Editor Brian Tallerico's tenth anniversary at RogerEbert.com,...

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Eleanor Coppola Was the Guardian Angel of Apocalypse Now

Eleanor Coppola Was the Guardian Angel of Apocalypse Now

When Eleanor Coppola died Friday at the age of 87, it was inevitable that most obituaries...

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The Overlook Film Festival 2024 Highlights, Part 1: Fasterpiece Theater, Exhuma, All You Need is Death, Me

The Overlook Film Festival 2024 Highlights, Part 1: Fasterpiece...

The Overlook Film Festival is thankfully not a market festival. Only one of this...