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If history is written by the winners, it’s no wonder the men who took over Hollywood in the late 1910s and 20s wrote out many of the women who helped forge the industry. Pioneers, dozens of...

There are some entertainment-based duos for whom the mention of one name automatically conjures up the other: Brackett and Wilder, Ashford and Simpson, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Abbott and Costello, and of course, Laurel and...

It is often said that Sherlock Holmes, the legendary detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, has made the most on-screen appearances in the history of cinema by a human fictional character (though he still runs second...

Paul Feig’s “A Simple Favor” is a comedy-thriller both shaken and stirred, as set in a glossy world of suburban moms who have their own secrets. It starts with an unlikely friendship: Anna Kendrick’s straight-laced mommy...

The following poem was written and published by astrophysicist Katie Mack, one of the special guests at this year’s Ebert Symposium. Also make sure to read her brilliant review of Damien Chazelle’s film “First Man,” published...

Merry Christmas! This past May, the United States successfully launched the Insight Lander and even now it is beaming back images from Mars that were impossible to imagine a short year ago. When President Kennedy called...

I’m pretty sure I’ve never quoted William Shakespeare in a film review, but this particular movie dives into Shakespearean language at one point and so I think it’s fair game. The words that keep ringing in...

One specific joke has followed Steve Carell all the way to his recent hosting of “Saturday Night Live”: that ever since being taken seriously as an actor with his 2014 Oscar nomination for “Foxcatcher,” Carell has...

I am pleased to announce the recipients of the sixth annual Roger Ebert Fellowship at the Sundance Institute, a workshop that brings together emerging film writers, critics and filmmakers for mentorship jointly by the Sundance Film Festival and RogerEbert.com....

Robert Zemeckis’ body of work can be defined by his favorite Francois Truffaut quote: “A great film is a perfect blend of truth and spectacle.” You can see those values in his most acclaimed films, whether...