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It’s incredibly challenging to separate Bob Ross from “Paint.” Yes, Owen Wilson has the same afro, the pillowy whisper, and joy in painting nature’s landmarks. But technically, this is the story of Carl Nargle, a Vermont-based...

“How to Blow Up a Pipeline” is one of the most original American thrillers in years, and one that draws from a deep well of movie history as it develops its characters and sets up its...

Serving on jury duty is one of the most grueling obligations known to man. Nobody ever wants to do it. Whenever somebody gets a summons, they go to insane lengths to get out of serving. How...

“There can be no more excuses for passivity,” writes the Swedish environmentalist Andreas Malm in “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” a call to action that New York filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber has heeded in adapting the...

The greatest success of Apple TV+’s “Schmigadoon!”, aside from getting a second season and winning an Emmy, was how it beat skepticism. Turns out, yes it is possible to make a cultish musical theater world welcoming and funny, especially...

Since her debut film “River of Grass” in 1994, writer/director Kelly Reichardt has crafted a singular body of work that proves her to be one of the most distinct voices in American cinema. Reichardt’s films have...

Roger Ebert died ten years ago today. He was a friend and mentor to a lot of people. I might have described Roger as a friend and mentor even if I hadn’t ended up getting to...

Can it really be 10 years since my husband Roger departed this earth. The day before he transitioned, I sat with Roger beside his bed in what was then known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now...

What does a man who has built his public persona on self-deprecation do now that everyone loves him? And what does that love mean when it’s so reliant on the trappings of celebrity? What I find...

“Five times a week?” an interviewer asks Princeton college freshman Brooke Shields and her mother about how often they call each other. “No, a day,” Brooke admits, starting with first thing after she wakes up. Long...