Roger Ebert

Not Everything Needs to be for Sale: on the Integrity of the Watch Duty App
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As the California wildfires rage on, one of the most necessary tools for keeping people safe chooses to maintain its autonomy.
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“This is Just the Beginning”: Pamela Anderson on “The Last Showgirl”
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An interview with the star of Gia Coppola's latest about embracing her actress era and more.
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The Trauma of Inevitability: Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold on “The Brutalist”
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An interview with the director and co-writer of our pick for the Best Picture of 2024.
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Dream of Death: Robert Eggers on “Nosferatu”
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An interview with the writer-director of Nosferatu about immersion, influence, and intimation.
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What’s gone can never be replaced: thoughts on Los Angeles, disasters, and the present moment
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A few thoughts on the LA wildfires, and what it is doing to American entertainment, culture, and our collective psyches.
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Cinema Is Freedom: Mohammad Rasoulof on “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
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An interview with the director of the award-winning "The Seed of the Sacred Fig".
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Don’t Bother Waking Up for “On Call”
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It is entirely possible that both actors on "On Call" are actually talented; they just don’t have much to do.
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Peter Berg Shows the Ugly Side of American History With the Frustrating “American Primeval”
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A manipulative tale of survival, as tasteless as it is hollow.
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Frustrating Second Season of “Severance” Gets Off to a Rocky Start
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I still greatly admire “Severance” just for existing, but it’s a show weighed down by its own ideas for the first half of this season, a program that has lost a step by trying to do too much.
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