Movie

  • The Art of Wolfwalkers Details Creation of One of 2020’s Most Beautiful Films

    by - Nov 9, 2020
    Art books for modern motion pictures often tend to favor CGI-heavy blockbusters. The thinking is that people who love movies like “Avengers: Endgame” or “Mad Max: Fury Road” will be more inclined to buy $40 coffee...
  • The Dark and the Wicked

    by - Nov 7, 2020
    “The Dark and the Wicked” has enough jump scares to satisfy the “Yes, but it is scary?” contingent of horror fans. But for the most part, this film from writer/director Bryan Bertino—about strange goings-on at a...
  • The Mandalorian Faces Lies and Krykna in Chapter 10: The Passenger

    by - Nov 7, 2020
    You really can’t trust a soul in the wild galaxy of Disney+’s “The Mandalorian.” You could be blitzing away from the sandy ghost town of Mos Pelgo after a Krayt dragon kill well-done, and suddenly get...
  • Mank

    by - Nov 6, 2020
    The virtuosic American director David Fincher gets credited with quite a bit, but one quality he’s not credited enough for is playfulness. That’s understandable in a sense, given the themes and subjects of his movies. Serial...
  • Mortal

    by - Nov 6, 2020
    “Mortal” begins with the definition of its title. “A human being,” appears on the screen, which corresponds to the noun entry in Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. Since we’re perusing my favorite book, I should mention a few other...
  • Mr. Soul! and A Most Beautiful Thing Among Nominees at Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards

    by - Nov 6, 2020
    I am proud to announce that two documentaries which I champion (and executive produce) are nominees at the 5th annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards. Melissa Haizlip’s “Mr. Soul!,” an illuminating profile of the groundbreaking television show hosted by...
  • Ebert Symposium 2020: Part 3 Streaming Today, November 5th, 2020

    by - Nov 5, 2020
    The third panel for the 2020 Ebert Symposium Series will stream today, November 5th, at 5pm CT on the YouTube channel and Facebook page of Ebertfest.  I am pleased to announce today’s panelists including Christine Simmons, the chief operating officer of the Academy...
  • The Unloved, Part 83: Resident Evil: Retribution

    by - Nov 5, 2020
    I resisted the “Resident Evil” movies for years. Too many years. I loved the first one when I was a teenager; it had beautiful women fighting zombies and a 12-year-old is easy to please like that....
  • The Fight

    by - Nov 2, 2020
    This review was originally published on July 31, 2020, and is being republished for Election Day. Funny how a few years can feel like a millennium. It was in May of 2016 that I attended a sold-out screening...
  • You’ve Been Trumped

    by - Nov 2, 2020
    This piece was originally published on October 17, 2012 and is being republished for Election Day. When purchased in 2007 by Trump, the land was a conservation area, with sand dunes 4,000 years old and a...