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The cultural reckoning of #MeToo has made everyone more aware of the common horror of sexual assault (more than 460,000 annually in America, according to the Department of Justice) and, in turn, the damage of a false...

Three young filmmakers from Chicago are traveling to France this week to attend the Cannes Film Festival. As they set off on the dream trip, Isis Gullette, Unique Moore and Christal Westmoreland are reflecting on how...

RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert’s third video dispatch from the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, made with Scott Dummler of Mint Media Works, features a roundtable discussion in which she is joined by  contributors Jason Gorber and Isaac Feldberg...

On May 6th, one of the most impressive red carpet events in recent Windy City memory took place at Chicago’s AMC River East. Laura Terruso’s endearing new comedy, “About My Father,” had its long-awaited premiere in...

Todd Haynes may seem like a highbrow filmmaker, but as a determined deconstructionist of American culture, he has to be broad-minded in his tastes. If “Safe” put his spin on the disease-of-the-week movie, “May December” offers...

Once again, Martin Scorsese has managed to leave his peers in the dust. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which had its premiere at Cannes on Saturday, is a gigantic film that would be unwieldy in most...

Jonathan Glazer’s “The Zone of Interest” opens with a black screen, set to the metallic moan of Mica Levi’s score and some whispers. It could be a prelude to another alien movie, like Glazer’s “Under the Skin.”...

On May 19, the anniversary of the birth of his friend Malcolm X, pro football star, actor and activist Jim Brown died at age 87. Brown, whose public career spanned eight decades, died on the heels...

Roger called Martin Scorsese the most gifted director of his generation, America’s finest filmmaker… I am at the Cannes Film Festival where Martin Scorsese’s latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon” will premiere Saturday, May 20th. So...

Every now and then, a new film surprises you with something that should always be true: movie-making is magic-making. Especially so when its tricks happen in-camera, with instruments as practical as lighting, costumes, sets, and ideas....