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  • Danny Aiello: 1933-2019

    - Dec 14, 2019
    Upon hearing of the death of beloved character actor Danny Aiello, at the age of 86 after a brief illness, I went online to look at his filmography. I was a little surprised to discover that he didn’t...
  • A Hidden Life

    - Dec 13, 2019
    Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” the true story of a World War II conscientious objector, is one of his finest films, and one of his most demanding. It clocks in at nearly three hours, moves in...
  • Home Entertainment Guide: December 12, 2019

    - Dec 13, 2019
    10 NEW TO NETFLIX “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery””Bonnie and Clyde””Cool Hand Luke””Deep Blue Sea””The Departed””Hustle & Flow””It Comes at Night””The Long Kiss Goodnight””Malcolm X””Primal Fear” 10 NEW TO BLU-RAY/DVD “The Anne Bancroft Collection” From...
  • In Defense of Peggy’s Silence in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

    - Dec 12, 2019
    For a beautifully produced, Oscar-ready offering from a maestro at the very pinnacle of his craft, “The Irishman” arrived with no small share of controversy. The movie’s three-and-a-half-hour run-time launched afleet of memes, as did its use of...
  • Richard Jewell

    - Dec 12, 2019
    In his landmark 1968 study of the American director Howard Hawks, the critic Robin Wood identified a key theme in Hawks’ work: “the lure of irresponsibility.” As a filmmaker Clint Eastwood is possibly more a William...
  • Chaz Ebert Named 2019 Laureate of the Beethoven Spirit Award at 10th Annual Beethoven Birthday Bash

    - Dec 12, 2019
    The International Beethoven Project (IBP) has announced that RogerEbert.com publisher Chaz Ebert is the 2019 laureate of the Beethoven Spirit Award! She will receive the accolade at an event celebrating Beethoven’s 249th birthday under the iconic Tiffany...
  • The Ten Best Films of 2019

    - Dec 11, 2019
    The decade ended with one of its best years in film, a 12-month period filled with unique, personal visions across the spectrum of genre and budget. Some of our greatest filmmakers returned with work that felt...
  • 6 Underground

    - Dec 11, 2019
    With its makeshift family, high-speed car chases, and elaborate heists, Netflix’s action blockbuster “6 Underground” is solid proof that Michael Bay would love to direct a “Mission: Impossible” or “Fast and Furious” movie. It also makes it...
  • Jay Roach on Bombshell, the Appeal of Polarizing Figures, Turning Charlize Theron into Megyn Kelly and More

    - Dec 10, 2019
    There’s no avoiding the contradictions in “Bombshell.” They’re baked into the film’s DNA. It’s story about a pervasive culture of abuse affecting countless women whose lives were irrevocably changed by the acts of powerful men, centering...
  • Bombshell

    - Dec 10, 2019
    “Bombshell” depicts, with equal parts bemusement and outrage, the explosion that occurred when the women of Fox News Channel dared to expose the culture of sexual harassment that had prevailed for so long at the cable...