If you’ve been following along, you’ll notice that most of these capsules have been grab bags that aren’t necessarily linked by their festival placement or even themes. But this one…
Read moreJodie Foster is known to be fluent in French, but Rebecca Zlotowski’s film “A Private Life,” showing out of competition, is said to mark her first time playing a leading…
Read moreThe 2025 Cannes Film Festival is underway, and Chaz Ebert is on the ground to report on every development. In today’s video, Chaz reviews the latest from Richard Linklater and Spike Lee,…
Read moreThis is my first year at Cannes, and while thematic synergy is expected at any given film festival, I’m surprised at how easy it’s been to find similarities between any…
Read moreIn an age of absurdly serialized storytelling and streaming series that structure their seasons like a “ten-hour movie,” Buddha bless shows like “Poker Face.” Sure, there are the odd threads…
Read more“DOOM” and I go way back (and I’m not talking about the 2005 movie that Roger notoriously hated). I’m old enough, young readers, to fondly remember the early days of…
Read moreFilmmakers often underestimate how important it can be to feel their love for their characters. When a writer/director sees the people on-screen as three-dimensional people with hopes, dreams, and fears…
Read moreA lot of films have tried to do their own version of the plot of 1993’s “Groundhog Day,” the first Hollywood feature that combined videogame-play rules (the hero is stuck…
Read moreMan, Brian Tyree Henry can do anything. The star of “Atlanta,” “Causeway,” “Widows,” and “The Fire Inside” has become legitimately one of the best actors of his generation, and he…
Read moreAt this year’s SXSW, I’ve found that it’s easier to spot the thematic throughlines across projects. It’s a testament to the programmers for creating a line-up where the films feel…
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