Roger Ebert

Hammy Acting and Stilted Pacing Dampen Peacock’s “Hysteria!”
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“Hysteria!” isn’t frightening enough to be a horror series, nor wacky enough to be funny.
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The Steady, Inevitable Decline: Sideways at 20
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There are many to choose from, but the indelible moment in the both quaffable and transcendent “Sideways“—Alexander Payne’s now 20-year-old bummer masterpiece adaptation of Rex Pickett’s novel about wine, middle age, and a distinctly American flavor of masculine failure and...
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Bright Wall/Dark Room October 2024: All Hail the Screwball Queen by Olympia Kiriakou
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We are pleased to offer an excerpt from the October 2024 issue of the online magazine Bright Wall/Dark Room. Their theme for October is Screwballs, and they’re devoting the entire month to screwball comedies, past and present. In addition to Olympia’s piece on...
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Panic! At the Disco: Body Double at 40
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A look back at one of Brian De Palma's most erotically-charged '80s thrillers.
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Chicago International Film Festival Pays Tribute to Hirokazu Kore-Eda
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Links to our reviews of the six films playing at CIFF this year in a retrospective tribute to the masterful Hirokazu Kore-eda.
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Apple TV+’s “Shrinking” Really Starts Putting the Pieces Together in Second Season
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This is the year in which the Jason Segel dramedy really finds its voice, confidently balancing its comedic and emotional currents in a way that’s entertaining and moving.
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Criterion Adds Val Lewton Double Feature to the Collection
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On the work of Val Lewton, on the heels of a Criterion double feature of his work.
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When You’re Angry, You’re Already Losing: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson on “Rumours”
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An interview with the filmmakers behind this year's absurdist comedy starring Cate Blanchett.
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Chicago International Film Festival 2024 Preview
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A preview of the 2024 Chicago International Film Festival and links to our coverage of the many films playing there that we've reviewed.
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30 Minutes On: Talk Radio
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On one of Oliver Stone's most underrated movies.
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