Movie

  • Better Than the Oscars?

    by - Nov 14, 2017
    On Saturday night, November 11th, 2017, Hollywood held one of the most heartwarming events of the season, the 9th annual Governors Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences at the Ray Dolby Ballroom in...
  • Hulu’s “Future Man” a Sci-fi Gem for Genre Geeks

    by - Nov 13, 2017
    Just in time for Thanksgiving weekend binge-watching arrives the Hulu series “Future Man,” ready to inject some humor from the school of Judd Apatow into a concept that honors “Back to the Future” without merely repeating...
  • The Bravery of Being Yourself: Daveed Diggs on “Wonder” and “The Mayor”

    by - Nov 13, 2017
    “When I was in preschool, we were supposed to do a performance for the parents, and I didn’t want to do it,” said Daveed Diggs during his acceptance speech upon winning the 2016 Tony Award for...
  • Video Interview: Joachim Trier on “Thelma”

    by - Nov 12, 2017
    Joachim Trier, who still holds his memories of Ebertfest and his placement on Roger’s top ten lists near his heart, is a gift to obsessive cinephiles. The Danish director and his Norwegian co-writer Eskil Vogt have...
  • I Love You, Daddy

    by - Nov 11, 2017
    By the time you read this review, Louis C.K.’s semi-satirical showbiz comedy “I Love You, Daddy” will have been consigned to the same pop culture memory hole that contains Jerry Lewis’ concentration camp drama “The Day the...
  • Daddy’s Home 2

    by - Nov 10, 2017
    This movie is a tricky proposition for this reviewer, who also reviewed the first “Daddy’s Home” movie back in 2015. The good news is that I found the sequel better than the original—the writing sharper, the...
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    by - Nov 10, 2017
    Anger is an energy in Martin McDonagh’s brilliant “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” one of the best films of the year. In this “Southern American with an Irish attitude” story from the “In Bruges” writer/director that,...
  • Murder on the Orient Express

    by - Nov 9, 2017
    I know. I KNOW. Ever since seeing the trailer for the mystery thriller “Murder on the Orient Express,” a question has been nagging at you. It’s not who among a diverse array of actors including Judi...
  • Thumbnails Special Edition: War on the Press

    by - Nov 9, 2017
    Thumbnails is a roundup of brief excerpts to introduce you to articles from other websites that we found interesting and informative. We provide links to the original sources for you to read in their entirety. We begin...
  • Life Still Blooms: A Celebration of “Bagdad Cafe”

    by - Nov 8, 2017
    Sometimes it takes an outsider to see a whole clearly. And there have been few more funny and empathetic portraits of American small towns and American loneliness than German director Percy Adlon’s 1987 film, “Bagdad Cafe.” Set...