Roger Ebert

Chaz Ebert on how music and newspapers have shaped Chicago, and continue to do so.

The third installment of Chaz Ebert's Happy Place column recounts her experience of returning to the movie theater during the pandemic after a five-month absence.

A look at how Black men are exploring identity and history through horror television.

Some lives become so woven into the fabric of our culture that we experience their influence long before we ever learn their name. For generations of Black Americans, George E. Johnson, Sr., was one of those people. I am one...

A personal recounting of one of the coolest Chicago film events of the year.

My final dispatch of KVIFF features some heavy hitters. There’s the Crystal Globe winner, the festival’s top prize. There’s also two coming-of-age stories about how kind the world can be and how unflinchingly harsh it actually is. Each work is...

It felt good to be back. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve attended the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (after going three straight times, last year, I had to cancel at the last second due to a personal...

“Ride or Die” arrives on Prime Video this week, and its title is accurate in multiple ways. Calling someone your “ride or die” means they’ve got your back no matter what: you need to bury a body, they’ve got the...

A breakdown of our most anticipated films of this year's Fantasia Festival.

When the news of Sam Neill’s passing was shared by his family today, the outpouring of affection online was breathtaking. The death of a movie star often comes with waves of the clips that helped make them famous in the...