Movie

  • Tetris

    by - Mar 16, 2023
    If I could look at some sort of historical record of how many hours I’ve played Tetris—all the way back to its iteration on the Nintendo GameBoy through its many imitators—I would probably faint at the...
  • Short Films in Focus: My Dudus

    by - Mar 15, 2023
    When we take ownership of a housepet, we do so with the understanding that the relationship cannot last forever. Eventually, nature must take its course and the unconditional love we receive from this addition to the...
  • Ted Lasso Wonders Whether He’s Outstayed His Welcome in Season Three

    by - Mar 15, 2023
    “I wonder what the heck I’m still doing here,” muses folksy coach and nicecore avatar Ted Lasso (Jason Sudeikis) near the start of his show’s third (and potentially final?) season. It’s a fair question for both...
  • Back to the Drive-in

    by - Mar 15, 2023
    The drive-in theater was a staple of post-World War II American life, especially teenage life. It even showed up in horror films where teenagers necking in their cars by the flickering light of movie screens were menaced by...
  • Oscars 2023: What It’s Like to Attend Hollywood’s Biggest Night

    by - Mar 15, 2023
    “This is a good show,” Guillermo del Toro told me inside the Dolby Theater, holding the third Oscar of his career, which he won alongside collaborators Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar, and Alexander Bulkley for the masterful...
  • SXSW 2023: If You Were the Last, Upon Entry, Scrambled

    by - Mar 14, 2023
    “If You Were the Last” grabs two photogenic stars, Zoe Chao and Anthony Mackie, puts them into space, and presents them as cozy and appealing as they can possibly be. Their characters are astronauts in a NASA...
  • SXSW 2023: Brooklyn 45, Late Night with the Devil

    by - Mar 14, 2023
    Some readers out there may know that I consider “The Twilight Zone” the best TV show of all time (it’s that or “The Simpsons”). I have written extensively about why the show is still important for...
  • Oscars 2023: Inside the Press Room with the History-Making Winners

    by - Mar 14, 2023
    Dressed in tuxedos and gowns while typing away on their computers, journalists from around the world occupy the tables at the Oscars’ interview room. The job entails watching the ceremony on screens while trying to listen...
  • SXSW 2023: Table of Contents

    by - Mar 14, 2023
    The following table of contents contains every article published at RogerEbert.com that was filed at SXSW 2023. REVIEWS The Arc of Oblivion by Matt Zoller Seitz Bottoms by Brian Tallerico Flamin’ Hot by Brian Tallerico Dungeons...
  • SXSW 2023: No Ordinary Campaign, The Arc of Oblivion, Join or Die

    by - Mar 13, 2023
    “No Ordinary Campaign” is about activist Brian Wallach, a 37-year-old rising star in law and politics who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal...