Roger Ebert

Movies Aren’t Therapy: “Mike Mills” on Parents, Children, and Filmmaking
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Mike Mills looks back on the broader context of his career and to ponder whether the kids are truly all right.
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Season Two of “Diarra from Detroit” is Nancy Drew for Grown-Ups
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Sprinkled throughout the narrative of the sophomore season of “Diarra from Detroit” (relocated to Paramount+ after the shuttering of BET+ this year) are references to beloved stories in which a gang of friends comes together to solve a puzzle. “Scooby-Doo”...
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Advance to Paradise, Retreat to Hell: Kiyoshi Kurosawa on “The Samurai and the Prisoner”
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The filmmaker breaks down his latest film's links to classic Japanese cinema, and the Buddhist teachings at its center.
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Everything for Someone: San Diego Comic-Con 2026 Part 2
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Ebenezer, spaceships, and Leonard Maltin mark our latest dispatch from San Diego Comic-Con.
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Get on the Train: “NYC in Transit” Launches at Film Forum
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Thoughts on films in the upcoming NYC in Transit series.
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San Diego Comic-Con 2026: Composers, Costume Designers, and Brad Bird in Hall H
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Our first report from SDCC 2026 on the stories that aren't being covered everywhere else.
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A Home Away from Home: Goodbye to the Lake Street Screening Room
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A loving ode to a place that shaped Chicago film criticism.
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What Could Have Been: Kaylee Hottle (2007-2026)
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From Jean Harlow and James Dean through Simone Battle and Anton Yelchin, entertainment history is filled with instances of performers dying just as audiences had begun to appreciate how much they had achieved at a young age, and what incredible...
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With “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan Has Crafted The Best Horror Film of The Year
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On how horror shaped Christopher Nolan's masterful epic.
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Fantasia 2026: You Are the Film, Someone’s Daughter, Los Vampires
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The lines between cinema, survival, and truth are blurred in three entries from this year's festival.
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