Roger Ebert

I did not expect "A Quiet Place: Day One" to be this series' answer to Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy, as well as the best showcase for mostly-wordless acting since John Woo's under-appreciated 2023 action film "Silent Night."  But in retrospect it shouldn't be surprising,...

The Independence Day holiday is one of the biggest spots on the annual film calendar—a time when most people are on vacation and studios offer up potential blockbusters—and this year is no different, with “Despicable Me 4” taking over theaters...

It didn’t take long for me to find three worthy films at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival to write about. That’s not always the case at every festival. But it’s never too difficult to find more than a few gems...

We have hours in our lives where nothing happens, we’re completely bored and nobody is trying to get a hold of us. When we’re suddenly super-busy and multitasking, that’s when everyone decides they want to tell us something, they need...

Forty years ago this summer, the PG-13 rating came into existence and changed American cinema for the worse. Steven Spielberg was indirectly responsible, although he didn’t intend to be. It’s astonishing to realize how much the movie business changed as...

We're continuing on the theme of psychedelic Sean Connery movies; this one as empty-headed as "Zardoz" is bristling with philosophical intrigue but twice as beautiful. This is the singular work of Russell Mulcahy, the genius behind Razorback, Ricochet, and the creator...

According to a post made on social media by his daughter, Martin Mull passed away last Thursday at the age of 80 after a long illness. Beyond conveying the news of his passing, this announcement was notable for being one...

If you’re an animal in a movie Kevin Costner directs, I have bad news: You may not be long for this world. It’s a habit of the Oscar-winning filmmaker that his heroes regularly befriend a loyal creature—a horse, a dog,...

With “Horizon: An American Saga,” Kevin Costner once again heads west. A sweeping epic of expansion, conflict, and conquest on the American frontier that Costner has spent over 35 years trying to make, “Horizon” could be his magnum opus, provided...

A searing drama about a European refugee crisis that resonates with similar crises in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and yes, America’s southwestern border, Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” strikes me as the best and most important film to be released...