Roger Ebert

Prophecy is Ragged and Dirty: David Cronenberg’s “Crash” Turns 30
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On Cronenberg's auto-eroticism three decades on, and how it matches his career-long preoccupation with sex and death.
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“Tires” Has Developed into One of Netflix’s Best Comedies in Season 3
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Reminds one why the workplace comedy remains such a tried-and-true format, especially when it’s populated by people who feel real.
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Season 4 of Prime Video’s “Reacher” Might Be the Best Yet
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“Reacher” enhances all the elements that action-thriller fans love about the series, using its tropes and style to peak effect.
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Memories of Helen: The Heroic Despair of “John Wick”
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An ode to the violent grief of cinema's most dogged assassin.
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A Comedy Legacy: Broken Lizard on “Super Troopers 3”
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The team behind "Super Troopers 3" on its production, and their legacy.
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A Man of Letters: Kent Jones on “Late Fame”
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The critic turned filmmaker talks about working within other people's sensibilities and his own memories of SoHo.
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Mediocre “Alley Cats” is for Hardcore Ricky Gervais Fans Only
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There’s nothing about “Alley Cats” that’s particularly interesting outside of how it reflects the current state of its creator’s career and sense of humor.
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Happy Birthday Tibetan Buddhist Scholar and Professor Robert Thurman (1941-2026)
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On August 3th, 2026, as I was writing to wish Professor Robert Thurman a happy birthday, I was saddened to learn that he passed away in Woodstock on June 16th of this year. Now I am wondering whether he will...
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It’s Libidinal: Hannah Einbinder and Jane Schoenbrun on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
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In Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” horror, cinema, and desire are intertwined. Though similar in some respects to their previous films, “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” and “I Saw the TV Glow,” in how...
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