Roger and I bonded over our love of opera. In fact, our first date was at the Lyric Opera… The Lyric Opera’s recent production of Wolfgang Mozart Amadeus’ “The Magic…
Read moreThe following list features RogerEbert.com Chaz Ebert‘s personal picks for the Top 10 Films of 2021… 1. “Passing“ Now streaming on: Powered by Dotifi 2. “Summer of Soul (…Or, When…
Read moreWhat a year. Once again, the conversation around cinema in 2021 seemed as dominated by how we watch movies as much as the quality of the films themselves. And yet as…
Read moreAnne Rice, the novelist who wrote everything from historical novels to erotica to her enormously popular and influential “Vampire Chronicles” saga, passed away on December 11th at the age of…
Read more“Saturday Morning All-Star Hits!” finally gives comedian Kyle Mooney the power he has long deserved, from back in his YouTube days, to his work on “Saturday Night Live,” to his…
Read moreSeveral directors this Oscar season have been nominated previously for the Academy Award for their chosen profession but never won, but they will have to compete with veterans like Steven…
Read moreThe Chicago Film Critics Association announced their nominations for the best films and performances of 2021 this morning and Steven Spielberg‘s “West Side Story” led the way with a record-setting 11 nominations.…
Read moreThe best of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” reminded me why I used to love comic books, especially the ones about a boy named Peter Parker. There was a playful unpredictability…
Read moreIt takes a certain kind of touch, a populist brilliance, to know that “Milk was a bad choice” could help launch a comedy empire. Adam McKay had that when he…
Read moreBeloved. Dreaded. Derided. Worshipped. Hopefully never forgotten. Lina Wertmüller was a thorn in the side of the art house establishment, a riposte to the stateliness of modernism, a woman unafraid…
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