Roger Ebert

Peacock’s “The Five-Star Weekend” Is Way More Than Pedestrian Housewife Melodrama
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Manages to surprise, even though so many of its beats are predetermined.
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KVIFF 2026: The Guest, Dao, The Match
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The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film is still in its early stages, but it’s already showing a wealth of wonderful films. In this dispatch, you’ll find three films of differing origins. One is a world premiere in the festival’s main...
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You Have to Commit: Robert Richardson on “Robert Richardson: The White Devil”
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In Czech director Jana Hojdová’s raw, brazenly honest documentary, “Robert Richardson: The White Devil,” the legendary director of photography finds himself in a curious position. After decades capturing a plethora of towering films: “Platoon,” “Born on the Fourth of July,”...
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Fifty Years After the Bicentennial, A Declaration of Independence for American Filmmakers
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Fifty years after the bicentennial and New Hollywood, there's still hope for the future of movies.
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2026 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Preview: 10 Films We Can’t Wait to See
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It’s the 60th edition of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a cinematic event, running from July 3-11, that combines world premieres from across Eastern Europe, with festival highlights from Sundance, Berlinale, and Cannes, along with rare restorations and the major...
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Through the Window: 10 Times That Foreign Directors Have Looked at America
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10 films by foreign-born directors about the country celebrating its 250th birthday this weekend.
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10 of Roger Ebert’s Favorite Movies About America
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For America's 250th birthday, we look back on Roger's thoughts about some of the most significant movies about the American experience, for good or ill.
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Annecy 2026: The City of Animation
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Some thoughts on the 2026 edition of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
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Apple TV’s “Silo” Falters in Transitional Third Season Silo Season 3
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“Silo” has been one of the best shows on TV during its first two season; it’s just barely good enough in is third to keep viewers excited to see how it all ends.
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“Elle” Does Its Best to Smell Like Teen Spirit
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The future Harvard Law graduate Elle Woods gets her own high-school-set prequel on Prime Video.
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