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On June 13th, 1980, seemingly ordinary Texan housewife Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel) went to her friend Betty Gore’s (Melanie Lynskey) house and brutally murdered her with an axe. How did a church-going, married mother of two...

The 9th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival starts this Friday, May 13th, and features over two dozen Chicago premieres, accompanied by special guests and the kind of film-loving audience that only the Music Box Theatre can...

It was only two years ago that Eliza Hittman’s heart-wrenching slow-burn “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” gave the viewers a window into the life of a rural American teenager seeking an abortion. The story was contemporary, but...

If you’ve been paying attention, then “Happening” was always a timely film. Director Audrey Diwan makes this point throughout our interview about her Golden Lion-winning film, which comes to American theaters at a critical moment for...

It feels like forever since Mike Myers dominated the comedy scene with hits like “Wayne’s World” and “Austin Powers.” In fact, it’s felt like he’s been largely retired, popping up in projects like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” but generally absent...

Editor’s Note: The 2022 Ebert Fellows were asked to write about their experiences at this year’s Ebertfest and their submissions are below. Ebertfest 2022: A Time for Visceral Impact by Zeke Allis With theaters reopening, and...

When David Fincher directed “Gone Girl,” a lot of hubbub was made about how he redesigned the interior of Gillian Flynn’s twisty airplane-ready novel into something more decadent, but just as addictive. Antonio Campos has accomplished...

On May 3rd, 2022, I was fortunate to be among a jolly group who helped Deborah Szekely celebrate her 100th birthday. I am so inspired by her vitality, wisdom and compassion. She has been called the Godmother...

Coming off of the success of her feature film debut “Salaam Bombay!”, which was nominated for the Best International Film Oscar and won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, director Mira Nair followed up...

In celebration of Roger Ebert, we are reprinting the favorite reviews and articles of our writers and other distinguished readers… “‘By its eternity I measure my time,’ Roger wrote about ‘La Dolce Vita.’ That sentence by...