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If most of the great TV writers have gone to cable and streaming, how can dramatic programming on network TV hope to survive? While there’s nowhere near as much non-reality original programming as there was even...

Given a little more content leeway by FOX than is often allowed on network TV, “Prodigal Son” plays with some dark themes and violent imagery in ways that make it feel more streaming- or cable-ready than...

“Homosexuals have AIDS. I have liver cancer.” That corrosive line from Tony Kushner’s acclaimed play “Angels in America” is delivered by the character of Roy Cohn, a real person who was, in fact, gay, never had any...

“Lynching was a message crime,” says Sherrilyn Ifill during her first appearance in “Always in Season,” Jacqueline Olive’s harrowing documentary about the investigation of a teenager’s death. In 2014, 17-year old Lennon Lacy was found hanging...

There’s the age-old adage that one cannot understand the experience of another unless you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. But it’s not often that we are willing or able to physically remove ourselves from personal...

The following correspondence between various writers at RogerEbert.com was inspired by the Chinese New Year that begins today, February 5th. I always love reading the discussions between our wonderful group of contributors, and always find new films...

The business side of Sundance goes hand in hand with the hype: it can be exciting to see a movie go from “bland title in the film program book” to big acquisition over the course of...

The following table of contents features work written over the years by Ebert Fellows. SUNDANCE 2014 Notes on Subjective Cinema at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival by Kyle Burton The 10 Most Psychologically Rich Characters of...

Every year, there’s some sort of catchphrase or theme that shows up on banners, bumpers and swag of the Sundance Film Festival. This time around, it was “Risk Independence,” a phrase that popped up in front...

On September 21, 2011, Troy Davis was executed for the August 19, 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in Savannah, Georgia. His story generated a national movement of calls for clemency from activist, abolitionist, presidents,...