Roger Ebert

Documentary filmmaker Maureen Castle Tusty’s newest film, “She Rises Up,” is a dossier about the international economy and a trio of women trying to carve their space within it. Focusing on the stories of Magatte from Senegal, Gladys from Peru,...

It feels limiting or a disservice to call "Hummingbirds" simply a documentary. This quiet gem from best friends and first-time filmmakers Silvia Del Carmen Castaños and Estefanía “Beba” Contreras is so much more than that. A glowing self-portrait of their...

Beginning with a wonky opening chase sequence, “Trigger Warning” lacks urgency. Beginning in Syria’s Badiyat al-Sham Desert, an elite squad led by Parker (Jessica Alba) zip after potential terrorists in CGI trucks that look like Lego vehicles riding across the...

In Joshua John Miller's "The Exorcism," Russell Crowe plays Anthony Miller, an actor and recovering addict who is thrown into a role as a priest beset upon by demons. As Crowe dives into the role, under horrible and unflinching guidance from...

A few weeks ago, after a sudden rush of praise invading my timeline on Twitter for Shawn Ryan’s procedural cop drama “"The Shield," I decided that this was as good a time as any to finally get into the show....

From the very first scene of “The Bikeriders,” director Jeff Nichols is working hard to evoke an era. In an opening deep focus shot through a bar’s door frame, Benny, a biker, sits at the bar with his back to...

For decades, Hollywood upheld and championed a certain its ideal of masculinity. Toxic masculinity permeated our screens with scenes of societal ills like sexual harassment, senseless violence, and blatant bigotry. Even cult classics like “Revenge of the Nerds” are infamous...

“We walk into these rooms and we can't just talk about our creativity or our ideas. We have to get through all the cultural baggage first.” –Ava DuVvernay, VICE.com/BET Guest Lecture Series, 2017 One day, while wandering through Instagram, I...

I always wanted to be a photographer for National Geographic, but it wasn’t until I was in college that I learned about visual anthropology. Anthropology taught me about foreign histories and cultures, but I also learned about myself and the...

When you hear the premise of Josh Margolin’s feature debut, “Thelma,” you may think you know what the movie will be. Clearly modeled on his own family (the dedication at the close of the film is “for Thelma,” which suggests...