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Passes for the 23rd Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or “Ebertfest,” will go on sale Monday, December 12th, at the official sites of Ebertfest and its main venue, The Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois. They can also be purchased...

This is NOT my Top Ten List of the best movies of the year. Film Critics and Contributors to Rogerebert.com are furiously watching the last of the screenings to be able to bring you a fulsome...

Given all the money that Apple TV+ pours into their programs—big-budget, prestige dramas with A-list casts and dreams of Emmy glory, like “Severance,” “The Morning Show,” and “The Mosquito Coast”—it’s easy for scrappy little anthology shows...

“Empire of Light” is a grandiose title for Sam Mendes’ intimate new character drama, which starts out a bit dim and unfocused and becomes sharper and more illuminating as it unreels. The story is set in...

“Retrograde” is about many things, but it’s really about the faces. The cameras linger on the faces, allowing the expressions of suffering, tension, nerves, and desperation, to take root. There are a lot of stories here,...

The 2023 Sundance Film Festival announced a lineup of 99 films today, in preparation for the event that will take place from January 19 to the 29th. Unlike the last two years, the festival will be taking...

Adapted from Miriam Toews’ novel of the same name (itself loosely based on the real events that took place at the Manitoba Colony in Bolivia), writer/director Sarah Polley’s latest film “Women Talking” follows a group of...

Decades before his name became instantly associated with macabre wonder, Guillermo del Toro conjured up accomplished special effects makeup for Mexican productions. Now, with an esteemed body of work as a director, it’s still the tangible...

Michael Thompson served the longest prison sentence for a non-violent offender in Michigan’s history. In 1996, Thompson was busted for a marijuana drug deal that the police used as an excuse to search his house for...

Matt writes: As end-of-the-year lists make their annual rounds, ten of our contributors recently spotlighted various essential films from 2022 that they feel were overlooked, including Alli Haapasalo’s marvelous prize-winner, “Girl Picture.” Click here to find all...