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The screening of “Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself” at Ebertfest 2023 this past Friday evening was preceded by a special pre-taped intro from Stephen Colbert, who executive produced the film with his wife, Evie. During their...

Allen Hughes’ docuseries “Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur” strives for nothing less than to be a complete account of rapper Tupac Shakur. But to do that, Hughes reckons, one must understand the...

In terms of horror franchises, “Evil Dead” has accomplished something miraculous: There has yet to be a bad movie bearing its name. Much of this comes down to series creator Sam Raimi, who’s picky enough about...

In the opening moments of Ben Affleck’s terrific sports-world drama “Air” we hear the words, “I want my MTV.” It’s Sting’s spoken-word intro to Dire Straits’ biggest hit, “Money for Nothing.” Then, we hear that signature...

There was a time when it felt like Broken Lizard might be the next Monty Python or National Lampoon. “Super Troopers” still has a devoted audience that quotes it between bong hits. “Club Dread” is their...

“You ain’t seen nothing yet,” proclaimed Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer” (1927), and for the 14th annual edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, organizers borrowed the same tagline for their showcase of movies the...

EBERTFEST 2023: DAY THREE I. “TO LESLIE” “To Leslie” screens at 10am on Friday, April 21st, at the Virginia Theatre, as part of Ebertfest 2023. Below is an excerpt from the review of the film penned by...

The carefree dog days of a New Hampshire summer camp turns to the bustling verve of 1970s New York City before transitioning to a Norman Rockwell-esque suburban setting in Kelly Fremon Craig’s lovely adaptation of Judy...

The following article was originally published on April 18th, 2023, on Smile Politely and is written by Serenity Stanton Orengo. Embedded below is a trailer for Ebertfest 2023 edited by Roderick Carbins. Ahead of this year’s Ebertfest,...

EBERTFEST 2023: DAY TWO I. “TOKYO STORY” “Tokyo Story” screens at 9:30am on Thursday, April 20th, at the Virginia Theatre, as part of Ebertfest 2023. Below is an excerpt from the review of the film penned by...